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The article states that in the event of a change in the ownership of the oil and gas company BG Group PLC, the government of Kazakhstan may claim the right to purchase a BG stake in the natural-gas field known as Karachaganak in Kazakhstan. According to the article, BG and the oil and gas firm Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced a merger in April 2015. The article presents comments from the firm BMO Capital Markets senior oil-and-gas analyst Brendan Warn.

The article reports on allegations of official corruption against Kazakhstan's president lodged by an exiled former son-in-law. Rakhat Aliyev asserts that president Nursultan Nazarbayev has engaged in diverse wrongdoing involving state assets and foreign firms that has netted him billions of dollars.

The article reports on the remarks of Berik Otemurat, chief executive of the National Investment Corp., on Kazakhstan's National Fund, which could run out of money in six or seven years as the government spends its savings and lower oil prices cut revenue.

The article reports that Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had won nearly 97.5% of the vote in the country's presidential elections in April 2015.

Several corrections are offered in response to previous articles, including comments on Pennsylvania State University's sports recruitment program from the January 31, 2011 issue, a report on Kazakhstan's political unrest in the January 15 issue, and the attribution of the reporter Erin McCarthy in the February 2 issue.

The article reports that the Kazakh government has been increasing its arrests of dissidents in response to criticism of the January 2012 parliamentary elections.

The article presents world news briefs including Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani being ruled in contempt of court, the victory of the Nur Otan Party in the January 2012 parliamentary vote in Kazakhstan, and a drop in the Taiwanese financial markets following the reelection of President Ma Ying-jeou.

Focuses on the efforts of President Nursultan Nazarbayev to retain power in Kazakhstan. Attacks of government troops on assets of the son-in-law of Nazarbayev, Rakhat Aliyev; Censorship of newspapers and television in the country; Authoritarian rule in the Central Asian country.

Reports on economic and political developments in Kazakhstan. Concern over the formation of the Community of Sovereign States with Russia; Hyperinflation of the economy; Ethnic tensions with Russian settlers; Fears of reintegration with Russia; Dictatorship.