Monthly Archive

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Kazakh ex-diplomat Aliyev dies from apparent suicide - Austrian court
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Kazakh ex-diplomat Aliyev dies from apparent suicide - Austrian court

Rakhat Aliyev, the Kazakh president's former son-in-law turned opponent, has been found dead in an Austrian jail from an apparent suicide, a court spokeswoman said on Tuesday. "He committed suici... read more..
Kazakh resistance to ex-Soviet devaluation wave damaging economy
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2222
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Kazakh resistance to ex-Soviet devaluation wave damaging economy

Facing early elections, Kazakhstan has been steadfast in refusing to devalue the tenge but the dangers of an over-valued currency are already evident and may ultimately force official action. Kaz... read more..
Kazakh Fund Says FX Sales Alone Won’t Shore Up Tenge
Economy
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Kazakh Fund Says FX Sales Alone Won’t Shore Up Tenge

Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund, which controls oil producer KazMunaiGaz and the nation's rail monopoly, said selling its companies' foreign-currency earnings alone won't stave off pressure on the ... read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Allies Call for Snap Presidential Poll
Events and opinions
1993
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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Allies Call for Snap Presidential Poll

Moves are afoot in Kazakhstan to hold a snap presidential election. Proponents say an early election would give incumbent strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev a fresh mandate as the country faces a slumping... read more..
Kazakhstan's Industrial Heartland Feels Economic Squeeze
Events and opinions
1949
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Kazakhstan's Industrial Heartland Feels Economic Squeeze

Kazakhstan's slowing economy is pinching the country's industrial heartland. Several industrial behemoths have announced cutbacks that they blame on a toxic mix of factors hitting their bottom li... read more..
Russia To Replace Ukrainian Weaponry With Help From CSTO Allies
Events and opinions
1880
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Russia To Replace Ukrainian Weaponry With Help From CSTO Allies

Russia's post-Soviet security bloc will work to build up the capacity of other member states to produce substitutes for Ukrainian weaponry, the bloc's top official announced.       ... read more..
ISIS to sets sights on Central Asia?
Special projects
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ISIS to sets sights on Central Asia?

The Islamic State, the jihadist group better known as ISIS, was said to have allocated US$70 million in an attempt to destabilize Central Asia, posing significant threats to China's borders, reports n... read more..
MPs seek law to force Blair to declare his paymasters
Events and opinions
1802
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MPs seek law to force Blair to declare his paymasters

Conservative MPs in Britain will today launch a campaign to force Tony Blair to reveal how much he earns - and continue to declare who pays him for the rest of his life. The Tory MP Andrew Bridgen is ... read more..
Russia’s borders: Moscow’s long alliance with Kazakhstan is strong but not unbreakable
Events and opinions
1996
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Russia’s borders: Moscow’s long alliance with Kazakhstan is strong but not unbreakable

In this instalment of our series looking at Russia's relations with the countries along its border, we reach Kazakhstan, Moscow's closest ally in central Asia. Region specialist Julia Kusznir tells a ... read more..
Kazakhstan Facing Serious Challenges From Low Oil Prices
Events and opinions
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Kazakhstan Facing Serious Challenges From Low Oil Prices

In the current volatile energy market, Italy has again bet big on hydrocarbon-rich Kazakhstan, trying to re-cement its cooperation with the Central Asian republic. The bilateral partnership had been s... read more..
Even Vladimir Putin's Authoritarian Allies Are Fed Up With Russia's Crumbling Economy
Events and opinions
1951
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Even Vladimir Putin's Authoritarian Allies Are Fed Up With Russia's Crumbling Economy

To get a sense of why the world this month welcomed the Eurasian Economic Union with such resounding silence, look back to late August. As his country began its ongoing march into economic crumble, Ru... read more..
Kazakhstan energy profile: second-largest oil reserves among Former Soviet Republics – Analysis
Economy
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Kazakhstan energy profile: second-largest oil reserves among Former Soviet Republics – Analysis

Kazakhstan, an oil producer since 1911, has the second-largest oil reserves as well as the second-largest oil production among the former Soviet republics after Russia. Kazakhstan is a major oil pr... read more..
Kazakhstan Devaluation Risk Revealed in Fivefold Jump in Swaps
Economy
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Kazakhstan Devaluation Risk Revealed in Fivefold Jump in Swaps

In Kazakhstan, the most telling sign that investors are bracing for another currency devaluation is their refusal to part with dollars. Exporters and other holders of the greenback are turning to the ... read more..
Court Decisions
Events and opinions
2358
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Court Decisions

It's not often that Kazakhstan's backyard politicking come to the fore. It's rarer yet when such sniping is aired in English, made available to that much larger of an audience. It's political gossip a... read more..
Compass subsidiary accused of paying bribes to Kazakhstan officials
Corruption!
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Compass subsidiary accused of paying bribes to Kazakhstan officials

Ex-finance director at arm of FTSE 100 company claims officials received holidays and cash for lucrative contracts.  A subsidiary of Compass Group, the FTSE 100 catering firm, paid bribes to Kazakhsta... read more..
Kazakh Leader's Ex-Son-in-Law Jailed in Murder Probe
Events and opinions
2102
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Kazakh Leader's Ex-Son-in-Law Jailed in Murder Probe

