Eurasian Union’s digital dream derailed Three years since the Eurasian Union unveiled a grand plan to build a unified digital agenda, there is little sign that member governments are interested in the program. Anastasya Manuylova Dec 18, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Former PM sentenced to 15 years in Chinese bribery case The alleged bribe-givers were never compelled to testify. Nurjamal Djanibekova Dec 6, 2019
Report: Tajikistan to yield share in aluminum plant to China China's state-owned CMEC has pledged to invest $545 million in Talco. Dec 5, 2019
Is new Russia-China gas pipeline a threat to Turkmenistan? Turkmenistan has been China’s largest source of gas. With the new Power of Siberia pipeline, Russia is muscling in. Sam Bhutia Dec 4, 2019
China to invest in electric cars, mobile phones and roads in Abkhazia? A Chinese delegation visited the breakaway region of Georgia for investment talks, eliciting diplomatic pushback in Georgia. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 14, 2019
Istanbul assassination sparks buzz in Kyrgyzstan Aierken Saimaiti was named in a news report earlier this year as the moneyman for a shadowy powerbroker. Nov 13, 2019
As power plant trial nears end, Chinese company is a conspicuous absence Sapar Isakov is in trouble because of his ties to the former president. Nov 1, 2019
Event | Africa’s experience with Chinese investors. Some parallels with Central Asia Beijing needed testing grounds for risky investments. Oct 31, 2019
Tajikistan approves Chinese $360 million grant for highways These gifts do not come without strings attached, however. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 30, 2019
Tajikistan: Another Chinese company gets tax exemptions TBEA is getting the perks in return for building a power plant. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 24, 2019
Borrowing blind: Why we don’t know how much Eurasia owes China Dissecting what a groundbreaking new economics paper means for Central Asia. David Trilling Oct 23, 2019
Kazakhstan: Chinese Kazakhs arrested, face trial in remote location The pair tried to apply for asylum. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 15, 2019
Chinese Kazakhs slip into Kazakhstan for asylum The pair say they were both subjected to years of harassment at the hands of Chinese authorities before deciding to flee. Darkhan Umirbekov Oct 11, 2019
Turkmenistan’s mainline to China China now buys almost 80 percent of Turkmenistan’s exports, cementing its grip on Ashgabat. Sam Bhutia Oct 6, 2019
Chinese investors in Kyrgyzstan work to soften their image Sinophobia runs deep in many parts of Central Asia, where anxious perceptions of Beijing’s designs abound. Niva Yau Oct 4, 2019