While Turkmenistan reports positive changes and investments toward children’s rights, there are significant gaps in data accessibility and transparency. Consequently, experts, researchers and journalists heavily rely on...
The OSCE Gender Issues Programme with the Regional Office of the UNFPA for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CA) published a study on domestic violence (DV) perpetrator programmes in CA countries, in September 2024 as...
The World Bank report titled “Better Education for Stronger Growth” focuses on the economic outlook for Europe and Central Asia (ECA), with a particular emphasis on education and human capital in the region...
A report by the environmental intelligence company Kayrros “The Global Methane Pledge, Three Years On: Partial Progress Report,” published in September 2024, provides an update on the progress made in reducing global...
The IMF Working Paper “Recognizing Reality: Unification of Official and Parallel Market Exchange Rates” (Simon T. Gray, 2021) discusses the benefits of unifying overvalued official exchange rates with parallel market...
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for measuring and tracking hunger across countries and regions aiming to raise awareness about hunger and highlight areas needing urgent action. The FAO defines hunger as having...
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is set to take place in November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This annual international gathering brings together representatives from nearly 200 countries, as...
Turkmenistan made impressive strides in slashing its methane emissions in 2023, achieving a 10 percent reduction on the volume of emissions seen in 2020. For the leader of one of the world’s most delinquent polluters...
Among Central Asian countries Turkmenistan is the least exposed to China’s influence. It ranks 45th among 82 countries with a score of 119 out of 388. China is Turkmenistan’s top trading partner and the main customer...
The report “Foreign Trade of Central Asian Countries: Trends, Barriers, and Prospects” (2024) by Yuliy Yusupov examines the foreign trade dynamics of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. It...
