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Racing: Astana 'debutes' at Fomula 1
The logo of Kazakhstan’s Astana team is now seen on Williams Formula 1 race cars.
15 May 2013
Football: Barcelona to hold free master class in Astana
The world football grandee, Spain’s Barcelona, will give a master class in Astana.
15 May 2013
Private sector is in a better position to manage pension savings: EBRD Director for Kazakhstan
The payback from the pension reform could be insignificant should the Single Pension Fund’s assets be invested in the same way the National Oil Fund’s assets are invested: Fitch Ratings.
14 May 2013
Kazakhstan might launch a single system of ATMs operated by the Central Bank
According to Gregory Marchenko, the Central Bank Governor, the suggested single system of ATMs will enable to cut down the service fee twofold as compared to the current average rate.
14 May 2013
Kazakhstan to create rescue team at Caspian Sea
Kazakhstan Emergency Situations Ministry will form a rescue team at the Caspian Sea.
14 May 2013
Sales of Government’s stakes in bailed out banks is not a solution to toxic assets: Fitch Ratings
According to Charles Seville of Fitch Ratings, the real growth of lending in Kazakhstan “only stands at 5%, which is lower than in Russia, Mexico, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
14 May 2013
Kazakhstan gains lines in WEF's Global Information Technology Report
Kazakhstan has gained 23 lines in the WEF's Networked Readiness index since last year.
14 May 2013
Real GDP growth is to be maintained at 6%: Minister of Economic Affairs and Budget Planning
May 10 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cut down its economy growth estimated for Kazakhstan from 6% to 4.9%.
14 May 2013
Kazakhstan promises $250,000 for gold at Sochi Olympics
Kazakhstan Sport and Physical Culture Agency has announced the awards for winning medals at the Sochi Olympics.
14 May 2013
New railway link established between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov have launched the direct railway.
14 May 2013
Nazarbayev's youngest grandson getting married
Kazakhstan President’s youngest grandson Aisultan is getting ready for the wedding ceremony.
14 May 2013
Cycling: Astana cyclist retains pink jersey at Giro d’Italia
Kazakhstan's Astana team’s cyclist, Italian Vincenzo Nibali kept the pink jersey of Giro d’Italia super marathon cycling race after the ninth stage.
14 May 2013
Spanish PM to visit Kazakhstan in autumn
Prime-Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy will visit Kazakhstan in autumn 2013.
14 May 2013
Google shows Aral Sea dry-out
Google has presented its Timelapse project that shows changes in various parts of the world over the past 28 years.
14 May 2013
Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star
Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the ISS that saw him become a global celebrity through his Twitter microblog.
14 May 2013
Ambassador Yertysbayev presents credentials to Georgian president
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Georgia Yermukhamet Yertysbayev has presented his credentials to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
13 May 2013
Tazhayakov's defendants start own investigation in Boston
Defendants of Azamat Tazhayakov, one of the two Kazakhstan students apprehended after the Boston bombing, have started an investigation.
13 May 2013
Historic greenhouse gas level sparks calls for action
The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history.
13 May 2013
Romania, Kazakh oil firm settle debt dispute
Romania and the Kazakh oil company KazMunayGaz have settled their dispute over a 500-million-euro ($658-million) debt and pledged to invest together in energy projects.
13 May 2013
Nazarbyev may postpone retirement reform
The delay may be caused by “the negative reaction of Kazakhstan women” who disagree with the government’s legislative initiative.
13 May 2013