No Privatisation for Strategic Energy, Metals Plants
The Tajik government has decided that the giant TADAZ aluminium plant and two major hydroelectric power stations will be excluded from future privatisation programmes.
New Law Encourages Blood Donation
Tajikistan has introduced legislation banning the export of blood and offering incentives to donors.
Kazakstan's Disunited Journalists
No space for trade unions in a profession where staff are deterred from any kind of collective action.
Karabakh Braces for Impact of Global Crisis
As unrecognised republic prepares for downturn, government promises measures to ease credit and increase national self-sufficiency.
Bride Theft Custom Fuels Divorce Rate
Eight out of ten divorces in Kyrgyzstan involve brides who were “stolen” by their husbands, women’s rights groups say.
Tribe Seeks Recognition in Census
As a nationwide census gets under way in Kyrgyzstan, one group in the south of the country is seeking to register as a hitherto unrecognised nation.
Global Crisis Hits Kyrgyz Orchards
Apple growers in the northern Issykkul region of Kyrgyzstan fear the market for their produce is disappearing, reports Rita Borbukeeva.
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