Arrest of Maxim Bakiyev raises concerns over his activities in the United Kingdom
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Documents in an ongoing insider trading prosecution in the US appear to allege that Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former president of Kyrgyzstan who now resides in the United Kingdom, has been using a US$45 million Latvian bank account for insider trading deals on the stock exchanges of the US, the UK and elsewhere. This, along with the recent arrest of Maxim Bakiyev in London in relation to this case, raises concerns regarding his activities in the United Kingdom. READ MORE
Tajikistan is only Central Asian country identified by Afghans as providing foreign aid to Afghanistan - public opinion survey
Afghans remain largely unaware of any reconstruction project or foreign aid provided to them by the countries of Central Asia, according to a new public opinion survey conducted in Afghanistan by the San Francisco-based Asia Foundation, a major international nonprofit group, reported Silk Road Newsline. READ MORE
Can Obama get Afghanistan right in second term?
The war in Afghanistan was largely ignored in the lead up to the U.S. presidential election. But with a second term now confirmed for President Barack Obama, Kabul is once again vying for Washington’s attention. READ MORE
British court orders fugitive banker to pay $2.1 bn
A British court has ruled a former bank chairperson, who is on the run from authorities, should pay the bank $2.1 billion in compensation for damages in a fraud scheme. READ MORE
Kazakhstan Elected Member of UN Human Rights Council
On November 12, the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected Kazakhstan for the first time to the UN Human Rights Council, for the 2013–2015 term, with 183 of 193 member states voting affirmatively. Various international human rights groups openly lobbied against the election of several countries, including Kazakhstan, but their campaigns proved ineffective. Kazakhstan received the fifth highest vote total of the 20 candidates competing for the 18 available seats for this round. READ MORE
China and the U.S., Frenemies Forever
This week China’s ruling elite appoints new leaders for the next decade. The incoming president, Xi Jinping, and his colleagues face such fearsome challenges that, in their moment of victory, one almost sympathizes. Understanding their difficulties and calibrating U.S. policy accordingly will be among the biggest tests for the new Obama administration. For everybody’s sake, Beijing and Washington both need to do some rethinking. READ MORE
U.S., Afghanistan launch negotiations on legal authority for U.S. armed forces to continue post-2014 presence in Afghanistan
The Governments of Afghanistan and the U.S. officially launched their negotiations on a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) that will determine how many American military personnel stay in Afghanistan after 2014, according to the U.S. Department of State. READ MORE
Ermukhamet Ertysbayev: Peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan Wish to Integrate
The prospects of Russia and Kazakhstan within Eurasian integrational project were discussed in Moscow State University. The Counselor of the President of Kazakhstan Ermukhamet Ertysbayev expressed his opinion on this issue during the interview for the TV-channel “Russia-24”. READ MORE
Xi Jinping: the compromise candidate
The political direction of China's new party chief, Xi Jinping, remains unclear even after serving as the party's vice president for five years. Maybe that is what qualified him for the job as president and party head. READ MORE
