Nazarbayev sets Ambitious Development Agenda for Astana

    With Kazakhstan’s economy on the up-tick, President Nursultan Nazarbayev is setting some ambitious development goals for the Central Asian state.     Nazarbayev sketched his vision during his annual state-of-the-nation address, given in late January. Despite a longstanding controversy over Astana heading the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), stemming from...