Bad debt to “disappear” in Georgia A near total bailout of delinquent loans brings relief to many Georgians, in spite of criticisms that it was a vote-buying scheme. Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 20, 2018
Kazakhstan: National telecoms company becomes quasi-monopoly Two out of three mobile service providers are part state-controlled. Almaz Kumenov Dec 12, 2018
Kazakhstan: Take two on forcing movies to be shown in Kazakh It will be acceptable to use subtitles instead of dubbing. Almaz Kumenov Dec 5, 2018
Kazakhstan: Sun setting on Almaty's chaotic Barakholka bazaar The loss of the market threatens to suck considerable economic vitality out of Kazakhstan’s business capital. Almaz Kumenov Nov 21, 2018
Georgian coal town longs for Chinese rescue Locals need the jobs; environmentalists and transparency activists are aghast. Nicholas Muller Nov 13, 2018
Kazakhstan: MPs take aim at ArcelorMittal Temirtau Deputies say the company is using loopholes to avoid paying fair salaries. Nov 8, 2018
As Kazakhstan’s economy regains vigor, concerns shift to healthcare Kazakhstan just hosted a conference on global standards for primary healthcare. It has some catching up to do. Joanna Lillis Nov 6, 2018
Uzbekistan, Ukraine exchange import-ban threats amid trade row Kiev says Tashkent is unfairly subsidizing its carmakers, thereby undermining Ukrainian manufacturers. Nov 4, 2018
Kazakhstan: Police detain fraudster selling bogus South Korea jobs People paid $900 for work visas and jobs, but then never heard back. Almaz Kumenov Nov 2, 2018
Perspectives | Tourism sustains, and threatens, Georgia’s highland heritage Tales of an authentic society living at the edge of time fail to account for higher living standards in the Soviet heyday. A visual commentary by Stefan Applis Nov 2, 2018
Kazakhstan: Reporter dukes it out with mining giant in test case After failing to convince a journalist to stop reporting on its pollution, the industrial behemoth allegedly tried blackmail. Almaz Kumenov Oct 30, 2018
Marijuana exports become the talk of Georgia's presidential campaign The opposition claims that kingmaker Bidzina Ivanishvili is aiming to be “Georgia's Pablo Escobar.” Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 19, 2018
Kazakhstan laborers head to South Korea for a better life A series of economic slumps in Kazakhstan has established a trend that may be hard to stop. Almaz Kumenov Oct 16, 2018
Kazakhstan’s uranium giant to list in London No firm date has been set for the IPO, however Almaz Kumenov Oct 15, 2018
Report: Shell steers clear of Kazakhstan state energy company over graft worries Kazmunaigaz was offering to sell a 10-20 percent stake Oct 11, 2018