Tajikistan

  • Feb 26, 2010
  • 7 min read

TAJIKISTAN: State resilience rests on civil war legacy

Parliamentary elections will be held on February 28. The election results are a foregone...

Tajikistan
  • Jan 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

TAJIKISTAN: Uzbek gas cut threatens power, industry

State gas distributor Tajiktransgaz announced yesterday that inflows from Uzbekistan had fallen...

Tajikistan
  • Jan 4, 2010
  • 2 min read

TAJIKISTAN: Vanj quake poses humanitarian challenge

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday levelled buildings in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous...

Tajikistan
  • Dec 11, 2009
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Family ties define politics and commerce

Given the opacity of elite politics and the nominal role of political parties and parliament in...

Central Asia
  • Dec 7, 2009
  • 6 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Imbalances undermine food security

Concerns about severe food shortages have eased in response to lower commodity prices and...

Central Asia
  • Dec 1, 2009
  • 2 min read

UZBEKISTAN: Grid withdrawal raises neighbours' fears

Tashkent is expected to withdraw today from the Central Asian electricity distribution network, a...

Uzbekistan
  • Nov 13, 2009
  • 2 min read

TAJIKISTAN: Dushanbe turns to China for power projects

Talks are underway with the Chinese authorities on the provision of 3 billion dollars in...

Tajikistan
  • Nov 6, 2009
  • 6 min read

TAJIKISTAN: Vested interests limit reform prospects

In the past two years, press reports, litigation in the United Kingdom and an Ernst & Young audit...

Tajikistan