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Central Asia's vaccination campaigns will be patchy

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CENTRAL ASIA

Vaccination, procurement and limited local production are in train but face many systemic obstacles. One state, Turkmenistan, claims it has never had a COVID-19 case, while…

Tajik election may be president's last before handover

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TAJIKISTAN

The decision to hold the election on October 11, a month earlier than scheduled, may be intended to pre-empt employment and energy problems, both likely to worsen before year-end.

Tajik stability not assured as Rahmon entrenches rule

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TAJIKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN: Stability not assured as Rahmon stays on

Central Asian states vary from virus action to denial

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CENTRAL ASIA

Health emergency responses in Central Asia.

Tajikistan will court Saudi Arabia to spite Iran

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TAJIKISTAN/SAUDI ARABIA

TAJIKISTAN/SAUDI ARABIA: Tajiks court Riyadh

Russia's monograds risk becoming big problem for Putin

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RUSSIA

Russia's monograds (single-industry towns).

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan may pay for virus inaction

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TAJIKISTAN/TURKMENISTAN

TAJIKISTAN/TURKMENISTAN: States may pay for inaction

Central Asia faces COVID-19 surge and resurgence risks

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CENTRAL ASIA

Like Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan took timely action when evidence of COVID-19 emerged. Their governments' claim of effective management may prove justified but is…

Risks and opportunities 2021: Former Soviet states

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CIS

As the former Soviet space reels under COVID’s economic impact, more states are in conflict or political turmoil

Tajikistan hopes to borrow its way out of debt trouble

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TAJIKISTAN

The finance ministry insists its temporary debt relief request does not imply distress