Kazakhstan: Capital’s mayor moved to head presidential administration Isekeshev is seen as a competent and progressive civil servant. Almaz Kumenov Sep 11, 2018
Kazakhstan: Devaluation deflates a dispirited population The tenge is sliding once again. Almaz Kumenov Sep 6, 2018
Kazakhstan: Activist fined over menstruation picket Zhanar Sekerbayeva said she was trying to smash the taboo about menstruation. Almaz Kumenov Aug 21, 2018
Anti-Russia sanctions torpedo Kazakhstan’s currency Demand for dollars has been strong over the whole summer. Almaz Kumenov Aug 16, 2018
After high-profile murder, Kazakhstan’s police seek makeover Kazakhstan’s police are rarely seen as wanting to help people Almaz Kumenov Aug 14, 2018
Ethnic Kazakh's life in balance as deportation to China looms Kazakhstan is trying an ethnic Kazakh from China for illegally crossing the border. The case threatens to aggravate nationalist views of the powerful neighbor. Almaz Kumenov Jul 17, 2018
Kazakhstan’s banks to gain access to Uzbekistan Major Kazakh lenders hope to benefit as Uzbekistan opens up Almaz Kumenov Jul 11, 2018
Kazakhstan, Russia celebrate 20 years of friendship despite the cracks There's been talk of eternal friendship, even as Russian media takes potshots at Astana. Almaz Kumenov Jul 10, 2018
Kazakhstan is throttling the internet when the president’s rival is online The people getting annoyed are anything but supporters of the marginal, self-exiled opposition figure. Almaz Kumenov Jul 2, 2018
Kazakhstan’s comic-book heroes battle for the marketplace A nascent comic-book industry fights assumptions that the material is for kids. Almaz Kumenov Jun 14, 2018
Kazakhstan and renewables: Make-believe or visionary trend-setting? Renewables still amount to just a whisker over 1 percent of all power produced in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov Jun 5, 2018
Kazakhstan tackles panic following meningitis cases There have been 12 confirmed fatalities, including five children, since the start of the year. Almaz Kumenov Jun 4, 2018
Kazakhstan’s returnees frustrated by cold shoulders More than 1 million Oralmans, mainly from China and Uzbekistan, have seized the opportunity to resettle in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov Jun 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: Russian military to leave Baikonur base? One plan is to turn the space launch facility into a destination for tourists. Almaz Kumenov May 30, 2018
Kazakhstan: Senators down on getting high Lawmakers say that a southern region of the country is gripped by a wave of drug-related crime. Almaz Kumenov May 25, 2018
Kazakhstan: Local tycoon arrested on corruption charges Yerkyn Amirkhanov was listed 40th in a Forbes list of the richest people in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov May 23, 2018
Kazakhstan banker detained in Moscow Zhomart Yertayev is being held in custody pending deportation hearings. Almaz Kumenov May 11, 2018
Kazakhstan: Government dips into pension pot to help banks President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced an end to traditional government bailouts last month. Almaz Kumenov May 7, 2018
Kazakhstan may close local elections to independents Under a law being considered in parliament, only candidates on party lists would be allowed to run. Almaz Kumenov May 3, 2018
Mystery over 2014 illnesses in western Kazakhstan village rumbles on Crude Accountability says it has powerful evidence residents were poisoned by fumes from a nearby oil and gas field. Almaz Kumenov Apr 28, 2018
Kazakhstan: President’s remarks precipitate crisis at bank Nazarbayev singled out three banks for criticism, although experts say other lenders are just as bad. Almaz Kumenov Apr 24, 2018
Kazakhstan gets Russian flak over UN Syria vote A leading Russian TV anchor mused whether Kazakhstan might face Maidan-style unrest. Almaz Kumenov Apr 17, 2018
Kazakhstan adopts Hollywood glamor to energize cinema industry The impetus to keep hammering away at the international film market has come from President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Almaz Kumenov Apr 16, 2018
Kazakhstan issues hacker warning to banks Cyber-security specialists says lenders have lulled themselves into a false sense of invulnerability. Almaz Kumenov Apr 13, 2018
Kazakhstan to send 120 peacekeepers to Lebanon The troops are expected to be deployed in the fall. Almaz Kumenov Apr 9, 2018
