Eurasia / Data
State of global democracy - Statista
The Economist Democracy Index rates countries on the state of their governing system each year. In the latest edition, corresponding to the year 2024, only 25 countries (6.6% of the world's population) have been rated as "full democracies"
Extreme poverty falling steadily – OWID
To track progress towards ending extreme poverty, the United Nations relies on World Bank estimates of the number of people living below a poverty threshold called the “International Poverty Line” (IPL), Our World in Data (OWID) reports.
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PMI records softer rise in Kazakhstan services in August
Sentiment at three-month high, but rising cost inflation complicating demand support.
August brought another sharp decline in Kazakhstan’s manufacturing industry, PMI shows
Demand weakens. New orders fall for first time in 19 months.
Annual inflation in Uzbekistan edges down to 8.8% in August
Consumer prices also picked up 0.4% m/m, ending a brief phase of monthly declines.
Georgian exports hit record $3.8bn in January-July 2025
Exports in January-July 2025 totalled $3.8bn, but Georgia's trade deficit remained high at $6.5bn or 46% of foreign trade turnover.
Kazakhstan pulls ahead of Russia for GDP per capita
Development a serious blow to Russian prestige.
Kazakhstan’s tenge depreciation roulette: seasonal, speculative or fundamental?
Currency has suffered a run of new lows. Analysts are divided on why and where it will stabilise.
Kazakhstan’s service sector expansion continued in July despite rising input costs, PMI shows
Seventh consecutive month of growth. New orders rose sharply amid strong demand.
Kazakhstan’s manufacturing remains subdued as output and employment decline, PMI data shows
New order growth slows in July.
Uzbek inflation nudges higher to 8.9% in July from 8.7% in June
This time last year, headline rate was 10.5%.
Russian business travellers are discovering Uzbekistan
Are sanctions-busters scouting out a new hub?
IMF corrects growth forecast upwards – Statista
Despite uncertain market conditions amid the Trump administration's tariff regime and major global conflicts, the International Monetary Fund has upped its global economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 slightly, Statista reported on July 30.
When China sneezes, Mongolia catches a cold
Direct knock-on effects from US–China trade war stymie Mongolian economy.
Gig economy gaining traction in Uzbekistan
Tashkent is working hard to expand its tax base.
Fitch upgrades Trump’s effective tariff rate to 19.4%
President Donald Trump’s evolving trade policy is set to sharply increase the United States’ effective tariff rate (ETR), with Fitch Ratings warning of substantial rises as new duties take effect on August 1.
Geopolitics is weighing on FDI, capital chasing certainty over scale – study
The world is living through turbulent times, but investors are still chasing returns which has affected the flows of international foreign direct investment.
IMF: The debate over falling fertility
A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may lead to better lives.
Russia’s relegation in Central Asia trade complete as China takes Tajikistan export-import crown
Moscow now playing second fiddle to Beijing across the ex-Soviet space.
Tipping Point: when populations peak – Statista
As July 11 marks World Population Day, celebrating the approximate date that the world's population reached 5bn in 1987, we're taking a closer at one of the population trends that will affect many countries sooner or later in the 21st Century.