Q1 2011 coal production 12.5% up
Coal production in the Q1 2011 stood at 30 874 000 tons: State Agency for Statistics.
Jan-Feb foreign trade turnover 32.4% up
Foreign trade turnover in Jan-Feb 2011 made up $ 15.4 billion, 32.4% up against the like period of 2010: Agency for Statistics.
Q1 2011 oil production output 3.5% up
In the Q1 2011 Kazakhstan produced a total of 17 163 100 tons of crude oil and 3 272 400 tons of condensed gas, 3.5% and 4.3% up against the like period of 2010 respectively.
More housing deals in Kazakhstan
The number of residential real estate deals made 29,663 in Q1 in Kazakhstan: a 6.6% increase.
Kazakhstan and India to sign nuclear energy agreement
Kazakhstan and India are going to sign a nuclear energy cooperation agreement.
Mettalurgists of ArcelorMittal Temirtau ask for pay rise
Zhaktau metallurgists trade union insists on a salary increase for ArcelorMittal Temirtau employees.
Kazakhstan Q1 2011 GDP growth stands at 6.5%
PM Karim Massimov announced GDP growth of 6.5% in Q1 2011 on his Twitter account today.
KazMunaiGaz EP to explore new oil blocks
KazMunaigaz EP is to purchase 4 oil blocks – Temir, Teresken, Karaton-Sarkamys and territories adjacent to Uzen and Karamandybys oil fields – from its parent company, KazMunaiGaz.
Kazakh business to face no illegal inspections
A software tracking all inspections of small and medium businesses will be introduced on July 1, 2011.
Debtors will no longer be allowed to travel abroad
Kazakhstani Ministry of Justice plans to prohibit the exit from the country for those Kazakhstan citizens, who have tax or alimony arrears.
Fuel in Kazakhstan to be 13% cheaper than in Russia
Kazakhstan will restrain fuel prices after opening the Unified Economic Space and keep them 10-13 percent lower than in Russia.
Jewish Al-Jazeera to be created
Aleksandr Mashkevich promised to to create a pro-Jewish TV-channel to carry out explanatory work against delegitimation of Israel in the world.
Another delay at Kashagan possible
“We are expecting the concept of the 2nd stage will be available in December”: Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev.
KazAtomProm and Purolite to produce chemicals
KazAtomProm and Purolite International AG signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in technologies and innovations.
Clean up of Kazakh banks may start July 1
Introduction of a new mechanism to clean up banks of bad loans needs some amendments into the applicable legislation: Gregory Marchenko, Chairman of the National Bank.
Gold production output to grow 2.3 times by 2014
The task is to bring gold production output to over 70 tons per year by 2014: Asset Issekeshev, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade.
New business support program to be launched April 15
Productivity-2020 business support program will be launched in Kazakhstan on April 15.
Kazakh imports grew 10.3% in 2010
In 2010 imports figure stood at $ 30.4 billion, against $ 28.4 billion in 2009.
Kazakh National Bank issued Olympics-2012 silver coin
Kazakhstan National Bank issued an Olympics-2012 silver coin.