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The IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank to Open in Kazakhstan by September 2017*
Speaking on March 6, 2017 to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, IAEA Director General, announced that the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Storage Facility in Kazakhstan was scheduled to be constructed and launched by September 2017 (Amano, 2017). When put into operation, […]
Tags: Economy, Energy, International Relations, Kazakhstan
March 13, 2017
Latest Developments in Kazakhstan’s Navy Strengthening
Since independence, Kazakhstan has always demonstrated its interest and readiness to improve its Armed Forces. Since boosting the Caspian security through the successful development of the maritime border capabilities became the vital element of Kazakhstan’s military reform agenda, it was decided to pay special attention to establish the Naval Forces. […]
Tags: Kazakhstan
The SCO Free Trade Area Project: Problems and Prospects
Currently, the regional economic integration has become one of the main conspicuous issues in the global economy. In the recent years, the number of the free trade regime agreements signed between developing countries with transition economies and developed countries has rapidly increased. To date, the number of various agreements on […]
March 11, 2017
Recent Changes in the Non-Oil Sector of the Economy of Kazakhstan
Last year was marked by significant changes in the economic structure of Kazakhstan. As a result of low oil prices, the crude oil export revenues reduced to $22.3 billion, which is even lower than in 2015 when it was $31.1 billion and three times lower than in 2011 when it […]
Tags: Economy, Energy, Kazakhstan
February 28, 2017
Lianyungang Logistics Terminal: New Trade Opportunities for Kazakhstan and China*
Despite the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), China remains the major trade partner of Kazakhstan. Within the “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) Initiative, the two countries are developing infrastructure facilities for bilateral trade. Consequently, the EEU, a regional organization, initially created aiming to protect itself from an excessive […]
Tags: China, Economy, Kazakhstan
February 22, 2017
The Results of the Presidential Election in Turkmenistan and Strategic Priorities
On February 12, 2017, the fifth presidential election was held in Turkmenistan. According to the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan, the turnout in the election was 97.27% or 3,140,865 of registered voters. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was reelected as the President for the third time with 97.69% (3,068,311) of votes. The presidential […]
Tags: Politics, Turkmenistan
February 21, 2017
Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Iran in the Post Sanctions Period
Iran and P5+1 countries (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), after 2 years of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on July 14, 2015. Under the agreement, Iran agreed to significantly reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium […]
Tags: Economy, International Relations, Iran
February 15, 2017
Renewable Energy Milestone: Solar Energy is Cheaper than Fossil Fuels*
Renewable energy technologies have become more efficient in the recent years, and as a result, more economically feasible. Renewable energy sources have always been appealing in terms of overcoming the effects of greenhouse gas emissions caused by coal-fired power plants. However, despite the environmental friendliness, investors were hesitant to fund […]
Tags: Energy, Environment
New Stage of the Turkmen Diversification Policy of Energy Export Routes
For the second consecutive year, Turkmenistan is facing the problem of decline in the amount of its natural gas customers. In 2017 Ashgabat reduced the list of its natural gas export routes down to one, namely, to China. In the early January 2016, the Russian state gas company Gazprom formally […]
Tags: Energy, Politics, Turkmenistan
Asya Avrupa No: 14
Merhabalar, Şubat 2017 sayısına ulaştık. Bu sayımızda Uluslararası Türk Akademisi başkanı sayın Prof. Dr. Darhan Kıdırali ile yapılan röportaja yer veriyoruz. Türk dili konuşan ülkeleri ilgilendiren konularda araştırma yapmak, yapılan araştırmaları koordine etmek, projeler planlamak ve desteklemek gibi konularda faaliyetler yapmak üzere oluşturulan Uluslararası Türk Akademisi, özellikle uluslararası statü kazandığı […]
Tags: Environment, International Relations, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, USA
February 13, 2017
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