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Kazakhstan poetess shortlisted for Debut Literary Prize
Poetess Aigerim Tazhi was shortlisted for the independent Debut Literary Prize.
11 November 2011
Kyrgyzstan returned 29 wagons of radioactive coal to Kazakhstan
29 wagons with radioactive coal stocked at Severnaya customs in Kyrgyzstan were sent back to Kazakhstan.
11 November 2011
Kazakhs want to retire earlier
Two thirds of the population in Kazakhstan would like to retire before the legal retirement age currently in effect.
09 November 2011
Kazakhstan and Russia to coordinate WTO positions
Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified a Treaty on functioning of the Customs Union under a multilateral trade system on Novermber 3.
04 November 2011
Russia and Belarus sell eggs and chicken almost past their sell-by date to Kazakhstan
Eggs and chicken, supplied to Kazakhstan by Russia and Belarus are almost past their sell-by date.
03 November 2011
Number of people willing to move to Russia from Kazakhstan tripled since May
420-450 people a month submit applications in Astana: Federal Migration Service.
30 October 2011
Kyrgyzstan government banned import of radioactive coal from Kazakhstan
Acting Prime-Minister of Kyrgyzstan instructed Kyrgyzstan's state customs service to ban import of coal from Kulandy mine.
29 October 2011
Kazakhstan considering purchase of Russian 82A armored vehicles
Kazakhstan is likely to purchase a big lot of 82A armored vehicles from Russia.
28 October 2011
Kazakh coal mine checked for radiation over Kyrgyz scandal
No radiation was discovered at Kulandy coal mine of Zhambyl oblast.
27 October 2011
Kyrgyzstan raises Cain over radioactive coal from Kazakhstan
Bishkek heat power plant received 8 thousand tons of coal from Kazakhstan with radiation level 2-8 times exceeding the standards.
27 October 2011
Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to meet in November
Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will meet in November to discuss the Common Economic Space.
26 October 2011
Kazakhstan, first buyer of Russian Terminators
Terminators were supplied to Kazakhstan under military-technical cooperation between the countries.
25 October 2011
Kazakhstan and Russia to abolish export duty on crude under the CIS free trade agreement
The free trade agreement was signed in St. Petersburg by Russia, Ukraine Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan.
23 October 2011
Half of Kazakhstan residents see Putin as Russia's president
Half of Kazakhstan residents see Russia’s Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin as future president of Russia.
21 October 2011
Putin supported Massimov's idea of joint anti-crisis measures
Russia’s Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin supported the initiative of Kazakhstan PM Karim Massimov on coordination of joint anti-crisis activities in the Customs Union.
21 October 2011
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan discussed agricultural supplies
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with President of Azerbaijan Ilkham Aliyev in Almaty.
20 October 2011
Three countries didn't sign CIS free trade agreement
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan did not sign the CIS free trade agreement.
19 October 2011
PM Massimov on the CIS free trade agreement
In the H1 2011 the trade turnover within the CIS reached $134 billion.
19 October 2011
Kazakhstan's export to CU countries reached 5-years maximum
Kazakhstan's export to Russia and Belarus made $7 billion during the year of existence of the Customs Union.
18 October 2011
Kazakhstan has cheapest petrol among CIS and European countries
Analysts studied statistics of 32 countries in terms of prices of AI-95 fuel (with 95 octane number) at the end of September 2011.
18 October 2011