Eurasia / Features
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.
The EU joins the global transport competition, proposes a Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
The global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, rising tensions between China and the West and the increasingly fractured world has forced the global economy to remake its major transport routes. Now the EU is getting in on the game.
Is Tajikistan’s succession saga any closer to the end?
Rustam Emomali is increasingly the face of his country on the international stage.
The Middle Corridor set to halve cargo transit time between Asia and Europe
As Russia experiences the impact of sanctions and restrictions in trade and economic relations with a number of countries, Central Asian countries and China are exploring new routes to increase their exports to Europe while bypassing Russia.
wiiw projects brighter 2024 for Emerging Europe
Vienna-based think-tank expects growth to get back on track this year, but warns of risks from a Trump victory in the US and escalation of fighting in Ukraine or Gaza.
China shaping Central Asia into auto export hub
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hopes that a new BYD plant in his country will before long be able to produce 300,000 cars per year.