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.
Schools to get 500 thousand new computers
Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan will purchase half of a million of up-to-date computers for schools.
Kazakh company to pay $5 million to Kyrgyzstan
Summer Gold will pay $5.1 million to Kyrgyzstan for delays in construction of a gold plant. Kyrgyz government intentionally hindered construction, the company says.