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Kazakhstan corruption
Nazarbayev Rants Against Offshore Holdings
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh president complained on national television of companies squirreling their money away abroad.
Kazakhstan’s Dirty Laundry: Money Laundering and New York Real Estate
By Catherine Putz
Kazakh politics plays out far from the steppe -- in New York lofts and courts.
Kazakhstan's Renewable Energy Quest
By Eric Wheeler
Astana will face a number of practical and political issues in promoting renewable energy sources.
How Trump Is Connected to a Kazakh Corruption Scandal
By Casey Michel
The city of Almaty says former mayor Viktor Khrapunov stole millions and invested via shell companies in U.S. real estate.
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.
Engines and Oil: Rolls-Royce Paid Bribes to Bring Its Business to Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
This week Rolls-Royce agreed to pay $800 million to settle corruption investigations in the U.S., UK, and Brazil.
Football Leaks: The Kazakh Connection
By Paolo Sorbello
A Kazakh family is at the center of a scandal that unveiled murky deals in the global world of football.
Bribes, Bad MPs, and Whistleblowers: Analyzing Public Perceptions of Corruption in Eurasia
By Catherine Putz
A new report details public perceptions and experiences with corruption.
From Almaty to Soho: Did a Kazakh Oligarch Launder Money Through a Trump Property?
By Catherine Putz
A Financial Times investigation picks through the murky path from the former mayor of Almaty to Trump Soho.
Steppe Shuffles: Kazakhstan’s Government Rearranged
By Catherine Putz
Same faces in slightly different places: decoding Astana's new government.
Exiled Kazakh Banker Ablyazov Linked to Serbian Investments
By Casey Michel
Ablyazov, claiming political persecution, is fighting extradition from France to Russia.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and the ‘Bribe-Factory’
By Casey Michel
The “biggest leak of confidential files in the history of the oil industry" exposed Unaoil's slippery backroom machinations.