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No visa required for Kazakhstan citizens in Albania Kazakhstan citizens will be able to enter Albania without visas and stay in the country for 90 days out of 6 months after the first entry.

16 June 2011

U.S. Science Envoy to visit Kazakhstan U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Alice Gast will visit Kazakhstan next week to meet with representatives of Kazakhstan scientific community in Astana and Almaty.

16 June 2011

Senate passes draft law to regulate production and sales of petroleum products The draft law seeks to set fixed prices for certain types of petroleum products of importance to socially vulnerable groups of population.

16 June 2011

Kazakhstan and China to complete the 3rd stage of Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline by 2013 It will boost the Kazakh segment’s carrying capacities by 25 billion cubic meters: KazMunaiGas Chairman Kairgeldy Kabyldin.

16 June 2011

19 Senate seats are up for elections in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission has approved the calendar plan of the Senate elections.

16 June 2011

Oil companies may be obliged to invest into beluga sturgeon breeding projects at the Caspian: Environment Minister Nurgali Ashim Populations of beluga sturgeon have declined by nearly 90% in recent decades due to the high demand for black caviar, inadequate management, and habitat degradation.

16 June 2011

No further licensing of minor oil refineries: Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev According to the Minister, there are a total of 35 oil refineries: 3 large-scaled ones and 32 minor facilities.

16 June 2011

China became SCO chairman On June 15, 2011 China became the new chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

16 June 2011

KazMunaiGas to boost financing of innovation projects 100 times by 2015 Currently we spend about $0.68 million on R&D. We plan to increase the figure almost 100 times by 2015: Company’s Head Kairgeldy Kabyldin.

16 June 2011

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Aktau plane crash: Chronology of the disaster

yesterday, 20:52

Air crash in Aktau: video from the plane cabin has appeared

yesterday, 17:48

Plane crash in Aktau: Passenger list published

yesterday, 14:44

Aktau plane crash: names of deceased Kazakhstani citizens published

today, 09:28

Aktau plane crash: Black box recovered

yesterday, 22:18

Plane crash in Aktau: Survivor list published

yesterday, 15:49

All Kazakhstani citizens confirmed dead in Aktau crash, says transport minister

yesterday, 21:55

Video of flight attendant who survived Aktau plane crash was released

today, 16:20

Children who survived the plane crash are citizens of other countries

yesterday, 17:35

Turkish media learned about the plane crash in Aktau before it happened

today, 08:15

Preliminary cause of the plane crash in Aktau has been named

yesterday, 16:43

Crew members of plane that crashed in Aktau are Azerbaijani citizens

yesterday, 20:19

Air crash in Aktau: media reports on the heroism of the aircraft crew

today, 11:57

Embraer issues statement following plane crash in Aktau

today, 09:37

Plane crash in Aktau: the deceased 13-year-old teenager was flying alone to Grozny

today, 13:47

Aktau plane crash: Identity of one surviving woman established

today, 11:38

Plane crash in Aktau: bodies of 7 people identified

today, 11:44

Aktau plane crash: Investigation to proceed with aircraft wreckage

yesterday, 23:15

What is known about the plane crash in Aktau

yesterday, 12:45

Plane involved in Aktau crash underwent full inspection in October

yesterday, 23:27

National Bank to make suggestions on deposit insurance scheme for individuals Kazakhstan had reinforced its deposit insurance scheme by increasing the individual retail deposit amount guaranteed by the state to KZT 5 million ($34.2 thousand) from KZT 700 thousand ($4.7 thousand) late 2008.

16 June 2011

Launching a second Islamic Bank is not yet certain: Development Bank of Kazakhstan In March 2011 the then Chairman of the Board at DBK Gali Isskaliyev had said that the DBK would have a final decision on a second Islamic bank in Kazakhstan not earlier than in May 2011.

16 June 2011

Gold and currency reserves stand at $74.1 billion as of the end of May Aggregate gold and currency reserves of Kazakhstan [gold and currency reserves of the National Bank plus assets of the National Oil Fund] made up $74.1 billion as of the end of May, 25.9% up against the start of the year: National bank.

16 June 2011

Kazakhstan to complete negotiations on WTO accession before the end of 2012 Given the Customs Union, however, we are trying to harmonize accession when it comes to customs policy: Kazakhstan’s Minister for Economic Integration Ms. Zhanar Aitzhanova.

16 June 2011

iPhone and iPad apps available at PM Massimov’s web site According to the web site, the app is available in Kazakh, Russian and English languages.

15 June 2011

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has a trilateral meeting with Presidents of Russia and Iran President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Dmitry Medvedev and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the sitting of the Council of Heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) June 15.

15 June 2011

Kazakhstan suggested to make Almaty a regional UN center Implementation of Kazakhstan's plans to make Almaty a subregional hub of multilateral diplomacy is a good basis for further interaction: Kazakh Foreign Minister.

15 June 2011

Massimov met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Kazakhstan Prime-Minister met with UN Deputy Secretary-General Yuriy Fedotov on June 14.

15 June 2011

Kazakhstan supported Ban Ki Moon's nomination for UN Secretary General Astana supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for his new term.

15 June 2011

SCO summit completed with signing Astana Declaration Anniversary SCO summit completed with signing of Astana Declaration on June 15, 2011. SCO chairmanship is now officially transferred to China.

15 June 2011