Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the lifting of a six-year-old ban on oil and gas…
Topic: politics
Odds on Trans Caspian pipeline shorten as littoral states settle their differences
After nearly 30 years of haggling over the legal status of the Caspian Sea, its five…
Russian Economy Minister Ulyukaev arrested over Bashneft ‘bribe’
Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukaev is under arrest after being accused of accepting a $2m bribe…
Putin wins Russian parliamentary elections but turnout down
Russian parliamentary elections: Russia’s ruling political party has comfortably won this weekend’s parliamentary elections, early results suggest, but…
Nazarbayeva moves up succession line as Dad moves to quell rural unrest
Following last week’s removal of Prime Minister Karim Massimov, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev yesterday announced that his daughter…
Miller’s Istanbul visit nudges Turkish Stream pipeline back on track
Turkish Stream: Gazprom chief Alexey Miller flew into Istanbul yesterday for talks with Turkey’s Minister of Energy…
Uzbek succession speculation begins with Islam Karimov in intensive care
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage, according to his daughter…
Beijing confirms launch of China Aerospace Engine Group as Hague ruling pushes up defence shares
China Aerospace Engine Group: Shares in Chinese defence shares have moved sharply upward after Beijing confirmed that…
Two years is a very long time in Eurasian geopolitics
In the two short years since the launch of Eurasian Business Briefing in February 2014, a…
Kyrgyz PM Sariyev resigns amid accusations of corruption
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev and his entire cabinet resigned last week after a parliamentary commission accused…
Iran boycotts Doha oil talks with producers close to agreement
Doha oil talks: Iran has boycotted today’s meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC member countries in Qatar as more than…
Iran’s hardliners lose control of parliament as Rouhani hails end of confrontation
The Iranian people had voted for an end of confrontation with the outside world, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Moderates take Tehran in Iranian elections but trail in countryside
Iranian elections: Moderates and reformists have dealt another blow to Iran’s hardliners, winning all but one…
Lukashenko victory set to help rapprochement with EU
Lukashenko victory: Belarus’s hard-line leader Alexander Lukashenko – “Europe’s last dictator” – yesterday won a fifth presidential term with a…
Minsk brings forward date of Belarus presidential elections
The parliament in Minsk yesterday set the date for the next Belarus presidential election at October 11, about…
Kyrgyzstan appoints new Prime Minister
Kyrgyzstan appoints new Prime Minister: Kyrgyzstan’s ruling three-party coalition has nominated acting Economy Minister Temir Sariev…