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Kazakhstan Impounds Property of Roscosmos Subsidiary

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Kazakhstan Impounds Property of Roscosmos Subsidiary

A debt dispute sits atop a host of other political risks, inserting uncertainty into operations at the important Baikonur spaceport.

Kazakhstan Impounds Property of Roscosmos Subsidiary
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Kazakh authorities have impounded the property of the main operator of Baikonur spaceport due to an ongoing debt dispute. Given the tense geopolitical situation in Eurasia, there has been heightened attention to any potential rifts between Russia and Kazakhstan.

On March 7, Kazakh media reported that the Bailiff Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan had impounded the property of TsENKI (Center for the Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure), a subsidiary of Russian state-owned Roscosmos, and issued a travel ban on the company’s head in Kazakhstan. 

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