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A new book exposes the hollowness of many Western assumptions about China’s role in Central Asia.

Transkapitalbank has requested the U.S. Treasury let it continue to operate in Central Asia.

Dushanbe is dependent on Russia and indebted to China. Will the IMF come to the rescue?

Their economies are exposed, but political concerns remain paramount.

Local currencies rise and fall with the ruble.

The idea that the Eurasian Economic Union can help Moscow violate sanctions is exaggerated.

How the former president permeated Kazakh industry.

Pursuing reforms while keeping skittish investors on side: Can Tokayev do both?

Capital markets take war, the pandemic and political unrest in stride. The second in a two-part series.

Despite the COVID crunch, Uzbekistan’s borrowing has blossomed. Tajikistan appears headed for trouble.

Even with coronavirus serving as a belated impetus to push through long-stalled reforms, the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union show limited willingness to help each other.

Russia’s shipment of PPE to New York violated Moscow’s pledge to its closest allies.

Azerbaijan is beginning to assert itself in the post-Soviet fuel feuds. This and more in our monthly briefing on Russian business in Eurasia.

The billionaire is a fixture of the global cultural and political elite, a feat few other Ukrainian oligarchs have achieved.

In our monthly Russian business briefing: Uzbekistan dithers, Azerbaijan offers a backdoor to Europe, and the rocket that fell on Kazakhstan will not frustrate a new $1 billion test range.

A standoff between Ukraine’s new president and its richest man could set the stage for serious structural reforms – or guarantee Ukraine remains trapped in its decades-old malaise.

Flirting with Uzbekistan, reconciling with Armenia and guarding Turkmenistan: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing.

Planes, guns and gold: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing.

Georgia and Russia are about to enter some electric negotiations. This and more in our monthly Russian business bulletin.

In this edition of our new monthly bulletin we look at the Eurasian Economic Union’s growth prospects and the juicy new morsel on the post-Soviet business menu.

Tashkent doesn't necessarily need the money, but wants to demonstrate its bona fides to secure future financing.

In the Caucasus and Central Asia, the lira’s rot could spread