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President Tokayev had ordered exports be slashed to meet domestic demand.

The ruling tandem is evidently frustrated it cannot will a functioning economy into existence by diktat.

Despite freedom of information laws, Kazakh officials often refuse to discuss what Chinese investors are doing. That breeds suspicion.

It is not the energy sector that employs most foreign specialists but construction.

Plans to increase trade depend on new transport routes skirting Russia.

Turkmenistan is risking a reputation as a sanctions-buster. Our weekly briefing.

The PM says implementation of a railway expansion project will generate $9 billion in revenues over 20 years.

A highly touted deal between Baku and Brussels was meant to wean Europe off Russian gas. But is Azerbaijan now importing Russian gas itself in order to meet its obligations to Europe?

The EU’s foreign policy chief is the latest high-level Western official to visit Central Asia.

The steel giant is on the hook for a multi-million dollar fine as officials ramp up grumbling about the company.

Economists say the arrival of close to 100,000 Russians has spurred economic growth, but polls show things are not getting better for most Georgians.

Georgian women earn a third less than men.

Chinese brands are quickly overcoming lingering perceptions of their low quality.

Russian exporters have the lucrative Chinese market in their sights.

The unique Islamic structures stand on the fringes of Georgian culture.