Uzbekistan
Uzbek-born businessman and philanthropist Alisher Usmanov has donated $10mn to help Uzbek doctors
Uzbek-born businessman and philanthropist Alisher Usmanov has donated $10mn to help Uzbek doctors, who are battling against the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.
Fat cats: new study shows corruption can be measured in kilos
A new study finds that the more overweight the politicians in a government from the former Soviet Union are, the more likely that government is to be corrupt.
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Uzbekistan returns to its roots with cannabis cultivation
Hemp uses less water than cotton, a fact that should excite farmers in the rapidly desiccating region.
COMMENT: Borrower beware: Uzbekistan’s dollar debt binge could spell long-term trouble
Uzbekistan’s inaugural $1bn Eurobond in February of last year was hailed as a landmark event for Uzbekistan. Now its on the map for international creditors, the government need to avoid a borrowing binge that will end in a debt trap.
New lockdowns imposed in Eurasia to fight rising coronavirus cases
Several countries in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Western Balkans are seeing a strong rise in daily new cases after the easing of restrictions.