Uzbekistan asks bond-buyers to be its valentine with $1 billion sale Tashkent doesn't necessarily need the money, but wants to demonstrate its bona fides to secure future financing. Maximilian Hess Feb 15, 2019
Armenia adopts plan for “economic revolution” Pashinyan: “The poverty is in our minds.” Ani Mejlumyan Feb 15, 2019
Environmentalists celebrate rare win in Siberia, with Kremlin backing Win for environmentalists threatens source of scarce jobs, loggers say. Why a Kremlin propagandist cares is unclear. Ivan Kuzmin Feb 12, 2019
Moscow was home to Tetris until a bidding war made the tiles fly The game was born in a Soviet computer lab, but this is how it became an international sensation. Angelo Valdivia Feb 11, 2019
The arrival of the Armenian crocodile Plans are underway to create a crocodile village in the Caucasus. Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 11, 2019
Russia takes temperature on its Central Asia ties Moscow is trying to make itself feel indispensable by half-heartedly dangling investment, economic assistance and security guarantees. Feb 11, 2019
Is Uzbekistan to get its own Las Vegas? UAE investors are reportedly interested in setting up a gambling complex. Feb 8, 2019
Georgia moves closer to transit deal with Russia Tbilisi has set up a commission to implement a long-stalled deal with Russia to establish trade corridors through Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But political minefields lie ahead. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 23, 2019
BP outlines “very significant” new Caspian drilling plans New wells are targeting potential gas fields which could substantially boost Azerbaijan's gas exports. David O'Byrne Jan 16, 2019
Georgia’s small bitcoin miners try to make it big The country is second in the world in bitcoin production. Alongside major manufacturers a cottage industry of small operators is flourishing. Anna Pearson Jan 2, 2019