Kyrgyzstan
KYRGYZSTAN: Media law comes under criticism
A leading non-governmental organisation yesterday condemned Kyrgyzstan's new media law, which...
KyrgyzstanEASTERN EUROPE: Smoking remains socially acceptable
While levels of tobacco addiction have declined in Western Europe in recent years, the problem...
Eastern EuropeKYRGYZSTAN/CANADA: Local MP holds up gold mine deal
The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has suspended all agreements with the Canadian operators of the Kumtor...
KyrgyzstanRUSSIA-KYRGYZSTAN: Close ties will endure
Russia obtained use of the Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan in 2003 in a move designed to...
KAZAKHSTAN: Wheat export ban harms poorer neighbours
The recently announced ban aims to preserve more of the crop for Kazakhstan's domestic market,...
KazakhstanCENTRAL ASIA: S&P sees potential economic success
Natural resource wealth affords Central Asian states a chance to achieve lasting economic...
Central AsiaKYRGYZSTAN/RUSSIA: Police say airman resisted arrest
The Kyrgyz Interior Ministry today defended the shooting on Sunday of a Russian from the Kant...
KyrgyzstanRUSSIA/INTERNATIONAL: Gazprom pursues new deals
Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller is due to meet the heads of Total and StatoilHydro today, in what...
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