Kazakhstan sees opportunity as Putin bans Western food import
Kazakhstan is eyeing the newly created niche in the Russia market that was previously occupied by now banned importers of food from the countries supporting anti-Russian sanctions.
08 August 2014
Kazakh President: No alternative to peaceful negotiations in Ukraine
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev paid special attention to the situation in Ukraine during the Wednesday extended government meeting.
08 August 2014
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions: PM
Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, as Prime Minister warned President V. Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine.
08 August 2014
Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join Eurasian Economic Union in due course
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed an agreement to launch the Eurasian Economic Union May 29, 2014 in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city. The Union comes into force January 1, 2015.
07 August 2014
Senate elections in Kazakhstan to be held soon
Preparations for the upcoming Senate elections are underway.
07 August 2014
NATO chief flies to Ukraine amid Russian troop buildup fears
NATO chief will visit Ukraine, amid growing fears of a major Russian incursion as the Alliance warns of a troop buildup at the border.
07 August 2014
Obama: Gazans need 'sense of hope' for future
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the people of Gaza need greater hope for the future.
07 August 2014
Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet at least three times in the months to come
The two heads of state are to attend a Forum of Transborder Cooperation, a summit of the Caspian littoral states and an SCO summit.
07 August 2014
Kazakh President orders demolition of all unregulated markets
The issue of demolishing unregulated markets in Kazakhstan has been raised more than once. Now, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev is ordering their closure across the entire country.
06 August 2014
Kazakhstan’s President announces tax amnesty for the country’s businesses
I commission the Government to administer a tax amnesty to provide relief of all the penalties accrued as of October 1, 2014 to small and middle-sized businesses, the President said.
06 August 2014