CENTRAL ASIA FEATURE -MONEY LAUNDERING
October 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWETHE 19th century saw imperial rivalry create the "Great Game", when Russia and the British Empire tweaked one another's tails in the region that following Russia's Bolshevik revolution became known as Soviet Central Asia. The old Great Game was tied to control of India, and to gems and gold. Today, a new version, this time involving oil and terrorism mean, that the same region is increasingly the focus of international anti-money laundering efforts.The new gold is the oil from the Caspian region, which by 2015 is expected to have a production capacity ...
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