Uzbekistan

  • Jul 29, 2008
  • 2 min read

UZBEKISTAN: Concerns persist over depot explosion

A leading Uzbek human rights group reported yesterday that approximately 7,000 homes were...

Uzbekistan
  • Jul 15, 2008
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RUSSIA/CENTRAL ASIA: Increased trade portends growth

The proposed 'green corridor' for the trade of vegetables and fruit among Eurasec's member states...

Central Asia
  • Jul 10, 2008
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UZBEKISTAN: Soviet era arms depot explodes

A fire and series of explosions tore through a Soviet-era munitions depot near Bukhara overnight,...

Uzbekistan
  • Jul 9, 2008
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RUSSIA/CENTRAL ASIA/UKRAINE: Gas prices could double

Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller yesterday warned downstream consumers that prices for Russian gas...

Central Asia
  • Jul 9, 2008
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KAZAKHSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: Water sharing agreement signed

Astana and Tashkent yesterday reached an accord on irrigation and natural gas transport, which...

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 1, 2008
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CENTRAL ASIA: Regimes face water distribution dilemma

Extreme weather conditions have brought renewed urgency to efforts to normalise water...

Central Asia
  • Jun 12, 2008
  • 6 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: EBRD faces challenging transition

The EBRD is increasingly orienting its activities towards the east and the south. Consequently,...

Eastern Europe
  • Jun 9, 2008
  • 1 min read

UZBEKISTAN: Opposition activist released from prison

The authorities released 83-year-old opposition figure Akhmadjon Adylov from prison on Friday,...

Uzbekistan