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Politics
South and Central Asia
Is Kazakhstan’s economic growth enough?
Despite the economic growth seen over the past few years, culminating in the 2017 Expo, Kazakhstan still has a long way to go before it can be thought of as
Finance
International
Islamic finance expands into post-Soviet states
Experts have calculated that Islamic Banking will be a $2.1 trillion industry by the end of 2014. Governments across the former Soviet Union are increasingly turning toward Islamic Finance as
Economics
South and Central Asia
Kazakh currency devaluation triggers fuel shortage
The devaluation in February of Kazakhstan’s currency, the tenge, could have far-reaching effects on the availability of fuel in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. On February 11, 2014, the National Bank of
