Kazakhstan plans to increase grain exports despite harvest woes The amount of grain gathered in 2021 was 18 percent less than what was harvested the previous year. Almaz Kumenov Feb 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan: Billions vanish into black hole on border with China A Kyrgyz outlet says $60 billion of goods may have been smuggled into the country from China over a 20-year period. Joanna Lillis Feb 17, 2022
Kyrgyzstan struggling to refill Toktogul reservoir The hydropower facility is the source of 40 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s electricity. Feb 14, 2022
Kazakhstan: President demands plan for the repatriation of offshore assets The call is a clear shot across the bow of former president Nazarbayev's family. Feb 9, 2022
Kazakhstan: Prosecutors offer their account on Bloody January Investigators have accused a banned political group of also fomenting violence. Almaz Kumenov Feb 8, 2022
After the Patriarch: Almaty theater seeks post-shock therapy in García Márquez Nazarbayev was everywhere, but never mentioned by name. Daniyar Moldabekov Feb 8, 2022
Xi Jinping to visit Kazakhstan in the fall Tokayev's visit to China was his first foreign trip since last month's unrest. Almaz Kumenov Feb 7, 2022
Perspectives | Cyberviolence is a curse for women in Central Asia There are legal protections, and many holes. Asylai Akisheva Feb 7, 2022
Kazakhstan: After civil unrest, industrial unrest spikes Workers across Kazakhstan are calling strikes, impatient for the better conditions the president promised after widespread unrest last month. Joanna Lillis Feb 7, 2022
Kazakhstan: Almaty protest calling for mayoral elections draws small crowd The demonstration, which city hall allowed, passed peacefully. Joanna Lillis Feb 5, 2022
Kazakhstan: Government poised for war on gray crypto-miners Electricity consumption surged by 8 percent last year. Almaz Kumenov Feb 4, 2022
Kazakhstan pledges to probe proliferating claims of human rights abuses The president has rejected calls for an international investigation into the unrest last month. Joanna Lillis, Almaz Kumenov Feb 3, 2022
Kazakhstan: Government keeps pumping money into rosy coverage A mystery outlet is getting $2.5 million. Almaz Kumenov Feb 3, 2022
Kazakhstan promises to smash smuggling rings on Chinese border The corruption has long been common knowledge. Joanna Lillis Feb 2, 2022
Kazakhstan: Parliament strips Nazarbayev of lifetime sinecures The 81-year-old former leader was last week removed as chair of the ruling party. Almaz Kumenov Feb 2, 2022
Uzbekistan: Get a jab, win a car Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm. Feb 2, 2022
Kazakhstan: Fintech revolution runs up against taxman’s demands Kazakhstan is a regional leader in mobile banking. Could tax reforms derail this unusual success story? Almaz Kumenov Jan 31, 2022
Perspectives | Unpacking Nazarbayev Inc. How the former president permeated Kazakh industry. Maximilian Hess Jan 31, 2022
Kazakhstan: Tokayev takes reins of ruling party Former president Nazarbayev's loss of influence is now all but complete. Almaz Kumenov Jan 28, 2022
Kazakhstan: Energy operator cuts crypto miners off power grid Miners say they are losing $1 million daily because of the cut. Almaz Kumenov Jan 27, 2022
China promises more investment at Central Asia summit Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades. Almaz Kumenov Jan 26, 2022
Uzbekistan: How a power outage sent a country into meltdown The way the utilities system is designed meant that a whole series of related essentials were quick to fail. Jan 26, 2022
Central Asia struck by major region-wide blackout The cause of the blackout is not yet clear, but fingers are being pointed at Kazakhstan. Jan 25, 2022
Kazakhstan shakes down oligarchs to fund social services The president has promised a new social fund will step in where the state has failed, but already there are questions about transparency. Joanna Lillis Jan 24, 2022
