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The four smuggling tunnels found so far may only be a small part of the total.

Starting in July, all major transactions will have to be made electronically. But some are skeptical of how it will all work.

The increases are directed toward military spending and construction in Karabakh, while social programs are comparatively neglected.

Expanding Ashgabat’s dependence on China, visiting Iran, and talking north-south transportation links. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Customs officials have admitted they may have a corruption problem.

Regulations include a ban on disrespect for traditional symbols of the country.

A new book exposes the hollowness of many Western assumptions about China’s role in Central Asia.

More than 7,000 Kyrgyz nationals applied for seasonal farming jobs in Britain.

Uniting in paranoia with Russia, warming to Iran, and opening for business. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Students are protesting that they can’t afford to return to the capital to resume their studies in person because rents have gotten so high, a trend many blame on the recent Russian influx.

Can customs data from either side be trusted?

Supporters are growing an online network in the Tajik language. Many of the donors appear to be in Russia.

The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kazakh firms see an opportunity, but are tempering their enthusiasm for now.

The new president cozies up to Russia. He also attempts to address food insecurity by slashing food imports. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Workers at Georgia’s iconic mineral water works haven’t been paid, and dozens were laid off, since the company’s Russian owners fell under American and European sanctions.

Around 96 percent of Kazakh crude exports passed through Russia last year.

Georgia pledged it would protect the Chorokhi Delta, a unique ecosystem and one of the country’s best spots for birding.

BP, which operates the pipeline to Georgia's Black Sea coast, says the shutdown is temporary and that in the meantime all oil exports are being rerouted through Turkey.

Reliance on migrant remittances has left Kyrgyzstan especially vulnerable to the pandemic and Russia’s war.

Dushanbe regularly used to accuse Tehran of supporting militant activity, but no longer.

European governments are complaining about Georgian call centers fleecing their elderly citizens.

A sales agreement should be drawn up and signed by the end of the year.

The president has preventively denied any future responsibility for accidents that might happen at the mine.

Tashkent is seeking to boost domestic flour production at a delicate time, with the war in Ukraine garbling food supply chains.