Amid global economic uncertainties arising from prolonged oil prices, China's economic slowdown, and increased protectionist US trade policies, the Central Asian governments are developing and pursuing individual economic development strategies which reflect their own socio-economic...

Long since before the Russian economic crisis, remittances from Russia have been a major source of foreign currency income in Central Asia. In 2013, Tajikistan received remittances of $4,219 million, or 49.6%, as a proportion of GDP. In the same year, remittances accounted for 31.1% and 11.1% of...