London, Brussels (27/04 – 33) Kazakh entrepreneur and philanthropist Kenes Rakishev’s acquired company, Oxus Acquisition Corp. and Borealis Foods Inc. announced the signing of a definitive business combination agreement in February this…
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Kazakhstan’s progress faces many headwinds; the West should not be one of them
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerThe war in the Ukraine created two main opposing camps of countries. An Alliance of Democracies on one side and a Group of Authoritarian. The escalation of geopolitical tensions linked…
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Kazakh businessman invests in technology
Kenes Rakishev is one of the most influential people in Kazakhstan. Kenes is also a respected advisor to the government of Kazakhstan. Both he and his wife, Aselle Tasmagambetova are involved in philanthropy work and investments in the tech sectors. Kenes distinguished…
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Fragile Tajikistan Government in Need of Reforms
by Calvin Smithby Calvin SmithBrussels, Berlin (21/3 – 42.86) Tajikistan, a small fragile country in Central Asia, has been facing a multitude of issues in recent years. With a population of just over 9…
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Kazakhstan Reduces Freight Transit Time by Half via Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Kazakhstan’s efforts to promote the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) enabled the country to halve the cargo transit time from 12 to 6 days. This was announced at a government…
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Kenes Rakishev reduced his stake in Fincraft to 9.9%
by Nate Sharpby Nate SharpThis is stated in an extract from the system of registers of shareholders The share of businessman Kenes Rakishev in the Fincraft investment house decreased to 9.9%. This is stated…
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Kazakhstan’s Top Businessmen Forming New Financial Center in Astana
Kenes Rakishev, entrepreneur and former special envoy for Kazakhstan and Vyacheslav Kim, both among the Top 10 richest businessmen in Kazakhstan according to Forbes, have announced their intention to create…
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Mukhtar Ablyazov, a notorious Kazakhstan fraudster, was convicted of organizing the 2004 murder of Erzhan Tatishev, He was involved in investigations in four jurisdictions, namely Russia, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, and…
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Kazakhstan Announced Senate Election Preliminary Results
by Calvin Smithby Calvin SmithAstana, Brussels, Berlin (15 January 2023 – 50). Twenty senators representing 17 regions and three cities of national significance were elected on January 14 to the Senate, an upper chamber of the Kazakh…
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Mukhtar Ablyazov Linked with European Parliament Scandal
by Nate Sharpby Nate SharpLondon, Paris, Brussels (17January 2023 – 29). Kazakh banker, Mukhtar Ablyazov and his frauds were exposed in the British magazine, The Spectator published article titled – How oligarchs use Brussels…