Kazaks Agree to Joint WTO Approach
Almaty wants to use customs union to break down Russian trade barriers, and then bid for WTO membership.
7 Jul 09
Central Asia
Higher Education Becoming Unaffordable
Would-be students and their parents are dismayed at a massive increase in university tuition fees, which many say will make them revise plans to go on to higher education.
3 Jul 09
Kyrgyz Census Figures Overstated
Opposition concerned that latest population count includes people not living in Kyrgyzstan.
2 Jul 09
Local Tourists Desert Lakeside Resorts
Alina Kenjeeva reports from Lake Issykkul, which this year is seeing far fewer tourists than usual from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
2 Jul 09
Kyrgyz Farmers at Risk of Brucellosis
So many people in Kyrgyzstan keep livestock that the authorities are struggling to impose health regulations, leading to a heightened risk of animal-to-human disease transmission.
2 Jul 09
Do Kyrgyz Journalists Need Formal Education?
Sabina Reingold looks at the arguments for and against attending a formal journalism course in Kyrgyzstan.
2 Jul 09
US Base in Kyrgyzstan Renamed but Remains
Terms of new agreement mean airbase officially becomes transit hub for Afghan operation, but some analysts see no real change.
1 Jul 09
Kyrgyzstan: Yet Another Tax Amnesty
Government forced to revise plan to allow people to own up to undeclared assets.
1 Jul 09
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