Oil refineries will not be suspended during the modernization: Oil and Gas Minister
The Minister elaborated that in 2020 the Ministry plans to start constructing a 4th oil refinery given the projected demand in 2025.
Wheat harvest may go down one third in Kazakhstan
Wheat harvest in Ukraine may be 37 percent less than last year in 2012, and a 36 percent drop in Kazakhstan's harvest is expected as well.
Every fourth Kazakhstan citizen positive about entering WTO
Every fourth Kazakhstan citizen is positive about the prospect of entering the World Trade Organization: poll.
Kazakhstan needs foreign technology, rather than foreign investments: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “We don’t need foreign investments so desperately today. We are injecting our own money”.
President Nazarbayev looking forward to Eurasian Economic Union
According to President Nazarbayev, “local integration serves the interests of people (…) to ensure effective development, any nation needs developing neighbors among other things”.
Kazakhstan’s 2011 trade turnover with the EU stands at $50 billion
According to President Nazarbayev, currently a key issue for Kazakhstan is a new agreement on expanded partnership.
Kazakhstan finalizes deal to sell 75% in Balkhash thermal power plant to South Korea investors
The initial agreement on the sale of shares was signed March 27, 2012 on President Nazarbayev’s working visit to Seoul.
Education campaign launched to raise people’s awareness of People’s IPO
660 lecturers are being currently trained to conduct workshops for common people across Kazakhstan after May 11.
Foreigners can pump $20 billion out of Kazakh oil fields
Foreign professionals will be able to earn $15-20 billion in 7-9 years working on development of major oil fields of Kazakhstan.