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Uzbek natural gas production will also receive Saudi investment.

Sanctions on Russia have stopped deliveries from the factories that traditionally supplied Kazakhstan.

An energy watcher recalls how Europe’s fixation with market powers drove it into the arms of a Russian monopolist.

The Chinese economy is not the one Kazakhs watch most closely.

Armenian exports to Russia are up nearly 50 percent in the first half of the year, and land transport routes via Georgia are overloaded.

Rodney Dixon, lawyer for victims of Chinese repression in Xinjiang, speaks with Eurasianet about seeking justice at the International Criminal Court and how Central Asian countries are vulnerable.

The shortages have been fueled by a Russian export ban.

China wants Russia to stop interfering with Kazakh oil exports.

Obsessing about sports, building bridges, and speaking up for China. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Tashkent sees the link as part of a transcontinental route bypassing Russia.

Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

Central Asia sees its economic future in China, not Russia.

The cause of the problem may lie in Russians hoovering up all the available greenbacks.

Kazakhstan says it expects to produce up to 13.5 million tons of wheat this year.

Demand has surged as the population turns to air conditioners and refrigeration equipment to keep cool.