News about construction

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 11:46

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 16:07

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 19:42

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 04:19

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 17:17

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 00:04

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 18:00

38 hotels to be built in Astana for EXPO 2017 38 hotels will be built in Astana by 2017.

10 January 2014 18:08

Israel says to free Palestinians and build more settlements Israel will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said Thursday.

27 December 2013 09:57

ENRC constructs 'best ferroalloy plant in world' in Aktobe $1 billion ferroalloy plant has been constructed in Aktobe in western Kazakhstan by ENRC.

23 December 2013 17:41

Over 1 million sq m of housing commissioned in Astana this year Over 1 million square meters of housing has been commissioned in Astana this year.

19 December 2013 13:37

Piano-shaped concert hall to be built in Almaty The new concert hall design has been presented in Almaty.

10 December 2013 19:52

Borovoye transformation into real resort area costs $1.5 billion Transformation of Borovoye resort into a year-round resort needs private and government investments in the amount of $1.5 billion.

10 December 2013 19:13

Astana starts constructing Zoo in 2015 Astana is going to start constructing a Zoo in 2015.

29 November 2013 14:37

No Light Rail Transport for Astana Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev believes that Light Rail Transport project by French Alstom is overly expensive for Astana, so the city will get a bus rapid transit network instead.

28 November 2013 15:09

Astana to spend $4.8 million on Botanic Garden 750 million tenge ($4.8 million) have been allocated from the national budget to construct a botanic garden in Astana.

28 November 2013 13:49

Kazakhstan to lift foreign workforce restrictions to be ready for EXPO-2017 in time Kazakhstan is planing to legal create conditions to bring in experienced guest workers to construct the EXPO-2017 facilities.

07 November 2013 23:53

Kazakhstan may export ships to neighbors Kazakhstan ships might be export to the neighboring countries after the domestic demand is met.

04 November 2013 13:33

Asian Development Bank to lend Kazakhstan $125 million for Shymkent-Tashkent road repairs Kazakhstan eyes ratifying a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to fund repairs of Shymkent-Tashkent section of the Western Europe-Western China international transit corridor.

02 October 2013 15:09

Kazakhstan interested in construction of Kambar-Ata hydro power station in Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan has expressed interest in participation in construction of Kambar-Ata Hydro Power Station No.1 in Kyrgyzstan.

01 October 2013 19:01

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