[Book] Pamirian Crossroads – Kirghiz and Wakhi of High Asia, Hermann Kreutzmann
From the Blog pamirtimes[image: Pamirian Crossroad]The 559 pages book traces the history of the focal region of the ‘Great Game’ in High Asia which later on became peripheries in their respective countries. Pamirian Crossroads highlights these marginal borderlands in four neighboring countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and Tajikistan – and analyzes the differentiating effects of imperial designs, colonial boundary-making, political […]pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Finextra: Finextra news: Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard
From the Blog faisalkhan Finextra: Thirty-five Russian banks have agreed to participate in the launch of a new national payments card intended to challenge the dominance of Visa and MasterCard. Source: *Finextra: Finextra news: Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard* From Russia with Love? Who knows. Russia just launched its on *Mir* card, an alternative to VISA/MasterCard and presumably to counter the threat of sanctions that could make Russian issued VISA/MasterCard worthless when being processed outside Russia. The Mir card might even partner up with China Union Pay’s network to gain a reach out to the international market. The post Finextra: Finextra news: Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard appeared first on Faisal Khapakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Week in Review # 45: Thank You for the Support!
From the Blog usmansheikh I can’t believe 2015 is coming to an end. I clearly remember writing the first issue of this series. This was one of the habits I am glad I was able to stick with this year. I have received many emails from readers telling me how they look forward to receiving this list every week. Aiming to continue writing this series in 2016. Looking back at the year there is so much to be grateful for. 1. I had the opportunity to travel far more than I have in prior years. This resulted spending more time with friends and family which was great. As entrepreneurs we tend to get caught up in our work and forget the big rocks in our life. When we are able to keep things in equilibrium the overall quality of life increases leaps and bounds. 2. I have read 41 books so far this year. This is sompakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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