Turkmenistan
China business briefing: Not happy with Kyrgyzstan
Beijing keeps its cool when admonishing wayward satrapies. It has perfected the cold shoulder.
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Turkmenistan: Everybody yurts, sometimes
In a rare nod to reality, Turkmenistan’s strongman hints at austerity.
Dirty money investigation reviews identified payments worth $1.4bn linked to Turkmenistan
One case saw a $1.6mn payment from Turkmen trade ministry to a Scottish company for “confectioneries”. The money passed through Deutsche Bank in New York and arrived in a Latvian bank account.
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Disasters in the making
Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan among countries ranked most vulnerable by inaugural edition of Ecological Threat Register.
Turkmenistan: They call me Mr. Boombastic
For all the bombastic propaganda, there is no papering over the fact that Turkmenistan is still clearly struggling with a COVID-19 problem.