France, Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev-era big shots secure French Riviera boltholes
As the hunt for the former Kazakh president's inner circle ramps up, Kazakh oligarchs have been paying particular attention to their French properties and French-speaking associates. Nursultan Nazarbayev's former confident Bulat Utemuratov and the owners of mining conglomerate ERG are still comfortably settled in the Côte d'Azur.