According to our insiders, we are soon to witness the next intra-elite collision. This time, it’s going to take place between Nurbol Nazarbayev and the Tasmagambetov clan and an oil refinery will be at the center of the hassle...
As President Kossym-Jomart Tokayev is promising new political reforms to his fellow citizens and Askar Mamin’s government is developing new grandiose plans for restructuring individual economic sectors, the life in Kazakhstan continues as usual. And it looks like the Kazakh authorities will fail finding new ways of living it...
Nur Otan’s «victory» at the latest Mazhilis and maslikhats elections was predetermined and unavoidable. However, behind it, there lies a lot more than can be seen by a casual observer. Yet, this «lot» presents a huge problem for the Kazakh authoritarian political system...
Samat Abish is no longer on the list of the Elbasy’s potential successors as our insiders have informed us. Now Dariga Nazarbayeva’s chances to become the third President may grow. Albeit under certain conditions...
While most Kazakhs are fighting coronavirus and the problems it’s caused simultaneously preparing for the New Year festivities, the country’s political system continues functioning in the same format — the Library and Akorda are ruling the country and the people, the …
Recently, we have commented on the problems of Kazakhstan’s well-known entrepreneur Nurlan Smagulov and the MEGA shopping centres he controls. We have expressed doubts as to his success in retaliating against the state administrative machine. Some people, however, manage to do this triumphantly...