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Qatar population hits 2.5 million on worker influx

Qatar's population has reached 2.5 million people, swollen by the huge numbers of foreign workers employed in the tiny Gulf emirate.

Qatar population hits 2.5 million on worker influx
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Kazakhstani popular tourist destinations open for foreigners again

Kazakhstan government has revised the decree that made many popular resorts a special border zone requiring special passes. Foreigners will no longer have to obtain permits to visit them.

Kazakhstani popular tourist destinations open for foreigners again
Charyn Canyon ©Turar Kazangapov
Popular tourist destinations, including Shymbulak and Charyn Canyon, off limits for foreigners in Kazakhstan

Kazakh Government has decreed to create wide belts near the county's border and make them off-limits for foreigners unless they acquire a special pass. Several very popular tourist destinations of Kazakhstan are within the limits of the new belts.

Popular tourist destinations, including Shymbulak and Charyn Canyon, off limits for foreigners in Kazakhstan
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Council of Foreign Investors makes recommendations to Kazakh government

Chairman of Kazakhstan Council of Foreign Investors Ulf Wokurka offers recommendations to the Kazakhstan Government on visa regime, taxes, decriminalisation of tax and economic offences, education and attraction of investments.

Council of Foreign Investors makes recommendations to Kazakh government
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Kazakhstan as mediator limited by international status: political analysts

Kazakhstan is taking an active stance in the world affairs. Nevertheless, its potential is limited by its resources and international status. Therefore, it has to choose a role consistent with both these factors.

Kazakhstan as mediator limited by international status: political analysts
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US Ambassador George Krol presents letter of credence to Nazarbayev

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kazakhstan George Krol has delivered a speech in Kazakh language in Akorda.

US Ambassador George Krol presents letter of credence to Nazarbayev
Photo courtesy of ahtubatv.ru.
Kazakh Foreign Ministry cuts spending on costly trips abroad

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is cutting its spendings on costly trips abroad amid the current global economic crisis.

Kazakh Foreign Ministry cuts spending on costly trips abroad
Photo courtesy of ampravda.ru.
China leads by number of foreign workers in Kazakhstan

China is the source of the largest portion of migrant workers in Kazakhstan.

China leads by number of foreign workers in Kazakhstan
Mongolian judoka Galbadrakh Otgontsetseg. Photo courtesy of sensatsimedee.mn
Foreign athletes to compete for Kazakhstan, local boxers fight at AIBA Pro Boxing for ticket to Olympics

Foreign athletes will be competing for Kazakhstan at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Foreign athletes to compete for Kazakhstan, local boxers fight at AIBA Pro Boxing for ticket to Olympics
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Kazakh med schools gain popularity among foreign students

The number of foreign students studying medicine in Kazakhstan is expected to reach 10 percent in the near future.

Kazakh med schools gain popularity among foreign students
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Medical tourism - growing sector in Kazakhstan

Medical tourism is a growing sector in Kazakhstan with more than 800 foreign nationals coming to the country to be treated, including from the US, Japan and Italy.

Medical tourism - growing sector in Kazakhstan
Photo © Turar Kazangapov
Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.

Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Famous people to advertise Kazakhstan abroad

Vice Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan said that famous personalities and influential businessment will help advertise Kazakhstan abroad.

Famous people to advertise Kazakhstan abroad
Photo © Yaroslav Radlovsky
CSTO Secretary General meets with Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha has met with Yerlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

CSTO Secretary General meets with Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrissov. Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreing Affairs.
Nazarbayev to visit Turkmenistan this fall

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Turkmenistan in the Fall.

Nazarbayev to visit Turkmenistan this fall
Photo courtesy of newskaz.ru.
Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan completes his mission

Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alberto Pieri has completed his mission in Kazakhstan.

Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan completes his mission
Vice Prime Minister of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov ©Yaroslav Radlovsky
Kazakh VIce-PM about foreign debt

Kazakhstan's Vice Prime Minister and Minster of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov reported to the Parliament about the measures the government was planning to use to reduce the foreign debt of the country.

Kazakh VIce-PM about foreign debt
Simulation training at the Federal Center of Heart in Russia. ©RIA News
Kazakhstan to spend $1.7 million to train doctors abroad in 2014

In 2014 Kazakhstan is planning to spend $1.7 million on training of its doctors abroad to improve their qualification.

Kazakhstan to spend $1.7 million to train doctors abroad in 2014
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Estonia to represent NATO in Kazakhstan

Estonian Embassy in Astana will represent NATO in Kazakhstan starting from January 1, 2015.

Estonia to represent NATO in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev. Tengrinews.kz stock photo
Kazakhstan’s President inviting foreign investors to participate in privatization of over 700 companies

Besides, according to him, the country’s Government should accelerate launch of concession contracts in healthcare, education, water supply and some other realms.

Kazakhstan’s President inviting foreign investors to participate in privatization of over 700 companies