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Effects Of The Iranian Nuclear Agreement On The Oil Market
Iran is the fourth oil-rich country (157 billion barrels of proven oil reserves) and the first natural gas-rich country (33.8 trillion cubic meters of proven natural gas reserves) in the world. Before the implementation of sanctions, Iran was the second largest crude oil exporter among the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) […]
June 30, 2015
STATE PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCITIES FOR 2012 – 2020
Nowadays, the world energy has entered a new phase of technological development. Combining horizontal drilling with multistage hydraulic fracturing and proppant injection made it possible to start the commercial production of such unconventional sources of hydrocarbons as shale gas. Inspired by the case of the US, the countries with large […]
Tags: International Relations
June 23, 2015
The 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
On June 10-11, 2015, Astana hosted the 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions themed “The Dialogue of Religious Leaders and Politicians in the Name of Peace and Development”. Participants of the two-day congress discussed the responsibility to humanity of religious and political leaders, the influence of religion […]
Tags: Kazakhstan, Religion
June 16, 2015
STATE PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONOCITIES FOR 2012 – 2020 IN KAZAKHSTAN
Issues concerning spatial development for many years were on the periphery of the economic policy agenda of Kazakhstan since its existence as an independent state. The launching of the “State Program on the Development of Monocities for 2012-2020” can be considered as the first spatial development program in more practical […]
Tags: International Relations, Kazakhstan
June 9, 2015
New Phase of the Caspian Sea Delimitation
At the end of May 2015, it became widely known that Astana and Ashgabat signed a draft decree on ratification of the Agreement between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan on the delimitation of the Caspian Sea. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan reviewed and approved a draft law on ratification of the Agreement on […]
Tags: Energy, Eurasia, Transport
June 8, 2015
Have The Central Asian Labor Migrants Been Leaving Russia?
2015 will be hard for Central Asian migrants since the depreciation of Ruble against the US dollar by 45% percent has caused a reduction of 40% percent in their incomes. Besides, the cost of monthly payment of working permit has been tripled from 1200 Ruble to 4000 Ruble and two […]
Tags: Central Asia, Russia, Sociology
June 4, 2015
Perspectives on Potential of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is an energy rich country, both in fossil fuels and in renewable energy sources, such as hydropower, wind energy, solar radiation, geothermal energy and bio-fuels. However, for today, most of these green energy resources are left untapped. In 2014 renewable energy accounted for 0.6% of electricity generation, not including […]
Tags: Energy, Kazakhstan
June 2, 2015
Prospects on Financial Sector in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is one of the most successful transition countries that achieved to move to free market economy from centralized economy. Kazakhstan entered into the period of economic revival after the widespread reforms in mid-1990s. Despite 1998 Asian crisis, the government implemented specific measures including trade protection and foreign exchange rationing. […]
Tags: Finance, Kazakhstan
May 26, 2015
Kyrgyzstan’s Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: Labor migrants Case
The ceremony of signing documents on Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Agreement took place after the EAEU Summit in Moscow on May 8, 2015. Leaders of the EAEU and Kyrgyzstan were in the process of negotiations on accession issue since Presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed […]
Tags: Economy, Eurasia, Kyrgyzstan
May 19, 2015
Prospects For Military Cooperation Between The Сaspian Sea States
The problem of the Caspian Sea militarization started to appear at the beginning of the 21st century. Despite the fact that after the fall of the Soviet Union newly independent states, namely, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, opposed to the idea of militarization of the Caspian Sea, nowadays Astana, Baku and Ashgabat […]
Tags: Central Asia, Security
May 12, 2015
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