Kazakhstan News News Kazakhstan » Government: From Terrorists to Trading Partners: Smoothing Kazakh-Afghan Relations
After Russia became the first country to officially recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Kazakhstan may not be far behind – all in the name of trade interests and a desire for regional ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Power Conundrum
Since the 1990s, Kazakhstan’s government made several attempts to introduce nuclear power to its energy mix, but each effort failed, primarily because of robust public opposition. Unlike previous ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan: Government does hard sell on nuclear, but public remains wary
The authorities in Kazakhstan have for many years been toying with the idea of building a nuclear power plant, but they have lacked the nerve to take a decision in the face of strong public opposition ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan: Abolish the ‘Foreign Funding’ Register
(Brussels October 20, 2023) -- The Kazakhstan government’s deeply flawed and concerning decision to publish a “register of individuals and entities receiving money or other resources from foreign ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan president signs decree to expand crypto regulation and adoption
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has today signed a decree that will ease stablecoin cross-border payments and offer income-tax relief to retail traders. The decree will also let miners burn ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: A New Prime Minister In Kazakhstan To Tackle The Same Old Problems
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- “Active work without formalities, bureaucracy, and unnecessary meetings. More deeds, fewer words.” This was how Kazakhstan’s new Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov summed up his ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan Government Amends Rules for Investment Project Qualification for Granting Rights to Land Plots from the State
The Kazakhstan government recently amended the list of requirements that must be met by investors when applying for local authorities’ consent to allocate land plots for investment project ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan: Act on UN Rights Review Recommendations
(Geneva, January 30, 2025) – Kazakhstan should promptly express its support for and implement the recommendations made by member states at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic ...
News Kazakhstan » Government: Kazakhstan: Government grappling with discontent over disaster relief compensation
Residents in at least one area of western Kazakhstan hit by flooding are mounting public protests against what they say is an inadequate government response. Several hundred residents of Kulsary, a ...