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Kazakhstan: the heart of Eurasia

These are hectic days for Kazakhstan’s foreign and domestic policy makers.

Along with the free trade 2010 Customs Union and later Common Economic Space (CES) agreements linking Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, the three ex-Soviet trading partners are also part of the Free Trade Agreement, signed in St Petersburg in 2011, forming closer trading partnerships with eight other CIS states.

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Tourism: putting Kazakhstan on the map

Love him or loathe him fictional buffoon Borat has been good news for Kazakhstan’s tourism industry.

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Kazakhstan – taking the leading role for Central Asia

Often the best way to gauge a country’s growing political and economic influence is by checking out its arts events.

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