2011

Kazakhstan Again Seeks Extradition Of Aliev From Austria

28 Jun

Events and opinions

2746

Kazakhstan Again Seeks Extradition Of Aliev From Austria

ASTANA -- Kazakhstan has sent another request to the Austrian government calling for the extradition of Rakhat Aliev, the former son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, RFE/RL's Kazakh Ser... read more..

28 Jun

Events and opinions

2879

UK court sentences Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to 18 months in prison

(SRI) - The High Court in London has sentenced Syrym Shalabayev, brother-in-law of ex-BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov, to 18 months in prison in connection with allegations of a multi-billion dollar fr read more..

27 Jun

Events and opinions

3694

Eni, Saipem caught up in bribery probe

MILAN, Italy, June 23 (UPI) -- A former manager at Italian energy company Eni said executives received bribes in Kazakhstan, which sparked similar investigations in Kuwait and Iraq. Mario Reali, th... read more..

16 Jun

Events and opinions

2769

Kazakh Torture Victim and Activist Speaks Out Against Torture at the Harriman Institut

June 3, 2011, the Harriman Institute hosted the Kazakh anti-torture activist Petr Afanasenko. Afanasenko began his activism career after he was arrested and subjected to a 48-hour period of non-stop ... read more..

10 Jun

Events and opinions

2856

Kazakhstan: Lots of Muck to Go Around

Rakhat Aliyev, the scandal-prone former son-in-law of Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has stirred up trouble in his homeland and in Europe. Now, he's tried to make waves in Washington. But... read more..

10 Jun

Events and opinions

2809

Kazakh Officers in Afghanistan? Not So Fast.

Kazakhstan's proposed deployment of a handful of officers to Afghanistan has hit a snag; the country's upper house in the parliament has rejected the bill to send the troops, a couple of weeks after t... read more..

Kazakhstan: Puzzling Blasts Stir Fears of Islamic Radicalism

10 Jun

Events and opinions

2686

Kazakhstan: Puzzling Blasts Stir Fears of Islamic Radicalism

Following two deadly explosions in Kazakhstan, investigators and officials remain tight-lipped over their probes, only insistently ruling out terrorism. Many, however, are finding the hazy explanation... read more..

The world's enduring dictators: Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan

09 Jun

Events and opinions

2861

The world's enduring dictators: Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan

This is an installment in the WorldWatch series, "The world's enduring dictators," inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, in which CBSNews.com takes a look at the men who continue to rule their land... read more..

Conflict surrounding a “secret” report in the Aliyev case

08 Jun

Events and opinions

2795

Conflict surrounding a “secret” report in the Aliyev case

Lawyer Gabriel Lansky says that the domestic authorities have helped murderers to escape in the Rakhat Aliyev case and announced that charges were being brought in connection with the former Kazakh am... read more..

02 Jun

Events and opinions

2475

Is the Kazakhstan Government Secretly Funding Members of Congress? POGO Asks Attorney General to Investigate

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Allegations that the government of Kazakhstan may have set up a slush fund to influence members of Congress are serious enough to warrant a federal investigation, the Project On Gover... read more..

Kazakhstan: Astana Sees Free-Trade Zone as Antidote to Dutch Disease

01 Jun

Events and opinions

2580

Kazakhstan: Astana Sees Free-Trade Zone as Antidote to Dutch Disease

A grandiose project is rising in a sleepy corner of Central Asia, where southeastern Kazakhstan meets northwestern China. Officials in Astana hope the multi-billion dollar initiative can transform a p... read more..

31 May

Events and opinions

2701

BTA Bank's Bad Loans May Top Original Estimate, Adviser Says

BTA Bank, Kazakhstan's biggest lender before its nationalization and default two years ago, may have underestimated its bad-loan total and may require more government aid or risks being broken up. ... read more..

30 May

Events and opinions

2722

Kazakh opposition calls for halt to China expansion

ALMATY, May 28 (Reuters) - Opposition activists in Kazakhstan called on the government on Saturday to stop Chinese investment in the country's natural resources, saying Beijing could be preparing a la... read more..

Jailed Kazakh Human Rights Activist Released On Furlough

30 May

Events and opinions

2594

Jailed Kazakh Human Rights Activist Released On Furlough

OSKEMEN, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan's most prominent human rights activist, who is serving a four-year prison term over a fatal road accident, has been released from a low security labor camp on furloug... read more..

30 May

Events and opinions

2910

Kazakh feud ripples widely; Family dispute draws in U.S. Congress members and an array of lobbyists

Four years ago, Kazakhstan's foreign minister summoned the U.S. ambassador to a meeting in Astana, the Kazakh capital, to warn that a family dispute between the president and his son-in-law, two of th... read more..

