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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan’s Latest Billionaire Started Out as a Car Salesman]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nurlan Smagulov started out selling Ladas when the USSR collapsed before riding the transformation of Kazakhstan’s economy.  ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Glencore Zinc Plant in Kazakhstan Suffers Deadly Blast, Fire]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Central Asia Gains as War Shakes Energy Markets and Trade Routes]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Tencent Invests in Kazakhstan Fintech Company Kaspi.kz]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Majors Lose Another Appeal of $5 Billion Kazakh Sulfur Fine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakh Financial Watchdog Urges Firms to Use Local Messenger]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakh Sovereign Wealth Fund Readies Debut Panda Bond Sale]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Railway Operator Plans $1 Billion Debt Sale]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Allows Kazakhstan to Continue Transit of Russian Oil to China]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakh Construction Tycoon Mutalip Buys Gold Miner Altynalmas]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Voters Back New Constitution With 87% Approval]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuliya Fedorinova]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Constitution Vote Sees 73% Turnout as Counting Starts]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dubai-Based Veon Says Digital Push to Offset Energy-Driven Costs]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:51:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Xi’s Central Asia Outreach Pays Off With a Fundraising Blitz]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kari Soo Lindberg]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Warned Kyiv Over Russian Oil Port Attack, Citing Economic Hit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalia Drozdiak]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Majors Seek Arbitration Over $5 Billion Kazakh Sulfur Fine]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:08:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Glencore Said to Close In on Sale of Kazzinc Mining Operations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Unable to Switch From CPC Oil Pipe, January Data Show]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:37:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Railway Operator Weighs $1 Billion IPO as Soon as May]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:45:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kazakh Development Holding Baiterek Revamps to Lure More Foreign Funds]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nariman Gizitdinov]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
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