Monthly Archive

2016

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 209 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Swedish bank 'loaned billions' to oligarch using tax havens
Corruption!
1675

Swedish bank 'loaned billions' to oligarch using tax havens

Nordea, the Swedish bank linked to this week's global tax evasion scandal, is accused of helping an oligarch close to Kazakhstan's dictator president. The bank, which is one of the biggest in Scandin... read more..
Kazakhstan: Panama Papers Expose Nazarbayev Grandson
Corruption!
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Kazakhstan: Panama Papers Expose Nazarbayev Grandson

Among the huge spectrum of international figures brought low by the Panama Papers document leak is the grandson of Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev. In a highly detailed account published ... read more..
Kazakh president unleashes inner ‘Borat’ at posh SoHo eatery
Events and opinions
1375

Kazakh president unleashes inner ‘Borat’ at posh SoHo eatery

Even Borat would have laughed at the security precautions the president of Kazakhstan took during a dinner in Manhattan — as the Central Asian strongman demanded waiters at a posh Soho restaurant be r... read more..
Kazakhstan's Snap Election Affirm Nazarbayev's Power in Uncertain Environments
Political process
1644

Kazakhstan's Snap Election Affirm Nazarbayev's Power in Uncertain Environments

The Kazakhstan snap Parliamentary elections were held on 20 March 2016. The snap elections were called amidst economic turmoil and fears that the Kazakhstan government would lose voter and public conf... read more..
Mr Juncker, Didn't Obama Show You How It's Done?
Events and opinions
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Mr Juncker, Didn't Obama Show You How It's Done?

On Wednesday, there was an event held in the EU, which usually doesn’t gather much attention, but the combination with other events made it attractive. We are talking about the visit of Kazakhstan Pre... read more..
Oil industry rocked by corruption scandal
Economy
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Oil industry rocked by corruption scandal

The American engineering and construction firm KBR hired Unaoil -- an obscure Monaco-based company now involved in a massive international bribery scandal -- to help it win oil and gas contracts in Ka... read more..
'Islamic State' a potential threat to Central Asia
Events and opinions
1515

'Islamic State' a potential threat to Central Asia

Most people immediately think about the Mideast or North Africa when they hear the name "Islamic State." But the terror militia also has an eye on the former Soviet republics in Central Asia. Regio... read more..
Four Socio-Political Factors That Could Make or Break the Deal for Eurasian Economic Integration after Kyrgyzstan’s Accession
Political process
1676

Four Socio-Political Factors That Could Make or Break the Deal for Eurasian Economic Integration after Kyrgyzstan’s Accession

Eurasianism is a sea comprised of many rivers that flow into it.And no sea can subsist without its flows Chingiz Aitmatov. (1928-2008), renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer The EEU is a one-year ... read more..
U.S. Oil Industry Giant Paid Millions To A Company At The Center Of Huge Corruption Scandal
Events and opinions
1499

U.S. Oil Industry Giant Paid Millions To A Company At The Center Of Huge Corruption Scandal

While KBR was being investigated for bribery in Nigeria, it was partnering with a company that bribed officials in Kazakhstan.The American engineering and construction firm KBR hired Unaoil — an obscu... read more..
Kremlin swings aggressive Pro-Russian separatism in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1397

Kremlin swings aggressive Pro-Russian separatism in Kazakhstan

Activity analysis of the Pro-Russian movement in Kazakhstan showed significant growth of threats to state sovereignty and to the current leadership of this country, which has emerged in the last year ... read more..
Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election
Political process
1852

Western Whitewashing of Kazakhstan's Election

Not only was the recent election more of the same, but Astana seems to have roped the same experts into praising it. If there’s one thing as depressingly predictable as the fact that Kazakhstan’s par... read more..
After Predictable Elections, Kazakhstan’s Autocrat Ponders Successor
Events and opinions
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After Predictable Elections, Kazakhstan’s Autocrat Ponders Successor

Nursultan Nazarbayev has presided over Kazakhstan since 1989. During that span, the president consolidated his grip on power over the media, the economy, and the political process, amassing a slew of ... read more..
It’s all in the family for Kazakh politics
Political process
1563

It’s all in the family for Kazakh politics

Kazakhstan’s ageing President Nursultan Nazarbayev said his oil-rich nation may become a parliamentary republic... but with his daughter at the helm. As reported by Al Jazeera, Nazarbayev, who has ... read more..
Will Kazakh autocrat's daughter succeed him?
Political process
1600

Will Kazakh autocrat's daughter succeed him?

Leader says Asia is about "family relations" not democracy as he vows to turn Kazakhstan into a parliamentary republic.As his party triumphed in a snap parliamentary vote, Kazakhstan's ageing Presiden... read more..
Is The World's Biggest Uranium Producer About To Shock Miners?
Economy
2160

Is The World's Biggest Uranium Producer About To Shock Miners?

