On 14 February, the country's Ministry of Digital Development reported that the philatelic bureau of the Kyrgyz Express Post put the longest postage stamp in the world into circulation. (Sina) According to the report, the stamp “International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development” is 184 mm and depicts the Chaar-Tash ridge, the Toguz-Toro Tract and the village of Kazarman. On the coupon of the miniature sheet, the Besh-Tash gorge, the lake of the same name, the Tuyuktor ridge and the Itagar pass are also depicted.

On 15 February, Wang Yi, director of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, met with Uzbekistan's acting foreign minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov. (MFA) Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made a technical stop in Tashkent en route to Europe for a visit and held a brief meeting with Saidov at the airport. The two sides spoke highly of China-Uzbekistan friendship and discussed future high-level exchanges. They agreed to follow through on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, push for more results in all-around mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Uzbekistan as well as in cooperation between China and Central Asia, and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.

On February 16, the China + Central Asia (C+C5) industry and investment cooperation forum opened in Qingdao, Shandong province and its theme was “Mutual Benefit and Win-Win Cooperation, Jointly Promote Regional Economic Development”. (ChinaNews) The two-day event was attended by 300 representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan embassies, as well as Chinese and international firms, and deputy prime ministers from the five Central Asian nations addressed the meeting via video connection. China's trade with the five Central Asian nations totaled 70.2 billion US dollars in 2022, according to Lin Nianxiu, Deputy Chairperson of the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC).

On February 17, Afghanistan's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), stated that it will auction 17 million US dollars in assets in order to stabilize the national currency's exchange rate. (xjdaly) The Afghani, the country's currency, has been falling in value against international currencies, particularly the US dollar. The value of one US dollar has risen to 90 afghanis. During the last month, the DAB has pumped millions of dollars into the country's money-exchange market in an effort to keep Afghani from falling against foreign currencies. Last week, the DAB also held an auction for up to 16 million US dollars. This encouraging indicator suggests that the administration is striving to address the country's present financial and economic challenges.