Monthly Archive

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the press law amendments that President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed into lawyesterday because they deal a new series of blows to media freedom in Kazakhst... read more..

A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit brought by Kazakhstan against two exiled citizens who supposedly hacked officials’ emails and published them in a critical newspaper, the US media rep... read more..

Paul Day says ‘I go with the flow’ as critics ask if artist’s monument in Moscow square will reflect reality of Karimov’s bloody rule The late president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, was widely reg... read more..

A majority tribunal at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awarded Caratube International Oil Company LLP (Caratube) USD 39.2 million plus interest for the unlawful ... read more..

Neither the five formerly Soviet states of Central Asia nor Afghanistan is happy with the current setup, and with good reason. With respect to Afghanistan, the United States, Europe, Japan, South K... read more..

Despite Astana’s efforts to restrict its presence, foreign content continues to dominate Kazakhstan’s airwaves. Retransmission of Russian TV channels in Kazakhstan is set to continue despite govern... read more..

The Paradise Papers comprise millions of leaked documents relating to offshore activities of the super-rich, including Queen Elizabeth II. A consortium of investigative journalists in early Novembe... read more..

Court cases playing out on two continents may reveal whether the bank’s former chairman funneled money into three condos in the Manhattan luxury tower. For eight years, Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank has wa... read more..

Kazakhstani forces practice tactical drills on December 7, 2017. The country recently unveiled a new military doctrine that some experts say responds to Moscow's hybrid warfare tactics. Without muc... read more..

The Kazakh president complained on national television of companies squirreling their money away abroad.  On December 6, during an appearance on a nationally broadcasted teleconference detaili... read more..

"One question – one answer" – Akezhan Kazhegeldin's information project Social networks have made politicians accessible to journalists, who can now ask them directly the questions that Kazakh soci read more..

The financial crime branch of France's public prosecution services has widened the remit of a judicial investigation into suspected corruption in a sale of French helicopters to Kazakhstan to include ... read more..

While a new Boeing 747-8i has still not been provided the Chinese president, he is still flying in an old plane that is not luxurious or secure enough The continued use of the aging state aircraft ... read more..

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has threatened companies stashing money abroad with ominous consequences unless they repatriate their funds, media reported. The president’s latest sally... read more..

The boyfriend of a corrupt Uzbek pop singer, socialite and former UN ambassador bought luxury properties in London worth more than £17 million using shell companies, The Telegraph can disclose, raisin... read more..

A French judicial investigation into suspected corruption surrounding the sale to Kazakhstan of satellites made by aerospace giant EADS, now renamed Airbus Group, has discovered the trace of a mysteri... read more..

Given that Vladimir Putin very much hopes to get a new political boost like the one he received following the Crimean Anschluss, there is “a high degree of probability” that he will seek to incorporat... read more..

New infrastructure helps ex-Soviet grain exporters reach Asian markets China's regionwide infrastructure drive is quickly proving to be a game changer in the grain trade. The shift in the landscap... read more..

The Paradise Papers leak shows that Sauat Mynbayev, a key in Kazakhstan’s energy sector, could have conspired to hide millions in offshore havens.  The International Consortium of Investigativ... read more..

Even after a week of inquiries, investigators in Kazakhstan appear to be no closer to discovering the identity of the buyer of a 65 million euro ($76.5 million) apartment in Paris. Real estate insider... read more..

On Oct. 27, the vice president and heir apparent to the tiny oil-rich West African state of Equatorial Guinea was convicted in a Paris court of money laundering and embezzlement. At stake is Vice P... read more..

President Donald Trump made tens of millions of dollars in profits by allowing Colombian drug cartels and other groups to launder money through a Trump-affiliated hotel in Panama, according to a new i... read more..

Despite being the second-largest oil producer and exporter in the former Soviet Union, only behind Russia, Kazakhstan has been historically plagued by chronic deficits of fuel for domestic consumption... read more..

The interests of a wealthy Kazakh fugitive, a company tied to disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and the Trump Organization all intersected here Friday in unusual court proceedings. The courtro... read more..

When talking about external threats to the Eurasian economic Union, often focuses on the geopolitical aspirations of the United States, NATO and other Western integration projects, as well as on the i... read more..

Kazakhstan is abuzz with this week’s supposed revelations about how a government official bought an apartment in Paris for a whopping 65 million euros ($76.5 million). After initially scoffing at the ... read more..

A court in Kazakhstan has ordered the release on parole of a prominent journalist who was sentenced last October to serve six years in prison on fraud charges. Lawyers filing the parole appeal for ... read more..

Russia is rapidly losing its traditional leverage in Kazakhstan. Not only is demographic change swiftly reducing the share of ethnic Russians in the population, but the government in Astana is promoti... read more..

Meanwhile, “cautious optimism” about Uzbekistan and a quick lesson on Soviet history in the region; weekend reading.  Links for your weekend reading: Kyrgyz-Kazakh Rift: This week the Kyrgyz ... read more..

The United States has unveiled criminal charges against five people accused of involvement in a bribery scheme to help British defense giant Rolls-Royce win energy-related contracts in Kazakhstan, Aze... read more..