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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.

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.

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

Russian exporters have the lucrative Chinese market in their sights.

The president’s father (the former president) is stealing the show. Plus, the latest on efforts to get Turkmen gas to Europe. Our weekly briefing.

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

The work will cost $289 million to complete.

Pirmukhammadzoda says he has no hope in the justice system and expects to receive a lengthy sentence.

A new $100 million project run by members of both presidents’ families highlights the tight relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Regional officials have been coming under growing scrutiny from the national leadership.

The inauguration of a new airport in Zangilan, bordering Armenia, comes as Azerbaijan is pushing ever harder for its “Zangezur corridor.”