Kazakh oligarchs fly off on holiday to escape the protests

Kazakh opposition conducts Washington influence campaigns before elections 

Ahead of Kazakhstan's early presidential election on 20 November, the country's exiled opposition is trying to trigger an investigation and sanctions against the government and several oligarchs through their contacts in Washington, including lobbyist Alex Beckles.

Chevron appoints David Merkel, defender of Kazakhstan's jailed ex-spymaster Massimov 

A former State Department official who was close to the Nazarbayev administration, David Merkel has been campaigning for the release of Karim Massimov, who was Chevron's key contact in Kazakhstan.

ENRC trio and KNB win against US oil company 

Kazakhstan's recent victory over Big Sky Energy at the ICSID has brought to an end years of investigation involving both the founders of ENRC and the country's intelligence service.

Kazakhtelecom symbolises Nazarbayev clan sleaze 

The recent arrest of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev's nephew has put the spotlight on the former ruling family's hold over Kazakhstan's telecommunications sector.

Kazakhstan recruits US and Kazakh advisers in Stati legal battle 

The Kazakh government remains embroiled in a lengthy legal wrangle with Moldovan businessmen Anatol and Gabriel Stati, with recent hearings in the US involving an army of advisers from New York and Nur Sultan.

Threatened in Nur Sultan, Kenges Rakichev has Israeli base to fall back on 

The BTA Bank majority shareholder is not sitting idle as President Tokayev brings the country's intelligentsia to heel. Drawing on contacts far and wide, he has rustled up a PR campaign to present himself as a loyal supporter of the regime and, failing that, he still has his associates in Tel Aviv to fall back on.

Fall of Nazarbayev's sons-in-law prompts restructuring of Kazakhstan's oil sector 

The protests in Kazakhstan have had an impact on the energy sector, which has seen heads roll among those close to ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Russia's SVR is keeping a close watch on proceedings.

NED keeps Washington informed on Kazakh intel networks  Free

The unrest in early January could push Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's government to tighten its surveillance of foreign networks in Kazakhstan. The Biden administration has its own watch in the country, run in large part through NGOs and dissidents close to the fallen oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov.

• PARIS - the DGSE adopts a TREX

• NUR-SULTAN - the new KNB master's rise signals victory for the Tokayev camp

• PARIS - DGSE more careful on the internet than DGSI

Ex-president Nazarbayev's grandson Aliyev Junior forges stature as future magnate 

Modelling himself on both ex-Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and his father, the former spymaster turned opponent Rakhat Aliyev, rising business mogul Nurali Aliyev has spun an impressive network over the course of his political and financial career, ranging from Nursultan to London, and from Elon Musk to the Al-Nahyans.

Alexander Machkevich, the financier diplomat helping Turkey reconcile with Israel 

Despite their ongoing differences, Ankara has reached out to Tel Aviv as it continues to patch up relations with its regional neighbours, helped by advocates of the reconciliation in both Turkey and Israel. These proponents of a warming of relations include Mendy Chitrik, head of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States that receives funding from Kazakh oligarch Alexander Machkevich.

City crypto traders skeptical about Kazakh opportunities 

Keen to attract foreign investors to Kazakhstan, the country's government must get around the problems it faces in its energy infrastructure which are having an impact on investments in cryptocurrency mining.

After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga 

Eurasian Resources Group remains a leader in the production of copper and cobalt in the DRC. But another company from Kazakhstan, interested in battery metals and linked to the financial tycoon Kenges Rakishev, was recently registered in Lubumbashi.