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CABAR.asia
04.08.15
“Corruption has become one of the regular and inevitable things in the political and economic system of the country, however, it is modified by reducing its “bottom” part among the common population and maintaining or even increasing the “top” part among the political elites of the country”, said Marat Shibutov, representative of the Association of cross-border cooperation in Kazakhstan (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
31.07.15
“In Kazakhstan, the already lengthy campaign for the legalization of capital and real estate, which began in 2014, will be prolonged. Apparently, the government believes that the longer is the period when Kazakhstan citizens can take their assets out of the shadows, the more impressionable the result will be. Experts believe that this is not true. In addition, it is planned to transform the model of legalization, but the proposed changes are quite controversial”, said Irina Galkina, chief editor of the news portal Millioner.kz (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
“The lack of information campaign to explain the new pension reform may lead to the fact that a certain part of the citizens of Tajikistan that will be retired in a few years will fall into the category of “poor” population”, said Konstantin Bondarenko, an economist, in his article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
27.07.15
“It is obvious that having today’s level of corruption in Kyrgyz society and government, we cannot make any economic, scientific, technological or social breakthrough, because the corruption will continue to devour scarce resources that could be invested in our development”, said Adylbek Sharshenbaev, Director of Transparency International in Kyrgyzstan, in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
“Kazakhs, who turn to their roots and seek to preserve their national identity, are accused of revanchism. Russians born in Kazakhstan, defending their right to speak and teach their children Russian, are accused of chauvinism. The Kazakh society has long formed the unspoken rules of living together, and nobody wants to raise the ethnic issue, despite the fact that silence in this issue is a sign of consent between opponents”, said Olga Buglakova, an independent journalist (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
“Russia owes its positive image in Tajikistan to, first of all, migrant workers, anti-Western and pro-integration orientation of the current Russian government and to the official Russian media reflecting its political interests”, said Rashid Ghani Abdullo, a political analyst (Dushanbe Tajikistan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
08.07.15
“In fact, representatives of all ethnic minorities, including the Uzbeks, are experiencing the same difficulties with employment and other issues, as the representatives of the titular nation. They are also facing the problems of corruption, lack of good education and everything else, like the Tajiks”, said political analyst Nurali Dawlat (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
06.07.15
Negmatullo Mirsaidov, a journalist-analyst (Khujand, Tajikistan), discusses the benefits Tajikistan may receive after the entry into the EEU and possible problems for this country in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
03.07.15
“Central Asian countries have to unite in order to become a full part of the world civilization. This could guarantee the well-being of each resident of Central Asia, regardless of ethnic, civil or religious affiliation”, said Abakhon Sultonnazarov, Regional Director for Central Asia of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), in an article written for cabar.asia. (more…)
CABAR.asia
02.07.15
“The term “soft power” was created in the United States during the last years of the Soviet Union, and it was defined as the use of non-material resources, culture, beliefs and political ideals to provide the necessary impact on foreign populations and governments without the involvement of previously familiar elements of power, including the military pressure”, said Petr Svoik, a political scientist (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)