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No Takers for Kyrgyz Power Companies
This winter has shown yet again how crucial a stable supply of energy is to Kyrgyzstan’s survival, yet when the country’s electricity companies are put up for sale, no one wants to buy them.
11 Feb 09
Kyrgyz Sales Shrink After Kazak Devaluation
The drastic devaluation of the tenge in Kazakstan has had an immediat effect on Kyrgyzstan, where the national currency has lost value and exports to its larger neighbour have fallen.
11 Feb 09
US Airbase Fate Still in Balance
President Kurmanbek Bakiev’s announcement that the United States airbase in Kyrgyzstan must close has provoked a heated debate in this Central Asian state.
11 Feb 09
Former Suspect Insists Testimony Truthful
He tells judges he would say same thing if he was defending himself.
10 Feb 09
Faith Dominates in Devout Nasiriya
By IWPR-trained reporters in Nasiriya (ICR No. 283, 9-Feb-09)
10 Feb 09
Wary Baghdadis Give Leaders a Last Chance
By IWPR-trained reporters in Baghdad (ICR No. 283, 9-Feb-09)
10 Feb 09
Beleaguered Basra Hails Breadwinner Maliki
By IWPR-trained reporters in Basra (ICR No. 283, 9-Feb-09)
9 Feb 09
Taleban Hamper Musa Qala Reconstruction Efforts
Insurgents were ousted from the town over a year ago, but they continue to pose a threat.
9 Feb 09
High School Pupils Take to Teaching
Tajikistan is so short of teachers that 400 final-year pupils have stepped in to teach their younger schoolmates.
8 Feb 09
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