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Georgia: Quack Alert 22 Aug 2013 | 09:58 pm
Copyright show: No Georgia has embraced privatization as the cure for all its healthcare ills. But in the rush to reform in recent years, one critical detail largely has been overlooked – ensuring ....
In Azerbaijan, Bank Tied To EBRD Breaks Seal On Controversial Libel Law 21 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Copyright show: Hide copyrights After losing his job as a loans specialist at a reputable bank, Mikail Talibov, a native of the southern Azerbaijani city of Ojakaran, spent two years haplessly figh....
Tajikistan: Where Iranian Money Takes a Bath? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
Copyright show: No An Iranian entrepreneur who is the subject of US and EU sanctions for laundering oil money on behalf of Tehran is operating a successful family of businesses in Tajikistan. read....
Kyrgyzstan: Nation-Building Efforts Reach the Silver Screen 20 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
Copyright show: No Despite budget shortfalls and social unrest, Kyrgyz leaders are forging ahead with the most expensive film in Kyrgyzstan’s history, apparently in the hope that a tale of a 19th c....
Central Asia Getting Dragged into Russian-Ukrainian ‘Trade War’ 16 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
Copyright show: No Central Asian states are becoming entangled in a trade spat involving Russia and Ukraine. Ostensibly, the dispute’s origin can be traced to Russian concerns over the quality of U....
Azerbaijan: Islam Comes with a Secular Face 16 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
Copyright show: No While there are numerous touchstones of tension in Azerbaijan, including corruption and income inequality, local analysts say it’s unlikely that religion will emerge as a major f....
Kyrgyzstan: Cheap Power Stymies Renewables 14 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
Copyright show: No Almost five years ago, as his village in northern Kyrgyzstan endured daily power outages, rays of light always emitted from Sabyr Kurmanov’s garage. They came from his egg incuba....
Remembering When Right Was Right And Left Was Wrong 14 Aug 2013 | 01:06 am
Copyright show: No Growing up in the southern Kazakh village of Temirlan, Dina got used to a series of daily corrections. She'd pick up a fork with her left hand. Someone would move it to her righ....
Kyrgyzstan: Democratization Initiative Losing Steam? 13 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
Copyright show: No In 2010, Kyrgyzstan tried to promote good governance and reduce corruption by attaching public watchdogs to major ministries and state agencies. Almost three years later, the wat....
Armenia: Daring to Be Cool While Cycling 12 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
Copyright show: No For many Armenians, the sight of a grownup riding a bicycle in public used to be cause for laughter and stares. As elsewhere in the South Caucasus, the essence of hipster transpo....
