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Kazakh Bankers Get Back To Basics

FraudBernie and Sir Allen may need elaborate schemes to swindle people out of billions, but in the emerging markets, fraud tends to be a bit more direct. Take for example Kazakhstan.

 

 

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History not likely to vindicate Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan

nan_tronThe progressive megalomania of Nursultan Nazarbayev, presiden of Kazakhstan, keeps having the people in our country dazed. The international community is amused by his desire to exalt his own "Me" against the backdrop of the socio-economic sphere in the country that outstripped its critical stage as well as the intensifying impoverishment of the nation. An ordinary person feels ashamed of this president by right!

 

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Lawmaker: Kazakhstan could have president-for-life

A top figure in Kazakhstan's dominant pro-government party said Monday that the constitution could be amended to allow President Nursultan Nazarbayev to remain in office for life.

 

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'Informal' Caspian Summit Opening In Kazakhstan, But Iran Not Invited

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan are gathering in the Caspian coastal city of Aktau, Kazakhstan's main Caspian port.

 

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Dangerous driving

A car accident gives a reason to put an irritant behind bars

 

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Kazakh leader asked to stay for life

The Kazakhstan presidency said on Thursday a resident of a provincial city had asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev to stay in his post for life

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Kasachische Wochen in Wien

altVon Drogen, Erpressung, Mord und Folter ist die Rede - Mitglieder der rechtspopulistischen FPÖ sollen mit dem kasachischen Geheimdienst gemeinsame Sache gemacht haben.

 

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U.S. Embassy to Kazakhstan insist Zhovtis’s sentence be revised

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The U.S. Embassy to Kazakhstan asks the Kazakh authorities to revise the 4 years’ imprisonment sentence imposed on Yevgeny Zhovtis, a well-known human rights defender, who was found guilty of manslaughter in a road accident.

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Name schools, institutes after me, Kazakh leader says

altName a university after me, a school, a scientific institute or even a science foundation; but leave my name off the towns and streets of our country, President Nursultan Nazarbayev told Kazakh scientists on Friday.

 

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Black Raiders of Kazakhstan

altA documentary in Russian on how Rakhat Aliyev became one of the most feared individuals in Kazakhstan.

 

How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes

How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes

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Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

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The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

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