Short but ominous note from the world’s largest uranium-producing nation this week. Suggesting that some unpleasant surprises could be coming for the mining sector here.The place is Kazakhstan. Where ... read more..
Modern Kazakhstan needs a modern economy
Extra
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Modern Kazakhstan needs a modern economy

Akezhan Kazhegeldin analyses the reasons behind the economic crisis in Kazakhstan and proposes some decisive reforms. Over the course of many years the ruling class in Kazakhstan has reconciled itsel... read more..
Kazakhstan: Rare Protest in Almaty Ahead of Election
Political process
1649

Kazakhstan: Rare Protest in Almaty Ahead of Election

A handful of civil society campaigners staged a rare picket in Almaty on March 18, demanding freedom for a political activist sentenced to jail on incitement charges. The protest took place two days ... read more..
Kazakhstan: Ex-PM’s Graft Sentence Cut on Appeal
Political process
1765

Kazakhstan: Ex-PM’s Graft Sentence Cut on Appeal

A former prime minister of Kazakhstan who was jailed last year in a high-profile corruption case has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal. The case attracted widespread attention in Kazakhstan, ... read more..
Why Kazakhstan's Alliance with Russia is Stronger than it Looks
Events and opinions
1371

Why Kazakhstan's Alliance with Russia is Stronger than it Looks

On February 3, 2016, Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev made a symbolically powerful decree on how Kazakh soldiers should march during military parades. The abolition of the Soviet goose step... read more..
Kazakhstan: Election Business Settled Before Crisis Worsens
Political process
1737

Kazakhstan: Election Business Settled Before Crisis Worsens

In many democratic systems, holding legislative elections amid spiraling inflation, a rapidly depreciating currency, sharp contractions in government expenditure and reports of job losses and delayed ... read more..
Profile: Snap poll called in ex-Soviet republic of Kazahstan
Events and opinions
1366

Profile: Snap poll called in ex-Soviet republic of Kazahstan

Standing against the current president of Kazakhstan could not, by any measure, be considered a good career move. Since Nursultan Nazarbayev took power just before the country gained its independen... read more..
After Ukraine, Kazakhstan wary of ethnic Russians broaching autonomy
Economy
1779

After Ukraine, Kazakhstan wary of ethnic Russians broaching autonomy

In the city of Kostanay in northern Kazakhstan, the ribbon of St George, a black-and-orange symbol of resurgent Russian patriotism that was adopted by separatists in Ukraine, hangs from every second c... read more..
Kazakhstan: Pre-Election Rally For Tenge As Central Bank Spends Big
Events and opinions
1445

Kazakhstan: Pre-Election Rally For Tenge As Central Bank Spends Big

After a precipitous plunge over many months, Kazakhstan’s embattled currency has gained ground in recent weeks. The governor of the central bank has now revealed the reason for the tenge’s sudden ral... read more..
Chased From Kazakhstan, Hounded in U.S. Courts
Events and opinions
1471

Chased From Kazakhstan, Hounded in U.S. Courts

Fourteen years have passed since the newsroom Irina Petrushova ran in Kazakhstan was firebombed - shortly after she found the corpse of a decapitated dog at the office and its head outside her house -... read more..
Will A Place Called Khorgos-East Gate Become The Next Dubai?
Economy
2744

Will A Place Called Khorgos-East Gate Become The Next Dubai?

In the far east of Kazakhstan, right on the Chinese border, in a place that is ringed by mountains and flanked by deserts, a massive new epicenter of trade is rising up from an empty expanse of parche... read more..
Kazakhstan Delicate Balancing Act Between Turkey and Russia
Events and opinions
1662

Kazakhstan Delicate Balancing Act Between Turkey and Russia

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu visited Kazakhstan, on February 6, where he and his host government discussed bilateral cooperation on large-scale transit corridor projects (Akorda, February read more..
Kazakhstan: Astana Comes Clean on Economic Rout
Events and opinions
1877

Kazakhstan: Astana Comes Clean on Economic Rout

Kazakhstan has slashed its growth forecast for this year, finally acknowledging the scale of damage wrought to its economy by the slump in the price for its main export commodity. The government no... read more..
Kazakhstan: Graft Probe Targets Prominent Media Figures
Events and opinions
1650

Kazakhstan: Graft Probe Targets Prominent Media Figures

Free speech campaigners are crying foul over a criminal investigation in Kazakhstan involving two prominent media figures on charges of embezzling nearly $1 million.   Seytkazy Matayev, head ... read more..
Head of Kazakh journalists' union detained
Events and opinions
1610

Head of Kazakh journalists' union detained

The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by today's detention of Seytkazy Matayev, head of the Kazakh Journalists' Union and the chair of National Press Club, in Almaty. Agents of Kazakhstan... read more..
Kazakhstan launches probe against media figure ahead of election
Events and opinions
1422

Kazakhstan launches probe against media figure ahead of election

Kazakhstan's anti-corruption agency is investigating the head of the journalists' union Seitkazy Matayev over suspected theft and tax evasion, it said on Monday, less than a month before a parliamenta... read more..
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