Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Economy shrinks 2.2% in first quarter
The Kazakh economy contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2009 in year-on-year terms, the...
KazakhstanRUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN/TAJIKISTAN: Interest rates are cut
The central banks of Russia, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan have all announced significant interest...
RussiaKAZAKHSTAN: Security sector fissures are deepening
The KNB is consolidating its role in the Kazakh state. Although Kazakhstan lacks any form of...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Astana faces lawsuit over embattled bank
Minority shareholders in BTA, Kazakhstan's largest bank, are suing the government for 3 billion...
KazakhstanCENTRAL ASIA: Water summit fails to reach compromise
Heads of state from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met in Almaty...
Central AsiaKAZAKHSTAN/CHINA: Nazarbayev seeks loans for energy
President Nursultan Nazarbayev today begins a five-day visit to China, where he is expected to...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN: Alliance defaults on opaque liabilities
Alliance Bank, Kazakhstan's fourth-largest lender, announced yesterday that it could not make...
KazakhstanKAZAKHSTAN/US: Astana proposes nuclear fuel bank
According to yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Astana has offered to host an international...
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