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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.

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.

Bishkek is now suffering with some of the world’s worst air pollution.

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.

Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses.

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.