Kazakhstan
Global 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
KazakhstanKazakh leader will soften social impacts of low growth
The government has few options for fixing externally-caused economic problems but will try to soften the social impacts
KazakhstanShell buyout will not alter Kazakh gas consortium
The government decides against taking over BG Group's share in a giant field
KazakhstanKazakh government will spend reserves until oil uptick
The authorities are hoping privatisations will bring in money but this will not be immediate
KazakhstanKazakhstan will keep Turkish ties despite Russian ire
Central Asian states have been uneasy about Moscow's behaviour towards first Ukraine and now Turkey
KazakhstanKazakhstan will silence dissenting voices amid crisis
The authorities are particularly sensitive about anything that questions national sovereignty
Kazakhstan
