Turkmenistan
More pain stored up for Emerging Europe in 2023
Government efforts to shield populations from the energy crisis and rampant inflation have shifted the economic impact to next year, says the EBRD as it downgrades GDP growth forecasts for 2023.
PANNIER: In Turkmenistan, new president maintains course into the abyss
Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the head of state who rarely smiles, has also given his country little reason to do so.
Taliban sign deal to buy Russian oil, gas and wheat
Agreement marks regime’s first international economic deal. Moscow eyes economic corridor through Central Asia and Afghanistan to South Asia.
Turkmenistan: Piping up
Turkmenistan has traditionally fostered its closest security relationship with Russia. But it has found room to develop military ties with the US and China. Eurasianet’s weekly briefing.
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan warn citizens not to sign up to fight for Russia in Ukraine
Warnings issued after opening of Moscow military recruitment centre for foreign citizens amid Putin’s announcement of partial mobilisation.
PANNIER: At Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, watch the action on the sidelines
Most important discussions and agreements at Samarkand gathering likely to concern regional connectivity, and the odd men out are Russia and Belarus.
Turkmenistan: Thank you for your service deferral
Closing an exit route. Plus: solicitous Russians and electricity exports. Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Turkmenistan: The price isn’t right
Food subsidies to end, Russia seeks closer ties, and energy news. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
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Ukraine claims Kremlin exploiting Central Asian migrant surge to boost army numbers
Military recruitment said to be focused on workers from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan tempted back to Russia by strong ruble.
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Turkmenistan: Come fly with me
Obsessing about sports, building bridges and speaking up for China. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
COMMENT: As geopolitical tectonic plates shift, Central Asia's getting nowhere fast on unity
Tricky relations with Moscow and Beijing, a destabilised Afghanistan below the region’s soft underbelly and intra-regional rivalries turned a summit into a curate’s egg.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Why Tajikistan and Turkmenistan said no to a Central Asian ‘Visegrad Group’
Some analysts contend Moscow was not in favour of Kazakhstan’s proposal, but the opposite might actually have been the case.
Report exposes continued prevalence of forced labour in Turkmen cotton industry
At the same time, cotton products from Turkmenistan still make their way to Western markets despite supposed bans.
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Central Asia leaders' meeting fizzles as Tajiks, Turkmens refuse to sign treaty
The gathering had been intended to create regional solidarity in the face of overbearing pressure from China, Russia.
Russian freight train arrives in Iran, marking new trade corridor milestone
Rail haulage development important in context of accelerated realisation of International North-South Transport Corridor, with Moscow cargo options limited by Western sanctions.
Turkmenistan: Holiday road
Because official statistics are nonsense, Eurasianet looks to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognises it is underperforming.
Islamic State threatens Central Asian and Chinese ventures in Afghanistan
The terror group behind growing carnage in the wretched country says anyone working with the Taliban is a target.
