News about construction

Rocky test for unfinished World Cup kick-off stadium The still-unfinished stadium hosting the World Cup opening game on June 12 held its first official match Sunday, getting off to a shaky start after delays and deadly accidents marred its construction.

20 May 2014

EXPO-2017 venues to be ready by December 2016 Construction of EXPO-2017 venues in Astana is expected to be completed by December 2016.

15 May 2014

300 workers strike out at Western Europe - Western China highway 300 construction workers of the Western Europe-Western China highway project have gone on strike.

13 May 2014

Safety violations at construction site in Astana Labor Inspection has named safety violations as the cause of the accident at Korkem construction site.

05 May 2014

Panama Canal to earn $3.1 bn a year, less than expected A widened Panama Canal is expected to bring in some $3.1 billion per year, considerably less than earlier estimates, the official responsible for the waterway told AFP.

03 May 2014

Construction site accident in Astana, 18 injured 18 people have been injured in an accident at the Korkem construction site in Astana, Kazakhstan.

25 April 2014

Astana to get new bus depot Astana city is planning to construct a new bus depot this year.

31 March 2014

Spring road repair works underway: 2 million square meters to be repaired The Ministry of Transport and Communication is planning to repair 1.7 million square meters of Kazakhstan roads.

27 March 2014

Solar energy based building to be constructed for EXPO 2017 President Nazarbayev attended the presentation of Astana EXPO-2017 architectural project.

23 March 2014

No general contractor for EXPO-2017 yet No general contractor has been selected for Astana's EXPO-2017 so far.

18 March 2014

Fire in Almaty shopping mall There was a fire in Azat shopping mall of Almaty market of construction materials and building supplies.

11 March 2014

Lots of 'green' housing to be constructed before and after EXPO-2017 in Astana Hundreds square meters of housing estate are to be constructed on the territory of holding EXPO-2017.

05 March 2014

Astana to start constructing BRT system in June 2014 Astana will start constructing its Bus Rapid Transport system in June 2014.

24 February 2014

S. Korean constructors win $6bn refinery deal in Iraq A consortium of four major South Korean construction companies has won a $6.04 billion deal to build an oil refinery in Iraq.

19 February 2014

Aktau no longer candidate to host nuclear power plant Kazakhstan's nuclear power plant is not going to be constructed in Aktau city of Mangistau Oblast.

17 February 2014

Labor Minister of Kazakhstan comments on Abu Dhabi Plaza strike Kazakhstan Labor Minister Tamara Duisenova has commented on yesterday's strike of the workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza skyscraper in Astana.

11 February 2014

700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana out on strike Around 700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana have stopped working and gathered near Arabtec Holding headquarters this afternoon.

11 February 2014

Kazakhstan Education Minister critical of quality of new schools A school in south Kazakhstan was commissioned in January 2012. A month later the floor caved in and the heating system broke down.

03 February 2014

Nazarbayev wants more Kazakh content in EXPO-2017 venues construction Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to attract more Kazakhstan-based companies to construction of EXPO-2017 venues.

23 January 2014

China and Russia to spend $400 million on Kazakhstan power plant China and Russia will provide 400 million dollars for construction of Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Plant in Kazakhstan.

16 January 2014

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