Personal Debt Crisis Bites in Azerbaijan
Loan repayments have risen by a third, leading to financial misery for borrowers.
27 Mar 15
Economy
Armenia to Tackle Police Torture
Human rights defenders sceptical that laws alone will change practice of coercing suspects to confess.
25 Mar 15
Afghan Traders' Growing Presence in Southeast Tajikistan
Some local retailers resent incomers.
25 Mar 15
Kyrgyz Wholesale Traders Await New Customs Rules
Chinese imports will become more expensive.
20 Mar 15
Kyrgyz Cowboys Fear Eurasian Trade Rules
As Kyrgyz-Tajik border becomes subject to new customs rules, thriving trade in beef cattle could fall off.
20 Mar 15
Conflict Legacy Holds Back Afghanistan's Farmers
Decades of warfare and market instability have done ruinous harm.
19 Mar 15
Armenia: Toxic Dispute at Failed Plant
Workers sacked en masse amid continued talk of saving the debt-ridden factory.
13 Mar 15
Azerbaijan: Currency Drop Prompts Broader Economic Worries
People lose faith in national currency as central bank slashes its value.
3 Mar 15
Armenia Delays New Tax Rules Again
Small business owners continue to oppose legislation that they say will ruin them.
16 Feb 15
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