Central Asia and the South Caucasus were once tightly bound to the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the region inherited messy borders, fragile ...

In recent years, the geopolitical map of Eurasia has witnessed a subtle yet meaningful transformation, as the Gulf states-particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia-have stepped up ...

The report highlights a “surge” in household borrowing in the Caucasus and Central Asia as a trend with potentially disconcerting ramifications for growth. The bank singles out Kyrgyzstan, where in ...

The Ossetian people, who speak a language akin to Persian and hugely different from Georgian or Russian, probably arrived in the Caucasus about 700 years ago, migrants from further east in Asia.

The Black Sea’s improved connectivity with Greater Central Asia via the Caspian Sea and the South Caucasus will serve the key objectives of the 3SI.

Central Asia will be a powerhouse in the coming decades and our future, as a trading nation, will be closely aligned with this less-known region. The time to act, the time to acquaint ourselves ...