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In our weekly briefing: Restrictions easing, COVID denialism persists, foreign suitors come visiting in hope of business, and the latest annual horse jamboree.

The billionaire had bought his stake only months ago from the president’s son-in-law.

Businesspeople worry that Kazakh reliance on Russian export routes is going to harm the economy.

Despite ambitions for Karabakh reconstruction, the government's overall construction budget has barely budged.

Reform of the judiciary seen as a top priority.

The losses to tax revenues will hit the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh government even harder than Yerevan.

The state has set up three “voluntary” funds for Azerbaijanis to cover post-war needs. But widespread reports suggest that people are being forced to contribute.

Unemployment, post-COVID hopes, and moving gas: This and more in our monthly briefing on the Eurasian Economic Union.

The president bets on a big infrastructure program to reinvigorate his political fortunes.

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.

Hypocritical election congratulations underscore the cold strategic underpinnings of a bloc that is as much about politics as it is about trade.

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

There is no setback in the EAEU, it would appear, that cannot be fixed with a roadmap.

Realignment would put the EU on sounder economic footing, and reduce the possibility of Chinese economic bullying down the road.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.