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 complete.
Former Kyrgyz President Akaev Admits ‘Mistakes’ Over Kumtor Gold-Mine Project
Former Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev returned to Moscow on August 8 after a weeklong visit to Kyrgyzstan during which he was questioned by authorities over alleged corruption around the development of …
Is anti-Chinese sentiment in Kyrgyzstan strong enough to freeze a key Belt and Road Initiative project?
A logistics project in Kyrgyzstan, part of China’s BRI infrastructure program, was poised to become a commercial hub in the heart of Eurasia. Despite the hype, it now seems stalled.
Kyrgyzstan: Drought causing staple crop shortages, but not all is doom
Water shortages have become a recurrent and predictable reality, much to the disgruntlement of farmers in southern Kyrgyzstan. This year grain harvests are expected to fall one-third short.
KT&G to expand business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The country’s top tobacco maker KT&G has launched its e-cigarette, “lil SOLID 2.0,” in four countries including Armenia and Serbia in Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, in …
Kyrgyz Ex-President Akaev Returns For Questioning Over Gold Mine At Center Of International Dispute
The ousted first president of independent Kyrgyzstan has returned from Russian exile to Bishkek for questioning in connection with an investigation into possible corruption around one of the world’s …
Ex-president brought back to Kyrgyzstan in graft probe: govt
Kyrgyzstan’s first post-independence leader has been brought back to the country from exile to face questioning …
Ex-president brought back to Kyrgyzstan in graft probe: govt
Kyrgyzstan’s first post-independence leader has been brought back to the country from exile to face questioning …
Chaarat reports ‘healthy’ interest in financing for Kyrgyz mine
Although the seizure of the Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan has delayed debt financing for the proposed Tulkubash mine, the project’s timeline has not materially shifted, Aim-quoted Chaarat confirmed on …
Chaarat reports ‘healthy’ interest in financing for Kyrgyz mine
Although the seizure of the Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan has delayed debt financing for the proposed Tulkubash mine, the project’s timeline has not materially shifted, Aim-quoted Chaarat confirmed on …