Almaty mayor reported to President Nazarbayev on city development
President took a train test-ride in the Almaty underground from Abai station to Zhibek Zholy.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to take a train ride in the Almaty underground August 2
The first stretch is to be inaugurated in December before celebrating the 20 anniversary of the nation’s independence.
Anti-extremist teams being created in local Interior Ministry’s departments
Head of Interior Ministry Department thinks that theology experts should be made part of anti-extremist teams.
Kazakhstan’s banks see growing demand for consumer loans
According to the National Bank, 47% of the country’s banks saw intensified demand for mortgages.
Foreign Ministry finds it inadmissible for representatives of the European Parliament to intervene in the internal affairs of sovereign Kazakhstan
Nor do we find admissible any actions provoking political instability and public unrest: Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilyas Omarov.
New initiatives of the Finance Ministry Tax Committee
Among other things, Tax Committee seeks to launch electronic auction platform to sell distrained property.
Share of tourism in Kazakhstan’s GDP equal to that in Germany
In 2010 the figure in Kazakhstan grew to 1.8% from 0.02% in 2000.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have talks over shared national border
Kazakhstan hasn’t received any answer to the diplomatic note sent to Uzbekistan in which Kazakhstan asked for reasons why Kazakhstan’s tourists were detained in Uzbekistan for over a fortnight without due notification of the Kazakh side: Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Criminal case against Kazakhstan’s tourists detained in Uzbekistan closed
The tourists were released without any red tape hurdles: Kazakhstan’s consul in Uzbekistan Babur Daurenbek.