The Case of Perizat Kairat: Fake Charity and Ties to the Amanat Party
In 2025, young Kazakh woman Perizat Kairat was convicted of embezzling charitable funds ($6.6 million) and sentenced to 10 years...
Scandals involving high-ranking Kazakh officials
In 2025, a series of scandals involving high-ranking officials occurred in Kazakhstan. For example, journalists spent a year examining the...
What Anti-Corruption Practices Kazakhstan Can Adopt from Other Countries
In September 2025, the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan was disbanded, and its functions were transferred to the...
Why doesn’t Kazakhstan have any long-term development programs with concrete results?
China solved its poverty problem within a few decades. Since the 1970s, during the time of Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese...
Will Kazakhstanis be punished for “immoral” behavior?
The Senate of Kazakhstan recently approved a new law on crime prevention. It provides for penalties for "antisocial" behavior, which...
Why a “Paradise” Plot in Almaty Ended Up in Kulibayev’s Hands and Why the State Reclaimed It After 17 Years
In the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau lies a nearly four-hectare plot of land surrounded by mountain air and dense...
How Academic Degrees Are Bought in Kazakhstan
For many years, Kazakhstan operated a corrupt “dissertation assembly line.” Later, dissertation councils were abolished and the country transitioned to...
OECD on Competition in Kazakhstan: Progress, Problems, Recommendations
In November 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the report “OECD Peer Reviews of Competition Law...
Why is it profitable to build facilities with public funds?
Why do Kazakhstan prefer to build large projects with public funds rather than private investment? Why do independent experts estimate...
Systemic Crisis at KTZ
The state-owned company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy is experiencing a systemic crisis: network congestion, a shortage of railcars, manual management, a...
