Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

One year after merging two time zones, the government’s decision is final.

Three years after announcing a “New Kazakhstan,” has Tokayev truly changed Central Asia’s leading economy?​ 

To meet its own investment targets and decarbonize its economy, the Tokayev administration needs to fully commit to its economic program in 2025.

The messages provide a glimpse as to what the Central Asian states wish to see from the next U.S. administration and how they aim to position themselves.

Around 200 nuclear power plants are currently operating in 30 countries around the world. Kazakhstan may well be on its way to joining that list. 

What are the key takeaways from the sixth consultative meeting of Central Asia’s presidents? And where is Central Asian regionalism heading?

The sixth consultative meeting of the Central Asian leaders concluded without a major breakthrough, but recent Kazakh-Uzbek bilateral agreements could be the key to deepening cooperation in the region.

Once signed into law, the Kazakh government will essentially discharge the most significant regulatory responsibilities in the betting industry to an unknown entity.

Despite two era-defining moments occurring in the five years since Nazarbayev’s resignation, continuity is the main feature of governance in Kazakhstan.

As Astana moves from crisis management to long-term planning mode, the challenge will be whether the government can stick to its economic reform plans. 

It’s a timid reshuffling that is unlikely to shake things up.

Kazakh President Tokayev says he “openly told Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev that the political arrogance of his close associates almost destroyed the country.” 

Nurzhan Altaev was given a 10-year sentence earlier this month, and another opposition leader, Marat Zhylanbaev, is expected to see a similar sentence soon.

One elephant in the room, of course, will be the subject of sanctions evasion. 

Two different trials, of two separate unregistered political party leaders, were both placed behind closed doors this week. 

After years of safety problems, ArcelorMittal confirms its in talks to transfer ownership to Kazakhstan. But a change of ownership won’t necessarily make mining any safer. 

Patterns in criticism of government officials reveal how President Tokayev views the chain of responsibility for the fires, but the broader public may disagree.

Clearing out entrenched corruption – abetted by an autocratic system in which the roads that are paved are those the president walks on – is a monumental task. 

Kazakh President Tokayev said in tweet that it was the “duty” of all to “learn the terrible lessons of the past and do everything possible so that such events do not happen again in the future.” What about the present?

Massimov’s supporters say the case against him was politically motivated, an incident of clear scapegoating.

Political manipulations stripped the people of the choice they were promised in Kazakhstan’s latest parliamentary election.

The announced opening up of the political field still fails to leave room for opposition.

The time has come to re-evaluate Kazakhstan’s social contract. Is President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev up to the challenge?

De-Nazarbayevification moves further onward with plans to scrap the law “On the First President”