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A Hassle for an Asset

A Hassle for an Asset

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...

The Third Part of the Babylon Ballet

The Third Part of the Babylon Ballet

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...

How Shukeyev Bested Baybek

How Shukeyev Bested Baybek

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...

Whom’s Dariga Protecting?

Whom’s Dariga Protecting?

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...