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Kazakhstan's Next Political Crisis

nazkrizisNursultan Nazarbayev wants to remain an influential power broker in the country if and when he decides to step down.

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#OpenDialogFoundation – Open for business…especially if you’re a billionaire fraudster

andicristeaAny investigation into the Open Dialog Foundation will have to focus on its links to serious economic crimes in Moldova and Kazakhstan, say critics of the human rights organization, writes James Hipwell.

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“Eradicating Ideological Viruses” China’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims

201809asia china mainChina’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims

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#AstanaHub drives Kazakh digitization and IT development

hub building 4 1 1024x726Kazakhstan is making strides towards digital transformation in many areas. One of the significant moves is the Astana Hub, an international technopark of start-ups that provides multilevel support to entrepreneurs, primarily in IT

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Central Asia: Astana IFC – a steppe too far?

Nursultan Nazarbayev AIFC 780Can Kazakhstan create an international financial centre in the middle of the steppes or is it just the latest central Asian pipe dream?

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Kazakhstan plans to buy $1.2 bln of Tsesnabank loans

tsesnabankKazakh authorities said on Friday they would buy 450 billion tenge ($1.2 billion) of agricultural sector loans from Tsesnabank in order to boost its financial strength, while the country's No.2 lender reshuffled its management.

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Kazakhstan: Devaluation deflates a dispirited population

teng usThe new fall of the Kazakh tenge against the US dollar has again hit the pockets and purchasing power of ordinary Kazakhstanis.

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KAZAKHSTAN: Religious freedom survey, September 2018

Kazakhstan Taraz v 2Kazakhstan restricts freedom of religion and belief, along with interlinked freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.

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With Aral’s Death Irreversible, Central Asian Leaders Shift Focus To Setting Market Price For Water – OpEd

AralFor most of the past 25 years, the issue of saving the Aral Sea has dominated all discussions of water sharing and use in Central Asia.

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Kazakh Who Allegedly Laundered Money Through Trump Tower Ordered to Pay Bank Back

trumpflagA British high court ruled Thursday that Ilyas Khrapunov, the son of the former mayor of the Kazakh city of Almaty, conspired with the former chairman of the Kazakh bank BTA to swindle over $6 billion.

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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