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Kazakhstan announces education and healthcare budgets for 2012-2014 2012 social security budget is to grow 12.5% against 2011.

29 августа 2011

Yale School of Management alumnus appointed Executive Secretary of the Kazakhstan’s Agency for Religion The Agency was launched May 21, 2011.

28 августа 2011

$294.5 million to finance space exploration projects in 2012-2014 According to the Finance Ministry, a total of $563 million was to be earmarked for space exploration projects in 2011-2013.

28 августа 2011

Assets of National Oil Fund to reach $72.5 billion by 2015 Assets of the National Fund as of the end of July totaled $38.72 billion.

28 августа 2011

Nursultan Nazarbayev received His Beatitude Alexander, the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan On behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, the Metropolitan thanked President for all the attention to the life of the Church.

27 августа 2011

EBRD considers financing motor road projects in Kazakhstan The Bank and the Transport Ministry officials considered financing reconstruction of Tashkent – Shymkent, Almaty – Khorgos motro roads, as well as construction of the Big Almaty Ring Road.

27 августа 2011

Kazakhstan Government has no plans to raise export duty on crude: Finance Minister According to him, the issue of raising export duty on oil is not considered in the draft three-year budget.

27 августа 2011

PM Massimov address to Muslims before Laylat al-Qadir (Night of Power) Laylat al-Qadir observed by night-long prayer, Qur'an recitation, and special acts of charity.

27 августа 2011

Kazakhstan mulls exporting 3 million tons of grain to China in 2011 Sky-high grain harvest estimate stood at about 22 million tons as of the end of July, according to Kazakhstan’s Research Institute for Environmental and Climate Studies.

26 августа 2011

US President Barack Obama hopes to meet President Nazarbayev at 2nd International Nuclear Security Forum in Seoul According to him, Washington and Astana could make a joint contribution to nuclear safety and define further steps towards a nuclear-weapons-free world.

26 августа 2011

President Nazarbayev to attend the 2nd International Nuclear Security Forum in Seoul The 1st Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington in 2010 and was attended by 40 world leaders.

26 августа 2011

KazTransGas and Kolon Corporation of South Korea to construct 95 CNG filling stations 100 CNG filling stations will be launched, with 2 of the first 5 to be completed this year in Almaty.

26 августа 2011

KazMunayGas and KC Kazakh B.V. of South Korea agree on a drill rig at jointly developed Zhambyl oil block Early next year the drill rig will be delivered to the Caspian Sea in separate blocks.

25 августа 2011

Prime Minister Karim Massimov meets President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit August 24.

25 августа 2011

Kazakhstan and South Korea plan to bring up the trade turnover up to $900 million According to President Nazarbayev, the overall investment of South Korea to Kazakhstan stands at $3.8 billion.

25 августа 2011

Embassy of Libya in Kazakhstan raised opposition flag Diplomatic mission “is officially under flagship of the National Transition Council formed by Libyan opposition.”

25 августа 2011

Kazakhstan and South Korea sign agreement on construction and maintenance of Balkhash thermal power plant The first two power generating units of the thermal power station are to be commissioned in 2013, with the other two units being placed into operation in 2016.

25 августа 2011

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, to come to Kazakhstan Majilis (lower Chamber) Head of Staff Yergen Doshayev discussed preparations for the visit with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Kazakhstan Zhou Li.

25 августа 2011

Mountain slopes left absolutely treeless by the storms of May 17 and June 27 pose serious threat to Almaty: Mayor According to him, the clean-up teams working to remove the fallen trees lack tractors and sawmills.

25 августа 2011

President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea arrives in Astana Tomorrow South Korea’s President is expected to have talks with President Nazarbayev.

24 августа 2011

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