Turkmenistan: Going viral Borders close, food prices jump, and the president prays. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 3, 2020
Kazakhstan: BTA Bank makes cameo in Cohen hearing Trump's former attorney says he was hired to recover allegedly laundered funds. Aliya Uteuova Feb 28, 2019
Turkmenistan: Suicide of Coca-Cola executive casts more gloom Sources say Gozutok hurled himself out of a window in Ashgabat’s Oguzkent hotel. Feb 25, 2019
The arrival of the Armenian crocodile Plans are underway to create a crocodile village in the Caucasus. Giorgi Lomsadze Feb 11, 2019
Tajikistan: National air carrier becomes presidential family plaything Tajik Air's demise comes to the benefit of a privately owned airline, Somon Air. Jan 23, 2019
Kazakhstan: Would-be US entrepreneur complains of business theft The police say it is Alexander Lee who committed fraud. Almaz Kumenov Sep 26, 2018
Azerbaijan boosts carpet making, but at what cost? Azerbaijan is spending millions building carpet factories, but artisans say traditional skills are being lost. Durna Safarova Jun 11, 2018
Armenia and Azerbaijan compete to attract Iranian cargo Iran has been a fairly marginal player in the South Caucasus, but both Armenia and Azerbaijan are competing to draw it into the region. Bradley Jardine Apr 9, 2018
Six Georgian miners die in collapse, reinforcing calls for better labor safety The accident was the latest in a string of mining and other industrial accidents in the country. Bradley Jardine Apr 6, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Minibus strike causes traffic apocalypse The drivers are striking over the new requirement they purchase insurance. Nurjamal Djanibekova, Photos by Danil Usmanov and Tilek Beishenaly uulu Apr 2, 2018
Private Jet Sparks Debate on Influence of Business over Armenian Politics Questions were raised after Armenia's prime minister posted photos of himself on an oligarch's plane. Bradley Jardine Feb 13, 2018
Tajikistan Adopts Partial Moratorium on Business Inspections Tax officials, prosecutors, the auditing chamber and anticorruption agents can still run checks, so the benefits will likely be very limited. Jan 25, 2018
Kazakhstan: Businessman a Hostage in Astana-Ablyazov Feud? Kazakhstan's National Bureau for Counteracting Corruption on January 24 issued an official denial of allegations that Yerimbetov had been subjected to abuse in jail. Joanna Lillis Jan 22, 2018
Kazakhstan’s Tuleshov 2.0: Another Businessman Accused of Heading Criminal Gang Aktan Rysaliev Jun 13, 2017