The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, invites you to:

“Stress-testing Central Asia: Financial Crisis and the Banking Sectors of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan”

Featuring

Dr. Sergei Gretsky, The Catholic University of America

Commenting

William C. Veale,  Executive Director, U.S.–Kazakhstan Business Association
Robert S. Pace, Immediate past Executive Director, American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
5-7 PM
The Rome Auditorium, Rome Building
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

What is the impact to-date of the world economic crisis in Central Asia? How, in turn, will this affect social, political, and geo-strategic realities in the region? Drawing on his extensive knowledge of banking in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Dr. Gretsky will provide information and insights on these timely issues. 

 Light refreshments will be served at 5 PM.  The program will begin promptly at 5:30 PM and conclude at 7 PM sharp. RSVP for this event is mandatory. To RSVP please send an email with your name and affiliation to caci2@jhu.edu With questions about the Forum, please call 202-663-7723.

The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is the primary institution in the United States for the study of the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Caspian Region. The Institute, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, forms part of a Joint Center with the Silk Road Studies Program, affiliated with the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy. Additional information about the Joint Center, as well as its several publications series, is available at www.silkroadstudies.org