Kazakhstan earns more, people get poorer State revenues are booming again because of oil and gas Almaz Kumenov Oct 8, 2018
Russia lifts ban on export of Kazakstan fuel Russia exported fuel to Kazakhstan duty-free on condition it could not be resold Almaz Kumenov Oct 3, 2018
Kazakhstan scores another Karachaganak win Astana will receive a $1.1 billion payout and a greater share in future profits. Almaz Kumenov Oct 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: Pension plans darken a grim picture The government appears eager to shed an onerous and unrewarding responsibility: managing its citizens’ pensions. Almaz Kumenov Oct 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: French director detained while working on Zhanaozen film Police have declined to provide reasons for the detention. Almaz Kumenov Sep 27, 2018
Kazakhstan: Police in capital move to five-star hotel The existing police headquarters are said to be aging and cramped. Almaz Kumenov Sep 26, 2018
Kazakhstan: Would-be US entrepreneur complains of business theft The police say it is Alexander Lee who committed fraud. Almaz Kumenov Sep 26, 2018
Kazakhstan: Government saves bank owned by ex-presidential chief of staff Authorities will acquire $1.3 billion worth of Tsesnabank’s agriculture-related credit burden. Almaz Kumenov Sep 21, 2018
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