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The Week in Kazakhstan: Against the Grain

Kazakhstan votes on Sunday for a nuclear referendum, the government issues fresh Eurobonds

#weekly review

How Kazakhstan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Plant

Government propaganda is only promoting the “yes” side at the referendum on the nuclear power plant

#Nuclear Energy

Kazakhstan Shuts Down Dissent Ahead of Nuclear Referendum

A column by International Partnership for Human Rights

The Dungan Gastronomical Footprint in Central Asia

Dungan food expert Madina Balakhisheva discusses Dungan history, cuisine, and its influence across Kyrgyzstan.

#Kyrgyzstan

The Week in Kazakhstan: Harder, Better, Faster

The government wants a dispute with oil companies resolved soon, youth suicides are back on the agenda

#weekly review

The Week in Kazakhstan: Black Mail

A short-seller consultancy hits Kaspi’s stock price, the President of Germany visits Tokayev

#weekly review

A Budget Crisis Looms as Withdrawals From the National Fund Hit Record High

Kazakhstan’s “rainy day” reserves are being used up ahead of the storm

#National Fund

Businessman Tied to Kazakhstan Buys Ex-Prison Real Estate in the Netherlands

An investigation shows that Arvind Tiku possibly bought a housing project in Amsterdam with Kazakh oil money

#oil and gas

Central Asians Continue to Face Crocus Retaliation in Russia

Migrants from Central Asia in Russia face harassment and deportation due to new laws and regulations

#Central Asia

The Week in Kazakhstan: Going Nuclear

The government continues to use the National Fund to plug its budget deficit, Moody’s gives Kazakhstan’s sovereign credit its best rating yet

#weekly review

Inside the Wardrobe: Women’s Clothing Increasingly Policed in Tajikistan

A column by International Partnership for Human Rights

#Tajikistan

Sanctioned Spare Parts Make Their Way to Russia via Kazakhstan

A Belarusian investigation unveils a trading scheme that circumvents sanctions

#sanctions

In Kazakhstan, Even Public Petitions Are Top-Down

A new system of online petitions actually rubber-stamps what has already been decided

#politics

The Week in Kazakhstan: Not All Welcome

Another company falls under US sanctions, a new study on Temirtau reveals killer air pollution

#weekly review

Chinese Electric Car Production Kicks off in Uzbekistan

BYD is setting up shop in Uzbekistan, bringing domestic EV production to the country for the first time.

#Uzbekistan

The Week in Kazakhstan: What Else?

Kazakhstan’s first unexplained wealth order, nuclear plant discussions are over

#weekly review

Top Officials in Kazakhstan Dodge Independent Journalists

In their kafkaesque quest to obtain answers from top officials, journalists are constantly shunned.

#press freedom

The Week in Kazakhstan: Good Boy

The asset return campaign tightens its screws on Satybaldy, the Kashagan arbitral claim continues to grow

#weekly review

Kazakhstan's Public Finances in Crisis

A new Tax Code is unlikely to plug the hole, experts say

#National Fund

The Week in Kazakhstan: Suspended Justice

Central Asian heads of state meet in Astana, pollution fines mushroom in the Atyrau region

#weekly review

Kazakhstan in the Middle

The government insists on the “middle power” label, but it’s nothing more than nation-branding

#International Relations

The Week in Kazakhstan: Time Out

Activist slapped with a seven-year sentence, anti “LGBT propaganda” petition moves forward

#weekly review

Kazakhstan’s Government Moves to Ban “LGBT Propaganda”

A public discussion around a recently filed petition found support from the government

#lgbtq