News about Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is third among countries with most generous Olympic money prizes
Kazakhstan will award its Olympic champions with $250,000, silver prize-winners with $150,000 and bronze prize-winners with $75,000.
07 August 2012
Kazakhstan National Bank slashes key rate
The step is related to slowing down in the annual inflation in Kazakhstan: National Bank.
07 August 2012
Olympics: Wrestler Daniyal Gajiyev won bronze in London
Kazakhstan’s Daniyal Gajiyev won bronze in Greco-Roman -84kg wrestling at the London Olympics.
07 August 2012
PHOTO: Ust-Kamenogorsk cheered for Olga Rypakova
Residents of the city gathered in front of the large screen at the Sports Palace on Sunday night to support Rypakova, born in Ust-Kamenogorsk.
06 August 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan boxer Volnova reached quarterfinals
23-y.o. Kazakhstan boxer Marina Volnova won over Kenyan Elizabeth Andiego in London Olympics.
06 August 2012
You left no chances to your opponents: Nazarbayev to Ilyin
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a congratulatory telegram to two-time Olympic champion Ilya Ilyin.
06 August 2012
Domain stolen from Transparency Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan division of Transparency International had to change its domain after its mail system was hacked.
06 August 2012
Olympics: Nazarbayev congratulated Rypakova on victory
Kazakhstan President congratulated athlete Olga Rypakova on winning gold at London Olympics.
06 August 2012
PHOTO: Spanish traveller arrived in Kazakhstan on electric car
Rafael de Mestre, Spanish freelancer, arrived in Karaganda as part of his round-the-world trip on a serial electric car.
06 August 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan ahead of Germany in medal count
After the ninth day of the Games, Kazakhstan Olympic team is ranked 7th.
06 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakhstan's Rypakova wins women's triple jump at Olympics
Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova won Olympic gold in the women's triple jump on Sunday.
06 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakh Ilyin wins men's under-94kg weightlifting gold at Olypmics
Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin set two new world records as he stormed to Olympic under-94kg men's weightlifting gold at the ExCel Arena on Saturday.
05 August 2012
Olympics: Kazakhstan's Podobedova wins women's 75kg gold
Kazakhstan's Svetlana Podobedova lifted the total of 291kg. 4 Olympic gold medals is a record for Kazakhstan.
04 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakhstan's Podobedova wins women's 75kg gold at Olympics
Kazakhstan's Svetlana Podobedova won the Olympic Games women's -75kg weightlifting gold medal on Friday with a total lift of 291kg.
04 August 2012
Low-powered cars becoming popular in Kazakhstan
2,661 low-powered cars were sold this May: expert.
03 August 2012
PHOTO: Kazakhstan Miss World participant reached semifinal of Miss Bikini beauty pageant
First Vice-Miss of Kazakhstan Yevgeniya Klishina reached the Top-40 at Miss Bikini beauty pageant held as part of Miss World contest.
03 August 2012
Kazakhstan boxer Zhailauov reached quarterfinals of Olympics
Gani Zhailauov has reached the quarterfinals of London Olympic Games by winning over India's Jai Bhagwan in men's light weight bout.
03 August 2012
Kazakhstan considers participation in development of Afghanistan railroads
Kazakhstan supports regional international projects in energy sector and development of the regional transport infrastructure: Kazykhanov.
03 August 2012
Frenchman expressed admiration of Vinokourov to Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev received a letter from a French citizen.
03 August 2012
Kazakhstan adopts new tire recycling standards
This standard will officially come into effect on July 1, 2013, almost a year after its approval.
03 August 2012