Kazakhstan

China deals will be welcome boost to Kazakhstan as Astana looks to protect economy from Russian slowdown

Nazarbayev will run in early poll as stability trumps democracy but Astana may cool on increasing Eurasian integration

Early presidential election will ensure continuity as economy struggles but allows for eventual 'safe' transition

Kazakhstan will push industrial programme to diversify economy but needs to grow human resource skills pool

Kazakhstan parliament vote makes early presidential election even more likely

Kazakhstan will push EU-Eurasian Economic Union relations as way to end Donbas crisis and keep Minsk 2.0 alive

Momentum builds behind early Kazakhstan presidential election as elites look to ensure political and economic stability

Kazakhstan economy is in jeopardy as Russia continues to struggle and the oil price stays low