Kazakhstan

  • Jul 19, 2013
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstani fracas shows Italian coalition's impotence

Letta today asked the Senate to support Alfano, who faces a no-confidence motion over his role in...

Italy
  • Jun 5, 2013
  • 6 min read

Kazakhstan's ambitious IPO targets mask mid-term risks

In 2012, Kazakhstan started an ambitious People's IPO (initial public offering) programme,...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

Central Asia succession risks to drive elite struggles

News that the Uzbek President Islam Karimov may have suffered a heart attack in March prompted...

Central Asia
  • Jan 25, 2013
  • 6 min read

Kazakhstan's ambitious strategy hinges on oil wealth

In his annual State of the Nation address on December 14, President Nursultan Nazarbayev...

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 10, 2013
  • 1 min read

Kazakhstan energy boom on horizon

Kazakhstan
  • Jan 4, 2013
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstan's 'bad loan' SPVs will not solve NPL issues

KKB, Kazakhstan's largest bank, has received regulatory approval to create two bad loan SPVs,...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 31, 2012
  • 6 min read

Asset quality is key to growth for Kazakhstan's banks

After the 2007-09 crisis, banking sector recovery has been slow and painful. Although the...

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 18, 2012
  • 6 min read

Kashagan development faces structural headwinds

The Kashagan oil field has been plagued by delays, cost overruns and disagreements among...

Kazakhstan