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Nazarbayev urges exporters to sell dollars at home

After the devaluation of the Kazakh national currency tenge, Kazakhstan president asked exporters to sell dollars at the domestic market.

Nazarbayev urges exporters to sell dollars at home
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Making sense of Kazakhstan's decision to float tenge

Kazakhstan tenge plunged to its record low after the country floated it, renouncing the set corridor and adopting inflation targeting.

Making sense of Kazakhstan's decision to float tenge
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Threat of default in Kazakhstan assessed by analysts

Kazakhstani experts comment on Bank of American Merrill Lynch placing the Central Asian country among ten countries most vulnerable to a sovereign default.

Threat of default in Kazakhstan assessed by analysts
Photo courtesy of "Nasha Gazeta"
'Shooting corrupt officials' in Kazakhstan proves controversial

A humoristic anti-corruption campaign in Kazakhstan's Kostanai turns sour?

'Shooting corrupt officials' in Kazakhstan proves controversial
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Causes of tenge-dollar exchange rate spike unclear

People in Kazakhstan wonder about the meaning of August 19 spike in tenge-dollar exchange rate, while the National Bank keeps silent.

Causes of tenge-dollar exchange rate spike unclear
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New devaluation in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstani banks raise dollar-tenge exchange rate. People fear another devaluation of the currency. The Kazakh National Bank is silent.

New devaluation in Kazakhstan?
Baurzhan Baibek ©Turar Kazangapov
Mayor of Almaty replaced with fresh face: analysis

Experts discuss the replacement of Akim of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov with a young career official Baurzhan Baibek.

Mayor of Almaty replaced with fresh face: analysis
Kazakh experts Marat Shibutov, Yerlan Karin and Dosym Satpayev ©Tengrinews.kz
Advantages and disadvantages of Kyrgyzstan's accession into EEU

Kazakhstani political analysts discuss advantages and disadvantages of Kyrgyzstan's accession into the Eurasian Economic Union.

Advantages and disadvantages of Kyrgyzstan's accession into EEU
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Pension reform in Kazakhstan raises questions

Kazakhstan is moving forward with its new pension system. However, some are concerned it will mean lower revenues for the state budget and more money in the shadow economy.

Pension reform in Kazakhstan raises questions
Saiga bodies scattered across the steppe. Photo courtesy of mgov.kz
Foreign experts present findings on mass saiga pestilence in Kazakhstan

Foreign experts have finally presented their preliminary findings into the tragic pestilence of hundreds of thousands of rare saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan.

Foreign experts present findings on mass saiga pestilence in Kazakhstan
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Samruk Kazyna transfers 10% of KazMunaiGas stock to National Bank

Samruk Kazyna has transfered 10% of KazMunaiGas stock to the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

Samruk Kazyna transfers 10% of KazMunaiGas stock to National Bank
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'Chemical attack' descends upon Atyrau

Excess hydrogen sulfide emissions in Atyrau in western Kazakhstan cause headaches and suffocation among residents.

'Chemical attack' descends upon Atyrau
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Nazarbayev signs Kazakhstan pension legislation amendments

Kazakhstan is getting ready to implement a new pension system.

Nazarbayev signs Kazakhstan pension legislation amendments
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Self-learning AI created in Kazakhstan

An artificial intelligence based on the biological principle of neural connections found in living organisms has been developed by scientists in Kazakhstan.

Self-learning AI created in Kazakhstan
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Age of Saka Princess discovered in 2013 determined

The age of the Saka Princess discovered in a tomb in Kazakhstan in 2013 has been finally determined.

Age of Saka Princess discovered in 2013 determined
Syrym Shalabayev. Interpol photo
Ablyazov's brother-in-law detained in Lithuania

Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law Syrym Shalabayev has been arrested.

Ablyazov's brother-in-law detained in Lithuania
Serik Akhmetov ©Turar Kazangapov
Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan appears before court

Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has appeared before the court on charges of large scale corruption.

Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan appears before court
Aydin Aimbetov. Frame from video of Khabar TV channel.
Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1

Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov has been going through a pre-flight preparation in Russian Star City for two months already.

Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov prepares for his flight to ISS on September 1
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Loans in dollars are dangerous: head of Kazkom

Chairman of the Board of of Kazkommertsbank said that issuing and obtaining loans in dollars in Kazakhstan was dangerous.

Loans in dollars are dangerous: head of Kazkom
Vladimir Koshlyak and Alnur Musayev ©REUTERS
Viennese court acquits two men of murder in high-profile Aliyev's case; Kazakhstan contends Austrian judge biased

Vladimir Koshlyak and Alnur Musayev acquitted by jury in Austria of murdering two Kazakhstani bankers back in 2007.

Viennese court acquits two men of murder in high-profile Aliyev's case; Kazakhstan contends Austrian judge biased