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President Tokayev is eager to bring the shadow economy into the open as part of a rapid growth strategy.

The two countries have agreed to work on expanding the Southern Gas Corridor, which carries Azerbaijani gas to Europe.

Domestic production is declining as existing fields become exhausted.

Meat exports still subject to lots of limitations.

It's an ironic development for a country with high levels of out-migration.

While the population of northern regions may decrease by 600,000 before 2050, the population of southern regions could rise by 1.6 million.

TAPI pipeline recurrences, wheat woes, and dreaming about satellites. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Environmentalists are urging financial institutions to demand more assessments before giving any more money.

Uzbekistan strives to become a regional electric vehicle manufacturing center.

Fully 2.1 million tons of grain were delivered to China from Kazakhstan in 2023, an increase of 1.3 million tons year on year.

It's the cheapest exit from Georgia by air and the main escape hatch for the citizens of an emptying nation.

Barki Tojik says export contracts are not to blame for domestic shortages.

Healthcare authorities appears to have their priorities wrong. While children die, they think about morality among teen girls. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

The new "vertical corridor" will offer Baku an alternative route for gas exports to Europe.

Tashkent is running a severe trade deficit with Beijing.

Activists wary about Baku’s selection to host global climate summit.

An update on environmental developments in Central Asia.

China’s automakers are easily dominating market share for imports. Almost 80 percent of foreign-bought vehicles arrived from there in 2023.

Ashgabat talks the talk on corruption, but evidence suggests this is all hot air. Details on this and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Kabul has since 2021 proven an unreliable customer. While regularly paying off part of its dues to Tajikistan, it has struggled to clear its debts outright.

Figures don’t align with Central Asian official data.

The Bedel Pass is situated in a remote southeastern corner of Kyrgyzstan, sited roughly equidistantly from the Kyrgyz city of Karakol and Xinjiang’s Aksu Prefecture.

An updated version of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index shows Kazakhstan with 39 out 100 available points, a three-point increase on the previous edition.

Anybody complaining out loud in a public place can expect to be carted away. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke bulletin.

The seismic survey aimed at maximizing production from Azerbaijan's main ACG oil field will take five years to complete.