by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The mining sector in Kazakhstan, especially non-fuel, is in a constant state of mired controversies. Coupled with Kazakhstan’s slow opening to the West and growing ethnic nationalism, Russia’s interests in the country is being challenged. Aurora Minerals Group, which advertises itself as a “full-chain exploration service provider in Kazakhstan and Central Asia” and was founded by so-called veterans of Kazakhstan’s minerals industry, Kaisar Kozhamuratov and Said Sultanov, is the latest to be embroiled in scandal after being implicated in funnelling investors’ money straight into the founders’ pockets. These stories of embezzlement […] #Asia #Featured #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/kazakhstans-mining-sector-corruption-affecting-russias-interests/?feed_id=9543