18 July, 2018 | Caspian, Kazakhstan, Menas Associates
President Nursultan Nazarbayev may not run for re-election in 2020, according to Kasym- Zhomart Tokayev, chairman of the upper house of parliament and second in the political hierarchy. ‘I do not believe that President Nazarbayev will run in the presidential elections...
22 April, 2018 | Caspian, Kazakhstan, Menas Associates
The government and National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK – central bank) have begun working on an action plan to deal with possible negative impacts on the Kazakh economy from the latest round of US sanctions against Russia. US sanctions have been made on a number of...
2 March, 2018 | Kazakhstan, Menas Associates
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Justice filed a draft law with the Mazhilis — the lower chamber of parliament — which is aimed at transforming the Security Council into a permanent agency that is protected by the constitution. The Security Council is a consultative...
20 December, 2017 | Kazakhstan, Menas Associates
The fuel crisis has passed, but an aftertaste remains. This month Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbaev said that petrol and diesel prices are unlikely to rise any further during the remaining weeks of 2017 but could increase again in 2018 as global oil prices gradually...
21 November, 2017 | Kazakhstan, Menas Associates
As 2018 swiftly approaches, Menas is launching annual forecasts to help clients plan for the year ahead. The Forecast is a new section in each of our publications, providing forward-looking analysis and assessments in these key areas: Domestic politics and policy...
19 October, 2017 | Azerbaijan, Caspian, Kazakhstan, Menas Associates, Turkmenistan
A leading Russian telecom giant, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), stopped servicing the entire Turkmen market on 30 September, leaving hundreds of thousands of surprised customers. The Russian media had reported earlier this year that Russian telecom giant MTS was...
