Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Kulibayev primed for national leadership
Kulibayev's ties to President Nursultan Nazarbayev place him firmly in Astana's inner circle of...
KazakhstanCENTRAL ASIA: Regional powers may exit electric grid
Uzbekistan may withdraw from Central Asia's unified power grid, state media reported today,...
Central AsiaCIS: Politics override economics of new customs union
On November 27, heads of state from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign agreements to create...
CisKAZAKHSTAN: Masimov promises populist measures
Prime Minister Karim Masimov today asserted that state expenditure for the remainder of 2009...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: WTO bid beckons with Russia and Belarus
Astana wants to join the WTO as part of a customs union with Russia and Belarus, Zhanar...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Outlook improves despite banking woes
Debt restructuring in the banking sector has implications for Kazakhstan's future payments burden...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN/FRANCE: Sarkozy promotes energy deals
French firms signed several big energy deals with Kazakhstan today, part of French President...
KazakhstanCIS: Energy imperatives try to unravel Caspian knot
Kazakhstan is discussing with Azerbaijan exporting oil from the Caspian to the Black Sea via the...