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Every fifth respondent deems the work of Kazakhstan Ministry of Transport and Communications bureaucratized
Over half of respondents (63.9 percent), are not very impressed with the quality of Transport Ministry's work.
15 September 2011
E-commerce to reach $1.2 billion a year by 2014: Minister of Communications and Information
According to him, as of today, annual e-commerce turnover makes up $300 million.
15 September 2011
KazSat-2 to enable Kazakhstan to save $30 million a year
Kazakhstan’s communications satellite KazSat-2 will be operable starting from late October 2011.
14 September 2011
January – August coal production figure announced
Kazakhstan is ranked 8th in terms of coal production, holding 4% of the global coal reserves. Coal accounts for 80% of power generated in Kazakhstan.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan announces Jan – Aug gas and crude oil production output
Earlier Tengrinews.kz reported that Kazakhstan plans to boost oil production to 102 million tons by 2016.
14 September 2011
Zhumagaliyev promised to surprise Kazakhstan residents on January 1, 2012
Kazakhstan Minister of Communications and Information promised to surprise Internet-users in Kazakhstan with prices drop on January 1, 2012.
14 September 2011
Tengrinews.kz launched iPad application
The application was presented on September 14 at Digital Communications Kazakhstan 2011 conference in Astana.
14 September 2011
Oil spilled from pipeline in North Kazakhstan
A pipeline rupture caused a 200 cub.m oil spill in the area of 1,000 sq.m.
14 September 2011
Fire in East Kazakhstan moving towards China
Fire in Markakol forestry in East Kazakhstan oblast has covered an area of 700 hectares and is moving closer to the Chinese border.
14 September 2011
Digital Communications Kazakhstan 2011 exhibition and conference kicked off in Astana
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov made a speech at the opening of the exhibition.
14 September 2011
Former Vice-Miss Kazakhstan will participate in Miss Asia Pacific World Competition 2011 in Korea
Diana Yamlikhanova, 19-year-old Almaty resident will represent Kazakhstan at Miss Asia Pacific World Competition 2011.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan athlete's doping-test is testosterone positive
Kazakhstan athlete Olga Tereshkova is suspended from participation in tournaments on doping suspicion.
14 September 2011
Georgian orthodox church to be built in Kazakhstan
Delegation of Georgian Orthodox Church will arrive in Kazakhstan on September 17 on invitation of His Beatitude Alexander, the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan.
14 September 2011
Muslim swimwear appeared in Astana shops
One of Astana shops started selling Muslim swimwear for women.
14 September 2011
Fire destroyed 350 tons of hay in East Kazakhstan
Kokterek farm in East-Kazakhstan oblast caught fire.
14 September 2011
450 billion tenge of additional revenues to Kazakhstan budget this year
Kazakhstan Minister of Economic Development and Trade talked about the updated budget at the Parliament meeting.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan Government approved updated 3-year budget
September 13 Kazakhstan Ministers approved the draft law on updated national budget for 2011-2013.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan to allocate $61.2 million to finance Majilis elections in 2012
In April Ermukhamet Ertysbayev, advisor to the President, told Kazakhstan might run early Parliament elections. However, President Nazarbayev refuted the speculation, saying that elections to the country’s Majilis would be held in 2012.
14 September 2011
Samruk Kazyna announces H1 2011 performance results
Samruk-Kazyna is a joint stock company in Kazakhstan which owns, either in whole or in part, many important companies in the country, including the national rail and postal service, the state oil and gas company KazMunayGas, the state uranium company Kazatomprom, Air Astana, and numerous financial groups.
13 September 2011
Petrol output dropped 14 percent in Kazakhstan
Petrol production made 1.7 million tons in January-August 2011 in Kazakhstan.
13 September 2011