Kazakhstan

  • Apr 8, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Massimov to stay on as prime minister

Karim Massimov was reappointed as prime minister today, extending his record as Kazakhstan's...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 4, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Flawed poll gives Nazarbayev huge victory

President Nursultan Nazarbayev secured 95.5% of the vote in yesterday's election, with even an...

Kazakhstan
  • Apr 1, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Nazarbayev re-election is all but certain

Incumbent Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to win overwhelmingly this Sunday's presidential...

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 29, 2011
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN: Fukushima rattles nuclear exporters

International restrictions should be imposed on the construction of nuclear reactors in...

Russia
  • Mar 22, 2011
  • 6 min read

KAZAKHSTAN: Government shake-up looms after April vote

The outcome is a foregone conclusion: President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been the country's...

Kazakhstan
  • Mar 10, 2011
  • 12 min read

PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: Russia/CIS

A favourable external environment is supporting the region's economic recovery, but the pace of...

Russia
  • Mar 9, 2011
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KAZAKHSTAN: Inflation is smaller headache than tenge

The central bank (NBK) raised its key refinancing rate today by half a percentage point...

Kazakhstan
  • Feb 14, 2011
  • 7 min read

CENTRAL ASIA: China's rise splits elites, public

Beijing's inroads are a welcome tool in the hands of Central Asian governments trying to balance...

Central Asia