Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1987 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Don’t bet your shirt in the output sweepstake
Events and opinions
1470
4 min read

Don’t bet your shirt in the output sweepstake

The Opec and IEA reports this week pretty much buried any remaining hopes of substantial market rebalancing this year. Opec knocked some 200,000 b/d off the forecast fall in 2016 non-Opec productio... read more..
Did playing hockey with Medvedev get Kazakhstan’s PM fired?
Events and opinions
1414
5 min read

Did playing hockey with Medvedev get Kazakhstan’s PM fired?

Prime Minister Karim Massimov has been ousted by Kazakhstan’s leader after a flurry of social media activity. There is more to this than meets the eye. Kazakhstan has seen a political upset at the hi... read more..
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev may appoint grandson in succession plan: Report
Events and opinions
1508
2 min read

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev may appoint grandson in succession plan: Report

A weakening economy has triggered top-level changes in oil-rich Kazakhstan by President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is apparently planning "transition" of power th... read more..
Kazakhstan’s government reshuffle: latest shift in upper ranks
Events and opinions
1457
4 min read

Kazakhstan’s government reshuffle: latest shift in upper ranks

The latest shift in Kazakhstan’s highest echelons of state power has almost immediately led to speculations concerning the eventuality that the head of state, now 76, but apparently still in good heal... read more..
A Post-Karimov Uzbekistan
Events and opinions
1455
4 min read

A Post-Karimov Uzbekistan

Succession plans are a serious political vulnerability for the ageing leaders of Central Asia. With the death of President Islam Karimov announced in Uzbekistan on 2 September, cloak-and-dagger intrig... read more..
From Soviet Socialist Republics to Independent States: A Story of Central Asia
Events and opinions
1621
21 min read

From Soviet Socialist Republics to Independent States: A Story of Central Asia

A Series of five articles covers 25 years of independence of all Central Asian republics. All five articles are included in this one piece of writing to give a background of Soviet Socialist Republics... read more..
Central Asia: countries enlightened feudalism
Events and opinions
1862
8 min read

Central Asia: countries enlightened feudalism

Middle Ages in Central Asia - it's not the Middle Ages in Europe. While in Europe, blaming the Inquisition, burned at the stake scholars and their books in the quiet of the Asian palaces worked hundre... read more..
What's behind Kazakh PM's publicity comeback?
Events and opinions
1625
4 min read

What's behind Kazakh PM's publicity comeback?

After months of media silence, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently launched a major PR drive. Many analysts are linking the PM's move to the government's new media policy - and a strategy to ... read more..
Oil Gives Pause to $64 Billion Kazakh Wealth Fund on Asset Sales
Events and opinions
1873
3 min read

Oil Gives Pause to $64 Billion Kazakh Wealth Fund on Asset Sales

The crash in crude prices may have nudged Kazakhstan toward its biggest wave of privatization in history, but its wealth fund is now willing to bide its time for a recovery in oil to take hold. Samru... read more..
NZ court orders Mega personal data to be handed over
Events and opinions
1527
3 min read

NZ court orders Mega personal data to be handed over

Sensitive online information will be handed over as early as next week, from cloud storage company Mega to a Central Asian government pursuing dissident hackers. Kazakhstan is pursuing the source of ... read more..
Kazakhstan seeks International Arbitration ruling over investment in Romania
Economy
1986
5 min read

Kazakhstan seeks International Arbitration ruling over investment in Romania

KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region Nine years ago, in the Balkans, three important facilities start... read more..
Kazakhstan: EXPO Pension Raid Report Raises Hackles
Events and opinions
1471
4 min read

Kazakhstan: EXPO Pension Raid Report Raises Hackles

Authorities in Kazakhstan have had to mount a rearguard battle against claims that they have dipped into the state pension pot to fund the showcase EXPO-2017 fair in Astana. A few media outlets, news... read more..
Kazakhstan: Doping Scandal Casts Gloom Over Olympic Hopes
Events and opinions
1464
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Doping Scandal Casts Gloom Over Olympic Hopes

Discoveries of drug cheating by some of Kazakhstan’s sporting heroes have injected a dispiriting note into preparations for the upcoming Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro. The euphoria inspired by the... read more..
Cameron offered £36m new job that comes with a free bus pass but he has to be circumcised
Events and opinions
1475
3 min read

Cameron offered £36m new job that comes with a free bus pass but he has to be circumcised

He has lost his job and tied home in London but David Cameron is in demand in Kazakhstan where he has been offered an advisor's role with a £36m annual salary – plus "a harem of the most beautiful gir... read more..
Lithuanian court refuses to extradite Kazakh billionaire’s Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to Ukraine and Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1499
2 min read

Lithuanian court refuses to extradite Kazakh billionaire’s Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law to Ukraine and Kazakhstan

On 29 July, 2016 Court of Appeal of Lithuania has announced its final and undeniable decision, by which the Court has refused to extradite Kazakh billionaire’s Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law Syrym ... read more..
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Reject Turkish Calls to Close Gülen Schools.
Events and opinions
1454
2 min read

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Reject Turkish Calls to Close Gülen Schools.

