... regional cooperation in Central Asia? Simply put, the prospects are good...and bad. Central Asia's "land-linked" position gives it great opportunity for economic integration- as Austria, Switzerland and other European countries achieved - but even though the intraregional trade between Central Asian countries grew five-fold during 2000-2008, the share in total trade dropped dramatically, demonstrating the need of interconnectedness ... , South Asia and other economies. This "hub" idea, however possible, is still uncertain leaving Afghanistan's future up in the air for the integration of ...

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