Central Asia & Caucasus
- Jan- 2021 -20 January
Uzbekistan: Refinery workers strike over alleged layoff plans
Eurasianet – Workers at an oil refinery in eastern Uzbekistan have been on strike since January 10 over reported job…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -27 November
Tajikistan: Emomali’s Russia visit signals his emerging role
Eurasianet – Rustam Emomali, the son and widely presumed successor to Tajikistan’s incumbent president, this week made his maiden official…
Read More » - 25 November
Kazakhstan to borrow $1.8Bln for COVID fight
By Almaz Kumenov /Eurasianet/ – Kazakhstan is borrowing $1.8 billion from development banks to help cope with the fallout of…
Read More » - 19 November
Azerbaijan starts rebuilding in newly won territories
By Ulkar Natiqqizi /Eurasianet/ – The Azerbaijani government is pushing forward with an ambitious plan to reconstruct the territories that…
Read More » - 17 November
Uzbekistan: Officials may be tested on knowledge of native language
Eurasianet – In its latest bid to promote the cause of its state language, Uzbekistan is planning to require anybody…
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