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Kazakhstan: Celebrating 28 Years of Independence
Authors:
Srimal Fernando and Kirtan Bhana
In Kazakhstan, like in
many other nations around the globe, Independence Day is commemorated by
conferring awards, national orders and medals on...
ADB to Help Women Access Affordable Housing Finance in Kazakhstan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million local
currency equivalent loan to help expand the lending operations of the Housing
Construction Savings Bank...
Unjustified Hope of Iran’s Central Asia Policy
The
Washington factor has been and remains, if not the main obstacle, then at least
a deterrent to Iran’s strengthening in Central Asia over the past...
Why does al Qaeda oppose the repatriation of ISIS prisoners to Central Asia?
Al Qaeda's subsidiary from Central Asia,
Uzbek Salafi-Jihadi group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ), accused the U.S.-backed
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and American troops...
No More Business as Usual: Improving Water Usage in Central Asia
Central Asia’s future economic development, including
its energy and water security, depends to a great extent on how effectively
countries manage their natural water supplies, especially...
Fast-Paced Reforms Lead to Improvements in Ease of Doing Business Across Kazakhstan
Regions of Kazakhstan have made doing business easier by improving
business regulation over the past two years, says the World Bank in a new
report released...
Economic integration: A driving force for sustainable development
Leading thinkers from the world over gather at the Astana Economic Forum
this week. Their focus is on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,...
How Will Uzbekistan Become A Regional Transit Hub?
On 5th April of 2019, a meeting
of the railway authorities of Kazakhstan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan took place in Almaty dedicated to advancing cargo...
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, to Host the 8th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Mayor’s Office of Nur-Sultan will be organizing the 8th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan,...
Kazakh police raid raises spectre of China’s long arm
A police raid on a
Kazakh group documenting the plight of Kazakhs and Uyghurs caught in a brutal crackdown in China’s north-western
province of Xinjiang is...