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Paolo Sorbello
Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher living in Kazakhstan.
Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher living in Kazakhstan. He is also the English-language editor at independent media outlet Vlast.kz.
Paolo’s work has also been published by openDemocracy, Global Voices, and Natural Gas World. He holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow, where he studied industrial relations in Kazakhstan’s oil sector. You can follow Paolo on Twitter or connect via LinkedIn
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August 01, 2017
EXPO Astana: Behind the Glitz
By Paolo Sorbello
An expensive billboard for Kazakhstan's slow transition to clean energy.
July 28, 2017
With Help from Astana, Banking Deal of the Year Goes Through in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
After lengthy negotiations, Halyk Bank bought out Qazkom, partially helped by the government's decision to shoulder some of Qazkom's toxic assets.
July 10, 2017
Copper and the Making of Kazakhstan's New Metal Moguls
By Paolo Sorbello
Commodity prices have found a “new normal” but copper is doing much better.
June 27, 2017
Now Under the Nazarbayev Brand: Astana's Airport
By Paolo Sorbello
Kazakhstan renamed Astana's international airport after the first and current president of the country, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
June 14, 2017
Pension Fund Problems in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
After centralizing privately-held pensions into an agency run by the Central Bank, Astana made a few questionable investments.
May 23, 2017
Restructuring of Kazakhstan's Banking Sector Continues
By Paolo Sorbello
Aftershocks of the crisis continue to rock the country's financial sector after a buyout and rumors of another merger.
April 25, 2017
Turkmenistan's Ongoing Gas Quandary
By Paolo Sorbello
Reports of a late resolution of a dispute with a Chinese supplier show further problems in Turkmenistan's gas industry.
April 19, 2017
Another Independent News Outlet Shuts Down in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Radiotochka, a respected radio and web news outfit, will phase out due to financial difficulties.
April 04, 2017
The Problem With Dictatorland
By Paolo Sorbello
The BBC documentary is both an orientalist exercise and a potentially dangerous document for the journalist's sources.
March 16, 2017
Uzbekistan Puts a Smile on an Economic Blow to Turkmenistan
By Paolo Sorbello
Mirziyoyev paid his first visit to Turkmenistan while their main joint project – a pipeline to China – was being killed.
February 27, 2017
Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Drive Turns Against Opposition
By Paolo Sorbello
Kazakhstan's renewed efforts against corruption might mask a strategy aimed to silence opposition figures and activists.
February 14, 2017
Kazakh Banks Mull Mergers, Lose Licenses in Major Restructuring
By Paolo Sorbello
With a major merger pending, Kazakh banks are rapidly restructuring, getting ready for tougher competition.