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AREA STUDIES

Nexus between foreign remittances and poverty alleviation: Empirical investigation of Tajikistan from Central Asia

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Article: 2275554 | Received 13 Sep 2023, Accepted 23 Oct 2023, Published online: 02 Jan 2024

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