Kazakhstan

  • Feb 12, 2014
  • 6 min read

Weaker Kazakhstani currency hurts banks and consumers

Yesterday, Kazakhstan's central bank announced a 20% devaluation of the national currency, the...

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 8, 2014
  • 6 min read

Astana's university aims to strengthen links with West

Nazarbayev University is now in its third year of operation. It has schools of social sciences,...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 24, 2013
  • 2 min read

Eurasian Union will for some seem too Soviet

The final pieces are in place for an economic union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Putin...

CIS
  • Nov 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Clan-based politics will shape Kazakhstan succession

In October, President Nursultan Nazarbaev appointed Kassym-Jomart Tokaev chairman of the Senate....

Kazakhstan
  • Nov 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central Asia in 2014

Central Asia did not experience any major instability in 2013. Kyrgyzstan saw an increase in...

Central Asia
  • Oct 21, 2013
  • 2 min read

Senate appointment strengthens stability in Kazakhstan

Last week's appointment of Tokaev as Speaker of the Senate re-ignited succession talks in the...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 27, 2013
  • 7 min read

Water management creates tensions in Central Asia

Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe recently hosted a high-level international conference dedicated to...

Central Asia
  • Sep 20, 2013
  • 7 min read

Astana's geopolitical reorientation favours China

Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybay recently told the local press that Astana...

Kazakhstan