Kazakhstan has responded to last year's unrest in the oil producing region of Mangistau with what looks like a largely cosmetic shake-up at the top of the energy industry ahead of parliamentary elections on 15 January. The most prominent departure is that of Timur Kulibayev-influential son-in-law of the country's president Nursultan Nazarbayev-who was dis-missed as chairman of Kazakh sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna on 23 December. The fund holds the state's stake in Kazmunaigaz (KMG) as well as other enterprises, including Kazakh Railways.
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