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Nazarbayev to discuss Eurasian integration in Moscow
November 18 Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will discuss Eurasian integration in Moscow.
15 November 2011
Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Customs Union on the rise: Economy Minister
In a separate statement Minister Kelimbetov told that the national GDP in January – October 2011 grew by 7.2% as compared to the like period of 2010.
15 November 2011
Central Bank Governor calls for a more concerted currency policy within the Customs Union
When speaking of the importance of a single policy, Mr. Marchenko pointed to the substantial difference in volatilities of national currencies of the Customs Union member states against the US Dollar.
09 November 2011
Kazakhstan and Russia to coordinate WTO positions
Kazakhstan Parliament has ratified a Treaty on functioning of the Customs Union under a multilateral trade system on Novermber 3.
04 November 2011
Russia and Belarus sell eggs and chicken almost past their sell-by date to Kazakhstan
Eggs and chicken, supplied to Kazakhstan by Russia and Belarus are almost past their sell-by date.
03 November 2011
Prices growth is not related to the Customs Union: IMF
IMF representative linked the food prices increase in the Customs Union member-states with the global economic changes.
31 October 2011
Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to meet in November
Presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will meet in November to discuss the Common Economic Space.
26 October 2011
Putin supported Massimov's idea of joint anti-crisis measures
Russia’s Prime-Minister Vladimir Putin supported the initiative of Kazakhstan PM Karim Massimov on coordination of joint anti-crisis activities in the Customs Union.
21 October 2011
Import of cars from USA to be banned in June 2012
Limitations on import of certain types of cars will be introduced in Customs Union countries in June 2012.
20 October 2011
Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov meets his Belarus and Kyrgyzstan counterparts
October 19 PM Massimov is to attend sittings of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Body of the Customs Union.
19 October 2011
PM Massimov arrives in St. Petersburg
He is attend sittings of the Council of CIS Heads of Governments, the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Space and the supreme body of the Customs Union.
18 October 2011
Kazakhstan's export to CU countries reached 5-years maximum
Kazakhstan's export to Russia and Belarus made $7 billion during the year of existence of the Customs Union.
18 October 2011
CU made Russia think of power succession in Kazakhstan
Russia is already thinking of longtermness of Kazakhstan’s presence in the Customs Union: Political Analyst.
17 October 2011
Belarus least prepared for Common Economic Space: German Gref, Head of Russia’s Sberbank
According to him, “there are some political trends within the CIS that hamper economic integration (…) Unfortunately, disintegration is on the rise”.
15 October 2011
January – August foreign trade turnover announced
Earlier Tengrinews.kz reported that Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Economy Development and Trade had raised estimated 2011 exports to 76.3 billion, $17.2 billon up against the earlier estimate.
14 October 2011
Grain terminal in Far East would give Kazakhstan independent access
Kazakhstan is the only country in the world that is one of the top grain exporters without an access to sea: MP.
11 October 2011
Dossym Satpayev: Russia is competing with China for Central Asia
China has more chances to win the Central Asian market than Russia that is currently discussing creation of the CES with several CIS countries: Expert.
11 October 2011
Agro Association of Customs Union to be created on October 14
Agroindustrial association of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus will be created on October 14 in Moscow.
11 October 2011
Duty-free cost of goods raised to 10 thousand Euro in CU
Customs Union Commission (CUC) approved increasing the costs of duty-free goods to 10 thousand Euro for passengers of international flights.
03 October 2011