Senior sanitary doctor of Kazakhstan is advising the citizens against spending vacations in Malaysia and Portugal, in particular on Madeira Island and on Spanish islands.
The issue has nothing to do with devaluation. The new note is being issued to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tenge, Kazakhstan’s national currency: Gregory Marchenko.
Despite the lingering uncertainty of the global economy, Kazakhstan’s economy has been stable, with the GDP growing 5.1% in the H1 2013. The annual inflation stands at 5.9%: Economy Minister.
In June due to the bankruptcy of the Turkish Sky Airlines many Kazakhstan tourists failed to come back home from Turkey. Their flights back home was arranged out of the state budget.
Methadone was not mentioned in the letter of the former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard Hoagland to Kazakhstan Healthcare Minister Salidat Kairbekova: US Embassy.