Eurasia / News
Football heartbreak over for Uzbekistan as team scores Central Asia first by making World Cup
Coach, mobbed by players at post-match press conference, takes congratulatory call from president. It’s time to forget nightmare of 2006.
Hungary’s MVM joins $2.9bn Shah Deniz gas project in Azerbaijan
Hungarian state-owned energy group MVM has secured a 5% stake in the next phase of Azerbaijan’s flagship Shah Deniz gas field, joining a $2.9bn development led by BP.
Turkmenistan douses the flames of “hell”
Crater fire in collapsed desert gas well raged for half a century. Adventurous tourists treasured site. Climate scientists hated it for its massive methane emissions.
Russian farmers ask Putin to deal with Kazakh antelope invasion
Half a million saiga have crossed border. Protected animals are devastating crops and polluting water supplies.
Georgian ruling party launches legal offensive against critical TV channels
Georgian Dream accused Formula and TV Pirveli of using anti-government terminology in their coverage.
EU selects 13 global strategic raw materials projects to boost supply security
European Commission publishes list with projects in Emerging Europe, Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere as bloc strives to reduce dependency on a handful of global suppliers.
Hungary's MOL signs onshore exploration agreement with Azerbaijan's SOCAR
MOL has signed key terms for an exploration, development and production sharing agreement with Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR for the Shamakhi-Gobustan region of the country.
BP acquires stakes in Karabagh and ADUA blocks, approves $2.9bn Shah Deniz Compression project
BP has deepened its presence in Azerbaijan’s offshore oil and gas sector with two major moves.
Mongolia’s PM loses confidence vote in rapid reversal of fortunes
Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai set out to end corruption – but it was questions over his own wealth that proved his undoing.
Georgia’s Ivanishvili refuses to meet with US ambassador to hear message from Trump
US-Georgia relations soured in late 2024 after Washington froze its Strategic Partnership with Georgia in response to the authorities’ use of violence to disperse protests.
Taliban: Making an investment pitch
A lot may have changed, but the Taliban can’t escape recent history.
Mongolian PM’s chances of survival seen as slim as he heads to vote of confidence
Protests have mounted with demonstrators demanding to know source of Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai’s family wealth.
Watchdog warns of Kyrgyzstan using security apparatus to “dismantle independent journalism” after detentions
President’s spokesman claims those detained were writing “hit pieces against the state”.
Sanctioned Georgian interior minster resigns
Opponents of the ruling Georgian Dream party suggested Vakhtang Gomelauri's departure could signal a growing rift within the Georgian legislative, as anti-government, pro-EU protests continue nightly in Tbilisi.
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China shifts from global banker to leading debt collector
Once the primary provider of capital across much of the world, Beijing now finds itself at the receiving end of record repayments, particularly from some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations.
S&P moves Uzbekistan’s outlook to positive
Revision hinges on belief government will continue to implement economic and governance reforms and elevated gold prices.
Mongolia’s coalition government edging towards collapse amid interparty strife, street protests
Situation fluid. Daily developments unfolding in rapid succession.
Azerbaijan touts $20bn investments and green energy pact as Turkic bloc eyes deeper economic ties
President Ilham Aliyev used the informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States to showcase his country’s growing regional economic influence.
Turkmen labour migrants turning elsewhere as Turkey is less welcoming
Uzbekistan and Belarus new, hot destinations.
Armenian PM’s wife slams critics as “hedgehogs” and “donkeys” in social media posts
Anna Hakobyan took to Facebook to counter accusations of corruption and misuse of funds at her My Step Foundation.