Kazakhstan sentences opposition leader to suspended jail term
A court in Kazakhstan has sentenced the leader of an unregistered opposition party to a suspended six-year prison term on charges ranging from the dissemination...
China makes progress on railway project linking Central Asian countries
China is finally making progress on a long-awaited railway project that would link two Central Asian countries, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and boost trade and connectivity...
Kazakhstan sues oil group for $5.1bn over environmental damage
Kazakhstan has filed a lawsuit against a consortium of oil companies for about $5.1bn (£3.7bn) in environmental fines over the Kashagan oil field, one of...
Turkmenistan seeks private investment in gas sector
Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country with vast reserves of natural gas, has announced a new policy to attract private investors to its energy sector for...
Kyrgyzstan considers entering the Eurobond market
Following the debut placement of the sovereign bonds of Tajikistan in 2017 and the successful issues of Uzbekistan’s sovereign and sovereign-owned corporate bonds in 2019–2020,...
An end in sight for American presence in Afghanistan?
Last month, as the US presidential election was entering into its final stretch, President Donald Trump received an unexpected endorsement. (more…)
Vaccines hopes for Central Asia?
In Central Asia’s battle against COVID-19, might there finally be hope? The region has been hard hit by the pandemic, in part a result of...