Kazahkstan: Coronavirus alarm forcing quick fixes for China trade The Nur Zholy crossing has seen lines up to 50 kilometers long. Jul 23, 2020
Tajikistan: Coronavirus taking heavy toll on remittances Transfers have fallen by at least 15 percent so far this year. Jul 22, 2020
Perspectives | Time to rethink supply chains; the Eastern Partnership zone is an option Realignment would put the EU on sounder economic footing, and reduce the possibility of Chinese economic bullying down the road. Anatoly Motkin, Debra Cagan Jul 10, 2020
Central Asian migrants worst hit by coronavirus job losses in Russia Seventy-five percent of Central Asian migrant laborers were not working at the height of the pandemic, new research has found. Jul 8, 2020
Chinese business briefing: Getting back on track Beijing wants its neighbors to believe it is not abandoning them. Niva Yau Jul 6, 2020
Perspectives | Why Moscow is embracing decentralized tech The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face. Miranda Lupion Jul 2, 2020
Here’s looking at EAEU #2: Trading places China is evidently the market on which the EAEU is pinning its hopes of export diversification. Here’s looking at EAEU Jul 2, 2020
Abkhazia leader meets Putin hoping for Russian bailout As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year. Joshua Kucera Jun 25, 2020
Moscow’s delayed Victory Day in photos Most foreign leaders stayed away, but Putin’s Central Asian crew is a dependable lot. Jun 24, 2020
Pashinyan, Aliyev bow out of Moscow parade The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan cited the coronavirus for missing the big event, but the real reasons appear to be crises at home. Joshua Kucera Jun 24, 2020
Hundreds of Azerbaijanis languish on Russian border The labor migrants are trying to return home after losing their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions are rising, and a protest on the border has been violently broken up by Russian police. Jun 16, 2020
Uzbekistan: Heartbreak and despair for expat laborers trapped by COVID Tens of thousands of Uzbek workers are trying to get home. In Uzbekistan itself, however, not everybody is eager to see them. Jun 5, 2020
Chinese business briefing: Working overtime Many Chinese workers have been stuck in Central Asia during the coronavirus lockdown, forced to work overtime to meet production quotas. Niva Yau Jun 4, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: President pleads for sovereign debt restructuring Debt has risen to $4.6 billion this year. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva May 29, 2020
Tajikistan sees unusual protests, authorities react with force Chinese workers rallied with a demand to be allowed to travel home. May 21, 2020