Court orders arrest in £2bn Kazakh bank fraud case

28 May

Events and opinions

3755

Court orders arrest in £2bn Kazakh bank fraud case

Mukhtar Ablyazov is accused of running one of the biggest frauds in history A legal battle between one of Kazakhstan's biggest banks and its former chairman has intensified after the High Court ord... read more..

26 May

Events and opinions

2704

BTA Posted $52 Million Loss in First Four Months, Regulator Says

BTA Bank, Kazakhstan's biggest lender before the global credit crisis, had a loss in the first four months of the year, the nation's financial regulator said. BTA posted a loss of 7.6 billion tenge... read more..

26 May

Events and opinions

2710

Two killed as car explodes in Kazakh capital

An explosion killed two occupants of a car near the Kazakh security service's remand center in the capital Astana on Tuesday, shattering the windows of nearby houses, the Interior Ministry said. Th... read more..

25 May

Events and opinions

2847

Ein Sumpf in der Steppe

Bestechung gehört in Kasachstan zum Alltag. Trotzdem zieht das Land in Zentralasien immer mehr Firmen aus Österreich an. Die Grenzen zwischen beschenken und bestechen sind dort fließend. Astana. In... read more..

25 May

Events and opinions

5577

Borat is out of competition

Life is complicated, yet fun. Only recently I had an opportunity to tell a story about an erupted in our outskirts a Deputy from the Russian LDPR-party, Ashot Egiazaryane, who escaped from Moscow beca... read more..

23 May

Corruption!

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Kazakhmys accused on tyrant links by anti-corruption watchdog

Kazakhmys has come under fire from an anti-corruption watchdog over fears that it is controlled by Kazakhstan's totalitarian ruler. According to the mining firm, chairman Vladimir Kim owns nearly 2... read more..

BTA Bank Can Continue $4 Billion Ablyazov Case, Judge Rules

16 May

Events and opinions

3473

BTA Bank Can Continue $4 Billion Ablyazov Case, Judge Rules

BTA Bank, the bailed-out Kazakh lender seeking to recover assets for international creditors, can continue its $4 billion fraud lawsuit against ousted Chairman Mukhtar Ablyazov, a U.K. judge ruled. ... read more..

12 May

Events and opinions

2815

New credit cycle begins in Kazakhstan

The economic recovery in Kazakhstan, driven by strong commodities prices, helped pull the country's troubled banking sector out of the crisis. And lending, which starting to resume in late 2010, is ex... read more..

Kazakh billionaire buys $600m Moscow Ritz ahead of Glencore windfall

12 May

Events and opinions

3028

Kazakh billionaire buys $600m Moscow Ritz ahead of Glencore windfall

Verny Capital, the Kazakh private equity firm whose lead investor is billionaire Bulat Utemuratov, has bought Moscow's Ritz-Carlton Hotel, ahead of a $3.2bn payout from the Glencore IPO. "The Ritz-... read more..

Kasachstan: Nasarbajew mit 95,5 Prozent wiedergewählt

29 Apr

Events and opinions

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Kasachstan: Nasarbajew mit 95,5 Prozent wiedergewählt

Der autoritär regierende Präsident Nasarbajew bleibt mindestens bis 2016 im Amt. Die Wahlen hätten den "demokratischen Charakter" Kasachstans bewiesen. Drucken Senden Merken AAA Textgröße Kommentie... read more..

Kasachstan: OSZE kritisiert massive Fälschungen bei Präsidentenwahl

29 Apr

Events and opinions

2713

Kasachstan: OSZE kritisiert massive Fälschungen bei Präsidentenwahl

In Kasachstan wird Herrscher Nasarbajew mindestens fünf weitere Jahre regieren. Die OSZE kritisierte die Präsidentenwahlen scharf - und prangerte massive Fälschungen an. Astana - Mit 95,5 Prozent i... read more..

27 Apr

Events and opinions

2780

India Courts a Distant Kazakhsta

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's April 15-16 visit to Kazakhstan marked an important step forward in India's ties with the rising Central Asian nation. Relations between the two countries have g... read more..

27 Apr

Events and opinions

2736

Disappointed by West, Uzbekistan turns to China

Uzbekistan is opening up its economy and vast mineral resources to China rather than Europe after feeling let down by Western pressure over its human rights record, a top official said Friday. Firs... read more..

Kazakhstan: High Rollers Hit Kaz Vegas, A Far Cry from Las Vega

27 Apr

Events and opinions

2745

Kazakhstan: High Rollers Hit Kaz Vegas, A Far Cry from Las Vega

It was supposed to be the Las Vegas of Central Asia, a ritzy gambling city on the shores of a man-made lake that would attract high rollers from as far afield as China. But four years after Almaty'... read more..

24 Apr

Events and opinions

2867

The Arab Spring: The Turkmen case

We continue to wonder what is happening in authoritarian Muslim petro-nations outside the Middle East and North Africa. We previously published excerpts of Afghanistan coverage by Muhammad Tahir, Wash... read more..

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