Uzbekistan

  • Apr 25, 2011
  • 2 min read

China offers 5 billion for Uzbek energy, industry

Beijing has agreed to invest 5 billion dollars in a new gas pipeline, other hydrocarbons...

Uzbekistan
  • Mar 15, 2011
  • 2 min read

UZBEKISTAN: US has little leverage over human rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has been excluded from Uzbekistan after 15 years, the US-based...

Uzbekistan
  • Mar 10, 2011
  • 1 min read

UZBEKISTAN/TURKEY: Tashkent cracks down on Nurcular

Tashkent is cracking down on Turkish businesses in Uzbekistan as fronts for religious...

Uzbekistan
  • Feb 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Zoellick warns on regime fragility

World Bank head Robert Zoellick yesterday expressed concern over the volatile mix of rising food...

Central Asia
  • Jan 24, 2011
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UZBEKISTAN/NATO/EU: Karimov visit mired in controversy

President Islam Karimov visits Brussels today for talks with EU and NATO senior leaders,...

Uzbekistan
  • Jan 10, 2011
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: Neighbours agree on gas sales, for now

Uztransgaz, the Tashkent-based state gas company, today agreed supply and pricing terms for 2011...

Central Asia
  • Nov 22, 2010
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: Central Asia

Higher energy revenue will sustain economic recovery in Central Asia, albeit at a much slower...

Central Asia
  • May 26, 2010
  • 2 min read

UZBEKISTAN/TAJIKISTAN: Dispute hampers NATO route

As of yesterday, some 2,500 Tajikistan-bound railway wagons were being held up by Uzbekistan...

Uzbekistan