Kazakhstan’s Government cuts down 2012 GDP growth estimates
GDP real growth in 2012 will stand at 5.4%, down from 6% forecasted at the start of the year: Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
300 ethnic Kazakhs live in Finland
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Finland and Estonia Galymzhan Koishybayev held a meeting with representatives of Kazakh expatriate community living in Helsinki.
Indonesian president to visit Kazakhstan in 2013
Kazakhstan Ambassador Askhat Orazbai presented his credentials to Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta.
125 victims of human trafficking found in Kazakhstan in 2012
In cooperation with public organizations and law-enforcement authorities, the International Organization for Migration has detected 125 victims of human trafficking in 2012: IOM.
Kazakhstan's cars production increased 18-fold in 4 years
Kazakhstan Car Business Association told about development of car production industry in Kazakhstan.
Football: Kairat club will construct 3 sport sites in Almaty
Kairat Football Club has purchased a Children’s Football Academy and is bearing all the expenses to train new football players.
Nazarbayev met with president of Austria
The official meeting ceremony in Hofburg Palace was followed by talks of the presidents in narrow and extended formats.
Zhauzhurek Myn Bala got on Oscar long-list
Zhauzhurek Myn Bala, directed by Akan Satayev, made it into the Oscar long-list in the Best Foreign Film category.
Iran and Spain to start extradition of Kazakhstan citizens
Kazakhstan President signed laws ratifying the Agreements on extradition between Kazakhstan and Iran and between Kazakhstan and Spain.
Kazakhstan scientist awarded with international prize
Kazakhstan scientist Begen Yessimov has been awarded with ISESCO prize.
Shymbulak launches new piste this winter
This year's new developments have increased the overall length of pistes at Shymbulak mountain skiing resort near Almaty by 1 kilometer.
Nazarbayev arrived in Austria
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev is going to meet with Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer.
Shal movie to be screened at Berlin Film Festival
Kazakhstan filmmaker Yermek Tursunov is planning to screen his new movie at Berlin Film Festival that will be held in February.
PHOTO: Almaty Heating and Power Plant №1 switching to gas
It is planned for achieve full coverage of Almaty city with gas supply within 3 years. The project is worth over $67.5 million.
Athletes’ Village and Ice Stadium will be built in Almaty for Winter Universiade
Supermarkets, medical center, swimming pool, cinema theater and hotels will be part of the Athletes’ Village in Almaty.
Swiss actor Vincent Perez wishes to return to Kazakhstan as a photographer
Perez also added that he would like to find common points and to initiate joint projects with Kazakhstan's KazakhFilm Studios.
Kazakhstan journalists calculated cost of promoting singer in Kazakhstan
The expenses to record one song total at about $3000 and range from $10,000 to $30,000 to shoot a videoclip.
Electronic text-books appeared in Kostanay schools
Teachers in Kazakhstan's Kostanay have developed their own electronic text-books. 42 e-text-books are ready to be used for e-learning.
International Entertainment and Tourist Center will be constructed near Almaty
Nature Park Altyn Emel and Tamgaly Tas mountain area will attract both Kazakhstan and foreign tourists.
HIV-positive children kicked out of school in Shymkent
Two Shymkent children have been expelled from school because of their HIV-positive status.