Upstream - Zhaikmunai posts jump in profits - azakhstan-focused Zhaikmunai saw profits rise during the first quarter of the year as revenue and production hit record highs.
Eurasianet - Kazakhstan: Jailed Ex-Nuclear Boss Suspects Russian Machinations - The jailed former boss of Kazakhstan’s nuclear industry has marked the fourth anniversary of his arrest by voicing suspicions from his prison cell that Russian machinations were behind the charges against him.
Radio Free Europe - Daughter's Film Touts Kazakh President’s Green Credentials - The New York Eurasian Film Festival kicks off on May 20 with "Awakening," a documentary film from Kazakhstan about "green development." The film is the brainchild of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev’s youngest daughter, Aliya Nazarbaeva.
Pharma Times - CIS nations' drug reimbursement plans "could completely change their markets" - Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan have recently taken steps to introduce drug reimbursement schemes which, if introduced, could completely change the operating environment for both their innovative drug and generic markets, says new research.