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Kulobiddin NorovThe Diplomat |
Dushanbe's emergency hedge against Russia's fuel crisis puts Tajikistan in the path of U.S. secondary sanctions.
Humo Bank's ultimatum to its Russian clients shows how Western sanctions can shape Tajikistan's banking sector.
The move comes a year after Tajikistan’s refusal to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin brought a formal rebuke from The Hague.
The new rules would hit Tajikistan’s tourism companies while benefiting an affiliated state body.
In Vienna, judges have now rejected four names from Dushanbe's 18-person extradition dossier.
A rumor with one traceable source drew an official rebuttal in Dushanbe that buried its documented enforcement.
As Russia squeezes migrants, Central Asians now fill nearly four in five U.K. Seasonal Worker visas.
Restarting the bilateral dialogue after a four-year freeze is a bid to loosen China’s grip on a critically-important mineral.
Six Dushanbe officers face a rare prosecution over the death of Maksudjon Saidov in custody but none of them is charged with torture.
A new levy on digital transfers suspected of hiding unregistered business extends the cash-strapped government’s long habit of taxing whatever it...
Rahmon's four-day state visit also produced more than $8 billion in projected investment deals and confirmed Beijing's displacement of Moscow as...
The removal of three Tajik banks from the EU sanctions list highlights diverging compliance trajectories across Central Asia.
An open-access dataset from the Oxus Society maps more than $118 billion in resource exports across the five Central Asian republics, offering a rare...
The gap is narrow, but it leaves families with little room to absorb new shocks, including those now emerging from the war in Iran.
The $61 million grant fits a decade-long pattern of Chinese security investment – now accelerating after attacks on Chinese nationals.
Iran’s ban on food exports and the disruption of trade corridors are hitting the landlocked economies of Central Asia at a vulnerable moment.
The satellite internet service's arrival offers hope for connectivity in mountainous regions, but pricing and state control remain concerns.
The decision to arm Tajikistan's border troops comes after months of cross-border attacks, but the CSTO's track record gives little reason for...
Central Asian governments’ silence is a strategic calculation driven by economic interests, authoritarian solidarity, and uncertainty about...
Growing corporate debt, the never-ending construction of Rogun, and lack of debt management transparency from the government add to the fiscal...
Since the 2016 death of the country’s first president, Islam Karimov, his successor, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has strived to present himself as a...
The country's small, fragmented farms and climate pressures threaten food security and economic stability.
The government's push for "digital sovereignty" follows similar efforts in Russia and Kazakhstan, raising fears about expanded state monitoring in a...
A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.
The U.S. has implemented stricter regulations for non-U.S. citizens applying for a commercial driver’s license (CDL).
The October 8-10 summit was largely seen as a test of Russia's eroding influence in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
If enacted, the measure would further restrict internet freedom in Tajikistan.
The 83-year-old religious scholar was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in 2015 on trumped-up charges.
The Russian government argues that the ban is necessary to fight terrorism and online scams.
An attempt by city authorities to bring more order to the private taxi market erodes service quality and driver incomes.
Despite the recent criminalization of electricity use fraud, the government is still battling massive energy losses.