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De-Nazarbayevification is a useful electoral strategy, which may explain why the news was announced by Kazakhstan’s ruling party ahead of polls next month.

Party registration remains difficult, especially for anyone critical of the government. Here’s a look at who’s who ahead of parliamentary elections next month.

Farmers complain that rebounding populations are encroaching on their pastures.

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While any sale may have been long planned, the family may be under pressure to reduce its presence in Kazakhstan’s financial sector.

The airline cancelled flights to the country last year, fearing its leased aircraft could be seized.

It’s not always for fear of reprisals. And it can undermine trust in journalism.

Already battling double-digit food inflation, a deep freeze threatens to destroy winter crops across Central Asia.

Moscow is driving forward its energy ambitions in Central Asia as it seeks new markets for gas that Europe now shuns.

Multiple journalists have been on the receiving end of alleged vandalistic assaults and threats.

Activists say prosecutors need to do more to prove the government is serious about stamping out police abuse.

The changes make living long-term in Kazakhstan unviable for tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have fled the war.

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Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan was caught off guard by Beijing’s decision to relax coronavirus controls at a trade hub on the border.

It plans to export 1.5 million tons of crude this way in 2023.

Miners flocked to Kazakhstan from China in 2021 after Beijing banned operations there.

Lawmakers are indignant that banks saved by the government are still paying out dividends.

Temperatures in Kazakhstan are slipping to below -30 degrees Celsius.

The bank is a minnow, but its sale allows Tashkent finally to start slashing state ownership of banking sector assets.

McDonald’s exit offers the Kazakh beef industry food for thought.

Inflation has continued to rise despite six interest rate hikes over the last year.

The government narrative is vague and full of holes.

Kazakhstan saw some of the priciest damage in the world.

Sanctions are propelling a shift away from transit across Russia.