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February 2023
Overview. Last year’s political upheaval and violent clashes are now firmly in the rear-view mirror. Kazakhstan continues to move forward and international investors are eager to get involved. That doesn’t mean that 2023 will be uneventful. We have elections to get through, inflation to curb, and an extra harsh winter is biting hard.…… Read the…
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January 2023
Overview. Deadly protests continue into a fourth month but have yet to lead to concessions by the regime or produce alternative political leaders. Iran feels further international isolation as China and Iran’s regional rivals cosy up to one another and Iran is kicked out of a UN Commission for its response to protesters’ calls for…
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January 2023
Overview. As 2022 ended in Egypt it was all about the money. Who has it, who doesn’t and where the next cash windfall will come from. As the New Year dawns, Sisi and his government will have to make some major moves to steady the economy and get it back to some semblance of normal.………
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January 2023
Overview. December was a busy month in Bangladesh. The main opposition party, BNP, announced a 27-point plan for elections and the restoration of democratic principles in the country. The Finance Ministry has proposed lowering the government’s GDP growth forecast from 7.5% to 6.5% for the current fiscal year. Export earnings in November were recorded as…
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January 2023
Overview. Kazakhstan continues to evolve. Back in 2018 it adopted the Latin alphabet and replaced the Russian Cyrillic one. This is just one example of the nation’s cultural revival. The people are Kazakh and proud of it. Now we are witnessing a political transformation in the country that is adding optimism to the pride.…… Read…
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December 2022
Overview. As the world debates Qatar’s right to host the World Cup Finals, the corruption allegations behind the tournament have taken at least a bit of the spotlight away from Egypt and its hosting of the COP27 summit. As the world talks about the lack of beers in stadiums they ignore the lack of justice…