Since taking office in 2016 Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has introduced some encouraging reforms, most notably in cleaning up the country’s cotton industry and liberalising the economy. But a recent presidential election was an unwelcome...
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Uzbekistan’s impressive high-speed rail lines have proven to be a major boon for the country’s economy and an example of well-planned public infrastructure. While much...
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...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is preparing to radically reconstruct its railway station, and this week called on architects from around the world to submit...
Soviet Modernism is not everyone’s idea of architectural achievement, and its historical legacy – not least in Ukraine – make its preservation...
News last week that the Serbian capital Belgrade might be about to end its century-long wait for a metro line got us thinking about some of the many other underground...
Innovative start-ups may not be the first thing that springs to mind when Central Asia is mentioned, but the region has in recent years been quietly carving itself a...
The government of Uzbekistan has announced a unique plan that will see visitors paid 3,000 US dollars if they contract Covid-19 while in the country. Authorities claim...
Uzbekistan sits at a crossroads of cultures, a genuine bridge between east and west. This has led to the nation developing a diverse cultural heritage and vibrant...
There’s just one problem with Paul Knott’s utterly fascinating and at times hilarious look back at his colourful career as a British diplomat: it comes to an end...