Rakhat Aliyev, the ex-husband of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's eldest daughter, surrendered today in Austria seven years after police in his home country sought his arrest in a murder probe.... read more..
Tony Blair Has Another Repressive Central Asian Autocracy to Sell You
Events and opinions
2019
8 min read

Tony Blair Has Another Repressive Central Asian Autocracy to Sell You

With Ukraine in continued crisis and Moscow deflating under a crippled ruble, the European Union has begun scouring for non-Russian gas. Azerbaijan, in the gas-rich southern Caspian, should present a ... read more..
Prince Andrew and his past controversies are still challenging the royal family
Events and opinions
2076
4 min read

Prince Andrew and his past controversies are still challenging the royal family

EVERY couple of years a now familiar cycle begins at Buckingham Palace when officials try to rehabilitate Prince Andrew's battered image.         Journalists invited to in... read more..
Moscow-Led Trade Bloc Begins in Troubled Times
Events and opinions
2079
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Moscow-Led Trade Bloc Begins in Troubled Times

The Eurasian Economic Union, a trade bloc of former Soviet states, expanded to four nations Friday when Armenia formally joined, a day after the union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan began. The... read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Grandson Assumes Astana Power Post
Events and opinions
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2 min read

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Grandson Assumes Astana Power Post

The grandson of President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been parachuted into a top political job in Astana, sparking speculation in Kazakhstan that the aging president may be grooming him as his successo read more..
Chinese, Kazakh deal fosters Silk Road plan
Economy
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Chinese, Kazakh deal fosters Silk Road plan

China secured deals worth more than $14 billion to enhance connectivity with Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest economy, in what is another step forward in efforts to revive the ancient transcontinent... read more..
Russian Grip Haunts Kazakhs Trying to Escape Ukraine's Fate
Events and opinions
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Russian Grip Haunts Kazakhs Trying to Escape Ukraine's Fate

Kazakhstan's largest city began life as a Russian fortress. The government is doing all it can to stop it becoming one in future once President Nursultan Nazarbayev's long rule ends.     ... read more..
Photo of Hollande in Kazakh hat sparks ridicule online
Events and opinions
2201
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Photo of Hollande in Kazakh hat sparks ridicule online

A photo of French President François Hollande dressed in a traditional fur coat and hat given to him by his Kazakh counterpart during a visit to Astana prompted a flurry of jokes on social media on Sa... read more..
Kazakh Banker Saga Spins Intrigue, Politics, Cash
Events and opinions
2115
4 min read

Kazakh Banker Saga Spins Intrigue, Politics, Cash

Traced to a Cote d'Azur villa by private detectives for the bank he once led, the Kazakh oligarch-turned-dissident is dwarfed by the masked French court guards flanking him. He is the smallest man in ... read more..
Hollande in uranium-rich Kazakhstan to discuss contracts, relations with Russia
Events and opinions
2141
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Hollande in uranium-rich Kazakhstan to discuss contracts, relations with Russia

French President François Hollande arrived in Kazakhstan on Friday for a two-day visit to a country with vast uranium and gas reserves and infrastructure contracts on offer. NGOs urged him to raise hu... read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Wants to Spend Way out of Slowdown, But How Much Is Enough?
Events and opinions
2104
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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Wants to Spend Way out of Slowdown, But How Much Is Enough?

President Nursultan Nazarbayev thinks Kazakhstan can spend its way out of the economic doldrums. Experts, meanwhile, are divided about whether Nazarbayev's plans represent a bold Roosevelt-style New D... read more..
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Paints Rosy Picture of Human Rights
Events and opinions
2035
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Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Paints Rosy Picture of Human Rights

Kazakhstan does not persecute political opponents or attack freedom of expression, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has avowed, fending off awkward questions from journalists during a December 5 visit t... read more..
Orchestrated throttling of Kazakh opposition weekly
Events and opinions
1995
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Orchestrated throttling of Kazakh opposition weekly

Reporters Without Borders condemns the judicial persecution of the opposition weekly ADAM bol, which was ordered to pay an exorbitant fine yesterday and which was suspended last week in connection wit... read more..
Oil prices drop can adversely affect economy of Kazakhstan, expert says [Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan :: ]
Economy
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Oil prices drop can adversely affect economy of Kazakhstan, expert says [Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan :: ]

After the OPEC countries decided not to reduce the quota for oil production, a further drop in oil prices can adversely affect the economy of Kazakhstan, the expert of the Institute of Political Solut... read more..
Billionaire Mining Mogul Frank Giustra Won’t Be “Another Rich, Dead Dude”
Events and opinions
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Billionaire Mining Mogul Frank Giustra Won’t Be “Another Rich, Dead Dude”

"I don't want to be another rich, dead dude." So said Frank Giustra, the billionaire Canadian philanthropist who recently received the Dalai Lama Humanitarian Award from the Dalai Lama himself. F read more..
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