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De-Nazarbayevification is a useful electoral strategy, which may explain why the news was announced by Kazakhstan’s ruling party ahead of polls next month.

Tbilisi says the war will not derail plans to buy subway cars from Russia with European money.

The Armenian banking sector is booming thanks to the influx of Russian capital due to the war in Ukraine. But only a paltry amount is entering the Armenian economy.

Farmers complain that rebounding populations are encroaching on their pastures.

Dependent on outside aid and braced for renewed clashes with Azerbaijan, there are fears Karabakh Armenians might soon be forced out of the breakaway region for good.

Beg Sabur has been dispatched to the Pamirs to start work on overhauling the nation's internet.

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Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Two new wells are being drilled into "deep" gas reservoirs, as Azerbaijan seeks more gas to send to Europe.

While any sale may have been long planned, the family may be under pressure to reduce its presence in Kazakhstan’s financial sector.

The problem is linked to the lack of systemic support for low-income families and the government’s refusal to ease hurdles to registering a non-profit.

The airline cancelled flights to the country last year, fearing its leased aircraft could be seized.

It’s not always for fear of reprisals. And it can undermine trust in journalism.

Bishkek is now suffering with some of the world’s worst air pollution.

Already battling double-digit food inflation, a deep freeze threatens to destroy winter crops across Central Asia.