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Ministry of Agriculture discusses prospects of GMO in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Agriculture is considering ways of introducing GMO in Kazakhstan.
07 February 2014
Kazakhstan exports over 5 million tons of grain this year
Kazakhstan has exported more than 5 million tons of grain since the beginning of the marketing year.
07 February 2014
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister instructs to boost agricultural processing
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov has instructed the Government to create conditions for domestic agricultural processing.
07 February 2014
Olympics: Kazakh freestyler Galysheva qualifies for finals
The mother and fiance of the Kazakhstan skier Yuliya Galysheva came over to Sochi to support her at the Winter Olympics.
07 February 2014
Kazakhstan may be renamed to get rid of the 'stan' ending: President Nazarbayev
However, such a change must be publicly discussed to know the opinions of common people, President believes.
06 February 2014
Nazarbayev signs decrees to open new Embassies
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed several decrees opening three new Embassies of Kazakhstan in foreign countries.
06 February 2014
Container traffic between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan grows 61%
Transit container traffic flow between Europe and Asia through Kazakhstan reached 5,630 TEU in 2013, which is 61% more than in 2012.
06 February 2014
No punishment for British corruptor of minors in Uralsk?
Peter Baruch accused of corrupting minors while living in Kazakhstan might escape punishment.
06 February 2014
KazKommertsBank and BTA to merge before the end of the year
Earlier today KazKommertsBank said that the lender and entrepreneur Kenes Rakishev will buy 46.5% in BTA each from Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
06 February 2014
Kazakhstan to assemble 60,000 cars this year, 50% up against 2013
Export revenues of the Kazakhstan’s car-making plants in 2014 is estimated at $220 million.
06 February 2014
No more than 10 Proton launches from Baikonur this year: KazKosmos Vice Chairman
Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
06 February 2014
900 firefighters quench Barakholka in Almaty
he flames initially engulfed 400 square meters of the flea market section called Jupiter packed with a variety of consumer goods and tried to spill into the neighboring Alatau-1 section, but were thrown back by the firefighters.
06 February 2014
KazSat-3 to be launched by April 30, 2014
KazSat-2 satellite has been using 63% of its capacities. Satellite-assisted services rendered to 11 mobile carriers in Kazakhstan are totally worth $12.9 million.
06 February 2014
Eurasian Economic Union to enable member states to have their combined GDP grown by 25% by 2030
We support the suggestion made by Russia’s President to launch a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and the EU: President Nazarbayev.
06 February 2014
Kazakhstan Religions Agency: Grace is outside framework
The Agency for Religious Affairs of Kazakhstan remains a neutral observer in the Grace church case.
05 February 2014
No Grimm Brother's Tale: Sleep syndrome in Akmola Oblast
It is certainly not a Brothers Grimm’s fairy tail, but a reality of Kalachi village in Akmola Oblast where people have started falling asleep for no obvious reason.
05 February 2014
President Nazarbayev calls to help Afghanistan restore its economy
Kazakhstan’s decision to renounce its nuclear arsenal is a good beacon for nations pursuing nuclear programs: President Nazarbayev.
05 February 2014
President Nazarbayev on tensions in Ukraine
[the country’s authorities] should have dealt with economic issues first and foremost, rather than with politics: President Nazarbayev.
05 February 2014
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 February 2014
Uzbekistan resumes gas supplies to the South of Kazakhstan
February 4 Uzbekistan cut gas supplies to South Kazakhstan Oblast, leaving many Kazakhstan residents without gas for cooking and heating.
05 February 2014