News about Kazakhstan

Mayor of Almaty orders to keep prices down The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov has instructed the city authorities to keep prices down amid the devaluation of tenge.
11 February 2014 20:46
Dollar explodes in Kazakhstan: 200 tenge per dollar Kazakhstan banks are setting their exchange rates ski-high, selling one dollar for more than 200 tenge.
11 February 2014 20:31
Labor Minister of Kazakhstan comments on Abu Dhabi Plaza strike Kazakhstan Labor Minister Tamara Duisenova has commented on yesterday's strike of the workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza skyscraper in Astana.
11 February 2014 19:42
Ex Secretary of State Marat Tazhin appointed Ambassador to Russia The outgoing Ambassador Galym Orazbekov has been appointed Head of the State Agency for Fair Competition.
11 February 2014 19:25
Golovkin named Best Boxer of January by WBA The WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has been named the Best Boxer of January by the Rating Committee of the World Boxing Association.
11 February 2014 18:01
20% hike: Big stores in Kazakhstan change prices amid tenge devaluation Big stores in Kazakhstan are increasing their prices amid the devaluation of tenge.
11 February 2014 17:52
The new tenge exchange rate is beneficial to the country’s economy: Kazakhstan’s Central Bank Governor The spread in currency exchange transactions should be no more than 2 tenge per each sold or bought US Dollar, Kairat Kelimbetov said.
11 February 2014 16:39
I only learned about tenge devaluation last night: Central Bank Governor There can’t have been any leaks as we only made the decision yesterday after the Stock Exchange trades were over: Kairat Kelimbetov.
11 February 2014 16:05
Preliminary cause of fire at Almaty flea market unveiled The Emergency Situations Ministry of Kazakhstan has named the preliminary cause of the massive fire at the Almaty flea market.
11 February 2014 15:16
9 years for corruption of minors: Uralsk case British national Peter Baruch, 38, charged with production of child pornography was detained for three days after the Prosecutors lodged an appeal.
11 February 2014 12:43
Currency devaluation in Kazakhstan The new exchange rate is expected at 185 tenge for 1USD (up from 155 tenge for 1 USD).
11 February 2014 11:56
February 12-13 Kazakhstan and Russia to discuss Proton-M launches Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket [equipped with a DM-3 booster] carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites crashed right after the lift-off at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome on July 2, 2013.
11 February 2014 09:52
700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana out on strike Around 700 workers constructing Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana have stopped working and gathered near Arabtec Holding headquarters this afternoon.
11 February 2014 04:19
Kazakhstan Olympic uniform among the best, according to Sports.ru Kazakhstan Olympic team's outfit has entered the list of the best outfits at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014.
10 February 2014 18:57
Astana Arlans leave no chance to Mexico Guerreros 3:2 The Alpha Wolves beat the Warriors with 3:2.
10 February 2014 18:15
Kazakhstan and Jamaica discuss visa regime Tourism Minister of Jamaica Wykeham McNeill and Kazakhstan Ambassador Konstantin Zhigalov have discussed simplification of visa regime.
10 February 2014 17:38
MobilEx holds Snow Leopard rally near Almaty The Snow Leopard rally sprint was held near Almaty at the MobilEx Racing Team sports base on February 9.
10 February 2014 15:24
City court decision overruled: British corruption of minors case in force The Criminal Board of Appeals of the West Kazakhstan Regional Court has satisfied the prosecutor’s protests and recognized the actions of the police as lawful.
10 February 2014 14:20
Kazakhstan hockey team wins over Denmark at Euro Challenge Cup Kazakhstan national hockey team has gained the second victory at the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge held in French city of Briancon.
10 February 2014 14:02
Challenge for Golovkin: Next fight WBA Light middleweight Cuban Eryslandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO) has challenged Gennady “GGG” Golovkin.
10 February 2014 13:51
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