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Mirziyoyev's pledges come amid a torrid time of power shortages and a slowdown in economic growth.

Central Asia’s most populous country is suffering serious energy shortages. Chinese companies will be part of the solution.

The “People’s IPO” program was conceived over a decade ago to create a class of retail investors in Kazakhstan.

A vaunted meeting to discuss shipping Turkmen gas to Turkey and Europe ended without a breakthrough. But Uzbekistan is buying. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The most prominent defendant had previously accused the judge of embezzlement.

Kozachkov's supporters say he has been targeted in reprisal for his reports.

Officials say they want to help worthy charities, but often they just get in the way.

Tajikistan has struggled for over a decade to raise funds for the world's tallest dam, leaving its population freezing each winter and skimping on basic social services.

Central Asia’s most populous country is keen on the Green Card lottery, but low returns stoke demand for alternatives.

The head of the licensee blames customs troubles for their inability to get supplies.

While households are struggling to deal with a heating crisis, some private enterprises have been able to receive steady supplies of gas.

Mamadshoeva is just one among a countless number of Pamiris subjected to arbitrary trials in recent months.

Anomalously cold temperatures that are exacerbating the shortages will continue into next week.

Putin's spokesman has denied the proposal is being used to advance political objectives.

The return of many male migrant laborers from Russia during the pandemic seems to have compounded the crisis.

The pains of the education system are a vivid testament to the challenges ahead.

Astana accepts that it cannot force China to use less water upstream. But the BRI may help it reduce its own water waste, a new paper argues.

A joint venture with China has edged Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of uranium, into the nuclear fuel production cycle.

Russia is proposing a major reconfiguration of the Central Asian gas market. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Nuraliyev's time at the National Bank was dominated by a series of restrictions.

The train arrived with 40 carriages loaded with household appliances.

The Middle Corridor – an alternative route from China to Europe that skirts Russia – has seen a massive increase in freight this year.

Subsidized loans are helping some families become homeowners, while driving property prices out of reach for others.

Authorities have been pushed into action by growing public criticism over the accident.

Critics will argue that Baitak is just an exercise in political astroturfing.