2010

Ex-bank chief in 'world's biggest fraud' case must surrender Ј4bn

16 Dec

Events and opinions

3382

Ex-bank chief in 'world's biggest fraud' case must surrender Ј4bn

The man accused of being the world's biggest fraudster has been hit with a record-breaking Ј4billion court order by a London judge. Mukhtar Ablyazov, who lives in The Bishops Avenue, Hampstead, i... read more..

Nursultan Nazarbayev: the shepherd’s son who became Kazakhstan's Emperor

13 Dec

Events and opinions

3637

Nursultan Nazarbayev: the shepherd’s son who became Kazakhstan's Emperor

A profile of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan. "There will be no festivities on my birthday," Kazakhstan's president told administrators in March. "That's an order." Perhaps i... read more..

13 Dec

Events and opinions

3317

Is the Father of the Nation Big Enough to Expand Freedom in Kazakhstan?

For a year now, Kazakhstan has chaired Eurasia's regional diplomatic talk shop, called the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Given that the one-year rotating chair is about to chang... read more..

Kazakhstan President for Life Asks for More Life

08 Dec

Events and opinions

3182

Kazakhstan President for Life Asks for More Life

Is Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev not satisfied with just being president for life? Mr. Nazarbayev instructed scientists Tuesday at a newly opened research facility in his country to d... read more..

Wikileaks: Kazakh Prime Minister's 'animated' nightclub dance

07 Dec

Events and opinions

3988

Wikileaks: Kazakh Prime Minister's 'animated' nightclub dance

Karim Massimov, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister, spent an evening dancing by himself 'animatedly' on stage at one of Astana's trendiest nightclubs, according to diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks. ... read more..

Mandelson's speeches for multi-billion fund run by Andrew's Kazakh friend

06 Dec

Events and opinions

3411

Mandelson's speeches for multi-billion fund run by Andrew's Kazakh friend

Lord Mandelson is at the centre of fresh controversy over his relationship with the super-rich after being hired by a multi-billion-pound investment company accused of being used by Kazakhstan's autoc... read more..

Court documents allege 'corrupt' Kazakhstan regime's link to FTSE firms

06 Dec

Events and opinions

3534

Court documents allege 'corrupt' Kazakhstan regime's link to FTSE firms

President has seized control of nation's investments, claims politician facing trial in England The multibillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan, which holds stakes in several London-l... read more..

06 Dec

Events and opinions

11148

Swiss authorities investigate Kulibayev money laundering allegations - report

(SRI) - Swiss prosecutors have reportedly launched an investigation into money laundering allegations by Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev, according to British and Kazakh media. "The office of read more..

03 Dec

Events and opinions

3027

OSCE fails to gain powers as old conflicts smolder

ASTANA (Reuters) - Unresolved conflicts across the former Soviet Union thwarted attempts by Europe's main security watchdog to adopt new powers on Friday, sending world leaders home empty-handed from ... read more..

03 Dec

Events and opinions

2769

U.S. seeks support for Kyrgyz base, offers fuel deal

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday sought support from Kyrgyzstan's new government to retain its military air base in the Central Asian state, a transit point for its A... read more..

01 Dec

Events and opinions

2766

Kyrgyz parties agree to form coalition government

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Political leaders in Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to form a coalition government as the Central Asian state tries to create the region's first parliamentary democracy following mon... read more..

01 Dec

Events and opinions

2675

Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights

ASTANA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less co... read more..

01 Dec

Events and opinions

3090

Clinton begins four-nation tour in Kazakhstan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday kicked off a four-nation diplomatic tour dogged by the WikiLeaks disclosure of U.S. diplomatic cables, an act she called an assault on the int... read more..

WikiLeaks cables: 'Rude' Prince Andrew shocks US ambassador

30 Nov

Events and opinions

3279

WikiLeaks cables: 'Rude' Prince Andrew shocks US ambassador

Duke railed against France, British anti-corruption investigations into BAE and American ignorance, leaked dispatches reveal Prince Andrew launched a scathing attack on British anticorruption inv... read more..

29 Nov

Events and opinions

2946

President Nazarbayev's personal public relations project. Fanfare, criticism before Kazakhstan's OSCE summit.

ASTANA (Reuters) - Heads of state flying to Kazakhstan's showpiece capital for a security summit next week will be met with fanfare as Astana shrugs off critics of its year at the helm of Europe's top... read more..

Kazakh billionaire faces money laundering investigation

28 Nov

Corruption!

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Kazakh billionaire faces money laundering investigation

The Kazakh billionaire who bought the Duke of York's former marital home is the subject of a £380 million money laundering investigation, it was claimed last night. Swiss prosecutors were said to h... read more..

