Kazakhstan
Defrocked Kazakh cleric seeks to form Orthodox church independent of Moscow
Priest described Russia’s war in Ukraine as a “fratricidal sin”. Accused of attempting to form illegal “schismatic” venture.
Kazakhstan’s tenge depreciation roulette: seasonal, speculative or fundamental?
Currency has suffered a run of new lows. Analysts are divided on why and where it will stabilise.
Kazakhstan’s service sector expansion continued in July despite rising input costs, PMI shows
Seventh consecutive month of growth. New orders rose sharply amid strong demand.
Kazakhstan’s manufacturing remains subdued as output and employment decline, PMI data shows
New order growth slows in July.
Rosatom may whiff on Kazakh nuclear project due to financing yips
Chinese firm teed up to replace Russian entity on project
Kazakhstan reviews its big oil contracts looking for a better deal
COMMENT: Kazakhstan is reviewing its big oil contracts Kazakhstan has begun laying the groundwork for a revision of the contracts it signed with big oil in the 1990s when the country was flat on its back.
US DoE muddies the ClimateCrisis waters with report downplaying the emissions problem
As part of the Trump administration’s attempts to take the Climate Crisis off the agenda, the US Department of Energy has released a report downplaying the impact of fossil fuels on global warming.
Russian business travellers are discovering Uzbekistan
Are sanctions-busters scouting out a new hub?
Iran to open new railway routes to Central Asia
Iran will open new railway routes to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, as well as Afghanistan and Turkey.
IMF corrects growth forecast upwards – Statista
Despite uncertain market conditions amid the Trump administration's tariff regime and major global conflicts, the International Monetary Fund has upped its global economic growth forecasts for 2025 and 2026 slightly, Statista reported on July 30.