News about Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan among Top 20 countries by inflow of FDI
In 2012 the gross inflow of FDI to Kazakhstan reached the record high of $28.8 billion.
30 November 2013 15:49
Kazakhstan wants more large cities like Almaty and Astana
Kazakhstan will focus on urban expansion of Astana, Almaty, Aktobe, Aktau and Shymkent and making them economic growth hubs.
30 November 2013 15:11
Patricia Kaas to perform in Astana
French singer Patricia Kaas will perform on November 30 at the central concert hall Kazakhstan in Astana.
29 November 2013 18:27
Jessica Lauren to sing in Almaty tomorrow
The music festival Jazzystan in Almaty will be supported by virtuoso pianist Oleg Pereverzev of Kazakhstan and British singer Jessica Lauren.
29 November 2013 18:07
China ready to buy 4 products from Kazakhstan
China has agreed to procure sunflower oil, honey, pasta and mineral water from Kazakhstan.
29 November 2013 17:35
Chinese companies owe $1.6 million in payments to their Kazakhstan employees
Kazakh-Chinese company AktobeMunaiGas owes more than 250 million tenge ($1.6 million) to its Kazakhstan staff.
29 November 2013 17:17
Russia’s Foreign Ministry sends note of protest to Kazakhstan over killing of Russian fisherman
November 25 Kazakh border guards fired shots when trying to detain two boats with eight Russians of Dagestan origin, killing one of them and injuring another.
29 November 2013 16:38
28 oil workers poisoned, 2 fatally in Zhanaozen
Mass poisoning of workers of Kezbi oil service company has been registered in Zhanaozen city of Mangystau oblast in western Kazakhstan.
29 November 2013 15:18
Photos of Miss Kazakhstan 2013 contestants unveiled
Photos of this year's participants of Miss Kazakhstan beauty contest to be held in Almaty on December 5 have been unveiled.
29 November 2013 15:02
Miss Kazakhstan 2013 presents its contestants
25 most beautiful girls from all over Kazakhstan have gathered in Almaty in preparation for the nationwide beauty contest Miss Kazakhstan.
29 November 2013 14:47
Astana starts constructing Zoo in 2015
Astana is going to start constructing a Zoo in 2015.
29 November 2013 14:37
Head of Almaty-based Rakhat Confectionery to resign by November end
President of Almaty-based Rakhat Confectionery Anatoly Popelyushko will leave the enterprise in the end of November 2013.
29 November 2013 14:23
Kazakhstan cardio surgeons appreciated by American colleague
American surgeon Oscar Frazier M.D. gave high praise to the professional level of Kazakhstan surgeons.
29 November 2013 13:59
Gulshara Abdykalikova appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan
Gulshara Abdykalikova has been appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan.
29 November 2013 13:46
Air Astana has no immediate plans of floating shares within People’s IPO Program
At the moment Samruk-Kazyna holds 51% in the airline, with the rest of the shares belonging to UK’s BAE SYSTEMS.
29 November 2013 12:29
Kazakhstan may contribute to liquidation of chemical weapons in Syria
We believe the Middle East should be a zone free of weapons of mass destruction: Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Multilateral Cooperation.
29 November 2013 11:31
Cutting or damaging conifer trees punishable by law in Kazakhstan
Cutting of 7 or more conifer trees in Kazakhstan is a criminal offense in Kazakhstan.
28 November 2013 20:13
Kazakhstan to continue assisting Afghanistan
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Jan Kubis that Kazakhstan was ready to continue providing assistance to Afghanistan.
28 November 2013 19:30
Kazakhstan hoping to join IAEA Board of Governors
Kazakhstan holds 19% of the global explored reserves of uranium, with the country’s uranium reserves estimated at 802 000 tons.
28 November 2013 16:46
Ablyazov’s wife asks to leave Kazakhstan, but is waved off
Ablyazov’s wife Alma Shalabayeva has applied to the Kazakhstan authorities asking for a permission to travel abroad, but was waved off for not providing a substantiation for the request.
28 November 2013 15:50