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Kazakhstan and Russia agree on KazSat-3 The contract was signed within the framework of the 49th International Air Show in the Parisian suburbs of le Bourget.

21 June 2011

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has a trilateral meeting with Presidents of Russia and Iran President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Dmitry Medvedev and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the sitting of the Council of Heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) June 15.

15 June 2011

6-7 magnitude earthquakes expected in Central Asia Central Asian countries are considered to be a high seismic risk zone and 6-7 magnitude quakes are possible in the area in the coming years.

14 June 2011

Tajik locusts threaten Kazakhstan crops Tajik locust larvea is going to be the main threat for Kazakhstan wheat in the coming two years.

13 June 2011

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Russia’s metal tycoon Oleg Deripaska They discussed partnership of Samruk-Energo [state-run power company of Kazakhstan] and RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium and alumina producer, at the Bogatyr coal mine in Kazakhstan.

11 June 2011

Kazakhstan’s Parliament ratifies single railway tariffs within the Single Economic Space The agreement is only applicable to freights and does not cover passenger traffic.

03 June 2011

Implementation of most of the current oil and gas projects will bring Kazakhstan into the top five oil producers: Timur Kulibayev Before the end of this decade the annual volume of oil and gas supplies from the CIS to the global markets can grow 1.5 times against 2010, he said when speaking at the XI CIS oil and gas summit in Paris May 25.

26 May 2011

Sergei Lebedev: Marchenko is widely recognized in financial system Chairman of CIS Executive Commission commented on the idea of Gregory Marchenko leading the IMF.

20 May 2011