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Almaty ranked 100th in Global City Competitiveness Index
Astana did not get into the rating of the most competitive cities of the world, while Almaty was ranked 100th out of 120 cities.
15 March 2012
Nazarbayev tagged hosting EXPO-2017 a national project
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with the expert commission of the International Exhibitions Bureau.
15 March 2012
Astana Mayor dispelled a myth on affordable housing
Imangali Tasmagambetov dispelled a myth on easy affordability of the housing.
14 March 2012
EXPO-2017 will cost Kazakhstan $1.5 billion
Hosting EXPO-2017 will cost Kazakhstan $1.5 billion.
13 March 2012
Astana supported Kazakhstan's application for EXPO-2017 with Kara Zhorga dance
Astana students held the flashmob in support of EXPO-2017 in Kazakhstan.
12 March 2012
Astana cycling team starts Race of Two Seas on March 7
Kazakhstan cycling team Astana has kicked off in Race of Two Seas.
07 March 2012
Russia will supply gas to central Kazakhstan
A gas pipeline will be built from Kostanai oblast going through Kokshetau and to Astana.
06 March 2012
Astana cyclist Iglinsky came second in Strade Bianche race in Italy
Kazakhstan ProTeam Astana cyclist Maksim Iglinskiy came second in Italy's Strade Bianche race.
05 March 2012
Kara Zhorga dance performed by 400 people qualified for Guinness Book
Kara Zhorga dance performed by Astana youth during the celebration of Independence Day has got into Guinness Book of World Records.
02 March 2012
Astana got 10 new free WI-FI hubs
10 free WI-Fi hubs have appeared in Astana recently.
01 March 2012
Vinokourov won’t take part in London Olympic
Alexandre Vinokourov, leader of Astana Kazakhstan cycling team, won’t take part in London Olympic Games this summer.
29 February 2012
Astana will buy Russian football player for $100 000
Kazakhstan Football Club Astana is ready to buy Russian football player Valery Korobkin for $100 000.
29 February 2012
National Geographic compared Nazarbayev to Peter I
An article about Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan was published in the National Geographic magazine.
29 February 2012
Astana Football Club leased Central African football player
Kazakhstan Astana Football Club has leases a Central African football player who was caped for Hungarian Kecskemet team.
27 February 2012
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might talk to X Eurasian Media Forum participants on Skype
April 26-27 Astana will be hosting the X Eurasian Media Holding, an annual gathering of journalists, political figures, scholars, media experts and businessmen.
23 February 2012
Condoleezza Rice, Mikhail Gorbachev and Julian Assange invited to the X Eurasian Media Forum
April 26-27 Astana will be hosting the X Eurasian Media Holding, an annual gathering of journalists, political figures, scholars, media experts and businessmen.
23 February 2012
More than 52 thousand kids are queuing to get into kindergartens in Astana
More than 52 thousand Astana kids are in queues to get into kindergartens.
13 February 2012
Astana maintenance costs 600 thousand tenge a minute
The city consumes 7,200 kW of energy and 100 cubic meters of water: Mayor.
10 February 2012
Unemployment in Astana is becoming younger: Tasmagambetov
Imangali Tasmagambetov tagged unemployment in Astana a pressing problem.
10 February 2012
Astana to see 5 million square meters of housing by 2015
For the recent three years over 4 million square meters of housing have been comissioned, which is over 40 000 apartments: Astana’s Mayor.
09 February 2012