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

The drop is far greater than what the country saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kazakh firms see an opportunity, but are tempering their enthusiasm for now.

Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys.

Kazakh companies are treading carefully doing business with Russia.

The criminal underworld reaches across generations.

Kazakh officials know they cannot be seen siding with a Chinese company.

The news is welcome with the countries about the feel the full knock-on impact of sanctions against Russia.

Businesspeople worry that Kazakh reliance on Russian export routes is going to harm the economy.

Sanctions on Russia quickly impact its allies in Central Asia.

The government said the system was useless against the Omicron variant, but critics accused them of pandering to anti-vaxxer sentiment.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

Tbilisi’s world-famous nightclubs were the country’s last businesses to reopen following the COVID lockdown. But it took a confrontation with the authorities to make it happen.

The government has ordered the fiscal inspection service to withdraw letters accusing businesses of evading taxes.