Uzbekistan
KAZAKHSTAN: World Bank lends to save Aral Sea
The Kazakh government has secured a 126 million dollar loan from the World Bank, which it hopes...
KazakhstanUZBEKISTAN: President raises social spending in 2007
President Islam Karimov signed a decree yesterday ordering higher spending on social security.
UzbekistanCENTRAL ASIA: Politics and geography constrain trade
Central Asia is at risk of falling into a CIS-centric bloc characterised by high levels of...
Central AsiaUZBEKISTAN: Opposition prosecutions will continue
The authorities have brought new charges against Umida Niyazova, a human rights activist working...
UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN/EU: Hopes for Uzbek reform are premature
A German-led EU initiative will seek to improve relations with Uzbekistan. The government of...
UzbekistanRUSSIA/CHINA: Differences supersede interests in SCO
Since the early 2000s, the SCO has attracted international attention as an interstate grouping...
RussiaCIS: Security structures take precedence over the CIS
As the first regional organisation that Russia has sponsored since the collapse of the Soviet...
CisKYRGYZSTAN: Economy survives political upheavals
Amid domestic upheavals and regional uncertainties, Kyrgyzstan has achieved an impressive degree...
Kyrgyzstan
