News about Kazakhstan

Recoverable oil reserves in Kazakhstan to last for 50-60 years The figure may be increased from the current 5.3 to 17 billion tons through geological exploration works.

02 March 2012

Kazakhstan government named affordable housing prices Kazakhstan affordable housing will cost from 70 to 90 thousand tenge ($470-610) per one square meter.

01 March 2012

MP suggests to open agricultural bank in Kazakhstan Senator Kuanysh Aitakhanov suggested to open an agricultural bank in Kazakhstan.

01 March 2012

Denyakin's shooter facing the trial Portsmouth police officer Stephen D. Rankin man spoke publicly for the first time about the incident.

01 March 2012

Astana got 10 new free WI-FI hubs 10 free WI-Fi hubs have appeared in Astana recently.

01 March 2012

Public servants will use Kazakhstan-made cars Asset Issekeshev discussed supplies of Kazakhstan-assembled cars to state authorities and construction of a new fill-scale car plant.

01 March 2012

Nazarbayev told about woman's role in Kazakhstan society Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his opinion on the role of women in Kazakhstan’s society.

01 March 2012

Samruk-Kazyna will monitor labor relations in companies Samruk-Kazyna is going to launch an Internet portal to timely identify problems in labor relations in different companies.

01 March 2012

BTA Bank to cut 25 percent of jobs BTA Bank has started optimizing its personnel and structure. 25% of its employees are going to be axed.

01 March 2012

Registration of religious institutions to finish by November 2012 in Kazakhstan Religious institutions in Kazakhstan has until November 2012 to get registered or re-registred.

01 March 2012

U.S. "want to own" Central Asian special forces: media U.S., same as Russia, are interested in retaining authoritarian, but secular political regimes in the region.

01 March 2012

Meat is checked insufficiently well: Agriculture Minister Most of the meat supplied to Kazakhstan's market is not duly checked and poses a threat to the people's health: Mamytbekov.

01 March 2012

Almaty will see more flowers this summer Flower beds will cover 190 square meters of Almaty city this summer.

01 March 2012

Chokan Valikhanov yacht crew plans to complete their circumnavigation before summer The yacht has reached the Malaysian port city Dixon and is waiting on Langkawi island (Malaysia) for a technical check-up.

01 March 2012

Massimov signed joint statement of government and National Bank Karim Massimov signed a joint statement of Kazakhstan government and the National Bank on the economic policy in 2012.

01 March 2012

Kazakhstan’s Vice PM commissioned to negotiate delayed Baiterek space launch complex with Russia Initially the Baiterek (“poplar tree”) space launch complex was supposed to be constructed at Baikonur in 2013, following the testings of Angara booster rocket.

29 February 2012

Government and Samruk-Kazyna to submit final plan on People’s IPO within 10 days I believe the efforts to raise general public’s awareness of the IPO have been inadequate: PM Massimov.

29 February 2012

Kazakhstan athletes won two gold medals in Asian Wrestling Championship Kazakhstan Women's Wrestling team won two gold medals in Asian Championship in South Korea.

29 February 2012

VIDEO: Roza Rymbayeva’s son presented his debut clip People’s artist Roza Rymbayeva’s son Ali Okapov has presented his debut music video recently.

29 February 2012

We may get back to constructing fourth oil refinery to accommodate Kashagan oil: PM Massimov As of today, Kazakhstan-based refineries process a bit over 13 million tons a year. Plans are there to increase oil processing up to 17.5 million tons by 2015.

29 February 2012

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