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Kazakhstan will avoid harsh response to protests
The president opts for caution and backs down on controversial land reform
KazakhstanKazakhstan will be responsive on policy change needs
The authorities act to adjust financial policy and head off unrest risks
KazakhstanCheap oil will weigh long-term on top exporters
OPEC members have so far failed to agree output cuts to boost prices
InternationalKazakh leader will ignore Panama Papers connection
The president will brush off allegations about his grandson, but they damage his daughter more
KazakhstanHunt for yield will boost global farmland demand
Farmland provides high returns and reduces portfolio volatility, though it is exposed to high political risk
InternationalGlobal mining M&A deals will be small and few
Mining companies' capital bases have deteriorated; they are likely neither to be acquirers nor acquired
InternationalKazakhstan poll will be about stability not succession
The president sees elections, even without a contest, as a way of testing and shoring up popular support
KazakhstanKazakhstan may shun oil output freeze
The energy minister argues that an earlier downgrade of output plans counts as a unilateral reduction
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