Kazakhstan

  • Jan 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Kazakh leaders will try to defuse, not crush protests

President Tokayev has sent a commission to look into grievances in Zhanaozen as protests spread elsewhere

Kazakhstan
  • Dec 31, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kazakh president hemmed in by his predecessor

Former President Nazarbayev's formal roles and personal networks hamper the current leader's policymaking

Kazakhstan
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kazakhstan weighs crypto-mining's costs and benefits

Kazakhstan is having to buy electricity from Russia due to surging demand attributed to cryptocurrency mining

Kazakhstan
  • Nov 10, 2021
  • 2 min read

Russia's Lavrov blunders on Kazakh "xenophobia"

Russia's foreign minister has revived the recurring theme of Kazakh "xenophobia"

Kazakhstan
  • Oct 4, 2021
  • 2 min read

Ukrainian president most at risk from Pandora claims

The Pandora Papers name Russian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh and Ukrainian officials said to hold wealth in offshore havens

Russia
  • Sep 1, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kazakh president tries to head off Russian outrage

The Kazakh president has used a key speech to reprimand 'language nationalists' and reassure Russian-speakers

Kazakhstan
  • Jul 28, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kazakhstan curbs oil output but eyes future growth

The government understands the need to diversify but still hopes to raise oil output after OPEC+ limits end

Kazakhstan
  • Jun 25, 2021
  • 2 min read

Kazakh law plays catch-up with cryptocurrency miners

A new law imposes a fairly nominal tax on cryptocurrency miners as the sector grows and companies relocate from China

Kazakhstan