Turkmenistan: Potential untapped—if it ever opens its doors - Emerging Europe

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Turkmenistan: Potential untapped—if it ever opens its doors - Emerging Europe

Should this most reclusive of countries ever swing open its doors to outside investors, prepare for a global scramble. Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, is a city of pristine white marble, whose vast boulevards and glittering facades seem designed to dazzle anyone stepping off a plane.  Towering apartment blocks wrapped in glossy alabaster reflect the desert sun, while monuments to past leaders loom at seemingly every intersection.   Yet de…