Monthly Archive

China's president, Hu Jintao, was in Astana this weekend, again. He may well be the head of state who most frequently visits the Kazakhstan capital other than the energy rich Central Asian country's o... read more..

In less than six months Kazakhstan's best known opposition newspaper has been sued for almost half a million dollars, had its presses raided and an entire print run seized by the tax police.     ... read more..

China, Kazakhstan unveil natural gas route tapping into Central Asia's energy riches     The leaders of Kazakhstan and China jointly unveiled Saturday the Kazakh section of a natural gas pipe... read more..

BP sold its interest in Kazakhstan's Tengiz oil field and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to Russian Lukoil, as it completed the long-awaited exit from Kazakhstan.     Lukoil will pay... read more..

Crew deny knowing plane carried weapons       The crew of the aircraft held in Bangkok after it was found to be carrying a large stock of war weapons say they planned to offload part of th... read more..

Thai authorities have seized tonnes of weapons from an eastern European plane travelling from North Korea.     The plane, headed for South Asia, was searched when it landed at Don Mueang ... read more..

The Adil Soz freedom of speech foundation has said it hopes the situation with freedom of speech in Kazakhstan will improve after the country takes over the OSCE chairmanship next year.     ... read more..

A criminal case against Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the former head of Kazakhstan's state uranium firm Kazatomprom, will proceed to court.       Interfax-Kazakhstan informatsionnoe agentsvo reported... read more..

Human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis was sentenced in September       An Almaty regional court today rejected an appeal from jailed human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis for his case to be ... read more..

An American task force funded by the government of Kazakhstan to prepare a series of reports about the Central Asian country's upcoming OSCE chairmanship has completed its final report, which puts for... read more..

Companies from Kazakhstan plan to move some of their fundraising away from London, according to the country's central bank governor, because UK investors failed to stand by the central Asian state dur... read more..

In recessions past, the Western economies exported their problems to countries elsewhere in the world. As the US and European economies tripped up, so their demand for raw materials would drop. Commod... read more..

Kazakhstan's uranium output growth is set to moderate in 2010 after a leap in recent years that has made it the world's largest producer, analysts said, citing technological and economic consideration... read more..

Kazakh uranium output growth is likely to moderate due to technological and economic considerations as it is set to become the world's largest producer this year.     Below are facts about ... read more..

Its chimneys towering high above the steppe of central Kazakhstan, the Temirtau steel plant spews enough smoke to cloak the entire city with a cloud of toxic emissions.       A giant maze of rus... read more..

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has removed the head of the Central Asian country's security service after it clashed publicly with other law enforcement bodies.     Amangeldy S... read more..

Adil Shayakhmetov has been appointed the new head of Kazakhstan's intelligence agency, the National Security Committee (KNB), replacing Amangeldy Shabdarbayev.       Shayakhmetov, a KNB veteran,... read more..

BTA Bank, Kazakhstan's embattled lender, has reached a deal to restructure its $11.6-billion debt on December 7, the bank said in a statement.     The package is reportedly worth $5.57 bill... read more..

Its chimneys towering high above the steppe of central Kazakhstan, the Temirtau steel plant spews enough smoke to cloak the entire city with a cloud of toxic emissions.     A giant maze of ... read more..

Fielding questions from viewers on state-controlled television channels on November 13 Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced that on November 27 the leaders of Russia, Belarus and Kaza... read more..

Russia wants to turn a newly minted Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan into its major vehicle for post-Soviet economic integration in Central Eurasia.     Russia, Kazakhstan and Belaru... read more..

President Nursultan Nazarbayev told global oil and metals majors working in Kazakhstan on Friday he would force them to help diversify the economy as the government pledged $67 billion to modernise in... read more..

Companies from Kazakhstan plan to move part of their fundraising away from London, according to the country's central bank governor, because UK investors failed to stand by the central Asian state dur... read more..

Kazakhstan's Kazmunaigas and Uzbekistan's Uzbekneftegas appear in the Top 50 for the first time.   National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) ranked the second in the list of the world's 50 largest o... read more..

Less than a month left until Kazakhstan's entrance into Customs Union with Russia and Belarus, but there are more questions than answers on present moment. Objectively, a big economical alliance would... read more..

Kazakhstan will celebrate the New Year by fulfilling a cherished ambition: on January 1 it assumes the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. But an OSCE Ministerial ... read more..

Central Asia braces for shortages as Uzbekistan plans to pull out of electricity grid   Uzbekistan is about to pull the plug on its neighbors.   The authoritarian nation says it will wit... read more..

A top OSCE official says Kazakhstan's human rights record is a challenge to its forthcoming presidency of the group.       But Janez Lenarcic, chief of democratic institutions and human rights f... read more..

Human rights groups have expressed concern that Kazakhstan will take the chair of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) next month.             The OSCE's mandate is ... read more..

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) encouraged Kazakhstan to continue its efforts to diversify its economy and stop relying on commodity prices as an engine for economic growth... read more..