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Afghanistan dispatch: the Taliban want to replace the conventional banking system with Islamic banking

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Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on recent changes to laws affecting the banking and financial sector of Afghanistan. The Taliban-led Central Bank of Afghanistan has established a committee to review and amend the Central Bank Law and the Banking Law of Afghanistan.

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Kazakhstan dispatch: IAEA Nuclear Security summit co-chaired by Kazakhstan will address major arms control and safety challenges

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Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 4th-year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship. In May 2024, Kazakhstan, together with Australia, will head the International Conference of the IAEA on Nuclear Security.

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Report from COP22: Conclusion of Talks in Marrakech

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commitment of additional financial resources for emissions reductions and other climate actions, including by the World Bank, which pledged to double financing for climate action in the Middle East and North Africa to US$1.5 These negotiations began in May in Germany and continued in Morocco at COP22. billion per year.

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