ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The sharp decline of crude oil prices is threatening to derail Kazakhstan's economy and send its currency into a free-fall.
Oil is the central Asian country's biggest hard currency earner, and the price plunge compounds other challenges -- including reduced gas exports to China and a general slowdown in trade due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
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