On January 10, voters in Kazakhstan went to the polls and elected a new parliament that looks very much like the old parliament. The same day, voters in Kyrgyzstan went to the polls and elected a new …
Kazakhstan reports almost 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
In the past 24 hours, Kazakhstan has added 972 new cases of the coronavirus infection, up 137 from the previous day, Kazinform has learnt from coronavirus2020.kz.
Could Kazakhstan Efforts to Repatriate Foreign Fighters Be a Model?
Kazakhstan has been leading the way in repatriating Kazakh foreign fighters and their families held in Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps in northeastern Syria, with experts debating whether such …
Luxembourg Pauses $506M Kazakhstan Award Enforcement
A court in Luxembourg has paused efforts by a pair of Moldovan energy investors to seize assets held by Kazakhstan in order to enforce a $506 million award against the former Soviet state, citing an …
What Crucial Central Asian Elections Mean for Biden’s Eurasian Policy | Opinion
The dual elections in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan offer crucial insights for Biden’s approach toward to those critical neighbors of Russia—and vital corridors for China’s ambitious Belt and Road …
Askar Mamin appointed Kazakhstan’s PM
Earlier, members of the Kazakh lower chamber of parliament approved the appointment of Askar Mamin as the republic’s Prime Minister with the majority of votes …
COVID-19: N Kazakhstan region may end up in ‘red zone’
North Kazakhstan region is running the risk of moving into the ‘red zone’ in terms of the spread of the coronavirus infection, Kazinform reports.
Step-by-step democratisation serves Kazakhstan well
Step-by-step democratisation has suited Kazakhstan’s national circumstances and interests well, writes Alberto Turkstra who visited Kazakhstan on the occasion of the 10 January parliamentary elections …
Kazakhstan Completes Five-Year Privatisation Plan, Says Kazakh Finance Minister
Kazakhstan successfully completed its privatization plan for 2016-2020, said Kazakh Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev at a Jan. 12 government meeting. In 2015, Kazakhstan developed a …
Freight turnover via Kazakhstan’s trains shows stable growth
An analysis of the freight transportation sector in Kazakhstan showed that freight turnover increased by 3.5 percent in 2020 and amounted to 231.8 billion ton-kilometers compared to 2019, Trend …