IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
The city government in Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan, reports that the number of employed has jumped to over 17,500 from 10,000 last year.
Pressure group believes state finances remain far from transparent, and gas export money may be held in foreign accounts.
The Tajik government has decided that the giant TADAZ aluminium plant and two major hydroelectric power stations will be excluded from future privatisation programmes.
Tajikistan has introduced legislation banning the export of blood and offering incentives to donors.
A two-year moratorium on hunting the arkhar, an endangered species of wild sheep found in the mountains of Tajikistan, has angered hunters in Badakhshan region.