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  "path": "/2026/05/as-hormuz-tensions-rise-central-asias-role-as-transit-hedge-grows/",
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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nASTANA – As risks around key maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz intensify, Central Asia is increasingly being repositioned from a transit option into what Jihad Azour, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, described in an interview with The Astana Times as a “transit hedge,” offering…\n\nThe post As Hormuz Tensions Rise, Central Asia’s Role as Transit Hedge Grows appeared first on The Astana Times.",
  "title": "As Hormuz Tensions Rise, Central Asia’s Role as Transit Hedge Grows"
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