Tajikistan: China attaches strings to $204m highway grant Chinese companies will get all the contracts to do the work. Jun 18, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Government provides little comfort to drought-hit farmers Water is scarce and food prices already rising. Jun 17, 2021
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan do $1 billion in deals, eye trade bonanza If expectation meets reality, Tajiks could one day do more trade with Uzbeks than with Russians. Kamila Ibragimova Jun 11, 2021
Washington hits Armenia with anti-dumping duties Aluminum foil accounts for almost half of Armenian exports to the U.S. Jun 10, 2021
Tajikistan nets hundreds of millions from donors to build roads While foreigners pay for Tajikistan’s roads, elite insiders reap the rewards. Kamila Ibragimova Jun 8, 2021
Kazakhstan rejects proposal to join Russian sanctions-busting plans Nur-Sultan says the Eurasian Economic Union should not be politicized. Jun 7, 2021
Armenia and Azerbaijan suspend “corridor” talks Yerevan said there was no point in discussing new transportation routes with Azerbaijan while there was so much tension along their border. Baku’s response was curiously muted. Post-War Report. Joshua Kucera Jun 4, 2021
Tajikistan shares irrigation water with Kazakhstan Diverting 315 million cubic meters could help Kazakhstan avoid a summer of drought. Almaz Kumenov Jun 2, 2021
Amazon marketplace comes to Central Asia Many traders, though, have long been managing to get their wares onto the platform. Almaz Kumenov May 25, 2021
Turkmenistan: A Russian bear hug All this Russo-Turkmen intimacy will only consolidate an existing state of affairs. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 25, 2021
Tajikistan: Long-struggling banks finally liquidated All efforts to save Agroinvestbank and Tojiksodirotbank have failed. Kamila Ibragimova May 24, 2021
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: Solving water puzzle key to preventing fresh fighting Any border deal will have to consider shared water infrastructure. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, Kamila Ibragimova May 19, 2021
Turkmenistan: Tatar sauce Living large, the Berdymukhamedov family plays host, and talking about market rules. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 18, 2021
Tajikistan: Eurovision act strikes a chord in her native land But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest. Kamila Ibragimova May 13, 2021
Kazakhstan: The last captains of the Ural River Lower water levels threaten jobs along the river. Part 2 in a series by journalists from Uralsk Weekly in northwestern Kazakhstan. Lukpan Akhmedyarov, Raul Uporov May 6, 2021