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Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Turkmenistan, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for methane emissions
March 29, 2023
Armed with evidence of “super-emitter” sites gathered by “satellite detectives”, climate change scientists will hope to persuade the Turkmens that measures to fix the leaks will pay for themselves.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Taliban’s lousy power deals exposed as Uzbekistan pulls plug in deadly cold
February 3, 2023
Partly thanks to infrastructure projects blown up by the militants while they were trying to turf out the US, Afghanistan is dependent on neighbours for 73% of its electricity.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Air thick with disapproval of government as Mongolians welcome in new year
January 4, 2023
The coal mafia affair meant the new year wishes proffered by the ruling politicians rang rather hollow.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Private Capital to play a leading role in creating the New Uzbekistan
November 7, 2022
The second Uzbekistan Economic Forum held on November 4-5 in Samarkand was a big success. Businessmen and investors travelled from all over the world to come and see for themselves what is now probably the best investment story in Eurasia.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Media risk underplaying significance of Tajikistan’s attack on Kyrgyzstan says academic
September 20, 2022
Term “border clash” not sufficient for “some of the most violent and consequential” days in the independent history of Central Asia.
