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No significant shortages of petrol: Minister of Oil and Gas
Tengrinews.kz reported that In January – July 2011 petrol production in Kazakhstan had dropped 16% as compared to the like period of 2010.
23 August 2011
Under the People’s IPO Program shares of national companies will be offered at market value
We’ve chosen the best timing: the companies are not overvalued at the present time: Minister of Economic Development and Trade
23 August 2011
24 Kazakhstan judoka will take part in World Championship in Paris
24 Kazakhstan sportsmen will take part in World Judo Championship to be held on August 23-28 in Paris.
23 August 2011
Vinokourov's return may cause UCI sanctions against Astana team
Return of Kazakhstan cyclist Aleksandr Vinokourov to professional sport can cause UCI sanctions against Astana cycling team.
23 August 2011
PHOTO: Kazakh participant of Miss Asia USA-2011 won Best Dressed award
Miss Asia USA-2011 beauty contest was held in the U.S. Kazakh-born Zhazira Nurkhodzhayeva took part in the competition.
23 August 2011
50 road junctions in Almaty will be equipped with 200 video surveillance cameras
There are currently 700 cameras installed in the city, including those at the Asian Winter Games facilities: press-secretary of Almaty Interior Department.
23 August 2011
Kazakhstan government is developing energy efficiency program
The plan is to decrease energy content of GDP by at least 10 percent by the end of 2014.
23 August 2011
President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea to arrive in Kazakhstan August 24
Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital city, is also to host a Kazakh-Korean business forum.
22 August 2011
Average age of newly elected Kazakhstan Senators is around 60 years
The average age of newly elected Kazakhstan senators made 56.5 years.
22 August 2011
Kazakhstan's industrial development will be monitored via Internet
A special module, a portal of projects control system will be launched by the end of the year: Asset Issekeshev.
22 August 2011
Production of agricultural crops to be reviewed in the South of Kazakhstan
We need to pay more attention to agricultural crops which we normally grow in Kyzylorda and South-Kazakhstan oblasts: Karim Massimov.
22 August 2011
CIS observers tagged Kazakhstan Senate elections open and transparent
Observers of the CIS mission have concluded that the Kazakhstan Senate elections complied with the country’s legislation.
22 August 2011
Expedition to K2 reached the fourth camp
Participants of the expedition to K2 reached the fourth camp at 8,000 meters. After ascending the K2 Gerlinda Kaltenbrunner will become the first women in the world to ascend all 14 8-thousanders without oxygen.
22 August 2011
6-kilo carp was caught in Astana
An Astana resident has caught a 6-kilo fish at the Grebnoy Canal in the centre of the city.
22 August 2011
Massimov forecasted drastic change of world economy
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister spoke about the global economy at the Government meeting on August 22.
22 August 2011
Joint emergency response center opened in Almaty
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan created a joint center for emergency response and disaster risk reduction.
21 August 2011
Four members of K2 expedition reached the third camp
Four participants of the international expedition to K2, also known as Chogori, have reached the third camp at the height of 7100 meters, in spite of the snow and strong wind.
21 August 2011
President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Brunei
According to Foreign Minister of Brunei, major vectors for cooperation could be grain and flour exports from Kazakhstan, oil and gas projects, green technology, as well as healthcare and Islamic banking.
20 August 2011
Expedition to K2 reached the second camp
Only four out of six climbers are continueing their way to the top. They are expecting the good weather to hold on.
20 August 2011