Kazakhstan

Worries about Russia and oil have prompted the second early election in two years

Kazakhstan is suffering from low oil prices, and China will seek to benefit from its economic weakness

Energy, transport and mining firms among many significant assets up for sale

Falling living standards may cause socially rather than politically driven protests

Kazakhstan and China are strengthening their bilateral commercial ties with Astana suffering under low oil price

Kazakhstan is suffering under the weight of low oil prices and Astana's woes are being exacerbated by Russia's slowdown

Low oil prices are hurting Kazakhstan's economy but Astana's new privatisation plans aim to bring relief

President Nazarbayev removes central bank governor after depreciation of the currency and economic woes