2021-03-01
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have long expressed disappointment in the Russia-dominated economic bloc, and the Kremlin wants Tajikistan to sign on before China moves in.
2021-02-17
Falling incomes, rampant corruption, extreme inequality, and political suppression are some of reasons strengthening the opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
2021-02-11
Central Asian migrants working in Russia face a host of injustices and abuses, while the region's reliance on remittances undermines economic growth and development, analysts say.
2021-01-22
Vulnerable Kyrgyzstan has been particularly hard hit during the pandemic, and neighbouring Russia and China -- despite vows of support -- have made things worse.
2021-01-14
The $1 billion Central Asia Investment Partnership is aimed at developing regional co-operation and increasing regional security.
2020-12-31
As the world grapples with the economic effects of the pandemic, China's share of the global market has increasingly become larger in part through its sale of personal protective equipment.
2020-12-02
Moscow is not letting up on efforts to convince Ashgabat that only Russia can help Turkmenistan improve its economy and live in security.
2020-10-19
If Central Asian countries can't pay off an accrued debt, mineral assets and territory will in all likelihood be transferred to China, which a few countries in the region have already done.
2020-10-09
Moscow's 'generosity' always come at a price, observers say, as Putin's newest moves in Belarus are similar to those aimed at controlling resources and making ex-Soviet states dependent.
2020-09-16
A new Uzbek satellite city in Tashkent Province and Kazakh-Uzbek trade centre straddling the border will lead to closer trade relations between the two countries, observers say.
