News about Kazakhstan

Two stages to launch integrated gas treatment and chemicals production complex in Atyrau The facility will be converting domestic hydrocarbons, producing 500 000 tons of propylene and 800 000 tons of polyethylene.

19 March 2012

Rescuers found body of ski instructor hit by avalanche at Shymbulak The rescuers have found the body of the ski instructor Roman Larikov who was one of the 6 people hit by the avalanche at Shymbulak.

19 March 2012

Kazaksha Kures might be included in Summer Asian Games Kazakhsa Kures (Kazakh Fighting) might become a part of the Summer Asian Games program.

19 March 2012

Central Bank Governor on Islamic financial industry in Kazakhstan The Government is developing an Islamic Finance Development Roadmap before 2020.

19 March 2012

Presidents of EurAsEC member-countries discussing integration in Moscow Heads of member-countries of the Interstate Council of EurAsEC are meeting today, March 19, in Moscow.

19 March 2012

Mobile pharmacies will reach remote areas of east Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Healthcare Department is mulling creation of the certified mobile pharmacies in east Kazakhstan.

19 March 2012

Movie about Kazakhstan apple tree got Audience Award in French Festival A documentary film The Origins of the Apple by Catherine Peix got the Audience Award in the International Film Festival of Asian Cinema.

19 March 2012

Kulibayev instructed Kazakhstan boxers to win the Olympic Games Timur Kulibayev, Kazakhstan Boxing Federation president, has set a task for the national boxing team to win the London Olympic Games.

19 March 2012

Shvedova paired with Voskoboyeva will fight for Olympic spot Kazakhstan tennis professionals Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboyeva are going to qualify for the Olympic Games together.

19 March 2012

KazMunaiGas cut a quarter of managerial jobs Managerial personnel of KazMunaiGas National Oil Company has been axed by 23 percent.

18 March 2012

Kazakhstan and Russian businessmen invest into Muslim Facebook Businessmen from Kazakhstan and Russia invest into Muslim social network Salamworld.

17 March 2012

Kyzylorda oblast is ready for meat export Authorities of Kyzylorda oblast are focusing on complex development of meat and milk cattle breeding.

17 March 2012

Subaru and BMW want to clear Kazakhstan market of counterfeit spare parts Subaru, Hyundai and BMW are going to get listed in the Kazakhstan customs registry of intellectual property.

17 March 2012

"The Dash" movie won Jury Award in Ukrainian Film Festival Sports drama "The Dash" has won Special Jury Award in Stupeni (The Steps) Ukrainian International Human Rights Film Festival.

16 March 2012

The Teacher of the Year prize awarded in Almaty The Teacher of the Year prize has been awarded in Almaty for the seventh time.

16 March 2012

Astana cycling team moved four lines up in UCI rating Kazakhstan Astana cycling team has moved four lines up in the International Cycling Union (UCI) rating.

16 March 2012

Nazarbayev and Obama will meet during nuclear security summit in Seoul U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and Kazakhstan Foreign Minister discussed the agenda of nuclear security summit to be held in Seoul.

16 March 2012

Nazarbayev expressed condolences to Belgium on the bus accident Kazakhstan President sent condolences to the King of Belgium Albert II in relation to the car accident at Swiss ski resort that claimed lives of 22 children.

16 March 2012

Chinese scientists got caught in snow close to Semei Semei rescue groups helped a group of Chinese scientists out of snowy steppes.

16 March 2012

It is prematurely to talk of a single currency within the Customs Union: Central Bank Governor First of all, the member states would have to concert major macroeconomic parameters just like European nations did when formulating Maastricht criteria.

16 March 2012

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