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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at MGIMO on September 2. (Photo: Screenshot)

Russia doesn’t like growing US economic role in Central Asia, but seems powerless to stop it

What does Nicaragua have to do with anything?

Sep 6, 2024

Uzbekistan's president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right), and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, launch a joint project during a meeting with business executives on August 23. (Photo: president.az)

No rest for the elite: Central Asian leaders stay busy in August fostering trade

Lots of positive words, and even a little action.

Aug 30, 2024

A working paper contends that a small tax on top earners would help governments raise urgently needed funds. But for it to work, the introduction of stringent international transparency rules would be needed, which seems unlikely in the foreseeable future. (Serge Kutuzov via Unsplash)

A small tax on the super-rich could raise big revenue in the Caucasus, Central Asia – report

A good idea with little chance of adoption over the medium-term.

Aug 26, 2024

Trucks in Georgia line up at the Russian border. (Photo: Tamuna Chkareuli/OC Media)

Georgia, Kyrgyzstan face scrutiny over possible sanctions-busting

No fire, but lots of smoke.

Brawley Benson Aug 16, 2024

The leaders of Central Asian states and Azerbaijan gathered in Astana this week to discuss regional and bilateral affairs. (Photo: president.kg)

Central Asian leaders sound optimistic note on expanding regional trade at Astana meeting

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan taking lead in push to break down trade barriers.

Aug 9, 2024

Tajikistan: Trade turnover increases, featuring a yawning deficit

Precious metals and minerals are main export items.

Aug 7, 2024

Georgia presents its wines at the Green Week international exhibition in Berlin in 2024. A new study identified Georgia’s wine and beverage sector as among those having the most promising export potential. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgian economy ready to compete in the EU – report

Tbilisi’s geopolitical pivot injects uncertainty into export growth prospects.

Brawley Benson Aug 6, 2024

An artist’s rendering of the Anaklia deepwater port. (Photo: Anaklia Development Consortium)

International Arbitration Court rules in favor of Georgian government on port development case

Full-speed ahead for Chinese consortium to construct Anaklia facility.

Brawley Benson Jul 30, 2024

A man in Kyrgyzstan fills a bottle with water from a dirty stream. In Central Asia, state leaders’ failure to provide regular and uniform social services to all citizens, such as access to clean water, healthcare or jobs, gives rise to local non-state power brokers who performing state-like functions on small scales. (Photo: UNDP Climate, CC BY-NC 2.0, t.ly/KFpUj)

Perspectives: Understanding how patronage networks function in Central Asia

Non-state patronage systems continue to fill services gaps, helping to contain discontent.

Morgan Y. Liu Jul 26, 2024

Costs involving the Tajik government’s signature infrastructure project, the Rogun hydroelectric power station, are spiraling upward, increasing risks for the economy, the World Bank warns. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

Tajikistan: World Bank report voices concern about influence of state-connected companies on economy

Many state-connected companies are losing money, hindering market development.

Jul 24, 2024

The SCO boasts that its member states now account for almost 27 percent of the world’s landmass and more than 42 percent of the global population. But the organization is yet to show significant, tangible results. (Photo: akorda.kz)

Kazakhstan: SCO summit doesn’t put much meat on organization’s bones

Summit’s most significant accomplishment is admitting Belarus as full member.

Almaz Kumenov Jul 5, 2024

The ghost tower of Anaklia. The town seems like a graveyard of investment projects: there are empty villas, remnants of beach bars, and too many half-finished buildings to count. (All photos: Brawley Benson)

Georgia: In the doldrums at the fulcrum of a geopolitical pivot

Locals aren’t optimistic about Chinese consortium’s port plans for Anaklia.

Brawley Benson Jul 1, 2024

Georgian government officials present a bottle of Georgian wine to a senior Chinese executive at a trade fair in Shanghai. Tbilisi’s growing ties with and reliance on Beijing conflict with Georgia’s long-term ambitions. (Photo: gov.ge)

Perspectives: Georgia to be disappointed if it expects security guarantees from China

An unequal strategic partnership for Georgia.

Rasmus G. D. Hardt, Anders Streubel-Kristensen Jun 28, 2024

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze shakes hands with Iranian officials in Tehran in late May. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia probing closer ties with Iran

Are tighter ties with Tehran part of a geopolitical pivot?

Brawley Benson Jun 19, 2024

A Georgian official addresses participants of the Georgia Investment Forum in London in March 2024. Foreign direct investment in Georgia for 2024 was down 64 percent from the same period in 2023. (Photo: gov.ge)

Political turmoil taking a toll on Georgia’s economy

Government officials deny the economic roof is starting to cave in.

Brawley Benson Jun 12, 2024

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