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Small and medium enterprises account for 99 percent of all businesses in Georgia, which is listed as having the most favorable business environment in Eurasia, offering low tax rates and making it easier to start and operate a business. (Photo: gov.ge)

Annual economic freedom survey gives South Caucasus states good grades

Mar 26, 2026

Central Asia trails behind.

Turkmen leader Berdymukhamedov basks in Beijing’s embrace

Carly Brant, Sean Kearin Mar 23, 2026

China-Central Asia Monitor: March 13-19, 2026

Central Asia responding to humanitarian assistance needs in Iran

Mar 20, 2026

Meanwhile, Kremlin providing help for Iran’s war effort – report.

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Iranian-Russian trade route functioning normally despite bombing

Mar 26, 2026

A lifeline for Iran’s war effort.

Azerbaijan’s silent retreat from the Russian frontier: Implications and opportunities

Lydia Sawatsky Mar 25, 2026

A partner post from the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst.

India striving to keep trade pace with Pakistan, reaching out to Central Asia

Mar 24, 2026

South Asian rivalry adding new dimension.

Kazakhstan cancels contract with Shell and Eni

Mar 24, 2026

State takes charge of building processing facility at Karachaganak field.

A series of cross-border attacks between Afghanistan and Tajikistan have prompted investment from China and overtures to Kabul from Dushanbe. Here, a lieutenant in the Peacekeeping Battalion of the Tajik Mobile Forces receives information from a subordinate during a joint training with the Georgia Army National Guard in the mountains outside Dushanbe on April 22, 2018. (Sgt. Ty McNeeley/Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)

Tajikistan adapting its approach on Afghanistan

Alexander Thompson Mar 25, 2026

Bolstering border defenses while stepping up diplomatic engagement.

Clergy carry a portrait of Ilia II during a funeral ceremony on March 22. (Photo: Mariam Nikuradze / oc-media.org, n9.cl/a9r3j)

Georgia mourns Patriarch Ilia II as succession process begins

Mar 24, 2026

Church-state solidarity expected to remain.

Central Asia

Sadyr Japarov’s moves to sideline his erstwhile right-hand-man Kamchybek Tashiev, the ousted security services chief, reached new heights March 16 as the tax service accused Tashiev of involvement in a massive scheme to siphon cash from the state oil company. Here Japarov (right) and Tashiev celebrated Eid payers in Bishkek on May 2, 2022. (Photo: president.kg)

Kyrgyzstan: Ousted security services chief now facing corruption allegations

A committee of the Kyrgyz parliament rejected all three finalists for a new national anthem on January 27 after two public contests failed to produce a suitable replacement. The parliament, the Jogorku Kenesh, is pictured here on September 25, 2025. (Alexander Thompson/Eurasianet)

“It was torture:” Kyrgyzstan’s search for new anthem hits false notes

A billboard for the referendum showing only posters in favor of the new constitution, with celebrity endorsements, including Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov. (Photo: Paul Bartlett)

Kazakhstan: Power to people, or power to president?

A rendering of Silkway Central Asia, an under-construction logistics hub that is expected to become one of the region’s largest. (Photo: PTC Holding)

Chinese firms investing in development of logistics hubs in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

(Photo: Neil Banas, CC BY-NC 2.0, tinyurl.com/23aab3my)

Central Asian states need to join forces to solve water conundrum – report

Central Asian leaders meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on November 6. (Photo: president.uz)

Central Asia needs regional economic grouping of its own

After the March 5 drone strikes, officials in Baku adopted a bellicose stance, including a military mobilization, but Azerbaijan’s tone has softened considerably. (Photo: mod.gov.az)

Azerbaijan maintaining diplomatic engagement with Iran

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (front, left) and Minister for Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan (center) talk with Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on March 10. (Photo: Official X page of Alparslan Bayraktar)

Armenia and Turkey explore boosting energy connectivity

Fragmented opposition forms new alliance against Georgian Dream

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. (Photo: gov.tm)

Turkmen leader’s visit to United States remains shrouded in mystery

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (front, center) held a series of meetings with US administration officials and leading business executives that yielded several agreements designed to expand and de-risk US investment in key Uzbek economic sectors. (Photo: president.uz)

Uzbekistan and United States create foundation for systematic economic cooperation

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (left, center) meets with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (right, center) on February 18. (Photo: president.uz)

Leaders from Caucasus and Central Asia converge on Washington for Board of Peace gathering

Chinese firms investing in development of logistics hubs in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

AIIB President Zou Jiayi seen here meeting with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in mid-February 2026. (Photo: president.uz)

Central Asia: Chinese-led development bank locked in competition with Western rival

European agro producers are reportedly interested in setting up operations in Kazakhstan, attracted by the availability of land and proximity to China’s market. (Photo: gov.kz)

European agricultural producers eyeing outposts in Kazakhstan

A Bishkek municipal employee is seen here removing a banner that advertises services in the Russian language in violation of government language policy. (Photo: bishkek.gov.kg)

Kremlin tells Kyrgyzstan to cool it on language issue

The Ekibastuz GRES-2 power station. (Photo: gov.kz)

Russian power entities appear plagued by financing troubles in Central Asia

One of Russia’s branches of the North-South corridor. The corridor’s viability is now increasingly doubtful. (Photo: gov.ru)

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