Rusagrotrans and Kaztemirtrans to establish a JV to jointly transport grain
The JV with a capital of $90 million will be established on a parity basis. The railway car fleet will make up 10 000 railway cars.
Kazakhstan interested in Ukrainian planes
Ambassador Amangeldy Zhumabayev commented prospects of creating joint companies between Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Smoking mixtures equated to drugs in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a law putting smoking mixtures at the same level as drugs.
Kazakhstan’s Majilis ratifies agreement to facilitate free movement of capital within the Single Economic Space
The document was signed in Moscow in December 2010 by Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus.
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov meets World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister wrote about the meeting in his Twitter account.
Ministry of Oil and Gas sets retail price ceiling for fuel
The Ministry’s press service reports that Kazakhstan will keep on regulating retail prices at the country’s pumps even after July 1, 2011 when customs barriers between the Customs Union member states are removed.
Veterinary laboratory confirms pasteurelosis as the cause of dieoff of saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan
The animal death toll stands at over 400.
Inflation rate in May stands at 0.5%
In May 2010 the figure stood at 0.6%, the State Agency for Statistics reported June 1.
Almaty Emergency Situations Department got a new head
Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Minister released Damir Khalikov from his position of the head of Almaty Emergency Situations Department.