Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN/INDIA: Delhi seeks to project influence
President Islam Karimov, on a three-day visit to India that concludes today, signed agreements...
UzbekistanUZBEKISTAN: CBU withdraws licence from private bank
The central bank (CBU) announced today that it was closing the country's largest private bank.
UzbekistanCIS: 'Orange' success in Ukraine spawns imitators
The toppling of the former ruling cliques in bloodless revolutions arising from elections in...
CisUZBEKISTAN: Conflicting signals emerge on reform
President Islam Karimov carried out a government reshuffle on Friday, replacing Foreign Minister...
UzbekistanCENTRAL ASIA: Security services have growing influence
The security agencies have accumulated increasing power in Central Asia, turning the region into...
CENTRAL ASIA: Tensions fester in Ferghana Valley
With a history of violence during the perestroika period, the Ferghana Valley, where the borders...
Central AsiaUZBEKISTAN: Elections will not reduce authoritarianism
Run-off votes in parliamentary elections will be held in 58 constituencies on January 9. The...
UzbekistanPROSPECTS 2005: CIS unlikely to copy Ukraine scenario
Recent events in Ukraine have given hope to opposition forces in other CIS countries. However,...
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