Nurmukhambet Abdibekov appointed Akim of Aktobe
Changes in management of Aktobe oblast after the oblast Akim resigned.
12 Kazakhstan tourists kept in custody in Uzbekistan
The tourists might have wandered off the trail and accidentally stepped on the Uzbek soil. The group comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. One of the tourists is diabetic.
Level of unemployment standing at 5.4% in Q2: Labor Ministry
The number of economically active people exceeded 8.6 million in the Q2 2011.
Number of Internet users in Kazakhstan exceeds 5 million
Over 58 000 domain names have been registered in the Kazakhstan’s segment of the worldwide web.
KazMunaiGas EP annual oil production output may fall 6% due to industrial action
According to the Company, production output is currently 366 000 tons of oil behind the schedule.
Kazakhstan sets retail price ceiling for fuel for August
July 26 the Ministry had announced a minor price hike as compared to the price level set for July.
KazKosmos willing to send a Kazakh cosmonaut to the International Space Station
According to Talgat Mussabayev, KazKosmos Head, the plan is hampered by the current lack of places aboard Soyuz spaceships.
Astana cyclist cycled at Tour de France with broken wrist
Czech cyclist from Kazakhstan team Astana Roman Kreuziger cycled most of Tour de France with a broken wrist.
Almaty residents to cycle to eco-ethno festival
Second annual eco-ethno festival FourE will be held in Kaskelen gorge (Almaty) on August 5-7.
Tajikistan president to come to Astana for CSTO summit
Emomali Rakhmon will come to Astana to participate in the informal summit of heads of the CSTO member-countries on August 12.
Kazakhstan residents will be trained to use e-government
Kazakhstan Ministry of Communications and Information is launching a program to train Kazakhstan residents to use e-government.
Nazarbayev and Medvedev to discuss joint response to emergencies in Astrakhan
These are traditional meetings on the issues of near-border cooperation: Vladimir Bozhko.
Karachaganak to settle issues with Kazakh authorities by the end of 2011
I believe that discussions will come to a constructive conclusion and I expect that this will be this year, possibly, by the end of this year: KPO head.
Karim Massimov held a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Nazarbayev University
The meeting covered issues of financial and economic activities of the university, as well as its conversion into an independent organization.
Yertysbayev told about Nazarbayev's reaction to "the hype around President’s successor"
I made no statements. I am not in a position to make statements. I was just giving an interview: Yertysbayev.
Inflation since the start of the year reaches 5.1%: Minister for Economic Development and Trade
According to him, prices for foodstuffs in June were 8% up against December 2010.
Government to set higher retail price ceiling for fuel: Oil and Gas Minister
According to him, there will be no sharp price hikes, nor fuel shortages.
Kazakhstan’s Parliament in favor of greater insurance coverage for tourists
The current insurance coverage is not sufficient: Majilis (lower chamber) deputy Vladimir Nekhoroshev.
3700 entities operating as franchisees in Kazakhstan
Their share makes up 3.5% of all Kazakhstan-based entrepreneurs.