News about Kazakhstan
Berlin fest draws to close after Romania claims top prize
The 63rd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to "Child's Pose", a mother-son psychodrama set among post-communist Romania's new ruling class.
17 February 2013
Kazakhstan to retain inflation at 6-8 percent
Kazakhstan National Bank has approved the Key Monetary Policies of Kazakhstan for 2013.
17 February 2013
National Security Commission's building shot in Almaty oblast
Unknown shot the building of the National Security Commission in Almaty oblast.
15 February 2013
Almaty leads by housing prices
Almaty city leads in the list of the most expensive housing in Kazakhstan.
15 February 2013
Kazakhstan Oil Ministry fines subsoil users 350 million tenge
Since 2010 Kazakhstan has a right to impose penalties on companies for nonperformance of contract obligations on local content: Ministry.
15 February 2013
Helicopter makes emergency landing in Almaty oblast
The helicopter with tourists onboard was performing a Burundai-Karaozek flight.
15 February 2013
Kazakhstan singer applies for Eurovision-2013
Russia has accepted the Kazakhstan singer's application. Channel One will define Russia’s Eurovision-2013 participant.
15 February 2013
Miss Kazakhstan-2012 has her pictures taken
21-y.o. Zhazira Nurimbetova, Miss Kazakhstan-2012, has already started preparing for the Miss World-2013 pageant.
15 February 2013
Tenders in major Kazakhstan oil and gas projects closed for local producers
Karachaganak project, TCO and Kashagan projects frequently run bids along special rules that shut out Kazakhstan's local producers: expert.
15 February 2013
Zhanaozen to get industrial park
Deputy chairman of KazMunaiGas told about the company's new projects and plans.
15 February 2013
Kazakhstan ranked 74th in where-to-be-born index for 2013
The rating was based on factors like the country's GDP, average life expectancy, political freedom, employment and gender equality.
14 February 2013
KazMunaiGas expects increase of explored oil reserves
Intensification of geological exploration works is one of the main ways to increase the resources potential: KazMunaiGas deputy chairman.
14 February 2013
Russia accepts gradual withdrawal of Baikonur facilities out of lease: Vice Head of Russia’s RosKosmos Space Agency
According to him, in return, Kazakhstan doesn’t prevent Russia from launching Proton carrier rockets.
14 February 2013
KazSat-3 to be launched in the Q1 2014
Space Agency and the country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications have been tasked to make sure 70% of KazSat-2 satellite’s capacities are used by the end of 2013 [as compared to the current 56%].
13 February 2013
Kazakhstan’s Vice PM: decisions over Baikonur to uphold national interests
The Kazakh side will respect all the agreements reached earlier with Russia, our major strategic partner: Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov.
13 February 2013
120 villages in flood risk are in Almaty oblast
The potential flood area covers over 120 villages of Kazakhstan's Almaty oblast with over 40 thousand people.
13 February 2013
Kazakhstan to export 7 million tons of grain in 2013
Kazakhstan has already exported around 3.3 million tons of grain since the beginning of this marketing year.
13 February 2013
Toyota to assemble Fortuner in Kostanay
Prime-Minister Serik Akhmetov met with Toyota Motor Corporation Senior Managing Officer Didier Leroy.
13 February 2013
Ablyazov hiding in Switzerland: media
Former head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov sentenced to 22 months in jail for contempt of court by the High Court is most probably in Switzerland.
13 February 2013
Kazakhstan education and science to focus on innovations and ecology
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science.
13 February 2013