

Kazakhstan: Whither the middle class?
Power-hungry Kyrgyzstan to buy electricity from Russia
Mar 30, 2023
It has already started importing from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan this year.
Baku pushes rights of "Western Azerbaijan" in negotiations with Yerevan
Joshua Kucera Mar 29, 2023
Azerbaijan is seeking to equate the rights of the Azerbaijanis who were displaced from Armenia to those of Karabakh Armenians. Yerevan isn't having it.
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View MoreGeorgian president rails against Georgian government
Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 31, 2023
The president held up a mirror to Georgian's political elite during her scathing speech in the parliament.
How the shadow economy pushes energy reform in Central Asia
Mar 31, 2023
A Q&A with economist Christopher Hartwell on incentives to making energy use more efficient.
Georgian authorities clash with big business over pricing chaos
Nini Gabritchidze Mar 31, 2023
The authorities accuse top pharmacy chains of hiking prices on vital medications to evade new regulations.
Azerbaijani MP survives shooting
Heydar Isayev Mar 30, 2023
His outspoken criticism of Iran, and the timing coinciding with the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel led some fellow MPs to point the finger at Tehran.
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Armenia's drive to recover stolen assets benefits elite businesspeople, not the state
Arshaluis Mgdesyan Mar 30, 2023
Former officials, including ones facing criminal charges, have managed to sell properties in legally questionable deals while only one so far has agreed to reimburse the state.