Yevgeniy Zhovtis declares protest against his illegal political isolation. Statement for Media (by phone from Ust-Kamenigirsk)

25 Nov

Events and opinions

2723

Yevgeniy Zhovtis declares protest against his illegal political isolation. Statement for Media (by phone from Ust-Kamenigirsk)

In the course of the entire year of my incarceration in the colony-settlement of Ust-Kamenogorsk city (a custody place for people that have committed a reckless crime) the colony administration has be... read more..

23 Nov

Events and opinions

3396

China to set up factories in Kazakhstan

China is planning to put its cheap labour force to work in a new 70,000-strong factory town across the border in Kazakhstan, in a move which will heighten fears of a land grab in the Central Asian cou... read more..

Kazakhstan: Astana Wants Kazakhstanis to Speak Kazakh

23 Nov

Events and opinions

3653

Kazakhstan: Astana Wants Kazakhstanis to Speak Kazakh

Officials in Kazakhstan are developing a grand plan to get virtually everyone in the Central Asian country speaking Kazakh by 2020. Data from a recent survey, however, suggests that Astana's goal may ... read more..

22 Nov

Events and opinions

2758

Taking on Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque Bureaucracy with Soviet-Style Samizdat

The bureaucratic hoops that people sometimes have to jump through to complete routine business in Kazakhstan are legendary. Frustrated by years of dealings with what they say are high-handed officials... read more..

22 Nov

Events and opinions

2739

Once held on $10M bail, man accused of Kazakh bribery now lauded as Cold War hero by NY judge

A businessman once accused of bribing officials in Kazakhstan with tens of millions of dollars was praised as a Cold War hero Friday by a judge who said he helped thousands of Soviet Jews emigrate to ... read more..

22 Nov

Events and opinions

2562

Kazakh officials press for review of oil and gas contracts

(SRI) - Kazakh officials pressed for the need to review production sharing agreements (PSAs) with foreign oil and gas majors and harmonize them with the current legislation. Speaking at a confere read more..

22 Nov

Events and opinions

3292

Kazakhstan accuses Eni of $110-million fraud

(SRI) - Kazakhstan's authorities accused Eni SpA, the Italian energy group, of a $110-million fraud committed while operating the giant Kashagan offshore project. Adil Abylkasymov, a department h read more..

16 Nov

Events and opinions

2861

Jailed Kazakh activist files complaint with UN

Rights group says prominent jailed Kazakhstan activist files complaint with UN A U.S. advocacy group says a widely respected human rights activist in Kazakhstan has filed a complaint with the Uni... read more..

16 Nov

Events and opinions

2941

Kazakhstan’s “Light of Democracy” Lectures OSCE on Core Values

Kazakhstan’s not famous as a staunch defender of political freedoms and human rights, and its chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) this year hasn’t been noted... read more..

The dictator with a Royal warrant: Why HAS Prince Andrew been to Kazakhstan six times in seven years?

09 Nov

Events and opinions

3817

The dictator with a Royal warrant: Why HAS Prince Andrew been to Kazakhstan six times in seven years?

Lost amid the lonesome waste spaces of the Asian steppe, the next North Korea is slowly appearing amid the winter blizzards and the blast-furnace summer heatwaves of one of the most inhospitable clima... read more..

04 Nov

Events and opinions

2824

KazMunaiGaz Pulled $1 Billion From BTA Bank on `Limited' Access Concerns

KazMunaiGaz National Co., a Kazakh state-owned oil and gas producer, withdrew $1 billion from BTA Bank in September on concerns that access to its deposit was "limited," and used the money to redeem b... read more..

Independent Kazakh Weekly's Website Blocked

04 Nov

Events and opinions

2966

Independent Kazakh Weekly's Website Blocked

ORAL, Kazakhstan -- The website of an independent weekly in western Kazakhstan has been inaccessible since November 2, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. Web editors at "Uralskaya nedelya" in the c... read more..

26 Oct

Events and opinions

3048

KazMunaiGas EP Output Declines as Workers Down Tools After Heroin Arrest

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production, a unit of state-owned KazMunaiGaz National Co., said output declined after 1,000 workers walked off the job to protest the arrest of a company driver for alleged po... read more..

Kazakhstan’s Presidential Race Heats Up – Two Years Early

26 Oct

Events and opinions

3391

Kazakhstan’s Presidential Race Heats Up – Two Years Early

Kazakhstan's presidential race is off to an early start: following last month's announcement that incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev plans a re-election bid in 2012 [5], an opposition leader has... read more..

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