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At minimum some of the normally pro-Russian citizens of Kazakhstan are questioning the Putin government’s hard line against Georgia. TV in Kazakhstan has shown images of average Georgian citizens who are working illegally in Russia …
“Kazakhstan’s national railway has agreed to spend more than a half-billion dollars to outfit its trains with hundreds of new “environmentally clean” diesel locomotives built by General Electric Co. GE said Thursday the national railway …
The disproportion between costs and incomes is becoming a real issue in Almaty. Paying $500USD as month for a flat in the city is no longer pricy. I recently heard of someone renting out their …
In the competitive exchange offices of Almaty a US dollar sells for only 119 Tenge today. 119 is significant as only a few months ago it was hovering around 130 Tenge. The US dollar being …
In the two largest cities, Tashkent and Samarkand, the cars are a mixture of modern Daewoo and Soviet era Lada and Volga. While in Bukhara, Urgench and smaller communities they are almost exclusively Daewoo, with …
There is a surprising diversity of cars in Kazakh cities. They range from refurbished German and Japanese cars to Soviet era Lada. Strong economic growth has lead to a surge in car ownership and when …
While I earlier outlined that President Nazarbayev skilfully keeps control, using the title Nazarbayev writes Central Asia’s Machiavelli “The Prince” to spark discussion (May 18 & 27), he also has the quality of caring …
A nation with strong economic growth and a majority Muslim population free of religious extremism. One that borders two major powers as well as nations with potentially radical religious movements. One with oil, and great …
In March the two main mobile phone operators in Kazakhstan (K-Cell and K-Mobile) began permitting SMS between networks. Previously one could only SMS to mobiles on the same network and to mobiles abroad where agreements …
Yesterday’s orchestrated launch of the government’s new funding for science development is a good example of the intelligent approach Nazarbayev’s team has to governing.
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