Kazakhstan

  • Dec 13, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kazakh strike response will stir memory of past errors

The government has a record of mishandling industrial disputes and now faces a strike in the coal sector

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 7, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kazakh president may not follow up threats to firms

The president has lashed out at his cabinet and corporations for stashing money abroad

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstan will exact price for Kyrgyz insults

The Kazakh president shows magnanimity towards his weaker neighbour after a dispute, but trade is not back to normal yet

Kazakhstan
  • Nov 8, 2017
  • 2 min read

'Paradise Papers' highlight Kazakh bank loan practices

The president promises to jail corrupt bankers but the latest troubled bank may still be salvaged

Kazakhstan
  • Oct 27, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kazakh alphabet shift will not curb ties with Russia

Kazakhstan decides to join other Turkic-language states in shifting to a Latin alphabet

Kazakhstan
  • Oct 25, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kyrgyz pique delays repairs to ties with Kazakhstan

Just when the heated tensions of the Kyrgyz election were receding, a row with Kazakhstan resurfaces

Kyrgyzstan
  • Oct 19, 2017
  • 2 min read

Central bank help for troubled Kazakh banks will rise

Four middle-ranking banks are earmarked for rescue packages

Kazakhstan
  • Oct 13, 2017
  • 7 min read

Uzbek-Kazakh thaw can ease tensions and reshape region

After years of jealous competition, Central Asia's two powerhouses get together

Uzbekistan