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Bishkek is pinning its industrial hopes on a small Chinese company with no past. The opaque arrangement reflects how Kyrgyzstan’s government does business.

Bad weather and a Russian export ban have set Kyrgyzstan up for another lean year.

Will a railway connecting the two countries via Kyrgyzstan ever happen?

The last two meetings between the two countries’ leaders have been in Brussels. Moscow has noticed.

Kyrgyz experts and politicians are unsure their country is in a strong position to be of use.

While the new de facto president praised ties with Russia, he did not mention the referendum that his predecessor called on his way out of office.

Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The Nordic states are rushing toward membership, while Georgia has been languishing in limbo for more than a decade. Is the new wave of expansion good or bad news for Tbilisi?

Taking part in foreign conflicts can be punished by up to eight years in prison.

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.

An Afghan official blames the Ukraine war for choking the banking system in Central Asia, but the fact remains the Taliban regime is broke.

That Beishenaliyev has held onto his job this long has much to do with his old friendship with the president.

Most strikes to hit Kyrgyzstan’s mining sector involve Chinese companies.

Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia.

The country depends heavily on Russia for its wheat. Now, with the war in Ukraine disrupting global supplies, concerns are rising that Georgia could be left vulnerable.