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OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Traumatized by a six-year civil war and next door to terror-haven Afghanistan, Tajikistan seems to be a most unlikely place for uppity crime to flourish. Yet, it does. In contrast to most other former Soviet republics, where white collar crime in the private sector and state corruption have developed independently, Tajikistan is an example of endemic fraud in the private sector which originates from embezzlement of state funds. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) organized the Ministerial Conference on Transport from 5-9 December in Moscow, Russia, we are publishing this article by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, the UN ESCAP’s Executive Secretary: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — White collar crime is a global problem, but there is no such thing as a global solution. Transnational law is powerless and even often abused by criminals rather than helping to bring them to justice. This means that national jurisdictions can only prosecute and try major-scale fraudsters and embezzlers on their territory, while the perpetrators freely move themselves and their bounties in offshore havens. This article is the first part of a series of four articles covering the issue in Central Asian countries. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As countries of the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) convened last week under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan in Ganja, we are publishing this article by Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP: Continue reading
LONDON (TCA) — Deadlines have never been taken too seriously in Kazakhstan, and the quarter-century delay in the construction of the Almaty Underground and the Kashagan offshore oil drama are just examples of it. Due to such long hauls, projects are overtaken by economic and other realities – and the Expo 2017, the event that should put Kazakhstan and its capital Astana in the spotlight once and for all, seems to be no exception to it. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As China’s economic, and military, influence on Tajikistan is growing, we are republishing this article by Umed Partov, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
