http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/17/kazakhstan-people-get-poorer-amid-economy-boom-and-corruption/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/17/kazakhstan-people-get-poorer-amid-economy-boom-and-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-1452221 Paul Elliott Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/17/kazakhstan-people-get-poorer-amid-economy-boom-and-corruption/#comment-1452221 Having worked in Kazakhstan for two years (and being married to a Kazakh woman), I have found corruption in EVERY possible place but was amazed recently when the English President of a local airline was found colluding with a local woman to punish her expat husband. Apparently the airline was threatened with bad media publicity if he did not help and as the airline is in a serious financial situation he agreed to help! It just goes to show how even foreigners cannot avoid this process. Having worked in Kazakhstan for two years (and being married to a Kazakh woman), I have found corruption in EVERY possible place but was amazed recently when the English President of a local airline was found colluding with a local woman to punish her expat husband. Apparently the airline was threatened with bad media publicity if he did not help and as the airline is in a serious financial situation he agreed to help! It just goes to show how even foreigners cannot avoid this process.

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