Kyrgyzstan

  • Oct 23, 2003
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KYRGYZSTAN/RUSSIA: New base extends Russian reach

President Vladimir Putin yesterday formally opened the new Russian airbase at Kant.

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 1, 2003
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KYRGYZSTAN: Prolonging power

President Askar Akayev will leave office at the end of his second term in 2005, as required by...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Sep 23, 2003
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CHINA/CIS: SCO developments

The prime ministers of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan --...

China
  • Sep 12, 2003
  • 8 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Poor infrastructure could hinder growth

For the landlocked former Soviet republics of Central Asia, the development of overland transport...

Central Asia
  • Sep 8, 2003
  • 6 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Islamic growth poses policy dilemmas

Hizb ut-Tahrir, the largest Islamic movement in Central Asia, preaches non-violence but has...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jul 24, 2003
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KYRGYZSTAN: Kumtor effect

GDP grew by 2.3% year-on-year in the first half of 2003, compared with a decline of 4.7% in the...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jul 23, 2003
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KYRGYZSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: Ferghana fatality

The Kyrgyz foreign ministry today called on Uzbekistan to punish the border guard who shot dead a...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jul 7, 2003
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CENTRAL ASIA: Collaboration concerns

The leaders of four Central Asian states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan --...

Central Asia