Armenia drafts big, “revolutionary” budget
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Planes, guns and gold: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing.
Is new Russia-China gas pipeline a threat to Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has been China’s largest source of gas. With the new Power of Siberia pipeline, Russia is muscling in.
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The alleged bribe-givers were never compelled to testify.
Report: Tajikistan to yield share in aluminum plant to China
China's state-owned CMEC has pledged to invest $545 million in Talco.
Ivanishvili puts Georgia’s opposition on the couch
Georgia’s behind-the-scenes ruler has made his most extensive comments to date on Georgia’s ongoing political crisis, also indulging in long digressions into psychoanalysis and motherhood.
Armenian ex-president charged with “theft of state money"
The charges come just two weeks after Serzh Sargsyan broke his silence since leaving office, heavily criticizing the current authorities at a conference in Croatia.
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Uzbekistan: Elections look livelier but choice still threadbare
Only pro-government parties are allowed to compete in parliamentary elections this month.
Karabakh’s contentious mosque restoration
The restoration has sparked arguments about whether the mosque should be considered “Persian” or “Azerbaijani,” and some locals question whether the Armenian-controlled territory should be rebuilding its mosques at all.
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