Kazakhstan
Has Kazakhstan's Tokayev settled on a successor?
Leader of seven years has brought back the position of vice-president and appointed longtime aide Yerlan Karin to it.
Growth in Kazakhstan service sector cools in August, PMI shows
Business activity and new orders both decline. Staffing falls further. Input costs rise at weakest rate in five months.
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit comes up short on achievements
Iran left in lurch.
Kazakhstan manufacturing downturn deepens in August, PMI shows
Health of sector deteriorates to largest extent in over four-and-a-half years on weaker demand and reduced customer purchasing power.
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COMMENT: COP17 desertification summit delivered mixed results but important momentum
Nature Conservancy’s director of biodiversity and infrastructure policy releases closing statement after Ulaanbaatar conference.
Leaders of Russia, China, India and middle powers holding face-to-face meetings at Bishkek SCO summit
Event is a “must watch” for followers of the international geopolitical agenda. Iranian and Turkish presidents among those present.
Uzbek critical minerals scholar arrested and charged with espionage in Kazakhstan, says report
Iqboljon Karabaev may face claim he passed information to Uzbekistan’s consulate in Astana.
Permafrost is thawing on every continent that has it
Frozen ground is thawing deeper each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data.
Tracking the Kazakh tenge rally
Despite disruption caused by drone-hit oil exports, the currency has shown continued strength.
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US effort to pressure Central Asian states on AI development falling flat
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan pushing back.
Kazakhstan’s ruling party clinches easy parliamentary election win as expected
Outcome will consolidate power of president of seven years Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Rosatom is building 28 reactors abroad and negotiating 50 more
Rosatom is building 28 nuclear power units in nine countries and has signed agreements for 17 more, its chief executive told President Vladimir Putin.
Kazakhstan’s Freedom Holding receives first foreign brokerage house license in Turkey since 1992
Freedom Holding operates through more than 200 offices in over 20 countries across North America, Europe and Asia.
Should Kazakhs bother voting in the upcoming parliamentary election?
A sense of fatigue is hanging over August 23 election, with analysts pointing to voter disengagement, the absence of a genuine opposition and growing self-censorship as evidence of a widening gap between society and the political system.
Kazakhstan to enrol first students at AI university as schools expand AI education
The Qazaq AI Research University in Astana aims to train engineers capable of developing AI systems.
Origin of recent Central Asian blackout pinpointed
Outage highlights shortcomings in regional grid.
Washington may force Kazakhstan to choose between competing US, China AI alliances
Asked about leaked draft letter, Trump official says partners “can’t have it both ways”.
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UNCCD COP17 addresses scourge of desertification
With up to 40% of world’s land degraded, delegates from around world gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to advance solutions.
Ukraine adds a cyberattack to its drone campaign against Russia's Wildberries
Ukraine has spent a month setting fire to Wildberries warehouses. Last week it went after the checkout instead.
Iran and the Philippines offer Russia two very different farm-export bets
Russia's meat and feed exporters face a choice between two very different markets: Iran, slow and bureaucratic but predictable, and the Philippines, fast-growing but brutal on price.