Kazakhstan to humanize its penal code
For certain types of economic crimes, greater fines will be introduced as an alternative to deprivation of freedom.
US-sponsored bike-stand to appear in Karaganda
US State Department-sponsored public bike-stand will appear in Karaganda.
EU removed 9 Kazakh air companies from black list
European Commission has removed 9 Kazakhstan air companies from its black list.
Banks assets stand at $84.6 billion as of April 1
Total deposits grew 3.9% in March, making up $49.5 billion, with 67.8% being deposits of legal entities.
CSTO member-states plan training in Kyrgyzstan
Collective Security Treaty Organization will joint training of Central Asian Collective Rapid Reaction Forces in Kyrgyzstan on July 5-8.
Almaty woman shot her kids and herself over husband's unfaithfulness
A woman from Almaty shot her kids and committed suicide after finding out that her husband had been cheating on her.
UAE lifted ban on cattle import from Kazakhstan
United Arab Emirates lifted ban of small cattle import from Kazakhstan. World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported that Kazakhstan is a goat pox free zone.
76% say investments into Kazakhstan sucessful: Ernst & Young
According to Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four auditors, 81% of the investors believe their investments to Kazkahstan were a right decision. 76% of them consider the investments to be successful.
Kazakhstan team won gold in Ice Hockey Championship, Kiev
Kazakhstan national ice hockey team won gold in the Division I Group B of the World Ice Hockey Championship, Britain got silver and Ukraine got bronze.
Almaty Akim instructed to simplify tax reporting for business
43 thousand of individual entrepreneurs of Almaty are awaiting simplification of tax reporting.
Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakhstan on Easter
“May the ways of peace and accord be followed in every family of our common home – the Republic of Kazakhstan!"
Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
Mussabayev talked about Russia's benefits from Baikonur
Talgat Mussabayev from Kazakh National Space Agency spoke about Russia's profit from Baikonur. Kazakhstan needs ways to continue the cosmodromes operations in case Russia moves away to its own space centers.
Kazakh exporters may now use ILAC-MRA-NCA mark
Kazakhstani exporters may now use ILAC-MRA-NCA compination certification mark that means correspondence to the international technical regulations.
Turan tiger population to be restored
The Ussuri tigers are going to be brought to Kazakhstan in a step to restore the Turan tiger population in 2014-2015.
UNICEF provided poliomyelitis vaccine to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan completed immunization of children against poliomyelitis. It was done because of the outbreak in Tajikistan and Russia in 2010.
Kazakh-flag-color roses coming soon
A group of horticulturists lead by biologist Yelizaveta Aivazi are working on a new rose cultivar Astana based on Japanese Suntory's blue rose.
Temirtau company fined for environamental damage
According to Temirtau Prosecutor's office, Bassel Group LLS was fined $30 thousand for ecological damage.
Kazakhstani schools to get 600 laptops and ipads
Kazakhstan schools will get 300 laptops and 300 tablet computers as part of a pilot project. If the project proves its worth 926 schools will get the devices in 2013.
Kazakhstan ahead of Russia by IT development
Kazakhstan was ranked 67th in the Networked Readiness Index-2010-2011 list.
Asian Winter Games facilities to be given to universities: Irak Yelekeyev
Irak Yelekeyev suggested that sports facilities built for Asian Winter Games as passed to major Kazakh universities.