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February 5, 2008

Chechnya: Where the Dollar Still Is King

by Claire Bigg, Akhmed Sultanov, and Amina Umarova, RFE, Chechnya - Throughout the North Caucasus republic, currency traders wave fistfuls of banknotes to attract customers. A popular joke in Grozny holds that the surfeit of currency traders, waving their bills, explains the city's windy climate.

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