Alpinists almost lost proof of the ascent during the trip back from K2
Kazakhstan alpinist Maksut Zhumayev told Tengrinews.kz the breath-taking details of the last days of the expedition to K2.
08 September 2011 15:51
National Bank to exercise preemptive right to buy out all produced gold for 2-3 years to come
When commenting on the reasons behind the Bank’s decision to exercise its preemptive right to purchase Kazakhstan-produced gold, Mr. Marchenko pointed to lack of transparency in gold exports following the liberalization of the national market of precious metals.
08 September 2011 12:21
Kazakhstan hopes to join Karachaganak project within a month: Timur Kulibayev
With its 1.2 billion tons of oil and condensed gas and 1.35 trillion cubic meters of gas, Karachaganak is one of the largest O&G fields in the world. Karachagank accounts for 49% of all the gas production and 18% of oil production in Kazakhstan.
07 September 2011 17:53
Timur Kulibayev once again refutes suggestions of his possible involvement in politics
President is in a good shape. May God bless him with health. As for me, I have never been involved in politics, nor do I belong to any political parties: Timur Kulibayev.
07 September 2011 14:50
Pakistan makes its seaports available to Kazakhstan
For January – June trade turnover between the two nations exceeded $19.9 million, 30% up against the like period of 2010.
07 September 2011 14:19
Kazakhstan’s Transport Minister announces deadline for West Europe – West China motor corridor project
2 787 km of the West Europe – West China transport corridor will run across Kazakhstan, notably across Aktyubinsk, Kyzylorda, South Kazakhstan, Zhambyl and Almaty oblasts.
07 September 2011 10:50
Latin-based Kazakh alphabet developed for Internet use
Linguists have shortlisted Latin-based Kazakh alphabet versions to 4, with the number of letters varying from 29 to 33.
07 September 2011 10:31
Apple App Store now offers iSozdik, a Kazakh-Russian dictionary
On the second day of sales the app was the most downloadable at the Kazakhstan’s segment of itunes.apple.com.
07 September 2011 09:28
January – August net gold and currency reserves figures announced
Assets of the National Fund alone as of the end of August stood at $40.35 billion, 30.25% up from the start of the year.
07 September 2011 09:06
Kazakhstan undecided on constructing a nuclear power plant
According to the Ministry of Industry and New Technology, Kazakhstan is considering expediency of a nuclear power plant from the safety perspective.
07 September 2011 08:52
