Category: Kingsway Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is pushing forward with bold economic expansion, security stability, and tech-driven innovation, but political tensions remain. The government’s reinvestment of recovered assets is fuelling major infrastructure projects yet a crackdown on feminist activists risks global backlash, putting pressure on President Tokayev to balance security with human rights reforms. In tech and finance, Kazakhstan is…

While Kazakhstan endeavours to maintain a balanced foreign policy, recent economic alignments and shifts in U.S. foreign policy under President Trump could impact the dynamics of Kazakhstan-Russia relations within the broader regional and global landscape. Any improvement in U.S.-Russia ties could ease external pressure on Kazakhstan, allowing Tokayev to focus more on domestic reforms and…

Kazakhstan’s dominant regional and global position seems secure for now. President Tokayev’s strong and stable persona remains in place. His political vision, public priorities, and his efforts to address economic growth, social justice, and regional security remain unchanged by New Year resolutions. Kazakhstan is continuing along its path of reform, but Tokayev's control over the…

President Tokayev continues to carefully calibrate his approach to global politics and economic alliances. It is an approach that is serving him well. His nation’s economy is booming and sectors previously in decline are now surging. He has pulled the country up by its bootstraps leapfrogging over the decades of missed development and economic evolution…

Kazakhstan’s attractiveness as a regional power house continues to shine. Tokayev is a master of global engagement in an exceptionally effective low key manner. There is no big national news to report on this month but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few significant things bubbling under the surface. Kazakhstan continues its commitment to the…

Kazakhstan’s position as a major player in Eurasia continues to grow but as we regularly say, its geographical location requires a tightrope like performance when it comes to foreign and economic policy decisions and implementations. President Tokayev is more than up to the task of walking the wire. He is keenly aware that should his…

President Tokayev will deliver his annual state-of-the-nation address on 2nd September. It will be calm, considered and relatively unexciting, which in these turbulent times will feel like a breath of fresh air. It has been a quiet summer in Kazakhstan but there was still work done to develop domestically as well as in wider regional…

This is the summer of sport. World leaders headed to Paris for the Olympic Games and were filmed sitting in the rain looking less than impressed with the festivities. President Tokayev, however, chose to stay home and dry. His office said his “working schedule… does not provide for his participation”. This is a good cover…

Kazakhstan is opening the door, to what President Tokayev describes as “new oil”, and going after mineral mining investment and is actively drawing up a plan for the development of this extremely lucrative sector. At the same time, stronger and stronger trade ties with China and other neighbours are bringing optimism right across the board.………

Kazakhs were gripped by live streams of a murder trial that has broken down some long standing barriers in the country. The trial was about domestic violence but it quickly became politically significant as it kept viewers hooked and mobilised formerly stagnant sectors of society. The drama in the courtroom provoked cross generational discussions on…