Uzbekistan: five years in prison for insulting the president
The sanction is envisioned for people committing the offense through the internet or other forms of telecommunication.
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Which Central Asian Students Can Return to Russia to Study?
University students from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan can return to Russia to continue their studies, but their Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek counterparts cannot yet. As The Diplomat …
Azerbaijan may become link between Turkey and China
Ankara appears to be reconsidering its previous feeble attempts at staking a place on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Eurasainet writes. In 2015, Turkey proposed itself as the starting point for a "Middle Corridor" – stretching through the Caucasus and Central Asia – on the BRI, calling it the fastest route between China and Europe. Turkey worked with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to facilitate trans-Caspian Sea routes and opened the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway across the Caucasus in 2017
Uzbekistan invites neighbors to Gwadar Port
It sees Pakistan's port as gateway for seaborne cotton exports
Why is Uzbekistan relevant for the European Union?
The EU must send a strong message of support and engagement to Uzbekistan
How to accelerate recovery in emerging Europe and Central Asia
The public and private sectors need to come together to ensure that the countries of the region continue to diversify their economies
Strengthening Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan relations
What a new high-speed railway tells us about relations between the two countries
China gradually opens its markets to Central Asia despite Sinophobia
Regional governments are eager for job-creating export industries, especially in agriculture
Why did Kyrgyz voters give up parliamentarism?
In addition to electing Sadyr Japarov to the presidency, Kyrgyz voted by a huge margin to shift back to a strong presidential government system
How Damaging Was 2020 to Central Asia’s Economies?
The January 2021 World Bank Global Economic Prospects report is out, heralding a “subdued” recovery for the world. How fares Central Asia?
COVID-19 may inflict a decade of economic pain to Mideast, Central Asia, IMF says
The COVID-19 crisis represents the fastest-moving economic shock of its depth in recent history, the IMF says
Who will enter Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament?
Central Election Commission had another of its decisions to reject a party’s registration reversed by a court.
Uzbekistan returns to its roots with cannabis cultivation
Hemp uses less water than cotton, a fact that should excite farmers in the rapidly desiccating region
Bakhtiyor Ergashev: "China gives Central Asian countries access to Iranian ports and to Turkey"
The first container train arrives from Gansu, China, to Andijan, Uzbekistan, via the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan multimodal transport corridor using road transport in the Kashgar-Irkeshtam-Osh-Andijan section. The reason for this combination …
Locusts - a new trouble for Central Asia
More than 2.5 million residents of Central Asia may be below the poverty line, according to experts from the World Bank (WB), whose concern is the issue of food security. In addition to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, locusts are …
Kazakhstan to convert solid waste to energy
As of today, nearly 85 percent of all solid waste in the country does not get sorted and recycled
Uzbekistan pledges huge investments in troubled exclave
The government in Uzbekistan has pledged dozens of millions of dollars in investments in an exclave rocked by unrest this week, but simultaneously appointed a top policeman as head of the district, signaling concern over potential for more …
Kyrgyz and Tajiks shot at each other on the eve of Victory Day
The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border after the shootout on the eve of May 9 with a machine gun and mortar remains tense. The cause of the conflict was an unmarked plot of land. Bishkek and Dushanbe exchanged notes of protest. At the scene …
Uzbekistan plans to phase out exporting raw cotton
Tashkent moves to lower cost of cotton for manufacturers
Middle East, Central Asia ask IMF for financial aid
Coronavirus outbreak, oil price crash shocks to regional economies
