ALL ARTICLES - KAZAKHSTAN

New French, German and US trio advise Kazakh national holding company 

The national holding company Baiterek is weighing in to help Kazakhstan's negotiations to increase commodities exports to Western countries, assisted by a trio of well-connected new consultants from Germany, France and the United States.

Kazakh government and opposition reorganise their London support to asset recovery efforts 

Parallel to the legal proceedings in the United States, political opposition organisations and government representation from Kazakhstan are using London as a base to lead investigations into assets linked to the former ruling regime.

Bolashak Consulting Group under scrutiny in Stati affair 

In the latest episode of the long-running legal battle with the Stati clan, the discreet Bolashak Consulting Group continues to assist the Kazakh government. However, some of its supporters in the latter are losing their influence.

Nazarbayev's US contacts challenge Kazakh government's asset recovery drive 

The companies managed by allies and advisers of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev are counter-attacking, as the Kazakh government pursues its efforts to recover their companies' assets.

Nurzhan Marabayev, the new link in UAE-Kazakh oil shipping partnership 

Abu Dhabi Ports has turned to the Marabayev clan, Kazakhstan's long-serving port operator, to build its presence in the Caspian Sea.

Kazakh opposition turns to US courts to hasten asset recovery efforts 

Kazakh political activists have trained their sights on companies registered in Nevada as part of a drive to speed up ill gotten asset recovery investigations.

KazMunayGas seeks partners to help find Caspian Sea export routes 

Kazakhstan's national oil company wants to make the most of the Caspian Sea as a source of strategic new oil transport routes. The company chairman Magzum Mirzagaliev has been reaching out to potential foreign partners able to assist in the task.

Presight.ai is opening up Asian markets for Emirati cyber group G42 

Presight.ai, which is leading the public sector G42 group's internationalisation drive, is working hard to set up partnerships in Asia. Already present in South East Asia, it has now turned its attention to Central Asia, where it has set up its first advance base in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.

Kazakh financial intelligence ups pace of asset recovery investigations 

A year after the January 2022 protests, Kazakhstan's economic and financial intelligence services are under pressure to either conclude or communicate the preliminary findings of their investigations on ill-gotten assets.

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Kazakhstan's opposition working to raise awareness in London and Washington 

Be it in the UK or the US, members of political opposition groups are moving forward with asset recovery and lobbying after Kazakhstan's presidential elections put these things on hold.

French defence industry honchos hobnob with Kazakhstan's President Tokayev in Paris 

French business leaders schmoozed with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and part-public industry chiefs at a dinner at the fancy Hotel d'Evreux on Paris's exclusive Place Vendome last week.

EDF uses diplomacy and culture to gain ground in Central Asia 

The French energy giant has been following the trips of the Uzbek and Kazakh presidents to Paris in November carefully. It is hoping to gain traction on various projects in the pipeline and win new business in Central Asia.

Lobbyists and investigators push for US sanctions against Kazakh ex-president Nazarbayev's circle 

After the US midterms and the presidential elections in Kazakhstan, lobbyist Joseph Szlavik is stepping up efforts to have sanctions imposed on the ex-president's brother Bolat Nazarbayev.

Astana lobbyists in Washington adapt to new political landscape 

The US midterms, shortly followed by a general election in Kazakhstan, have shaken up the networks carefully crafted by Kazakhstani lobbying firms working in Washington for both the government and the opposition. This, as Astana has several cases still pending in the US courts.