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Kazakhstan doubles floor prices for strong alcoholic beverages Earlier the country’s Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov announced plans to increase floor prices for alcoholic beverages three times by 2016.
05 февраля 2014
Kazakhstan to coordinate Customs Union import duties with WTO Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister for Economic Development and Trade earlier announced that the average import duty rate within the WTO is 7.9% higher than that currently in place within the Customs Union.
27 января 2014
©Yaroslav Radlovsky Toyota spare parts traders refuse to import goods from Russia Almaty Toyota spare part traders say that the scheme proposed by official Toyota brand representative in Kazakhstan is cost-inefficient .
16 декабря 2013
©RIA Novosti Kazakh-Russian-Belarus transport company to bring Kazakhstan $780 million in revenues The joint company is expected to be launched in the Q1 2014.
26 ноября 2013
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov. ©Marat Abilov Eurasian integration should be equally advantageous for all participants: Akhmetov Kazakhstan's Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov believes it especially important that all the member countries equally benefit from the Eurasian integration.
20 ноября 2013
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affaires of Armania Shavarsh Kocharyan. Photo courtesy of lragir.am Armenia ready to sign up for Customs Union in February 2014 Yerevan expect to be ready for signing of the treaty to join the Customs Union and Common Economic Space in February 2014.
19 ноября 2013
EurAsEC logo Nazarbayev proposes liquidating EurAsEC, but Putin opposes President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to dissolve EurAsEC because "two overlapping organizations with similar rules are not needed".
25 октября 2013
©liter.kz Kazakhstan’s President suggests granting Turkey admission into the Customs Union When speaking at the sitting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk, Nazarbayev also suggested dismissing the EurAsEC.
25 октября 2013
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©Marat Abilov Nazarbayev to visit Minsk for CU and CIS meetings President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev is going to visit Minks, Belarus this week.
21 октября 2013
©RIA Novosti Creation of CES energy market discussed in Astana Customs Union countries are mulling establishment of a common energy market within the Common Economic Space.
15 октября 2013
Photo courtesy of avia.turizm.ru Kazakhstan and Belarus airlines exempt from tax on imported aircrafts Air fares may go 15-20 percent in Russian airlines starting from January 2014, but not in Kazakhstan or Belarus ones.
30 сентября 2013
Photo by Marat Abilov© CU poised to unify duties on oil products The Customs Union countries - Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus - are working to align duties on oil products to tackle corruption.
23 сентября 2013
Eurasian Development Bank is the financial organization established by Kazakhstan and Russia Kazakhstan is second largest CIS investor: EDB Kazakhstan is the second largest investor in the CIS with the investments volume of $5.6 billion.
10 сентября 2013
Kazakhstan Minister of Economic Integration Zhanar Aitzhanova. Photo courtesy of pm.kz Kazakhstan to lower corporate income tax Kazakhstan mulls lowering corporate income tax from 20 to 15 percent in 2014.
06 сентября 2013
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian. ©RIA NOVOSTI Armenia-EU free trade deal blocked: Lithuania Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union.
04 сентября 2013
Flags of Armenia. Photo courtesy of rian.ru Kazakhstan supports Armenia's decision to join Customs Union Armenia intends to ascend the Customs Union and take part in establishment of the Eurasian Economic Council.
04 сентября 2013
Armenia to join Moscow-led customs union Armenia said Tuesday it would join the Russia-led customs union to help promote close integration among neighbours.
04 сентября 2013
Marat Abilov© Kazakhstan to simplify obtainment of work permits for labor migrants from neighboring states The current regulations in place prevent Kazakhstan’s individuals from hiring labor migrants. Consequently, most of migrants from other Central Asian states work in Kazakhstan illegally: migration police official.
21 августа 2013
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L), President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko (C) and President of Russia Vladimir Putin (R). ©REUTERS Nazarbayev to meet with Putin and Lukashenko Presidents of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan will arrive to Astana on May 29.
28 мая 2013
Kazakhstan’s exports have slanted towards low value-added commodities: Vice Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning With the Customs Union launch, the negative balance of trade in trade ties with Russia in 2012 totaled $ 10.365 billion, 58.4% up against 2010.
24 мая 2013

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