Central Asia possesses many valuable resources and faces many challenges to its development. The region is landlocked and remote from most global economic centres, it has a relatively small population and market size, underdeveloped infrastructure, and in some areas suffers from political instability and insecurity; all of which create risks for human development. The relationship between the multiple forces driving development and risks is dynamic.
Understanding these dynamics requires consistent monitoring and careful evidence-based analysis of key development factors in the region. One of the most important factors of economic development is foreign trade, and Central Asia has economies heavily dependent on trade. –More–
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