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2.5 thousand military men to take part in the military parade on Constitution Day Over 2.5 thousand military men will take part in the military parade on the Constitution Day in Kazakhstan on August 30.

11 августа 2011

Government and KPO continuing negotiations on Karachaganak oilfield Possibility and conditions for the Government to buy a stake in the project fully depend on commercial terms to be finalized during the negotiations: Oil and gas Ministry.

11 августа 2011

2011 January – July oil production figures According to the Ministry of Oil and gas, production of crude oil and condensed gas in 2010 totaled 80 million tons, 4.2% up against 2009.

11 августа 2011

South Korea considering swapping a stake in KEPCO for a stake in uranium mine in Kazakhstan According to the South Korea’s Trade Ministry, Seoul plans to exchange a 5% stake in KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co. for a 15% share in the unnamed mine.

11 августа 2011

Government won’t be restricting prices for housing and growing mortgage rates Kazakhstan is a market economy, so any attempts on the part of the government to bridle growing prices for housing or mortgage rates are inadmissible: National Bank.

11 августа 2011

Kazakhstan has no intention to recognize same-sex unions: Justice Ministry Article 11 of the draft Family Code currently considered by the country’s Senate reads that same-sex marriages are not admissible.

11 августа 2011

National Bank suspends licenses of three banks for some banking operations Senim bank, TAIB Kazakhstan, Credit Altyn and Al Hilal, first Islamic bank in Kazakhstan had their licenses suspended for three months.

11 августа 2011

Chairman of the Agency for Public Service wages war against cronyism Recently appointed to head the Agency, Baimenov told he “hadn’t brought a new team”.

11 августа 2011

Kazakhstan’s tourists detained in Uzbekistan for 2 weeks won’t face criminal charges in homeland...or will they? According to one of the tourists, they were told that “initiating a criminal case is still an open issue”.

11 августа 2011

Employment guaranteed for Bolashak Scholarship Program graduates: Education Ministry According to the Ministry, the list of graduates seeking for jobs has been forwarded to public bodies and national companies to assist the graduates in finding jobs.

10 августа 2011

No plans of launching a single pension fund: Labor Ministry As of now there are 12 pension funds regulated by the Committee for Financial Supervision under the National Bank.

10 августа 2011

Labor Ministry rejects suggestion to open a deposit worth $1000 for every newly born baby The state had better take some measures to protect the nation against slump of prices [for commodities that ensure most of the budget revenues]: Labor Ministry.

10 августа 2011

Golden Horde time tomb discovered in Pavlodar oblast Archaeologists found ruins of a tomb of a nobleman of the Golden Horde time in Pavlodar oblast.

10 августа 2011

Ancient craftsmen lived at the territory of Almaty oblast Scientist and professor of Al-Farabi Kazakhstan National University suggested that primitive people lived at the territory of Almaty oblast over 35 thousand years ago.

10 августа 2011

Lama Sharif: Extremism in Kazakhstan has to be countered intellectually Chairman of the Agency for Religious Affairs Kairat Lama Sharif told about ways to counter religious extremism in Kazakhstan.

10 августа 2011

Taldykorgan students became finalists of The Flight to the Future contest School students from Taldykorgan became finalists of the prestigious international contest of young space researchers called “Flight to Future”.

10 августа 2011

President of South Korea to visit Astana in the end of August President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak will visit Astana in the end of August.

10 августа 2011

Let us not speed up shifting to the Latin alphabet: Culture Ministry The issue calls for public discussion. Readiness of the society [for the change] as a whole should be taken into account: Culture Ministry’s Executive Secretary Zhanna Kurmangaliyeva.

09 августа 2011

Media speculations over language legislation are storm in a teacup: Culture Ministry The speculations were caused by amendments allegedly drafted by the country’s Culture Ministry.

09 августа 2011

Kazakhstan to export 60 000 tons of bovine meat a year by 2015: President Nazarbayev According to him, if a ton of meat is fivefold more expensive than a ton of grain (…) it is a viable initiative.

09 августа 2011

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