Central Asia

Smugglers' Paradise on Kazak-Uzbek Border

Local officials are accused of taking kickbacks in return for turning a blind eye to wholesale smuggling.

Inflation to Consume Healthcare Payrise

Major Civil Unrest Not Imminent

Rights Activist Takes Post in Premier's Party

RUSAL Axed From Rogun Power Station

Berdymuhammedov to Speak at UN General Assembly

Pipeline Deal to be Finalised at Kazak-Turkmen Meeting

Further Budget Change Could be Destabilising

Kazak Bank Shares Plummet

New Penalties for Tajik Teachers Slammed

Educationalists say harsh sanctions for teachers who leave the profession early will not solve staff shortages in Tajik schools.