Tajikistan: Imams do government's bidding – and building Clerics in the northern Sughd region are building premises for the ruling party. Sep 2, 2019
Central Asian currencies sliding: What’s happening? The Tajik somoni is sinking, the Uzbek sum is free-floating. Aug 20, 2019
Tajikistan: Authorities to monopolize money transfer system The move may be intended to keep the banking system solvent. Aug 20, 2019
China fires back over mining ruckus in Kyrgyzstan Dozens of Chinese nationals were injured in fighting. Chris Rickleton Aug 7, 2019
Tajikistan embarks on new search for Roghun funds A couple of years ago, Uzbekistan was the project’s main impediment. Now it’s money. Aug 4, 2019
Tajikistan panhandles for money, resists reforms Donors doubt the seriousness of government pledges to reform the economy and improve conditions for business. Jul 22, 2019
Tajikistan hands Chinese company rights to silver reserves This is just the latest piece of Dushanbe's family silver that Beijing has got its hands on. Jun 21, 2019
Tajikistan’s female laborers battle life’s crushing adversities The number of women plying for work at the Bokhtar labor market has grown sharply in the past year or so. Jun 20, 2019
Frost thawing between Tajikistan and Iran? The foreign minister snubbed the Saudis for a trip to Iran. Jun 5, 2019
The EU’s new Central Asia strategy: What does it mean for trade? Considering the EU’s size and trade links with Central Asia, Brussels’s new strategy for the region looks strikingly unambitious. Sam Bhutia Jun 5, 2019
Russian remittances to Central Asia rise again When Russia hurts, Central Asians feel the pain. Are remittances a boon or a bane? Sam Bhutia May 23, 2019
Tajikistan caves to public pressure on internet price rise, sparking glee The government’s plan to limit internet use incited unprecedented public pushback. Apr 24, 2019
Tajikistan: Rahmon pleads with Putin for amnesty on deported migrants Around 240,000 Tajiks are now believed to be banned from entering Russia. Apr 18, 2019
Tajikistan resorts to desperate measures to avert deficits The plan is to keep pumping the population for more cash, starting by tripling the price of phone calls. Apr 16, 2019
Tajikistan: Blackouts return as Roghun sputters Explanations vary from repairs on power lines to low water levels at a crucial dam. Mar 15, 2019