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Kazakhstan-based banks obliged to keep equity capital inside the country
According to the Central Bank Governor, up to now they have been able to keep the money on their correspondent accounts abroad.
11 September 2014
Tehran, Astana to sign $500 mln worth of agreements
Kazakhstan and Iran are expanding their trade ties.
10 September 2014
Kazakhstan people keep $18 billion at home: Central Bank Governor
Accoding to him, massive misleading sms campaigns informing people of alleged bankruptcy of some of Kazakhstan-based banks in the wake of the 20% currency devaluation back in February and waves of rumors about possible devaluation recently have been encouraging people to keep their money at home.
10 September 2014
Rubio won't stand more than 5 rounds agains Golovkin: Spada
Italian boxer Domenico Spada thinks Marco Antonio Rubio, an interim WBC middleweight champion, stands no chance against Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan.
10 September 2014
British national fails suicide in Western Kazakhstan
A British national has attempted to commit suicide in Aksai, Western Kazakhstan Oblast.
10 September 2014
18-y.o. girl marries dog in India
18-year-old Indian girl has married a dog to break an evil spell that was supposed to bring misfortune to her first husband.
10 September 2014
Success story of a Kazakhstani at Cirque du Soleil
Sergey Nazarov from Kazakhstan experienced it all from ups and downs, grand performances in front of thousands of people to finding his significant other during his career at Cirque du Soleil.
10 September 2014
Kazakhstan, Iran to build glass plant
Kazakhstan and Iran are planning to build a new glass plant in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan.
10 September 2014
Kazakhstan expands Tenge to US Dollar exchange rate corridor
Kazakhstan's National Bank has enlarged the Tenge to US Dollar pegged corridor from 6 tenge to 18 tenge.
10 September 2014
Golden Princess found 2 years ago finally shown to public
The most significant archaeological find in Kazakhstan has finally been presented to the anxiously waiting public.
10 September 2014
Russian Colonel General claims Central Asia can be used by terrorists to transport nuclear weapons
A Russian Military official has claimed the territories of Central Asian countries may be used by terrorists, such as those part of the Islamic State, to transport weapons of mass destruction.
09 September 2014
Transition to gas pumps in Kazakhstan complilcated, gasoline deficit remains
One of the possible ways to address the recurring gasoline deficit in Kazakhstan is transitioning to gas from petrol and gasoline products. This is easier to say than to do, however.
09 September 2014
President Nazarbayev on Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway link to be shortly launched
According to him, through this railway link Iran “could tap into Russian and Chinese markets, whereas Kazakhstan will get an access to all the states of the Persian Gulf”.
09 September 2014
Kazakhstan and Iran discuss renewal of oil swaps
Kazakhstan is thinking of a number of investment projects involving the Iranian side in Kyzylorda oblast: plans are afoot to launch a glass making facility, a facility to produce alumina, and a leach plant in Karaganda oblast: President Nazarbayev.
09 September 2014
Cosplay cycling in Almaty
A cosplay cycling parade took place in Almaty.
09 September 2014
Devastating earthquake in Kazakhstan both distant and imminent: Cambridge Professor
Almaty city in southern Kazakhstan should study active seismic faults to be better prepared for a new devastating earthquake that is "more likely to happen than not".
09 September 2014
President Nazarbayev meets his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani
Kazakhstan views Iran as a major foreign partner and a peaceful neighbor on the shores of the Caspian Sea: President Nazarbayev.
09 September 2014
Nazarbayev appoints ambassadors to Kuwait and Israel
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors to Kuwait and Israel.
09 September 2014
Rakhat Aliyev forged many documents to prove innocence: expert
Many of the documents purported to show a conspiracy against Aliyev, former son-in-law of Kazakhstan President, have been found forged by a famous forgery expert.
09 September 2014
Standard & Poor`s on tenfold obligatory increase in Kazakhstan-based banks’ capital net worth
As of July 1, 2014, 33 out of 38 Kazakhstan-based banks are short of the standard to be introduced in 2019.
09 September 2014