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Austria and Kazakhstan sign investment agreemen

Austria and Kazakhstan have signed a new bilateral investment agreement, it has been announced.

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A Future For Citizen Journalism in Central Asia

In the early 2000s, the Ketebayev brothers – Bakhytzhan and Muratbek – ran Central Asia's most interesting journalistic enterprises. They were Kazakhstan's Tan TV and the weekly newspaper Respublika.

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THE OSCE FACES "DIFFICULT TIMES"

mail-1Kazakh plans might be reduced to window dressing and finding ways of avoiding upsetting the major powers

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Kazakhstan takes helm of OSCE amid concern over rights

Kazakhstan ranked 142 out 175 countries on media watchdog Reporters Without Borders' annual worldwide press freedom index

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OSCE Centre facilitates discussion on simplification of pre-trial criminal procedures in Kazakhstan

oscelogoOSCE Centre facilitates discussion on simplification of pre-trial criminal procedures in KazakhstanA recently adopted law that aims to simplify preliminary criminal investigation procedures in Kazakhstan was in focus at an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that was held in Astana today.

 

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Kazakhstan: The Plot Thickens in Nuclear Industry Probe

djakishevKazakhstan's anti-corruption campaign made some progress in 2009, underscored by Astana's ability to move up 25 places on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index of corrupt states to 120th this year. However, some observers are questioning whether there is more to efforts aimed at curbing graft than meets the eye.

 

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Central Asia welcomes China with new gas pipeline

chinaturkmenCentral Asia welcomed China's foray into their energy-rich region on Sunday as Chinese leader Hu Jintao prepared to open a new pipeline connecting a Turkmen gas field with China's restive Xinjiang region.

 

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China tightens Central Asia hold with new gas link

truba1China's President Hu Jintao opened a pipeline linking a gas field in Turkmenistan with his country's Xinjiang region on Monday, extending Beijing's reach into Central Asia's natural resources.

 

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Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan agree on customs bloc

The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus reached a deal Friday to create a customs union among their three ex-Soviet states from July 1 next year.

 

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Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan to seal Customs Union deal

kazrusbelorusflagiThe presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a deal on a Customs Union between the three ex-Soviet republics in Minsk on November 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

 

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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