There is no obvious reason to buy into Tojiksodirotbank, which is weighed down by crushing liabilities. So who are these mysterious Saudi and Chinese investors?
Nine years after Tajiks were strong-armed into buying shares in a hydropower plant, it has begun producing power. Will they see dividends? Or will the electricity simply benefit the elite?
The presidential race was a partial referendum on former president Mikheil Saakashvili. Some low-information voters took that literally, voting for a fringe candidate with a similar name.