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TeliaSonera exiting Kazakhstan’s market
The decision to quit the region is driven by the Company’s efforts to ensure a greater value for the shareholders, clients and employees.
17 September 2015
Kazakh central bank intervenes in FX market to stabilize tenge
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has made exchange rate interventions to stabilize the tenge.
17 September 2015
Olzhas Khudaibergenov on currency interventions
Wednesday, September 16, the country’s Central Bank had to resort to currency interventions worth $114 million to sustain the tenge exchange rate.
17 September 2015
Nazarbayev concerned about increased militant activity in Northern Afghanistan
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev took part in CSTO Collective Security Council meeting to discuss countering terrorist threats.
16 September 2015
Nazarbayev arrives in Sochi to take part in Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Sochi yesterday to take part in the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum
16 September 2015
Kazakhstan citizen wins $1 million in Dubai Duty Free lottery
Omar Samalikov from Kazakhstan has become the 198th winner of Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire lottery in Dubai and also a cash prize of 1 million dollars.
15 September 2015
Dariga Nazarbayev appointed Vice PM in Kazakhstan
Dariga Nazarbayev has been appointed Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
15 September 2015
First Nepali film created with Kazakhstani cinematographer wins FEDEORA award in Venice
Kalo Pothi (Black hen) film has won the Best Film Award during the 72th Venice Film Festival Critics Week.
15 September 2015
Golovkin takes 2nd place in P4P after Maywether retires
Gennady Golovkin, a star boxer from Kazakhstan, is slowly but steadily getting closer to the leading place in the Pound-for-Pound rating
15 September 2015
How Americans see Kazakhstanis
Kazakhstanis never look like Kazakhstanis.
15 September 2015
Fabio Aru of Astana Pro Team wins Vuelta 2015
Captain of Kazakhstan's Astana Pro Team Fabio Aru has won the prestigious 2015 Vuelta Espana.
15 September 2015
Kazakhstan marks 550 years of 'statehood' despite economic pain
Kazakhstan is rolling out colourful pageantry to celebrate 550 years of statehood, defying an economic downturn that has battered a country.
15 September 2015
Dariga Nazarbayeva appointed Vice PM
April 3, 2014 she was voted to be the Vice Speaker of the Majilis and head of the Nur Otan fraction.
11 September 2015
Photos of Caspian Sea and Astana from space posted on Twitter
Astronauts, who are currently on board of the ISS, have tweeted the photos of the Caspian Sea and Kazakhstan's capital Astana from space.
10 September 2015
Kazakhstan takes first place with 7 medals at Asian Amateur Boxing Championship
Kazakhstan's boxing team has earned 7 medals at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in Thailand and retained its leading position.
10 September 2015
Karaganda native advances to battle round at Russian Voice contest
Karaganda native Olga Veldyaksova has successfully passed the first stage of the Russian Voice singing contest, Russian version of world renowned The Voice.
10 September 2015
CEO of KazMunayGas Exploration Production resigns
General Director of KazMunayGas Exploration Production JSC (KMG EP) Abat Nurseitov has resigned from his post.
10 September 2015
Kazakhstan's first Olympic lisence for wrestling
Kazakhstani wrestler Doszhan Kartikov has earned the first Olympic license at the World Championship in Las Vegas.
10 September 2015
Introduction of across-the-board income and property reporting postponed in Kazakhstan
Introduction of across-the-board income and property reporting has been postponed till 2020 in Kazakhstan.
10 September 2015
WHO country office to cost Kazakhstan $2 million a year
Majilis, the country’s lower chamber, approved of the agreement with the WHO to launch a country office in Almaty.
09 September 2015