Central Asia
Global Growth Edges Up To 2.7 % Despite Weak Investment
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as...
Kazakhstan – Euroasian Heart Of Gold
Quite untill recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of...
ADB Partners PRC
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been collaborating since 1986. Thirty...
Trump And The Presidency
Former United States Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton phoned real estate magnate Donald Trump in the...
The (Trans-Siberian Train Of) Heartland Or (Mare Liberum Of) Rimland? Mega Structures For The Next Century
This year marks the centenary of the creation of the legendary Trans-Siberian railway of Russia. By an ironic twist of...
Rebels Set Up Internment Camp For IS Defectors
A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300...
Uzbekistan Buries President Islam Karimov
The funeral of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov, who died after a stroke this week aged 78, has been taking place...
Uzbekistan To Bury President Islam Karimov
Uzbekistan is preparing to bury President Islam Karimov, one of Asia's most authoritarian leaders, who died this week...
Longtime Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Dies After Stroke
Uzbekistan's first and only president has died, leaving an uncertain future for a government marred by controversy....
UN Calls For Immediate Ratification Of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The United Nations today (August 29, 2016) asked all member states who have not as yet ratified the Comprehensive...