Kazakhstan

  • Sep 28, 2009
  • 2 min read

KAZAKHSTAN: Astana eyes Caucasus oil export expansion

Expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) will prove insufficient to meet Astana's oil...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 25, 2009
  • 7 min read

KAZAKHSTAN: Democratic deficit likely to undercut OSCE

On September 22, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sharply...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 25, 2009
  • 14 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Dynastic succession is on the rise

In several regions of the world, political executive power has been transferred recently from...

International
  • Sep 23, 2009
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KAZAKHSTAN: BTA debt accord signed but risks remain

Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev acknowledged yesterday that the terms of BTA's restructuring...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 15, 2009
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CENTRAL ASIA: Chinese investment welcome, to a point

China has taken on an increasingly active role in post-Soviet Central Asia. Its economic presence...

Central Asia
  • Sep 8, 2009
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KAZAKHSTAN: BTA creditors face steep losses

State-owned BTA Bank announced yesterday that it had asked its foreign creditors -- including a...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 7, 2009
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KAZAKHSTAN: Career diplomat appointed foreign minister

President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed long-serving diplomat Kanat Saudabayev as foreign...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 1, 2009
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KAZAKHSTAN: Nazarbayev issues warning to banks

President Nursultan Nazarbayev today cautioned Kazakh banks against returning to pre-recession...

Kazakhstan