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Here’s what you need to know about what’s going on in Kazakhstan
In an attempt to ease the shortage, the government removed the price cap on the New Year, which backfired. Prices doubled and hit poorer communities the hardest.
* Kazakhstan is the richest economy in Central Asia and grew rapidly after becoming independent from the Soviet Union back in 1991. The country