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The changes make living long-term in Kazakhstan unviable for tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have fled the war.

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An energy crisis may have strengthened opinions that the capital’s business-focused mayor had outlived his usefulness.

Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan was caught off guard by Beijing’s decision to relax coronavirus controls at a trade hub on the border.

It plans to export 1.5 million tons of crude this way in 2023.

Miners flocked to Kazakhstan from China in 2021 after Beijing banned operations there.

Lawmakers are indignant that banks saved by the government are still paying out dividends.

Advocates say they’re emulating the best Western practices. Critics fear the inspiration comes from Russia.

In a visit full of symbolism, Turkmenistan’s president won a lucrative promise from Xi Jinping. Our weekly briefing.

The bank is a minnow, but its sale allows Tashkent finally to start slashing state ownership of banking sector assets.

Many Armenians are wary of restoring ties with a traditional archrival.

Amid rising local and international demand, Georgia seeks to start new energy projects and revive old ones. But will they survive the usual controversies?

McDonald’s exit offers the Kazakh beef industry food for thought.

Inflation has continued to rise despite six interest rate hikes over the last year.

Kazakhstan saw some of the priciest damage in the world.

Can safety protocols be maintained in a poor country like Kyrgyzstan, where corruption is rampant?

Sanctions are propelling a shift away from transit across Russia.

Today hundreds of Georgians are sneaking into the U.S. from Mexico, but one Georgian who blazed that trail 20 years ago is now able to tell her story.

The number of government employees will be cut by 30 percent.

Disappointed with stagnation at home, Georgians are increasingly forging an illegal path to the United States.

Vasif Talibov, “khan” of “Azerbaijan’s North Korea,” has long been accused of exercising his totalitarian impulses.

Mirziyoyev's pledges come amid a torrid time of power shortages and a slowdown in economic growth.

Central Asia’s most populous country is suffering serious energy shortages. Chinese companies will be part of the solution.

The “People’s IPO” program was conceived over a decade ago to create a class of retail investors in Kazakhstan.