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Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas aims to enter Top 20
Kazakhstan's tennis professional Zarina Diyas has spoken about her plans to enter the Top 20 of the WTA rating in 2015.
08 February 2015
Kazakh expert suggests reintroducing customs border with Russia
A Kazakh expert has suggested reintroducing customs borders with Russia to protect Kazakhstan against the negative dynamics in the Russian economy.
08 February 2015
HBO compiles Golovkin's best moments
HBO has compiled the best moments of Gennady Golovkin’s professional career.
07 February 2015
ArcelorMittal Temirtau fined for wages cuts: Prosecutor's Office of Karaganda
ArcelorMittal Temitau has been fined 594,600 tenge ($3,223) for cutting the wages of its employees in violation of Kazakhstan's Labor Code.
06 February 2015
Lack of money checkmates Kazakh Chess Federation
Lack of financing has made the Kazakhstani Chess Federation temporarily suspend all its activities.
06 February 2015
Diyas and Shvedova bring victories to Kazakhstan over China and Chinese Taipei
Kazakhstani tennis players Yaroslava Shvedova and Zarina Diyas brought victory to the Kazakhstan team with 2:1 against China at the Federation Cup.
06 February 2015
Open your heart for love songs in Astana Opera on February 13
The Astana Opera has dedicated the Vsyo o Lubvy (Everything about Love) concert to the Valentine’s Day.
06 February 2015
Kazakhstan's Air Astana to lower ticket prices
Air Astana announced a decision to lower ticket prices on domestic flights in Kazakhstan.
06 February 2015
French court postpones Ablyazov's extradition trial
The Court of Cassation of France has postponed the trial on the extradition of former BTA Bank head Mukhtar Ablyazov.
05 February 2015
Kazakh businessman Kenes Rakishev launches venture capital fund
Kazakhstan's businessman Kenes Rakishev has become one of the investors of a $102 million venture capital fund.
05 February 2015
Kazakhstan ranks above world average in Economic Freedom
Kazakhstan ranks 69th in the annual Index of Economic Freedom, better then France and Italy.
05 February 2015
Deposits denominated in foreign currencies 72% up in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s banks assets grew by 17.9% in 2014, reaching $98 billion, according to the Central Bank.
05 February 2015
Kazakh Minister of Agriculture may stop subsidising grain exports
The Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan has proposed to abandon subsidization of grain exports in favour of other developments in agriculture.
05 February 2015
Chinese expansion in Kazakhstan's energy field?
China has been increasing its presence in the oil and gas sector of Kazakhstan. There is no consensus on whether this is a positive or a worrying development.
05 February 2015
Pro Team Astana presented in Dubai
A new lineup of Kazakhstan's Pro Team Astana has been presented in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
05 February 2015
Zarina Diyas in top 16 brightest at Australia Open
Kazakhstan’s finest tennis player Zarina Diyas, 21, has been named one of the brightest competitors of the Australia Open according to Eurosport.
05 February 2015
Golovkin wants to face Cotto before 2015 ends
Golovkin hopes to face the WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KOs) before the end of 2015.
05 February 2015
Kazakh make-up artists and hairdressers take part in Paris Fashion Week
A team of make-up artists and hairdressers of Nurlan Alimkhodzhayev from Astana has been invited by a Kazakhstani designer to take part in the Paris Fashion Week.
05 February 2015
Kazakhstan returns 2nd place at Winter Universiade
Kazakhstan has returned its second place at the 17th Winter Universiade overall medal count.
05 February 2015
First ticket to Rio Olympics for Kazakhstan: Berik Abdrakhmanov wins AIBA Pro Boxing in lightweight division
Kazakhstani boxer Berik Abdrakhmanov won the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title, an ultimate ticket to the Rio Olympics, in a fight against Uzbek boxer Hurshid Tojibaev in Astana, Kazakhstan.
05 February 2015