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  "path": "/2026/05/beyond-valuations-can-central-asia-build-globally-competitive-startups/",
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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nALMATY — In emerging markets, companies have increasingly been able to reach billion-dollar valuations without ever proving that they can compete globally, raising a more uncomfortable question for regions like Central Asia, where total GDP remains under $500 billion and domestic markets are relatively small: what actually separates a company that is valuation-rich from one…\n\nThe post Beyond Valuations: Can Central Asia Build Globally Competitive Startups? appeared first on The Astana Times.",
  "title": "Beyond Valuations: Can Central Asia Build Globally Competitive Startups?"
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