Differing Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on the Central Asian Countries: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan

Kobil Ruziev, Toshtemir Majidov

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Abstract

Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan are neighbouring countries in post-Soviet Central Asia which share similar culture and language. Their economic structures were similar under central planning: they provided the agricultural basis to the Soviet economy. But, since independence, these economies have grown structurally more heterogeneous due to variations in the implementation of market-oriented reforms, the degree of integration into the global economy, and natural resource endowment. This paper attempts to demonstrate how this heterogeneity can explain the differing effects of the recent Global Financial Crisis on these countries' economies in general and banking sectors in particular.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)682-716
JournalEurope-Asia Studies
Volume65
Issue number4
Early online date13 May 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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