People’s IPO calls for legislation amendments People’s IPO calls for legislation amendments To facilitate the IPO Program, some laws should be amended, notably on subsurface use, railways transport, on power industry, on state-run property, on Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund and some others: Economy Minister.
23 August 2011 23:19
Kazakhstan to run a large-scaled campaign to raise financial awareness of population at large Kazakhstan to run a large-scaled campaign to raise financial awareness of population at large According to the PM, the People’s IPO Program should reach out to as many common people as possible.
23 August 2011 16:53
Under the People’s IPO Program shares of national companies will be offered at market value Under the People’s IPO Program shares of national companies will be offered at market value We’ve chosen the best timing: the companies are not overvalued at the present time: Minister of Economic Development and Trade
23 August 2011 16:31
Ministry of Industry and Trade refutes that negotiations are under way with South Korea on constructing a nuclear power station Ministry of Industry and Trade refutes that negotiations are under way with South Korea on constructing a nuclear power station August 22 a number of Kazakhstan’s media quoted KazTag Agency’s report that allegedly Kazakhstan is negotiating with KEPCO on uranium production and construction of a nuclear power plant.
23 August 2011 13:06
KazMunayGas announces H1 2011 results KazMunayGas announces H1 2011 results The Company accounts for 65% of overall oil transportation, 100% of gas transportation, 50% of tanker transportation in Kazakhstan. 100 per cent of the Company’s shares belong to the National Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna.
23 August 2011 00:32
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
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
PM Massimov promises to look into the issue of blocked access to LiveJournal PM Massimov promises to look into the issue of blocked access to LiveJournal Kazakhtelecom National Telephone Operator told in its Twitter account that “blocking the access is not in line with the Company’s policy. There is no benefit for the Company”.
20 August 2011 00:33
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

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