Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1984 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Kazakh court sentences labour union leader to two years in prison
Events and opinions
1461
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Kazakh court sentences labour union leader to two years in prison

A court in Kazakhstan on May 16 sentenced a labour union leader at the Oil Construction Company (OCC), Amin Eleusinov, to two years in prison after convicting him of embezzlement and of publicly ins read more..
Under the Radar: Switching alphabets to SMEs, Kazakhstan’s plans for 2017 and beyond
Events and opinions
1685
7 min read

Under the Radar: Switching alphabets to SMEs, Kazakhstan’s plans for 2017 and beyond

A cross-the-board look at Kazakhstan’s economic turnaround in 2017 and beyond as the country powers ahead with its ambitious reform agenda. On January 30th, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev an... read more..
Trump’s Kazakh connection
Events and opinions
1840
8 min read

Trump’s Kazakh connection

Is a former mob-connected hustler—a real estate developer who in 2010 worked on the same floor as Donald Trump as his “senior advisor”—threatening to spill some beans that could harm the president’s r... read more..
Marking a Year After Protests in Kazakhstan
Political process
2127
3 min read

Marking a Year After Protests in Kazakhstan

Freedom of the press, a devastating landslide, meeting a manaschi, and a special bonus; weekend reads. Central Asia weekend recommended reads and listens: A Year After the Protests in Kazakhstan: RF... read more..
Why does Turkey want to join the Eurasian Union?
Events and opinions
1551
12 min read

Why does Turkey want to join the Eurasian Union?

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu states that Ankara and Moscow have come to an agreement on the purchase of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system. A number of Russian exper... read more..
Top Kazakh Bank on the Block for Under $1 May Need $738 Million
Events and opinions
2109
2 min read

Top Kazakh Bank on the Block for Under $1 May Need $738 Million

Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank may have to inject at least 230 billion tenge ($738 million) into Kazkommertsbank, the troubled lender it’s set to buy for less than $1 after a state bailout, according to two ... read more..
A new reality in EU and #Kazakhstan co-operation
Events and opinions
1512
4 min read

A new reality in EU and #Kazakhstan co-operation

Director of the European External Action Service Luc Devigne and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko co-chaired the Cooperation Committee meeting that met recently in Astana to make... read more..
Kazakhstan Breaks Oil Production Cut Promise. The promise was symbolic, anyway.
Economy
1940
4 min read

Kazakhstan Breaks Oil Production Cut Promise. The promise was symbolic, anyway.

Kazakhstan, it seems, has been one of the worst violators of a promise made in December to cut oil production. According to data in the International Energy Agency’s March Oil Market Report [PDF], Kaz... read more..
The US “Offshore” Industry and the Eurasian Connection
Corruption!
2170
4 min read

The US “Offshore” Industry and the Eurasian Connection

In Cheyenne, Wyoming, a small brick-faced house sits between a Greek Orthodox Church and a tired-looking barbershop. The structure does not stand out. Yet, according to court documents from several... read more..
Proposed Article To Kazakhstan's Criminal Code Raises Concerns
Events and opinions
1598
3 min read

Proposed Article To Kazakhstan's Criminal Code Raises Concerns

Kazakhstan has an article in its Criminal Code -- Article 174 to be exact -- that outlaws actions that foment social, national, tribal, racial, class, or religious hatred and actions that insult natio... read more..
Why Did Peace Corps Leave Kazakhstan?
Events and opinions
1685
3 min read

Why Did Peace Corps Leave Kazakhstan?

In 2011, Peace Corps left Kazakhstan. Newly surfaced documents shed light on the real reasons why. When the Peace Corps shuttered its operations in Kazakhstan in 2011, rumors abounded. Stories of r... read more..
Attacks exemplify allure of extremism in ex-Soviet republics
Events and opinions
2774
2 min read

Attacks exemplify allure of extremism in ex-Soviet republics

The third airport attacker was identified as being from Russia, where Islamic violence has broken out for decades — in the Chechnya separatist war, as part of a persistent insurgency in neighboring Da... read more..
Kazakhstan Country Profile
Political process
2967
30 min read

Kazakhstan Country Profile

Regime Classification: Consolidated Authoritarian Regime   Nations in Transit Ratings and Averaged Scores NOTE: The ratings reflect the consensus of Freedom House, its academic advisers,... read more..
Ranking the Central Asian States as Investment Destinations
Special projects
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6 min read

Ranking the Central Asian States as Investment Destinations

25 years after independence, which Central Asian and South Caucasian countries are the best (and worst) places to invest? In 2016, all of the five Central Asian and three South Caucasian countries ce... read more..
Central Asia Is a Critical Crossroads
Events and opinions
1769
4 min read

Central Asia Is a Critical Crossroads

The Trump administration must keep the U.S. a player in the region. Developing a new strategic approach to Central Asia is probably at the bottom of the Trump administration's foreign policy inbox. N... read more..
Kazakhstan: California Court to Hear Almaty Corruption Lawsuit
Corruption!
2281
4 min read

