Bids and offers in no-man’s-land
Have fund, will travel

THE ROUTE TO the Kant Cement-Slate Plant from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, is a bumpy 20 kilometres. And our car, which carries foreign number plates, is likely to attract unwelcome attention from the notorious traffic police, known by their Russian acronym GAI, stationed along the route.
After some discussion about what’s best to do our host has agreed to send his SUV, bearing official government plates, to accompany us on our journey.
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