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Western fast food in Kyrgyz south: kitsch, affordable, tasty

Western fast food in Kyrgyz south: kitsch, affordable, tasty

19.08.2013 13:02 msk Business Ferghana Valley Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan

Ismail is a cook at Kumush Café, who prepares hamburgers. In his free time, he writes songs hitting top of charts at a local radio station.

Independence «joys»: Who is to fill the Uzbek budget?

Independence «joys»: Who is to fill the Uzbek budget?

01.08.2013 09:08 msk Business Uzbekistan

A public service announcement by the tax committee

Doctors in Uzbekistan on cotton fields: “Impossible to refuse”

Doctors in Uzbekistan on cotton fields: “Impossible to refuse”

03.07.2013 00:01 msk Analytics Business Cotton Uzbekistan

The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights compiled and distributed a new video clip on the forced labor of doctors and other medicine-related professionals to weeding cotton fields in Uzbekistan .

Islam Karimov: Far from reality

Islam Karimov: Far from reality

24.06.2013 23:35 msk Analytics Business Interview Migration Politics Russia Uzbekistan

President Islam Karimov pictured rapping “those lazy migrants” during an interview with the Uzbekistan TV Channel

“Negotiations” lead to scuffle and power usurpation in Kyrgyzstan

“Negotiations” lead to scuffle and power usurpation in Kyrgyzstan

03.06.2013 01:37 msk Business Kyrgyzstan Politics

Disorders and disturbances, clashes between the “opposition” and law enforcement bodies, police officers fleeing from rally participants, freed “hostages,” loudmouthed speakers and hasty statements on the part of politicians. Does this all not sound too familiar? Yes, we did – here in Kyrgyzstan . T

German airbase in Uzbekistan: Illegal market for German goods

German airbase in Uzbekistan: Illegal market for German goods

08.05.2013 22:03 msk Business Central Asia Politics Uzbekistan

The Strategic Military and Transport Base of the Federative Republic of Germany is located in the Uzbek town of Termez near the Afghan border; its maintenance costs several tens of millions of euros a year.

Uzbekistan: New Ferghana Railway Plan Tweaks Tajikistan

Uzbekistan: New Ferghana Railway Plan Tweaks Tajikistan

13.03.2013 21:31 msk Business Ferghana Valley Tajikistan Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s plan to build a new rail line linking Tashkent to the Fergana Valley would mean eliminating the current international route through Tajikistan, which has relied on roughly $25 million a year in transit fees. Following the break up of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan’s rail lines have become

“The Ministry of Truth” of Uzbekistan: Art of lying through teeth

“The Ministry of Truth” of Uzbekistan: Art of lying through teeth

04.03.2013 10:49 msk Analytics Business Politics Uzbekistan

Photo: Perhaps Islam Karimov and his subservient officials alone applaud Uzbekistan’s “success” stories

Uzbekistan 2012: Resume and forecast. Part II: Farewell, MTS!

Uzbekistan 2012: Resume and forecast. Part II: Farewell, MTS!

25.01.2013 22:49 msk Business Russia Uzbekistan

Fergana continues publishing review articles on 2012 outcomes in Uzbekistan . The first article was on the cooling of political ties with Russia and its political bloc, which was one of the most discussed topics last year. The second article will cover a scandal related to booting MTS from Uzbekista

Bishkek: The end of light and gas

Bishkek: The end of light and gas

20.12.2012 17:10 msk Business Kyrgyzstan

Frost has not lifted off Northern Kyrgyzstan for the past two weeks, reaching unfamiliar temperatures of -15 to -20 C. Now people often recall that only this autumn Kyrgyz officials assured the citizens that “the country is prepared for the winter season.” Of course everything turned out to be quite

Investigation: What happened to TeliaSonera in Uzbekistan?

Investigation: What happened to TeliaSonera in Uzbekistan?

15.10.2012 11:03 msk Business Uzbekistan

Communications company TeliaSonera has been shaken by a big scandal. A film shown on Swedish TV voiced suspicions that the management of this well known and large group of companies is involved in bribing powerful people and using corrupt business methods, in particular in regard to their Uzbekistan

Gayane Avakyan and TeliaSonera or Swedish Krona for Googoosha

Gayane Avakyan and TeliaSonera or Swedish Krona for Googoosha

21.09.2012 09:49 msk Business Uzbekistan

On 19 September a Swedish public television current affairs program called Mission: Investigate (Uppdrag granskning) by journalists Sven Bergman, Joachim Dyfvermarkand and Fredrik Laurin, reported on Swedish telecommunications company TeliaSonera’s entrance to Uzbekistan.

MTS Uzbekistan court case: “Faster, faster!”

MTS Uzbekistan court case: “Faster, faster!”

14.09.2012 13:48 msk Business Uzbekistan

The court case against MTS-Uzbekistan (foreign enterprise of Uzdunrobita) is quickly moving towards the finishing line. The hearing began on 27 August and the court has managed to question all the participants and witnesses and publish the case materials. Yesterday, on 12 September, oral arguments t

Planned Inefficiency in Uzbek Cotton Sector

Planned Inefficiency in Uzbek Cotton Sector

03.07.2012 10:43 msk Business Uzbekistan

Pressure to meet production quotas is making life unbearable for many farmers in Uzbekistan, and some say they would sell up and emigrate if only they could.

Responsible Sourcing Networks recommends: Exposure to Uzbek cotton may seriously damage your reputation

Responsible Sourcing Networks recommends: Exposure to Uzbek cotton may seriously damage your reputation

07.06.2012 01:10 msk Business Uzbekistan

The newly published «From the field: Travels of Uzbek Cotton Through the Value Chain» paper authored by Valentina Gurney, cotton program manager at the Responsible Sourcing Network, and Patricia Jurewicz, the RSN director and Alina Shlyapochnik, as contributing editors, presents a first part of a se

Loss of time, business and freedom: that’s all foreign investors get in Uzbekistan

Loss of time, business and freedom: that’s all foreign investors get in Uzbekistan

23.05.2012 20:56 msk Business Uzbekistan

Uzbek authorities make enormous efforts to fix the spoiled country’s reputation: it badly needs new investors instead of those it has had and used already. Tashkent runs a huge PR-campaign: forums, symposiums and even the Art Fashion Week, organized by Gulnara Karimova and her “Culture and Arts Foun

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