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Ablyazov arrested for 40 days in France
Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov was sentenced to 40 days in jail by the French court.
06 August 2013
Kazakhstan requests Ablyazov's extradition from France
Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office has sent a request to France asking for extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov to Kazakhstan.
06 August 2013
Arm wrestling: Kazakhstan's arm wrestler becomes ten-time Asian champion
Kazakhstan's arm wrestler Zhanaly Khassanov from Shymkent has become the ten-time Asian champion at the 2013 Open Asian Armwrestling Cup.
06 August 2013
130 Kazakhstan militarymen to study in foreign universities
130 Kazakhstan militarymen will be enrolled in foreign universities by the end of 2013.
06 August 2013
We have stricken oil: Oil and Gas Minister
The Minister briefed President Nazarbayev on drilling works at Zhambyl block in the Caspian offshore.
05 August 2013
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry on statements of Italian politicians following deportation of Mr. Ablyazov’s wife
We believe politicians and officials should be more responsible when it comes to public statements and assessments of bilateral relations and of other nations’ foreign policies: Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman.
05 August 2013
National Bank suspends licenses of three banks for currency exchange services
The three banks “had violated the country’s legislation on counteraction to laundering illicitly obtained income and interaction to financing of terrorism”.
05 August 2013
Ablyazov apprehension operation a 'Trojan horse': The Independent
New details of the apprehension of Kazakhstan exile banker unveiled.
05 August 2013
Mother Teresa's close friend arrives in Kazakhstan
A close friend of Mother Teresa and famous British ophthalmologist Surenda Kumar Upadia arrived to Kazakhstan’s town of Saran in Karaganda oblast.
05 August 2013
Kazakhstan to harvest over 16 million tons of grain
Kazakhstan expects to harvest around 16.3 million tons of grain (net weight) by the end of the agricultural year.
05 August 2013
Italian deputies visit Shalabayeva in Kazakhstan
Five representatives of the Italian parliament arrived in Almaty to meet with Alma Shalabayeva, the wife of former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.
05 August 2013
Football: Shakhter wins over Albanian Skenderbeu at Champion League
Two-time champion of Kazakhstan FC Shakhter has won over Albanian Skenderbeu club in the 3rd round of the Champion League.
05 August 2013
Almaty airport to be overhauled
The project envisages expanding the current terminal to accommodate 2600 passengers an hour as compared to the current 1600 passengers an hour.
05 August 2013
4-5 Proton-M carrier rockets will be launched from Baikonur before the end of 2013
A Russian Proton-M rocket exploded ten seconds after launch from Baikonur on July 2nd, destroying three Glonass (Russian GPS) satellites it was carrying.
05 August 2013
Adai horse wins race in Moscow
Kazakhstan's Adai horse Oily has won a race at the CIS Cup (Commonwealth of Independent States) in Moscow, Russia.
05 August 2013
Ablyazov may be jailed for 12 years in Ukraine
Kazakhstan's ex-banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may be sentenced to 5 to 12 years in jail in Ukraine where he is accused of fraud.
05 August 2013
70 percent of water supply networks worn out in Kazakhstan
The tear and wear of the water supply networks in Kazakhstan has reached 70 percent, which is the main cause of the blowouts here and there.
05 August 2013
Kazakhstan doesn’t exclude supplies of natural gas to Romania
Romania-based Rompetrol, part of KazMunaiGas Kazakh National Oil Company, already possesses a substantial part of energy assets in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkey and France.
05 August 2013
Financial monitoring unveiles 360 case of terrorism financing in Kazakhstan
The Financial Monitoring Commission of the Kazakhstan Finance Ministry revealed 360 cases of financing of terrorism.
05 August 2013