In 2023 the government of Turkmenistan has been talking on separate occasions about strengthening economic cooperation with the European Union (EU) although the relationship between the two parties is pretty limited...
In anticipation of the presidential elections in Turkey (Türkiye) in May 2023 the Central Asia Barometer conducted a survey among 1500 respondents from Central Asia. The fieldwork took place in two phases, between...
A detailed analysis of Internet censorship and circumvention in Turkmenistan As Internet connectivity becomes essential for the transactions of day-to-day life, complete Internet shutdowns become more and more costly...
The global censorship landscape Censorship of the Internet and surveillance of online communication is used by authoritarian governments in many parts of the world to limit access to information, quash dissent, and...
According to the Bertelsmann Foundation Turkmenistan has an underdeveloped tax system, which is negatively impacted by widespread corruption. The state revenues remain dominated by proceeds from gas exports and the...
June 2023: Palaw price decreases by 16%. Notable decline of 33% in wheat flour prices During June 2023, the cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat averaged 72.1 Turkmen manat, showcasing a 15.9% decline year-on-year (YoY)...
Turkmenistan is in the midst of the WTO accession process as it hopes to become a full member of the World Trade Organization. On November 24, 2021, Turkmenistan submitted its application to join the organization and on...
On 4 April 2023, Turkmenistan launched the Trade Information Portal with the aim of guiding both the local and foreign entrepreneurs through the import, export, and transit procedures. The development of this Portal was...
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, which operates under the World Bank Group, has rejected the claim of the Russian mobile operator MTS (Mobile TeleSystems) against the government of...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialised agency of the UN, published a bulletin in June 2023 titled “Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia”. It gives an overview of the locust situation in various...