With the Turkish government asking countries around the world to shutter schools linked to Fethullah Gülen’s movement, governments on the receiving end of such requests have to measure several interes... read more..
Kazakhstan: Rare Public Outreach Being Wound Down
Events and opinions
1493
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Rare Public Outreach Being Wound Down

Kazakhstan launched a rare exercise in consulting with the general public earlier this year to defuse spreading discontent, but the authorities are now bracing to pull the plug on the experiment and r... read more..
Kazakhstan: Stricter Laws to Follow Almaty Shootings
Events and opinions
1435
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Stricter Laws to Follow Almaty Shootings

In the wake of the deadly Almaty shootings, authorities in Kazakhstan are drawing up measures to step up the fight against extremism and considering the creation of a fingerprint and DNA register. “P... read more..
Kazakhstan -- In The Absence Of Official Information. Kazakhstan has been going through some tough times recently.
Events and opinions
1469
3 min read

Kazakhstan -- In The Absence Of Official Information. Kazakhstan has been going through some tough times recently.

There were widespread protests against government land-reform plans in late April that culminated in countrywide rallies against government policies on May 21. Hundreds of people were arrested in the ... read more..
How Rogue Regimes Have Weaponized Interpol.
Events and opinions
1894
4 min read

How Rogue Regimes Have Weaponized Interpol.

Iran, Russia, Venezuela and other authoritarian governments abuse the agency to target critics. Autocratic regimes and governments who sneer at the rule of law have found a new tool for harassing i... read more..
Kazakhstan: Libel Fine Deals Another Blow to Independent Media
Events and opinions
1425
2 min read

Kazakhstan: Libel Fine Deals Another Blow to Independent Media

One of Kazakhstan’s last remaining independent newspapers has been ordered to pay heavy damages in a libel case that its editor believes was designed to drive it out of business. The ruling ordering ... read more..
Kazakhstan’s Latest Shooting: Terror or Crime?
Events and opinions
1452
4 min read

Kazakhstan’s Latest Shooting: Terror or Crime?

In a disturbing development for Kazakhstan, another supposedly radicalized gunman singled out security forces for an attack — this time in the country’s largest city, Almaty. Interior Ministry said a... read more..
How Tony set up crony to spin for blood soaked tyrant: Blair's former 'director of political operations' had three month role with the Kazakh government
Events and opinions
1502
4 min read

How Tony set up crony to spin for blood soaked tyrant: Blair's former 'director of political operations' had three month role with the Kazakh government

Few of Tony Blair's cronies have defended the former prime minister more vociferously after the damning conclusions of Sir John Chilcot's Iraq report than his one-time 'director of political operation... read more..
Former Soviet Countries’ Use of Symbols to Thumb Their Noses at Russia
Events and opinions
1420
4 min read

Former Soviet Countries’ Use of Symbols to Thumb Their Noses at Russia

A Ukrainian postal stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of Stepan Bandera’s birth. Public Domain Symbols were important during the Soviet era. The hammer and cycle was the premier example. Then... read more..
Brexit Bet Makes Kazakhstan Better Than Soros
Economy
1992
2 min read

Brexit Bet Makes Kazakhstan Better Than Soros

Move over George Soros, Kazakhstan is claiming the title as the most prescient speculator in the pound. The former Soviet republic’s central bank bet against the currency before Britain’s surprise ... read more..
Monstrous hypocrite
Events and opinions
1486
11 min read

Monstrous hypocrite

As Blair's liar-in-chief Alastair Campbell claims the moral high ground after Chilcot, the chilling memos that reveal how he touted for work to 'rebrand' one of the world's most repressive tyrannies ... read more..
Corruption: Moving money out of purgatory. In the crackdown on kleptocracy, ‘global policemen’ states have faced difficulties in returning illicit assets to citizens.
Corruption!
1666
8 min read

Corruption: Moving money out of purgatory. In the crackdown on kleptocracy, ‘global policemen’ states have faced difficulties in returning illicit assets to citizens.

Aron Bornstein arrived in Kazakhstan in February 2009 with $84m and a daunting assignment. His job was to hand out millions of dollars to impoverished families, non-governmental agencies and students ... read more..
Christians Worry About Trend Of Raids On Services At Homes In Former Soviet Union
Events and opinions
1459
3 min read

Christians Worry About Trend Of Raids On Services At Homes In Former Soviet Union

Christians are condemning a provision in Russia’s soon-to-be-signed anti-terrorism law that prevents people from holding religious services in their homes. The provision is one of a raft of restric... read more..
Chevron and Kazakhstan see mutual benefits to oilfield expansion
Events and opinions
1560
4 min read

Chevron and Kazakhstan see mutual benefits to oilfield expansion

Mega-projects are an endangered species in today’s oil and gas industry. As companies struggle to keep up their dividend payments with sharply reduced revenues, multiyear, multibillion-dollar commitme... read more..
Kazakhstan's China Choice. Kazakhstan’s future is at a crossroads, with its relationship to China as the key.
Events and opinions
1525
4 min read

Kazakhstan's China Choice. Kazakhstan’s future is at a crossroads, with its relationship to China as the key.

Most of the routes from China to Europe pass via Kazakhstan’s vast landmass, located strategically on the crossroads between Europe and Asia. As China is expanding its economic outreach to Europe, the... read more..
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