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Tashkent backs Uzbek-Russian oligarch in challenging punitive measures imposed after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
Chinese president expected to travel to central Asia and meet Vladimir Putin this month
It’s 20 years since the city’s only maker of the traditional item opened — though thousands of years have gone into its craft
Puzzle: find the move to defeat Caruana
Move to strip autonomous region of special status dropped but analysts warn unrest could spread
Russian role in recent protest deals blow to Turkish president as he seeks to cultivate pan-Turkic unity
The opening of a brand new resort is drawing attention to what could be a new frontier for the sport
Economic reforms are starting to take effect, but human rights abuses and social problems are a block to full investor trust
Blackouts have long plagued the central Asian state. A $6.5bn clean energy programme is expected to change that
Foreign operators including Carrefour are entering one of the country’s most liberal sectors
Former finance minister says early progress is irreversible, but analysts predict turbulence ahead
Technology could hold the key to future prosperity for the landlocked country, and entrepreneurs are hungry for change
Early progress towards a more liberal economy has drawn attention to the previously authoritarian state
Reform efforts have ‘ground to a halt’, say experts
Booming population fuels ambitions to become Central Asia’s biggest economy
Wide-ranging and ambitious road map calls for dozens of new projects to spur growth
Government wants to speed up privatisation, but inefficiency and poor management are in the way
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev cultivates Central Asia leadership role
A combination of high birth rates and soaring unemployment points to problems ahead
Complaint alleges ‘unlawful collaboration’ with Bern to boost country’s interests in Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan and neighbours reintroduce lockdown after rising infections highlight danger of exiting early
Gulnara Karimova sentenced to move than 13 years in prison for embezzlement and extortion
Why these fruits have bewitched travellers to Central Asia for centuries
A trip guided by architects, academics, chefs and curators takes visitors beyond the beaten track
Marc Veyrat hits out against the Michelin Guide; Lufthansa’s new lifestyle range; Amirsoy launches in Uzbekistan
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