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Central Asian states plan ‘silk visa’ in bid to revive trade
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- Written by Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
Region known for mutual hostility and glacial change shows signs of opening up
Kazakhstan registers opposition politician to run for president
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- Written by AFP
A prominent opposition politician and journalist on Monday won his bid to challenge a trusted ally of strongman Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan’s presidential polls next month.
Mukhtar Ablyazov: the net tightens on the fugitive oligarch in Russia, US, and European Parliament
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- Written by Gary Cartwright
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office recently approved an indictment against Mukhtar Ablyazov, former head of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank, who is accused of embezzling 58 billion rubles ($1,8 billion at the average annual rate of 2009), Alexandr Kurennoy, a spokesman for the Prosecutor General’s Office, has confirmed.
Russian-tied Trump Tower lobbyist and GOP operative lobbying for Kazakh fugitive
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- Written by Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom
A Russian-tied lobbyist who attended the notorious Trump Tower meeting and a longtime GOP operative are teaming up to lobby on behalf of a Kazakh fugitive alleged to have stolen millions from the Central Asian country.
One Part of the World Fears China’s Growing Power
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- Written by Connor Dilleen
Beijing's money comes with strings attached.
What happens to Kazakhstan’s dictatorship now that its dictator has quit?
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- Written by Austin S. Matthews
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader Kazakhstan had known since the country gained independence nearly 30 years ago, resigned March 19. During his televised announcement, the longtime autocrat noted his government’s shortcomings in addressing economic problems and expressed desire for a new generation of leadership.
On Human Rights in Kazakhstan
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- Written by Nick Kennedy
Kazakhstan has long set its sights on joining the world’s elite. Yet there’s a huge gap between their rhetoric and their deeds.
Kazakhstan: Government cracks down on supporters of the constitution
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- Written by Eurasianet
Authorities in Kazakhstan are cracking down on citizens holding public demonstrations in support of the constitution.
Kazakhstan: Anti-government rallies signal emboldened protest mood
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- Written by Joanna Lillis
Frustrations have been bolstered by perceptions that crucial national decisions are being made without the general population being consulted.
Kazakhs, foreign investors puzzled by power-sharing leaders
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- Written by Olzhas Auyezov
The new Kazakh president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, flies a modest Airbus A321 jet. His predecessor and patron Nursultan Nazarbayev moves around on a much bigger wide-body Airbus A330-200.
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