Kazakhstan: California Court to Hear Almaty Corruption Lawsuit

Kazakhstan has successfully argued in a US appeals court that it can file suit against a former top official — an avowed foe of the government — in California for compensation over alleged acts of cor... read more..
Russia scandal? Inside the Obama-Clinton uranium deal. Hillary OK'd sale as cash flowed to foundation, Bill's pockets
Events and opinions
2277
8 min read

Russia scandal? Inside the Obama-Clinton uranium deal. Hillary OK'd sale as cash flowed to foundation, Bill's pockets

Tens of millions of dollars from uranium investors flowed into the Clinton Foundation, and Bill Clinton received a $500,000 speaking fee from a Russian bank tied to the Kremlin before Secretary of Sta... read more..
Belgian authorities probe Kazakh paymasters in Nicholas Sarkozy's helicopter deal
Corruption!
4371
7 min read

Belgian authorities probe Kazakh paymasters in Nicholas Sarkozy's helicopter deal

Belgian Federal Parliament to examine events which "shame the country, democracy and justice". A drama is being played out in the unlikely setting of a Brussels parliamentary committee room that co... read more..
Central Asia Corruption: High-Brow Racketeers Society in Kazakhstan
Corruption!
2100
4 min read

Central Asia Corruption: High-Brow Racketeers Society in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, two former prime ministers are serving jail terms now, and shadows are packing on top of dozens of other members of the upper circle and hundreds within slightly lower echelons. A clea... read more..
Brothers Again: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Political process
2503
3 min read

Brothers Again: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana. A few weeks after making his first foray abroad — a two-day trip to Turkmenistan — Uzbek President Sh... read more..
Akezhan Kazhegeldin: "The people themselves are still the source of power in Kazakhstan. Although they don't always remember that."
Extra
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17 min read

Akezhan Kazhegeldin: "The people themselves are still the source of power in Kazakhstan. Although they don't always remember that."

Ermurat Bapi interviews Akezhan Kazhegeldin. Q. In a recent interview in Novaya Gazeta Kazakhstan, you commented disparagingly on the last constitutional reform. By contrast, the Kazakh mass media ... read more..
Kazakhstan announces $7.5 bln bailout of top lender Kazkommertsbank
Events and opinions
2045
2 min read

Kazakhstan announces $7.5 bln bailout of top lender Kazkommertsbank

Kazakhstan's state-run "bad bank" will buy 2.4 trillion tenge ($7.5 billion) of bad loans from Kazkommertsbank, the country's biggest lender by assets, paving the way for a takeover by its closest riv... read more..
Kazakhgate: Chodiev tuyautait la Sûreté de l’État belge
Corruption!
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Kazakhgate: Chodiev tuyautait la Sûreté de l’État belge

L’homme d’affaires kazakh donnait des infos aux agents belges et demandait des faveurs en retour. L’homme d’affaires belgo-kazakh Patokh Chodiev, par lequel le scandale du Kazakhgate est arrivé, ét... read more..
Kazakhstan risks backlash over labor crackdown
Economy
1902
5 min read

Kazakhstan risks backlash over labor crackdown

Kazakhstan is facing the growing prospect of an international backlash over a crackdown on labor unions that has curtailed workers' rights and increased the likelihood of social unrest and political d... read more..
Kazakhstan: Constitution Reforms to Be Reviewed in Parliament
Political process
2250
3 min read

Kazakhstan: Constitution Reforms to Be Reviewed in Parliament

Following the formal end of national discussions in Kazakhstan on constitutional reforms intended, if only on paper, to rebalance authority away from the president toward the executive and the legisla... read more..
Swiss Probe Lombard Odier in Uzbek Money Laundering Case
Corruption!
1942
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Swiss Probe Lombard Odier in Uzbek Money Laundering Case

Swiss prosecutors announced Thursday that they are investigating whether private bank Lombard Odier failed to prevent the daughter of former Uzbek president Islam Karimov from laundering money. Loc... read more..
The BOTA Foundation Revisited -- Part Two: BOTA – A Quick Recap
Events and opinions
1804
3 min read

The BOTA Foundation Revisited -- Part Two: BOTA – A Quick Recap

The agreement to start the Foundation emerged in 2007 after more than two years of discussion between the Governments of the United States, Switzerland and Kazakhstan (known as “the Parties”) about th... read more..
Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Drive Turns Against Opposition
Events and opinions
1994
4 min read

Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Drive Turns Against Opposition

Kazakhstan’s renewed efforts against corruption might mask a strategy aimed to silence opposition figures and activists. Last month, we covered the arrest of Kazakhstan’s former Minister of Economy K... read more..
Aisultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan Soccer’s Savior?
Events and opinions
2066
2 min read

Aisultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan Soccer’s Savior?

Kazakhstan’s Football Federation has a new vice president with a familiar sounding surname — Aisultan Nazarbayev. With this appointment, President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s grandson has finally achieved... read more..
Billionaire Suing Four US Residents in London Was the ‘Victim of a Political Campaign’
Extra
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2 min read

Billionaire Suing Four US Residents in London Was the ‘Victim of a Political Campaign’

A wealthy British businessman who is feuding with the state of Kazakhstan over hundreds of millions of dollars of disputed assets claims the Kazakh secret police put him and his brother under “extreme... read more..
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