News about Central Asia
S&P about Kazakhstan's GDP growth downgrade and sovereign rating outlook
Senior Director at Standard & Poor's Sovereign Ratings division Christian Esters talks about Kazakhstan's rating outlook and downgrade of GDP growth forecast.
15 September 2014 16:10
Bone carvings exhibited in Kazakhstan
A Kazakh master has shown his artworks, including original bone carvings.
14 September 2014 19:11
Cracking catalyst plant to be built in Kazakhstan
Several new plants are to be built in Aktobe Oblast in western Kazakhstan, including one to produce oil products of higher quality.
14 September 2014 19:06
Tony Blair to contribute to book on Kazakhstani Constitution
Foreign experts and politicians will put together a book on the Constitution of Kazakhstan.
14 September 2014 11:32
Kazakhstan looks to ban gay 'propaganda' and identify gays by searching for degeneratism in their DNA
Kazakhstan activists urged the Kazakh Parliament to ban gay propaganda and prohibit the people known to be gay from holding public offices and serving in the army.
13 September 2014 03:40
Astana racer wins Vuelta stage 18
Fabio Aru of Astana ProTeam has won the 18th stage of Vuelta a Espagna.
12 September 2014 17:29
Tehran, Astana to sign $500 mln worth of agreements
Kazakhstan and Iran are expanding their trade ties.
10 September 2014 23:59
Kazakhstan, Iran to build glass plant
Kazakhstan and Iran are planning to build a new glass plant in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan.
10 September 2014 20:24
Kazakhstan expands Tenge to US Dollar exchange rate corridor
Kazakhstan's National Bank has enlarged the Tenge to US Dollar pegged corridor from 6 tenge to 18 tenge.
10 September 2014 16:59
Golden Princess found 2 years ago finally shown to public
The most significant archaeological find in Kazakhstan has finally been presented to the anxiously waiting public.
10 September 2014 14:32
Russian Colonel General claims Central Asia can be used by terrorists to transport nuclear weapons
A Russian Military official has claimed the territories of Central Asian countries may be used by terrorists, such as those part of the Islamic State, to transport weapons of mass destruction.
09 September 2014 20:08
Transition to gas pumps in Kazakhstan complilcated, gasoline deficit remains
One of the possible ways to address the recurring gasoline deficit in Kazakhstan is transitioning to gas from petrol and gasoline products. This is easier to say than to do, however.
09 September 2014 19:56
Rakhat Aliyev forged many documents to prove innocence: expert
Many of the documents purported to show a conspiracy against Aliyev, former son-in-law of Kazakhstan President, have been found forged by a famous forgery expert.
09 September 2014 13:05
How Kazakhstanis react to beating of a girl?
Students from Kazakhstan made an experiment to study public reaction: they acted out a scene of a guy beating a girl in broad daylight.
07 September 2014 12:37
Kazakh farmers face stringent loan terms, development of agribusiness inhibited
There are several financial constraints for achieving development of Kazakhstan's agriculture, experts say. Alleviating these is necessary to boost the industry and make Kazakhstan-made products competitive internationally.
07 September 2014 12:26
Descendant of Kazakh composer demands 1mln in damages from gay smooch poster creators
The poster advertising a gay bar in Kazakhstan depicting a Kazakh composer and a Russian poet kissing has mostly angered the public in Kazakhstan. Now the Kazakh descendant of the composer claims 1mln tenge in damages from the poster creators.
04 September 2014 01:33
Nazarbayev on decentralization of powers in Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan spoke to the Parliament about the necessity to transfer some powers to local authorities.
03 September 2014 18:25
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Kazakhstan's right to exit Customs Union
Last week Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev made a statement on the country's right to leave the Eurasian Economic Union should the interests of the country be jeopardized.
02 September 2014 20:27
Kazakhstan ready for various geopolitical risks: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan said the country was facing quite a few problems but was prepared to address various scenarios.
02 September 2014 19:24
New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan
Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.
01 September 2014 18:23