Central Asia: The Energy Boom

MIN READJul 10, 2008 | 16:37 GMT

Berdimukhammedov and Medvedev

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Price hikes in natural gas coming from Central Asia will hit European economies hard but will give Central Asian states large amounts of their own cash for the first time. <em>(With Stratfor map)</em>...