· January, 2007

Stories about Kazakhstan from January, 2007

Kazakhstan: German Relations

Ben Paarmann reports on the meeting between the leaders of Kazakhstan and Germany during which Germany offered support for Kazakhstan's bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...

31 January 2007

Kazakhstan: James Giffen

Leila translates a post on James Giffen, an American businessman facing trial in the United States for bribing Kazakhstan's president, something he says that he did with the knowledge of...

31 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Queuing for Profit

Ben Paarmann reports on a business so suited for post-Soviet countries that it's a wonder no one had already launched it in Kazakhstan: standing in line for cash. A new...

31 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Party Un-development

Sean Roberts examines efforts to consolidate political parties into and the elimination of parties in opposition to the pro-presidential Nur-Otan.

29 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Destination Kazakhstan

neweurasia reports that Kazakhstan has ranked third most popular destination among European countries for gap year backpackers. Borat is believed to be the cause for the jump in popularity.

29 January 2007

Crime and Punishment in Kazakhstan

Blogger's Trial Kazis Toguzbayev, a journalist who uploaded his articles on KUB, a group blog, was tried in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 22 January. In his article, Toguzbayev implied that the...

29 January 2007

Central Asia: European Policy

Registan.net writes about German proposals for a new European Union policy on Central Asia, and neweurasia responds, wondering why we don't hear more on Europe's efforts to renew ties with...

25 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Foreigners & Oil

The Roberts Report explains why Kazakhstan's government is taking steps to decrease the number of foreign workers in the oil sector and stop the resale of licenses to develop oil...

23 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Cooking Manti

News from the Caravan posts a recipe for manti, a dish made in not just Kazakhstan, but also in the rest of Central Asia, Mongolia, and Turkey.

23 January 2007

Kazakhstan: The Innovative Mr. Vassilenko

At neweurasia, Arthur reports on Roman Vassilenko, the spokesman of Kazakhstan's embassy to the United States and Canada, his innovative use of the internet, and his skillful handling of the...

23 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Doctors on Trial

Mira Bakhytova reports that the trial of health care professionals said to be responsible for a wave of HIV infections in southern Kazakhstan has gotten underway.

20 January 2007

Kazakhstan: NurOtan Rises

KZBlog notices that the head of the NurOtan party was present at the first meeting of Kazakhstan's new government and says that this is a sign of the party's growing...

16 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Discussing the New Government

“The Government resigned… It was expected for so long that I am not even surprised…”, wrote Slavasay in Livejournal community on Kazakhstan politics. On 8 January Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Danial Akhmetov...

15 January 2007

Kazakhstan: The New Government

At neweurasia, Leila translates a post that gives a rundown of who's who in the new Kazakh government and how power balances between different interest groups.

12 January 2007

Kazakhstan: Wikipedia Sanitation

Ben Paarmann reports that the Wikipedia entries for the heads of a Kazakhstan-based, UK-incorporated mining company linked to a potential 2007 IPO in London are being sanitized.

12 January 2007

Kazakhstan: World Class Architecture

Ben Paarmann reports that German architects won a contract to build housing and community structures near Almaty. Judging from the designs, he wonders whether or not the contracts Kazakhstan gives...

11 January 2007