Kazakhstan Braces For Economic Fallout From War In Ukraine
Kazakhstan is facing economic crisis as the war in Ukraine threatens crude oil exports, which alone account for around 14 percent of GDP and 57 percent of exports. The bulk Continue Reading
Kazakhstan Braces For Russian Sanction Fallout
Russia’s continued war in Ukraine is having some unintended consequences in neighboring countries. Kazakhstan is rushing to minimize the fallout of Russian sanctions. The economies of Eurasia are so closely Continue Reading
EU eyes more Azeri gas amid high bills and tight Russian supplies
The European Union is seeking more natural gas from Azerbaijan, an EU official said on Friday, as Europe grapples with high energy bills and tight deliveries from Russia, its main Continue Reading
Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan Continue Reading
Russia-led bloc starts pulling troops out of Kazakhstan
A Russia-led military bloc began to pull its troops out of Kazakhstan on Thursday after a week-long deployment which helped the Central Asian nation overcome the worst bout of violent Continue Reading
Analysis: Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies of fossil fuels when Continue Reading
Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest
The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field operator says resuming normal output after protests
Gradual increase to normal levels after protests at remote site Tengiz is largest contributor of CPC export blend CPC, a light, relatively low-sulfur crude, is Kazakhstan’s main export blend Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading
Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Monday in defending Kazakhstan from what he described as a foreign-backed terrorist uprising and promised leaders of other ex-Soviet states that a Moscow-led Continue Reading
Kazakhstan unrest: Troops ordered to fire without warning
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said “20,000 bandits” had attacked the main city of Almaty, the epicentre of protests sparked by a fuel price hike. He blamed foreign-trained “terrorists”, without giving Continue Reading