Kazakhstan sky-jumpers to take part in world championship in Brazil
Kazakhstan national sky-jumping team will take part in the world championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kazakhstan team to take part in the Silk Way rally
Three teams of Kazakhstan team Astana will take part in the third Silk Way rally.
No visa required for Kazakhstan citizens in Albania
Kazakhstan citizens will be able to enter Albania without visas and stay in the country for 90 days out of 6 months after the first entry.
U.S. Science Envoy to visit Kazakhstan
U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Alice Gast will visit Kazakhstan next week to meet with representatives of Kazakhstan scientific community in Astana and Almaty.
Senate passes draft law to regulate production and sales of petroleum products
The draft law seeks to set fixed prices for certain types of petroleum products of importance to socially vulnerable groups of population.
Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) agrees to sell 10% in Karachaganak to Kazakhstan
Consortium participants have submitted to the Government a draft memorandum outlining the agreement.
Kazakhstan and China to complete the 3rd stage of Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline by 2013
It will boost the Kazakh segment’s carrying capacities by 25 billion cubic meters: KazMunaiGas Chairman Kairgeldy Kabyldin.
Nazarbayev to visit Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit Kyrgyzstan in August 2011.
19 Senate seats are up for elections in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission has approved the calendar plan of the Senate elections.
Oil companies may be obliged to invest into beluga sturgeon breeding projects at the Caspian: Environment Minister Nurgali Ashim
Populations of beluga sturgeon have declined by nearly 90% in recent decades due to the high demand for black caviar, inadequate management, and habitat degradation.
Sales of new cars doubled in Kazakhstan
In January-May 2011 official car dealers in Kazakhstan sold 13,410 light vehicles and light commercial vehicles.
No further licensing of minor oil refineries: Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev
According to the Minister, there are a total of 35 oil refineries: 3 large-scaled ones and 32 minor facilities.
China became SCO chairman
On June 15, 2011 China became the new chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
KazMunaiGas to boost financing of innovation projects 100 times by 2015
Currently we spend about $0.68 million on R&D. We plan to increase the figure almost 100 times by 2015: Company’s Head Kairgeldy Kabyldin.
Medvedev called to create a special SCO account
Dmitry Medvedev suggested to create a special SCO account to support major projects of the Organization.
Nazarbayev suggested "five good deeds of the SCO"
Closing the SCO summit, Nazarbayev made five suggestions to SCO member-states.
National Bank to make suggestions on deposit insurance scheme for individuals
Kazakhstan had reinforced its deposit insurance scheme by increasing the individual retail deposit amount guaranteed by the state to KZT 5 million ($34.2 thousand) from KZT 700 thousand ($4.7 thousand) late 2008.
Launching a second Islamic Bank is not yet certain: Development Bank of Kazakhstan
In March 2011 the then Chairman of the Board at DBK Gali Isskaliyev had said that the DBK would have a final decision on a second Islamic bank in Kazakhstan not earlier than in May 2011.
Kazakhstan to complete negotiations on WTO accession before the end of 2012
Given the Customs Union, however, we are trying to harmonize accession when it comes to customs policy: Kazakhstan’s Minister for Economic Integration Ms. Zhanar Aitzhanova.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has a trilateral meeting with Presidents of Russia and Iran
President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Dmitry Medvedev and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the sitting of the Council of Heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) June 15.