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.
After Predictable Elections, Kazakhstan’s Autocrat Ponders Successor
Events and opinions
1616
4 min read

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
1668
2 min read

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
1716
3 min read

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
2302
2 min read

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
4262
25 min read

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
1742
2 min read

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
1867
2 min read

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
1500
5 min read

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
1841
5 min read

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
1487
4 min read

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
1892
3 min read

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
1552
2 min read

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
1577
8 min read

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
2872
4 min read

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
1787
5 min read

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
1994
2 min read

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
1763
3 min read

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
1721
2 min read

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
1526
2 min read

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..
VimpelCom Pays $795 Million To Settle Uzbekistan Bribery Investigation
Corruption!
2449
3 min read

VimpelCom Pays $795 Million To Settle Uzbekistan Bribery Investigation

Netherlands-based telecommunications giant VimpelCom announced today that it would pay U.S. and Dutch government authorities $795 million to end an investigation into bribery in Uzbekistan. While the ... read more..
U.S. Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Linked To Kazakh Family Feud
Events and opinions
1747
3 min read

U.S. Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Linked To Kazakh Family Feud

 A U.S. federal judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit brought by a close business associate of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev's former son-in-law, who was found dead in an Austrian jail read more..
Can Kazakhstan’s Privatization Plan Succeed?
Events and opinions
1839
11 min read

Can Kazakhstan’s Privatization Plan Succeed?

Kazakhstan’s plan to privatize its state industries is ambitious, but it faces some major barriers. In October 2015, the government of Kazakhstan announced the largest privatization of state-owned ... read more..
Child’s Murder Sparks Ethnic Tensions in South Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1695
3 min read

Child’s Murder Sparks Ethnic Tensions in South Kazakhstan

Ethnic tensions are bubbling in southern Kazakhstan, where local authorities have stepped in to restore calm following the murder of a child by a member of an ethnic minority. Worryingly for Astana, ... read more..
Autocrats’ bag of tricks for staying in power
Corruption!
2047
3 min read

Autocrats’ bag of tricks for staying in power

Excluding hereditary monarchies, there are close to 40 countries around the world in which the national leader has been in power for 10 or more years, writes Freedom House analyst Elen Aghekyan. A sma... read more..
Kazakhstan: Astana Opera Hits Cultural High Notes
Special projects
5837
4 min read

Kazakhstan: Astana Opera Hits Cultural High Notes

On a recent snowy winter’s evening in Kazakhstan’s capital, arts buffs flocked to the state-of-the-art opera house. Kazakhstan may be in the grip of an economic crisis, but it was a full house at... read more..
Crackdown on dissent in Kazakhstan as economy slumps
Events and opinions
1714
3 min read

Crackdown on dissent in Kazakhstan as economy slumps

Activist jailed for inciting social hatred on Facebook, then released after apology, as dropping oil prices hit hard. Something surprising just happened in Kazakhstan. Not the fact that an opposi... read more..
Kazakh pension fund to buy foreign assets, domestic bonds
Events and opinions
1537
2 min read

Kazakh pension fund to buy foreign assets, domestic bonds

Feb 10 Kazakhstan's state pension fund will invest 500 billion tenge ($1.4 billion) abroad this year and buy bonds from local banks and state companies worth 600 billion tenge, the president's office ... read more..
Kazakh leader orders 689 million pounds for house building as snap poll looms
Events and opinions
1531
2 min read

Kazakh leader orders 689 million pounds for house building as snap poll looms

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered his government on Wednesday to allocate 360 billion tenge (689 million pounds) to build affordable housing to support the economy, which has been hit by t... read more..
Move over Royal Family. London’s oligarchs are the new tourist attraction
Events and opinions
1455
3 min read

Move over Royal Family. London’s oligarchs are the new tourist attraction

‘And if you look to your left you will see a house once linked to Rakhat Aliyev, Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief, who died in police custody in Austria while awaiting charges of corruption, tor... read more..
Central Asia’s Presidents-for-Life. Don’t hold your breath waiting for democratic transitions in Central Asia.
Political process
1928
7 min read

Central Asia’s Presidents-for-Life. Don’t hold your breath waiting for democratic transitions in Central Asia.

The president of Tajikistan was granted the title “Leader of the Nation” in December 2015 by special law. However, he does not want to stop there. On January 22, Tajikistan’s parliament adopted new am... read more..
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