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Informal Local Politics and System Reform in Kazakhstan

Vlast interviews political scientist Ilyas Yesdauletov on center-periphery governance

The Week in Kazakhstan: Hold On

Tokayev goes to Baku for COP29, KASE and AIX won’t merge just yet.

#weekly review

The Week in Kazakhstan: Buried in the Sand

Kazatomprom looks into pollution allegations, the government plans new bill on renewables.

#weekly review

The Week in Kazakhstan: Top Thirty

Kazakhstan named among the top tourist destinations for 2025. Hundreds of Caspian Seal corpses washed ashore.

#weekly review

Shells From India Reach Ukraine via Italy

India is also a large importer of Russian ammunition

#war in ukraine

The Week in Kazakhstan: Wear Flowers

Kazakhstan has big grain export plans, Karakalpak activists fled to the US

#weekly review

The Week in Kazakhstan: See You Soon

Kazakhstan will not join the BRICS, Russia bans grain supplies from Kazakhstan

#weekly review

Kazakhstan Struggles to Increase Budget Revenues

Economists propose solutions to the budget crisis

#budget

The Week in Kazakhstan: Yes, the Usual

Five children were killed in a house fire, an MP calls to ban a feminist NGO

#weekly review

Less Active, More Disappointed: The Nuclear Referendum Disheartens Kazakhstan’s Opposition

Experts and observers say that both the turnout and the “yes” vote result are unrealistic

#Nuclear Energy

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