No petrol price hikes in September: Ministry of Oil and Gas No petrol price hikes in September: Ministry of Oil and Gas August 19 Tengrinews.kz quoted KazTag Agency’s report that Kazakhstan’s Government planned to raise retail price ceiling for fuel by 12-14% starting from September 1.
22 August 2011 23:41
President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea to arrive in Kazakhstan August 24 President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea to arrive in Kazakhstan August 24 Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, is also to host a Kazakh-Korean business forum.
22 August 2011 23:26
Government to come up with a new nation-wide action plan to attract investments Government to come up with a new nation-wide action plan to attract investments According to Minister of Industry and Trade, every ambassador, every minister, every head of a national company, every regional governor will have a certain target to hit in terms of investments attracted.
22 August 2011 18:26
6-kilo carp was caught in Astana 6-kilo carp was caught in Astana An Astana resident has caught a 6-kilo fish at the Grebnoy Canal in the centre of the city.
22 August 2011 15:17
Grain exports potential stands at over 10 million tons Grain exports potential stands at over 10 million tons According to Agriculture Minister, the government plans to subsidize grain supplies towards Black and Baltic sea ports “to balance the market”.
22 August 2011 14:54
Kazakhstan and South Korea negotiating on construction of a nuclear power plant Kazakhstan and South Korea negotiating on construction of a nuclear power plant According to an unnamed source, within the two nearest weeks a large-scaled Korean delegation is come to Kazakhstan to set forth a detailed proposal.
22 August 2011 14:06
Four members of K2 expedition reached the third camp Four members of K2 expedition reached the third camp Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.
21 August 2011 11:35
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Brunei President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Brunei According to Foreign Minister of Brunei, major vectors for cooperation could be grain and flour exports from Kazakhstan, oil and gas projects, green technology, as well as healthcare and Islamic banking.
20 August 2011 17:16
Preliminary results of Senate election Preliminary results of Senate election Preliminary lists of the new Senators have been made available.
20 August 2011 12:03
Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov meets Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko of Russia Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov meets Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko of Russia The sides discussed issues related to the Common Economic Space of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
20 August 2011 00:04
Kazakhstan expecting a bumper grain harvest Kazakhstan expecting a bumper grain harvest With favorable weather conditions in August and September the grain harvest can exceed the expectations, breaking the 2009 record: Kazakhstan’s Research Institute for Environmental and Climate Studies.
19 August 2011 14:40
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to come to Kazakhstan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to come to Kazakhstan According to the Foreign Ministry, he plans to come before the end of the year.
19 August 2011 11:09
Petrol prices to grow 12-14% from September Petrol prices to grow 12-14% from September Tengrinews.kz reported earlier that since the start of the year petrol price had grown by 17.4%.
19 August 2011 10:23
Every third Kazakhstan woman over 50 suffers from osteoporosis Every third Kazakhstan woman over 50 suffers from osteoporosis Every third Kazakhstan woman over 50 and every fifth man over 70 suffer from osteoporosis.
18 August 2011 19:22
Kazakhstan preparing for the first summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Kazakhstan preparing for the first summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, will be hosting the summit October 20-21.
18 August 2011 17:59
State Secretary suggests tougher requirements to Bolashak Scholarship Program applicants State Secretary suggests tougher requirements to Bolashak Scholarship Program applicants According to him, it’s not big numbers of students that matter.
18 August 2011 17:31
Omelette for 13 out of one ostrich egg in a farm near Almaty Omelette for 13 out of one ostrich egg in a farm near Almaty There are ostrich breeding farms in Kazakhstan in Almaty, Astana, Karaganda, Zhezkazgan and Ust-Kamenogorsk.
18 August 2011 10:36
Three medical trains rendering medical service in remote areas Three medical trains rendering medical service in remote areas These three trains will be mostly focused on first medical aid in the wake of large-scaled emergencies: Emergencies Ministry official.
18 August 2011 09:18
Agriculture Minister proposes changing subsidies to agriculture Agriculture Minister proposes changing subsidies to agriculture According to him, the focus should shift from the so-called highly-scattered subsidies (2-3% of the costs per hectare) to solving three vital issues.
17 August 2011 17:43

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