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Boxing: Kazakhstan's Astana Arlans and British Lionhearts weigh-in
The Kazakhstan and British boxers will take the medical tests that traditionally precede weighing-in on the match day instead.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan government mulls reducing gap between rich and poor
The gap is big: a small group of very rich people, a small group of poor people and a very weak middle class: Vice-PM.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan Statistics Agency explains jewelry and fur coats in consumer price index
Presence of gold and silver jewelry, fur coats and gyms in the index raised eyebrows of many members of the Kazakhstan Parliament.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan business-angels club to invest $1 million in startups
An informal business-angels club has been launched in Kazakhstan.
07 February 2013
European Commission to help freezing Kazakhstan residents
European Commission has allocated 55,800 Euro to aide 2,000 victims of the severe cold that hit North Kazakhstan in December.
07 February 2013
National Bank Governor warns against dominance of public bodies reps in the Single Pension Fund Board
According to him, in the long run the Government may need money to cover the budget deficit or finance some state-run projects and there might be a temptation to rely on pension savings.
07 February 2013
Dozens of buildings in south Kazakhstan heated by thermal springs
An unusual way of heating is used by 22 apartment buildings, as well as by 20 commercial organizations.
07 February 2013
Kazakhstan National Security Commission neutralizes 42 extremist groups in 2 years
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan law-enforcement authorities failed to prevent 18 violations of extremist nature.
07 February 2013
China and Turkey biggest sources of labor migrants to Kazakhstan
As of January 1, 2013 the overall number of valid work permits for migrants regardless of their country of origin totaled 21 712.
07 February 2013
National Bank Governor on ways current pension funds could take
They can be transformed into asset management companies; they can be transformed into pension funds working with voluntary savings schemes; or they can wind up and exit the market: Gregory Marchenko.
07 February 2013
National Bank Governor on investing pension assets into infrastructure projects
Pension savings are to be consolidated into a single pension fund by July 1, 2013.
07 February 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with Spain's top officials
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with King of Spain Juan Carlos I and Prime-Minister Mariano Rajoy during his visit to Spain.
07 February 2013
Iran expects 5+1 response to suggestions on regulation of nuclear program at Almaty meeting
Iran is expecting to get a response from Western countries in Astana on its suggestion to regulate the nuclear program.
07 February 2013
Pension savings of Kazakhstan citizens to be consolidated in single pension fund by July 1
Creation of the single pension fund does not mean nationalizing of pension savings: the savings will still be owned by the citizens: Vice-PM of Kazakhstan.
06 February 2013
Kazakhstan's Chinshanlo named Lifter of the Year 2012
Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan was ranked second among the men after Iranian Behdad Salimikordasiabi.
06 February 2013
Two suicides in Border Service not linked: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry
These are separate cases, so we will investigate them separately: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry official representative.
06 February 2013
OIC summit opens in Cairo
The Kazakhstan delegation is led by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.
06 February 2013
Yereymentai Wind Power Station to supply EXPO-2017 with power
Samruk-Energo is planning to start constructing the first stage of Yerementau Wind Power Station with a capacity of 45 megawatt this year.
06 February 2013
$2.3 billion invested in Mangistau oblast in 2012
Mangistau oblast is ranked second among Kazakhstan regions by investments per capita.
06 February 2013
Miss Photogenic awarded to Kazakhstan beauty at 2013 Queen of Universe
Spain’s Ivette Saucedo won the Queen of the Universe-2013 award.
06 February 2013