The Geopolitics Behind Kazakhstan’s Turbulent Energy Sector
As confrontation between Russia and the West intensifies and Russia’s military ambitions grow, developments in the former Soviet…
London-Based Brand Strategy Consultancy Ranks Kazakhstan 79th Among 121 Nations in Global Soft Power Index
Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index…
Kenes Rakishev: The President’s Man for All Seasons
Kenes Rakishev. An entrepreneur, philanthropist, former special envoy for Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakh boxing federation, a family…
Rakishev and Kim will create a new investment fund in Kazakhstan
Well-known Kazakh businessmen Kenes Rakishev and Vyacheslav Kim (both in the Top 10 richest businessmen according to Forbes Kazakhstan) announced their intention…
Sri Lanka: President Wickremesinghe Calls For Tamils’ Support For Development Of Northern Region
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday he was committed to the devolution of power within a unitary state…
Russian Tech Giant VK Orders Employees to Return From Abroad
Russian tech giant VK has effectively banned employees from working abroad permanently, state news agencies reported Wednesday, citing…
Kazakh Ethnographer Restores More Than 200 Recipes of Ancient Kazakh Cuisine
NUR-SULTAN – Aigerim Musagazhinova, a historian and ethnographer, restored more than 200 unknown recipes of Kazakh dishes in…
How Putin Blundered Into Ukraine — Then Doubled Down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.…
Central Asia’s government-ordered internet blackouts costing millions
The Central Asian governments’ habit of pulling the plug on the internet to quell dissent comes at a…
Bayegan Group CEO is jostling to enter the Kurdish oil market
Rüya Bayegan using prime minister Barzani’s right hand – Rania Majeed – to elbow her way back to…