Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company The terms of the arrangement are undisclosed. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 3, 2019
Who wins in China’s great Central Asia spending spree? China’s Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit only Central Asia’s richer countries. Sam Bhutia Oct 2, 2019
Tajikistan: Domestic violence goes ignored And the country has only four women’s shelters. Sep 20, 2019
Tajikistan: More presidential family members sell off assets The business holdings controlled by at least three of the Tajik president’s relatives are showing signs of distress. Sep 19, 2019
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan flounder in finding fix for border woes In a worrying departure from how these incidents typically unfold, government troops appear to have been involved in fighting from the start. Sep 18, 2019
Four killed in Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border clash Both sides accuse one another of triggering the unrest Sep 17, 2019
Tajikistan: Company close to presidential family set for liquidation Critics of Faroz say it has grown only thanks to its owner's family ties. Sep 13, 2019
Data show Kyrgyzstan weathering debt load Despite overtaking Tajikistan in the scale of its external debt, Kyrgyzstan seems to be managing better. Sam Bhutia Sep 13, 2019
Tajikistan slides deeper into indebtedness Dushanbe’s hope to pay for a giant dam using funds from electricity exports is wishful thinking. Sam Bhutia Sep 11, 2019
Tajikistan: Roghun inches forward, but money is scarce The second generating unit of six planned has been put into operation. Sep 9, 2019
Tajikistan: Why go to Paris when you can go to Kulob? Talco paid for the park, but it is taxpayers ultimately footing the bill. Sep 9, 2019
China taking Big Brother to Central Asia China is exporting its model of invasive, all-encompassing surveillance to Central Asia, often for free. Yau Tsz Yan Sep 6, 2019
Tajikistan: World Bank slams degradation of telecoms sector The industry regulator is seen as the main culprit. Sep 4, 2019
Tajikistan: Imams do government's bidding – and building Clerics in the northern Sughd region are building premises for the ruling party. Sep 2, 2019
Tajikistan: Presidential awards show preferences among ruling family A son-in-law mainly known for ruthless business practices has been given a high state award. Aug 30, 2019
Central Asian currencies sliding: What’s happening? The Tajik somoni is sinking, the Uzbek sum is free-floating. Aug 20, 2019
Tajikistan: Authorities to monopolize money transfer system The move may be intended to keep the banking system solvent. Aug 20, 2019
Uzbekistan: The limbo existence of the stateless According to UN statistics, there may be up to 87,000 stateless people in Uzbekistan. Many are ethnic Uzbeks who fled Tajikistan’s civil war in the early 1990s. Aug 19, 2019
Tajikistan: Russia hinders independent Tajik news website Asia-Plus was deemed extremist by Moscow for a report on a suicide attempt. Aug 5, 2019
Tajikistan embarks on new search for Roghun funds A couple of years ago, Uzbekistan was the project’s main impediment. Now it’s money. Aug 4, 2019
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Presidents meet for historic border powwow The leaders met near a place that was roiled by violence just a few days ago. Jul 26, 2019
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Fresh border clash causes fatality Presidents of the two countries had been due to meet at the spot. Jul 22, 2019
Tajikistan panhandles for money, resists reforms Donors doubt the seriousness of government pledges to reform the economy and improve conditions for business. Jul 22, 2019
Tajikistan, China to hold another joint military drill in Pamirs Dushanbe appears intent on outsourcing its security needs to Beijing. Jul 9, 2019
