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Kyrgyzstan looks to Russia and gold for salvation

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KYRGYZSTAN

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the complex fallout for its neighbours have aggravated chronic hardship in Kyrgyzstan just as the country was recovering from the COVID-19…

CIS economic group will help Russia weather sanctions

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CIS

Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the opening ceremony by video link, hailing the “irresistible” trend towards multipolarity and economic globalisation. The forum discussed…

Eurasian Union promises few benefits for Kyrgyzstan

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KYRGYZSTAN

Atambayev discussed his country's forthcoming accession to the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 16. He and his…

Eurasian union not in a strong position to help Russia

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EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION

Unlike the EU, the EEU is dominated by one state, Russia, which created it to exert power over former Soviet territories and which makes and breaks the rules. Moscow now wants to…

Russian recession will blunt Central Asian growth

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CIS

Russia's economic problems caused by the low price of oil and to a lesser extent Western sanctions are a challenge for Kazakhstan and the four other Central Asian states. In its…

Prospects for Central Asia in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Central Asia in 2019.

Central Asian states face high climate change risks

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CENTRAL ASIA

Climate change in Central Asia.

Kyrgyz growth is hostage to gold and remittances

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KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyzstan economic update.

Russia's neighbours must adapt to hosting migrants

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RUSSIA

Fear of being called up has driven men to leave Russia by multiple routes. Kazakhstan and Georgia are popular destinations, reached overland. States that traditionally provided…

Summit highlights contours of Indian foreign policy

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INDIA

India will host the 2023 summit as the group’s chair for the year. Events in Samarkand cast a spotlight on its bilateral relations with other member states and gave an indication…