Tajikistan

  • Oct 20, 2016
  • 7 min read

Tajik remittance slump will weaken flawed banks

Efforts to win bailouts from international lenders have yet to bear fruit

Tajikistan
  • Sep 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Uighur factor adds to militant threats in Central Asia

The Kyrgyz authorities will make extra efforts to avoid further attacks targeting China

Central Asia
  • Jun 2, 2016
  • 2 min read

Tajik leader's urge to monopolise power carries risks

The president seems intent on ignoring lessons from the civil war of the early 1990s

Tajikistan
  • May 27, 2016
  • 7 min read

Concentrating political power is risk to Tajikistan

The president seems more focused on favouring relatives than fixing fractured political and economic systems

Tajikistan
  • May 23, 2016
  • 2 min read

Tajikistan's lifetime leader ignores stability risks

The president is consolidating authoritiarian powers but ignoring multiple security and economic threats

Tajikistan
  • May 10, 2016
  • 2 min read

Tajikistan's government and a major bank seek bailouts

The collapse in money sent home by migrant workers has compounded chronic economic problems

Tajikistan
  • Feb 24, 2016
  • 2 min read

Remittance collapse will drive Tajikistan to IMF

The government could take out loans but will struggle to replace remittances

Tajikistan
  • Feb 10, 2016
  • 2 min read

Jailing moderate Tajik Islamists will backfire

The president eliminates a moderating force whose supporters may now look to radical Islamist groups

Tajikistan