Kazakhstan issues 5, 7, and 10-year sovereign bond issues worth $554 million (10 billion Russian roubles) on Moscow, Astana (Kazakhstan) exchanges.

Corruption in Ukraine is largely linked to oligarchs’ outsized influence – meaning, individuals who exert influence as essentially monopolists, extend control over the media, or deploy legions of lobbyists.

In this region, neighbouring Georgia is automatically associated with wine. Azerbaijan, by contrast, is rarely associated with viniculture, though its roots run deep.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 24, the Kremlin press service said. The situation involving Azerbaijan and Armenia was a central topic.

Eight Ukrainian reactors will now run with U.S. fuel instead of the Russian variant.

Realising that fossil fuels would not last forever, Kazakhstan took steps to diversify its economy. This included a new focus on its tourism industry. Though under-developed, officials knew it was an area that had much to offer.