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Article: Old habits die hard: President Karimov, having secured a longer term in office, seems unlikely to push forward the economic and banking reforms the country needs. (Uzbekistan).(Statistical Data Included)
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- The Banker
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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UZBEKISTAN QUICKLY GAINED two uncovenanted benefits from the chain of events triggered by the attacks on New York and Washington last September. First was the Taleban's enforced removal from Afghanistan, the country where the militant Islamic groups that have long plagued Uzbekistan, and a few of its central Asian neighbours, received much of their training, as well as some funding. Second was an immediate $100m (Uks69.5m) in US aid in return for president Islam Karimov's support for the US military operation and the Americans' use of Uzbekistan's Khanabad air base.
Soviet hangover
Whether these events will make any difference in the long term, though, ...