Kazakhstan

  • Sep 9, 2016
  • 2 min read

Kazakh reshuffle is more routine than succession move

Karim Massimov's move to the security agency looks like a pragmatic redeployment of a loyalist

Kazakhstan
  • Aug 17, 2016
  • 6 min read

Oil projects will help Kazakhstan weather downturn

A huge investment pledge at one oilfield and progress at two others will boost confidence

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 22, 2016
  • 7 min read

Islamist threat is limited but growing in Kazakhstan

The government can contain extremist violence but seems unable to distinguish it from other challenges

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 18, 2016
  • 2 min read

More violence will dent stable image of Kazakhstan

Repeated armed attacks will erode Kazakhstan's reputation for stability

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 7, 2016
  • 6 min read

Near-zero growth is expected in Kazakhstan in 2016

Many problems, such as oil prices, are not of the authorities' making, but the central bank admits it could do better

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

Oil exporters share fiscal troubles, not resilience

Leading exporters prioritise market share over fiscal considerations -- for now

International
  • Jul 6, 2016
  • 2 min read

Oil investment offers Kazakstan hope of stability

Kazakhstan must weather political and economic storms before reaping the benefits of a large investment

Kazakhstan
  • Jun 30, 2016
  • 2 min read

Measured terror response is best for Kazakhstan

The government appears uncertain about the nature and scale of threats and how it should deal with them

Kazakhstan