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Out of the 95 thousand spousal support payers in Tajikistan, only one thousand officially have arrears in payments. However, experts say the authorities are downplaying the statistics, and in fact, about 90 percent of those payers in Tajikistan don’t fulfill their obligations to support their children. (more…)
Women are underrepresented in Tajikistan’s financial sector, argues Mukhayo Kamolova, a CABAR.asia School of Analytics participant. She believes that this is due to the conservative mindset of society, a significant imbalance between women and men, the low level of education of the population that puts obstacles in the professional development of women, and the existing market mechanisms that do not work correctly. In addition, there are certain problems that create barriers to women’s professional development.
“Kyrgyz government needs to structure its approach to soft power as a foreign policy tool, take a stock of existing soft power capacity, and track all possible opportunities to promote Kyrgyzstan as a brand and its national interests abroad”, – notes Dr. Aijan Sharshenova (Kyrgyzstan) in an article, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
In recent years, the capital of Kyrgyzstan has been on the top of global air pollution rankings every winter. Despite numerous promises by the authorities and working groups against smog, the city still suffocates, and the number of people having respiratory diseases is increasing.
Religious preachers of Kazakhstan use social media actively to expand their audience. (more…)
Relatives of sentenced Tajik nationals in Russia are concerned that their loved ones may be taken to war in Ukraine. (more…)
Over the past few months, police in Tajikistan have detained three bloggers on charges of immorality. Experts suggest this is a way for the authorities to tighten their grip on public opinion. (more…)
Kazakhstan-based businesses have used the sanctions of the western countries against Russia in its favour. In January-October 2022, trading companies of Kazakhstan sold electronics and mobile phones to its neighbour for over 575 million dollars. This is 18 times more than that in the same period of 2021.
“Close cooperation within the framework of the OTS will enable the countries of the Central Asian region to have alternative platforms, partial balancing of the influence of Russia and China with the help of Turkey,” political scientists Gulnor Dzhumaeva and Abbos Bobokhonov note in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
During the visit of Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan put an end to the border delimitation issue. However, the release of detainees in the Kempir-Abad case may not be prompt, according to experts.