· September, 2008

Stories about Kazakhstan from September, 2008

Kazakhstan: Above and Beyond

  29 September 2008

Joshua Foust wonders if the retirement of the U.S. space shuttle will make Baikonur space launch site in Kazakhstan even more important than it already is.

Kazakhstan: Who Lives Well in Kazakhstan

  23 September 2008

As long as Kazakhstan still aspires to enter the top 50 most competitive states of the world (although these efforts have so far resulted in decline of its competitiveness, as the World Economic Forum’s annual reports show), the republic has managed to enter another list of countries, unfortunately, a shameful...

Kazakhstan: Shell + KMG

  22 September 2008

Adam reports that Kazakhstan’s state oil-and-gas company KazMunaiGas would create a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to handle the production segment of the Kashagan oilfield.