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Kazakhstan elections
I'm just back from another working trip to Kazakhstan, where the parliamentary elections took place on 15th January.
The elections came shortly after the country's 20th anniversary of independence which was overshadowed by the riots in Zhanaozen.
Kazakhstan has a bi-cameral parliament, with the Senate having 39 seats and the Lower House of Parliament having 107 seats.
Preliminary results of the elections are as follows:
7 parties took part in the elections, of which 3 met the 7% threshold needed to enter the Lower House of Parliament.
Voter turnout was around 75%, which means that nearly 7 million people voted.
The ruling party, Nur Otan, took 80.7% of the votes, Ak Zhol took 7.4% and the Communists took 7.2%.
Turkmenistan
I recently went to an interesting event about business opportunities in Turkmenistan.
A few facts about Turkmenistan that you may not know:
- Currently celebrating its 20 years of independence
- Rich cultural heritage
- Famous for carpet making and Akhelteke horses
- Has fourth largest reserves of gas in the world
- Small population of 5.2 million
- Massive development programme, including transformation of the capital Ashgabat, Turkmenbashi port, and the creation of a new tourist resort, Avaza, on the Caspian sea
- GDP growth around 10%
- Priorities include development, education, sport, healthcare, transport, power and public welfare.
Russia Midlands Business Club
The next networking event of the Russia Midlands Business Club will be on Wed 7 December at Tonic Bar and Restaurant on Angel Row, Nottingham.
For your free place, please email your contact details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Registration and welcome drinks from 6pm, followed by presentations at 6.30 pm. There will be networking and refreshments will be provided before the event finishes at 8 pm.
The event will be sponsored by RSF Consultancy and Sly Filters (Europe) Ltd.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Images from last year's December networking event
