Rising Cost of Crossing Uzbek Border
28 Apr 10
The withdrawal of licenses from private minibus operators in the Tajik capital Dushanbe has deprived some 6,000 drivers of a living.
Analysts interviewed by IWPR’s Nurlan Abdaliev question the new Kyrgyz government’s plans to regain control of major companies.
Transparency International points to significant rise in public expenditure in advance of municipal elections. By Anna Kandelaki in Tbilisi
They say export of sheep to Iran creating domestic shortage that’s forcing them out of business.
West’s haste to engage with Turkmenistan and buy its gas risks sweeping human rights under the carpet, activists say.
Pakistani rupees are more common than afghanis in Helmand.