Tajikistan’s massive Rogun hydropower dam: a blessing or a curse?
Tajikistan spent all the proceeds from its first ever eurobond on the giant Rogun hydropower dam. It is still consuming a quarter of the budget each year.
Central Asia’s electricity network – underpowered and fragmented
Central Asia needs more 500kV loops in order to share power between the countries of the region.
As the Eurasian Union looks east, its deals do not benefit all members equally The EAEU is shopping for partners in Asia. Middle finger to the West or sound trade policy?
The EAEU is shopping for partners in Asia. Middle finger to the West or sound trade policy?
BTA Bank AO : announces launch of criminal case against Ilyas Khrapunov
The Prosecutor's Office in Geneva is conducting a criminal case against Ilyas Khrapunov, son-in-law of BTA Bank's former owner. Khrapunov is suspected of laundering money stolen from BTA Bank.
Kazakhstan: Exiled regime nemesis splits sputtering opposition
The squabbling is good news for a regime that relentlessly tries to divide and conquer the opposition.
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Kazakhstan: The mothers that became the faces of dissent
Government critics argue that the ruling has transformed the protestors, three of whom are mothers of young children, into political martyrs.
