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The Week in Kazakhstan: Turn Back Time
4 days ago · VAT in Kazakhstan will be set at 16%, according to the latest government proposal from February 10. The ministry of economy said that certain goods will carry a 10% or a 0% VAT rate. Once the new tax reform comes into force next year, the country will have to bear an additional 2-3% increase in prices, “a short term inflationary effect,” the ministry said.
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The Week in Kazakhstan: Foreign Objects
Feb 7, 2025 · “Foreign objects” hit and damaged the fuselage of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed outside Aktau on December 25, a report from Kazakhstan’s ministry of transport said. The damage occurred while the plane was approaching Grozny (Russia), its final destination. Despite an attempt to make an emergency landing at the Aktau airport, the plane crashed, killing 38 passengers and ...
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The Week in Kazakhstan: Over and Under
Police in Almaty arrested Temirlan Yensebek, the creator of QazNews24, a satirical news site, on the evening of January 17, sparking protests from media and civil society activists. The following day, the court placed Yensebek in pre-trial detention for two months, saying he is under suspicion of “inciting ethnic hatred.” Five activists who separately came out in Yensebek’s support were ...
The Week in Kazakhstan: Two Years
Around three dozen people gathered in Almaty’s Republic Square on January 5 to mourn the victims of Qandy Qantar (Kazakh for ‘Bloody January’, the violent repression of countrywide protests in 2022). At least 238 people were killed in the clashes with the security forces. Their relatives held a banner with the names of the victims and asked for justice.
A Court in Kazakhstan Keeps Activists in Detention
A court in Almaty prolonged on January 29 the pre-trial detention of five activists who had publicly voiced their opposition to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan. In late September 2024, just days ahead of a referendum to decide whether to …
The Week in Kazakhstan: Next in Line
On November 23, at a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) meeting of heads of state in Minsk, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the military alliance should focus on the fight against terrorism and extremism. From January 1, Kazakhstan will take over the rotating chairmanship of the CSTO for one year. Armenia, a CSTO member, did …
The Week in Kazakhstan: Worst of the Worst
After a long-standing rejection for the accreditation of 36 of its journalists, Radio Azattyk, the local branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty filed a lawsuit against the ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) on January 30. As a foreign media organization, Azattyk’s work in Kazakhstan is dependent on an invitation from the MFA. Senate speaker Maulen Ashimbayev said on …