Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN: Report suggests currency controls re-impos
The authorities have secretly re-imposed currency controls, Reuters reported yesterday, citing...
UzbekistanTURKMENISTAN: Opposition will struggle to gain trust
The opposition-in-exile face a struggle in gaining the trust of the domestic populace. Language...
TurkmenistanCIS/CHINA: Regional forum gets Beijing secretariat
Asia is of special importance in Moscow's foreign policy, especially for the development of...
CisUZBEKISTAN: US waives human rights penalty for ally
The country failed to meet the human rights standards necessary for assistance under a US threat...
UzbekistanPROSPECTS 2004: Little change in store in Central Asia
Although the region's leaders observed the peaceful revolution in Georgia in November with...
Central AsiaKYRGYZSTAN/UZBEKISTAN: Bishkek presents protest note
The foreign ministry in Bishkek yesterday protested to Tashkent over an incursion last week by...
KyrgyzstanUZBEKISTAN: Sultanov sacking unlikely to herald change
President Islam Karimov sacked long-serving Prime Minister Utkir Sultanov yesterday and replaced...
UzbekistanCENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUS: Oil product sales set to surge
The major oil producers in Central Asia and the Caucasus are re-orienting their export...
