Djoomart Otorbaev

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Djoomart Otorbaev is a Former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic and an economist, physicist, and author focusing on economic development and Eurasian geopolitics. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and as a Senior Advisor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a multilateral development bank supporting market economies. Earlier in his career, he was Chief Executive Officer of Philips’ representative office in Kyrgyzstan. Otorbaev is the author of Central Asia's Economic Rebirth in the Shadow of the New Great Game.

Djoomart Otorbaev

Mar 18 2026

China’s silent power grab: How Beijing is locking up the world’s critical minerals

Illuminem Voices

Energy Transition · Energy Sources

China is securing strategic dominance in the global energy transition by investing heavily in overseas mining, infrastructure, and refining capacity for critical minerals

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