Eurasia / Features
World Bank says Emerging Europe needs tougher targets to reach net zero by 2060
New World Bank report charts path to net zero energy in Emerging Europe and Central Asia, but says current ambitions are too modest.
PANNIER: There’s 21st century "gold" in them thar Central Asian hills
Poor nations Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan hoping for a critical raw materials bonanza.
Azerbaijani automotive industry motoring ahead
Russian automaker AvtoVaz is moving into Azerbaijan and in talks to set up the large-scale assembly of its famous Lada family of vehicles in the country.
Who produces oil and gas in Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is not a major exporter of energy resources, unlike neighbouring Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, though it is home to quite substantial hydrocarbon resources.
PANNIER: Russia the loser as wider world of migrant work opens up to Uzbek citizens
Germany, South Korea and Israel look to Uzbekistan to fill 160,000 or more job vacancies. Tashkent likely keen to diversify sources of remittances.
How the Mongolians punch above their weight in military diplomacy
Mongolia leverages unique heritage of armed forces to build bridges with nations as far away as US and India.
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev re-elected president
Snap presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on February 7, at which the incumbent president, Ilham Aliyev, claimed victory. According to preliminary results, he received over 92% of the votes.