Kazakhstan

  • May 16, 2018
  • 7 min read

Pragmatism will dictate US interests in Central Asia

US interest in Central Asia revives but is primarily shaped by the region's utility for fixing Afghanistan

Central Asia
  • Apr 26, 2018
  • 2 min read

Tajik and Kyrgyz push for loans ignores risks

Governments in Kyrgyzstan and particularly Tajikistan are giving little thought to the future debt repayment burden

Tajikistan
  • Apr 24, 2018
  • 7 min read

Kazakh central bank cuts lending rate as sector mends

The monetary authority ignores exchange-rate turbulence and sets about encouraging banks to lend to the real economy

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 20, 2018
  • 2 min read

Kazakhs may profit despite Russian aluminium sanctions

As the impact of US sanctions unfold, Rusal's suppliers are being affected for better and for worse

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 12, 2018
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstan ready to flout OPEC-Russia oil cap

The government is unapologetic about prioritising its own needs above a global oil cap

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 10, 2018
  • 2 min read

Kazakh leader keeps succession issue alive but distant

A televised speech turns out to be less exciting than the way it was flagged up

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 10, 2018
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstan will fight wealth fund asset freezes

A series of rulings in Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States go against Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 15, 2017
  • 7 min read

Kazakhstan hopes fuel supply problems will end in 2018

A major oil state struggles to deliver fuel to the petrol pumps

Kazakhstan