Uzbekistan
Central Asia faces COVID-19 surge and resurgence risks
States with carefully designed restrictions experience a sudden rise in infections the moment they relax them
Central AsiaCentral Asian states vary from virus action to denial
Three governments took fairly prompt action, a fourth hesitated and the fifth, Turkmenistan, denies having any cases
Central AsiaProspects for Central Asia in 2020
The top political events next year are a presidential election in Tajikistan and parliamentary polls in Kyrgyzstan
Central AsiaUzbekistan sees economic but not political reforms
The government is pursuing economic reforms to attract investment but is not planning changes to governance
UzbekistanUzbek entry to Eurasian bloc will be slow and halting
After premature comments by a Russian legislator, Uzbekistan admits it is considering joining a Moscow-led economic bloc
UzbekistanCentral Asian states face high climate change risks
A fragile environment where dry steppes depend on mountain glaciers will be hard hit by rising temperatures
Central AsiaCentral Asia drives Syria repatriations to reduce risk
The governments of four Central Asian states are actively bringing home nationals who lived under Islamic State rule
Central AsiaUzbek privatisations will underpin reform ambitions
A new decree sets a roadmap for privatisations in Uzbekistan's heavily state-controlled economy
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