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Arab woman in Georgia

Recapping our top economic stories of 2019

Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: Our economics correspondent recaps the big stories he’s followed this year.
Sam Bhutia Dec 30, 2019
Every year produces winners and losers (David Trilling)

2019: Eurasianet’s year in review

Our managing editor recaps the trends and stories that dominated the year, and shares a few of his favorite pieces.
David Trilling Dec 30, 2019
Nurhon Irgasheva gave up her work as a seamstress after opening a successful guesthouse in Bukhara earlier this year. Here she shows a French tourist how to make plov. (Eurasianet photo)

Guesthouses fill gap left by Uzbekistan’s hotel shortage

In the first 11 months of 2019, around 6.2 million foreign nationals visited Uzbekistan, a 27 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Dec 19, 2019
Broadband internet connections in Kyrgyzstan are about half as common as in the other four EAEU members. (Eurasianet photo)

Eurasian Union’s digital dream derailed

Three years since the Eurasian Union unveiled a grand plan to build a unified digital agenda, there is little sign that member governments are interested in the program.
Anastasya Manuylova Dec 18, 2019

Georgia’s central bank hiked rates four times this year: But don’t panic

What’s behind the Georgian central bank’s aggressive monetary policy?
Sam Bhutia Dec 18, 2019
Women sit outside a bank in Dushanbe (Eurasianet)

Collapse of money transfer system takes Tajikistan back to the past

Wire companies that transfer billions in remittances to Tajikistan each year have largely been unavailable since December 3, following regulatory action by the National Bank of Tajikistan.
Dec 12, 2019
Foreign investments in Uzbekistan’s infrastructure are surer to boost the economy than floating bonds on international capital markets. (photo David Trilling)

Testing Tashkent’s reforms: Can Uzbekistan attract FDI?

Despite a successful debut on the international bond market, Tashkent still needs to woo productive investment.
Sam Bhutia Dec 10, 2019
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has proposed an increase in social spending based on high – some say unrealistic – levels of GDP growth. (primeminister.am)

Armenia drafts big, “revolutionary” budget

The new budget would substantially increase tax revenues and expenditures, but the government’s macroeconomic projections have been received skeptically.
Ani Mejlumyan Dec 9, 2019
CSTO tank in Tajikistan

Rubles in the Near Abroad: Arming both sides

Planes, guns and gold: This and more in our monthly Russian business briefing.
Maximilian Hess Dec 5, 2019
Where you see Siberia, Turkmenistan sees competition (Gazprom)

Is new Russia-China gas pipeline a threat to Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan has been China’s largest source of gas. With the new Power of Siberia pipeline, Russia is muscling in.
Sam Bhutia Dec 4, 2019
Uzbek wedding

Uzbekistan: The end of lavish weddings is nigh! Or is it?

The authorities have been trying to regulate the size of Uzbek weddings for at least 20 years.
Dec 2, 2019
Waiting for investors. (Leonid Andronov/Creative Commons)

FDI woes still plague Ukraine

International investors continue to avoid Ukraine. FDI remains significantly lower than it was before the conflict with Russia.
Sam Bhutia Dec 2, 2019
Bukhoroneftgazparmalash, a drilling company, is on a list of government assets to be privatized. (bngp.uz)

Perspectives | Uzbekistan internationalizes legal landscape to entice foreign investors

Two lawyers examine Uzbekistan’s plans to lure investors by using English law.
Matthew Fisher and Robert Garden Nov 29, 2019
The port of Odessa (David Trilling)

How has conflict with Russia affected Ukraine’s trade?

Ukraine’s trade with Russia and other ex-Soviet republics shows no sign of bouncing back six years after the Euromaidan Revolution began.
Sam Bhutia Nov 25, 2019
Putin Vietnam

As the Eurasian Union looks east, its deals do not benefit all members equally

The EAEU is shopping for partners in Asia. Middle finger to the West or sound trade policy?
Sam Bhutia Nov 19, 2019

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