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Quarter of polled Kazakhstan citizens do not read books
A poll on how frequently and what Kazakhstan citizens read was held in June 2012 among 2,307 people from 16 cities of Kazakhstan.
11 July 2012
Astana "eats off" other Kazakhstan citizens
Kazakhstan's budget expenses per one Astana citizen are 2-3 times higher than for any other Kazakhstan citizens.
11 July 2012
Kazakhstan paralympians to get $50 thousand for gold
Seven paralympians will represent Kazakhstan at London Olympics.
11 July 2012
Kazakhstan to launch direct flight to Mumbai and Goa
Kazakhstan and Indian airlines reached the agreement during bilateral negotiations in Delhi.
11 July 2012
Kazakhstan doctors invented new method for brain tumor treatment
A new method of brain tumor treatment has been developed in Kazakhstan.
11 July 2012
British biker smashed into cow in Aktobe oblast
36-y.o. British citizen died after running into a cow that was crossing Samara-Shymkent road in Aktobe oblast in Kazakhstan.
11 July 2012
Share of gold in National Bank’s reserves exceeded 16%
According to the National Bank, the pre-emptive right to purchase all gold produced within Kazakhstan enabled to purchase 5.3 tons of gold, with another 11.8 tons purchased in the H1 2012.
11 July 2012
Russia and Kazakhstan to complete talks on single air defense system by the end of 2012
In the Kyrgyzstan’s Cholpon Ata, at the sitting of the CIS Air Defense Coordination Committee, Russia will discuss the agreement with the Kazakh counterparts.
11 July 2012
Kazakhstan and Belarus to agree on crude and petroleum products exports
According to Belarus Ambassador to Kazakhstan, “the document is rather complicated: it has to be approved by the Russian side as oil will be shipped across Russia”.
11 July 2012
KazTransGas assigned the role of the sole national operator of gas supplies
Among other things, the Company will be in charge of developing the master plan of gas supplies network, exercising the pre-pre-emptive right to purchase all crude and tank gas and managing gas supplies facilities.
11 July 2012
Vincent Cassel wishes to act in Bekmambetov’s movies
Vincent Cassel is interested in acting in Timur Bekmambetov's movies, because he is very impressed with his Abraham Lincoln.
10 July 2012
World Bank tagged Kazakhstan investment heaven
Kazakhstan is one of the Top 20 most attractive countries for foreign investors: World Bank.
10 July 2012
Expanstion of cooperation between Kazakhstan and EU to be discussed in Astana
The third round of negotiations with the European Commission will be held in Astana on July 10-11.
10 July 2012
Training of polylingual teachers will start this year in Kazakhstan
Training of polylingual teachers will start this year in Kazakhstan. On July 9 there was a meeting to discuss development of polylingual education in Kazakhstan.
10 July 2012
President Nazarbayev calls for stronger social security network for families
Among possible measures there are kindergarden expenses compensation schemes and tax benefits.
10 July 2012
Kazakhstan and Macedonia to jointly produce medicines
Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna and President of Macedonia discussed mutually beneficial investment opportunities.
10 July 2012
PHOTO: Artificial heart implanted in Astana
The first full implantation of an artificial heart has been made in Kazakhstan.
10 July 2012
All Kazakhstan will read the same book
Oralkhan Bokeyev’s "Where are you, my bausond colt?" collection of stories will become the book of the year this time.
10 July 2012
TV and radio will be down in Almaty on July 10-18
The downtime is related to the maintenance works at Kok Tobe TV and radio station.
09 July 2012
CIS Defense Ministers met in Kaliningrad
The 62nd meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of CIS countries was held in Kaliningrad.
09 July 2012