· November, 2007

Stories about Kazakhstan from November, 2007

Kazakhstan: Economic Crisis Aftermaths

In the aftermath of slight economic and financial crisis, which the government prefers to call a “correction of the market”, the bloggers keep on discussing its consequences. Sarimov says that...

22 November 2007

Kazakhstan: The Coming Oil Plateau

Steve LeVine opines that Italy's Eni, negotiating on behalf of many of the world's largest oil companies with Kazakhstan, will try to satisfy Kazakhstan and proceed with the development of...

19 November 2007

Kazakhstan: Walking in Astana

Marlengo posts pictures of monuments in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, starting the series with the monument to Abai, the great Kazakh humanist.

19 November 2007

Kazakhstan: Aliev Affair and OSCE Bid

Adam Kesher reviews the launch of trial over Rakhat Aliyev, the ex-ambassador and Kazakhstan president's son-in-law, and the new round of bargaining around the country's bid to chair the OSCE.

13 November 2007

Kazakhstan: Media Wars

As the Rakhat Aliyev affair spins, and the ex-ambassador and former presidential son-in-law continues blackmailing the country’s authorities with discrediting materials, including publication of illegal taps of telephone conversations between...

8 November 2007

Kazakhstan: A Plan to Spend Money

Adam Kesher reviews reports on the new Sir Norman Foster's architectural project in Astana, Kazakhstan, looks at this piece of news from the point of view of how do the...

6 November 2007

Kazakhstan: Review on “Nomad” movie

Nathan reviews the Kazakhstan's “Nomad” epic movie that was regarded by Western observers as a response to “Borat” and finds that most unintentionally entertaining were the political messages of the...

1 November 2007