The solid growth of recent years continues, but Kyrgyzstan is still playing economic catch up with most of its neighbours. Diversification—especially into tourism—would...
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Kyrgyzstan’s government hopes an entirely new city on Lake Issyk-Kul will increase foreign investment, boost tourism and offer skilled Kyrgyz well paid jobs. With...
Currently enjoying the highest economic growth of any country in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is a failed state no more. ‘Tell investors...
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Central Europe The European Union’s highest court on Thursday advised that a mechanism linking financial disbursements to respect for the rule of law is compatible with...
Gulf states have been stepping up investment in Central Asia, providing a counterbalance to Russian and Chinese influence in the region. The collapse of the Soviet Union...
October marks one year since protests against the results of a disputed election in Kyrgyzstan led to the overthrow of the country’s government and promises of a...
It’s now more than a year since Beijing officially opened a new transportation corridor that connects China with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, but it remains far from...
Central Europe The European Union’s top court on Thursday ruled that Poland’s system for disciplining judges undercut the bloc’s laws, part of an...
The founder of a network of education institutions in Kyrgyzstan disappeared in Bishkek last month. Was Turkey responsible? On the evening of May 31, 53-year-old Orhan...
Once sold as a way to promote economic growth and reverse social inequalities, microcredit in Central Asia increasingly looks more like a way to rebrand marginalised...
Canada-based mining company Centerra Gold has announced that it will initiate arbitration proceedings against the government of Kyrgyzstan following the latter’s moves...
A fine of 3.1 billion US dollars imposed by a court in Kyrgyzstan on the operator of the country’s largest gold mine has raised alarm among those who fear it will...