Authorities in Kazakhstan have in the runup to next month’s parliamentary election mounted another drive to snoop on the public’s internet usage and limit access to online resources they deem suspect.
Kazakhstan: Civil society complains of pre-election pressure
Civil society groups in Kazakhstan say the government is trying to “paralyze their activity” with onerous tax inspections ahead of parliamentary elections.
EDB Forecasts Kazakhstan To Recover First Among Post-Soviet countries
The EDB estimated that Kazakhstan should reach pre-crisis level first in the second half of 2021 because it had a relatively small decline. Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia will reach their 2019 fourth …
Kazakhstan, EU, International Trade Centre launch regional project on trade facilitation
The project «Ready4Trade Central Asia» will be implemented by the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan and the International Trade Centre with the support of the European Union and aims to …
Why Lower Penalties for Entrepreneurs Might Be Helpful in Kazakhstan
Deputies of the Kazakhstani parliament from Ak Zhol faction proposed in their letter to Prime Minister Askar Mamin a 50% reduction in the size of the fine for violation of sanitary and epidemiological …
Kazakhstan to hold first legislative election under President Tokayev
Legislative elections in Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on January 10, 2021, to elect the members of the Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) and Maslikhats (local representative …
First Kazakh-Northern Europe Business Meeting Hosted Online, Focuses on Investment Opportunities
Kazakhstan hosted the first Kazakh and Northern Europe business meeting online bringing top government officials, business people from Kazakhstan and Nordic countries together to explore investment …
Kazakhstan confirms OPEC+ agrees on oil output rise by 0.5 mln bpd in Jan
The OPEC+ group of leading oil producers has agreed to raise its oil output by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in January, the Energy Ministry of Kazakhstan said in a statement.
More Than 50 People Go On Trial In Kazakhstan After Ethnic Clashes
More than 50 people have gone on trial in Kazakhstan’s southern Zhambyl region after deadly ethnic clashes in February that shocked the Central Asian country.
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev-linked billionaire sucked into UK court battle
A decade-long battle over multibillion-dollar assets involving the bête noire of Kazakhstan’s government has dragged a powerful billionaire close to ruler-for-life Nursultan Nazarbayev into a court …