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Kazakhstan tennis player reached the US ITF Troy semi-final
Kazakhstan tennis professional Sesil Karatantcheva has got into the US ITF Troy semi-final.
17 October 2011
Over $1 million to be spent on tree planting in Almaty
Mass tree planting started in Almaty.
17 October 2011
Vinokourov came 27th in last race of season in France
Kazakhstan professional cyclist Alexandr Vinokourov competed in Chrono des Nations, the final race of the season, in France.
17 October 2011
Kazakh cartoon awarded at International Cinema Festival
A cartoon from Kazakhstan was acknowledged to be the best at the 10th Baikal International Cinema Festival in Irkutsk.
17 October 2011
Kazakhstan boxers plan to win four Olympic spots in Astana
Kazakhstan boxers plan to gain four spots for London Olympic Games at Astana tournament, that will be held next spring in Astana.
17 October 2011
Daniyar Berlibayev appointed head of gas projects in KazMunaiGas
Daniyar Berlibayev appointed Managing Director on Gas Projects of KazMunaiGas national oil&gas; company.
17 October 2011
Armand Assante to gift a movie for 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence
A documentary initiatiated by Armand Assante will be released by the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.
17 October 2011
Kazakhstan exceeded target on Internet users
Kazakhstan Minister of Information and Communications said that density of Internet users reached 41.1 percent in September 2011.
17 October 2011
Kazakhstan’s Muslim Spiritual Authority to train 30-40 imams a year
Should mosques be filled with qualified imams, the population at large will be listening to them and there will be no room for misleading teachings: Supreme Mufti.
17 October 2011
Fuel prices in Kazakhstan will not change in November
We haven't made out decision about November yet, but I think they will not be changed: Oil and Gas Minister.
17 October 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Kazkahstan October 21
At the threshold of the visit Kazkahstan’s Transport Minister Berik Kamaliyev and Turkey’s Ambassador Lale Ülker discussed transport cooperation.
15 October 2011
Sberbank Head German Gref refuses to comment on probability of Russia’s Sberbank purchasing BTA
We do not comment on clients’ transactions and on our partners. This has nothing to do with the Bank’s transparency: German Gref.
15 October 2011
First supply of Russian petrol delivered to Kazakhstan to overcome fuel shortages: Oil and Gas Minister
The decision to purchase 50 000 tons of petrol had been taken by the Kazakhstan’s Government in September against the backdrop of substantial fuel shortages.
15 October 2011
Belarus least prepared for Common Economic Space: German Gref, Head of Russia’s Sberbank
According to him, “there are some political trends within the CIS that hamper economic integration (…) Unfortunately, disintegration is on the rise”.
15 October 2011
Kazakhstan Government prepared a plan in case world economy deteriorates
Karim Massimov warned MPs that deterioration of the situation in the world economy is inevitable and Parliament will be required to act courageously and decisively.
14 October 2011
Cars-2 cartoon characters to come to Almaty
Cars-2 cartoon that was the first cartoon to be dubbed into Kazakh will be released on DVD.
14 October 2011
Kazakhstan General Prosecution Office and Russia's Investigation Committee agreed to cooperate
Agreement between Kazakhstan General Prosecution Office and Russia's Investigation Committee on cooperation is on a completion stage of approval.
14 October 2011
Two Kazakhstan monuments might be included into UNESCO Heritage List
Kazakhstan scientists are suggesting to include two architectural monuments located in Kazakhstan into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
14 October 2011
Kazakhstan-made offroader to be released in 2012
Kazakhstan-made offroader called Nomad will appear in Kazakhstan in the end of 2012.
14 October 2011
Massimov met with Secretary General of Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States
The meeting covered financial-economic development of Turkic-speaking countries, enhancement of cooperation in CCTS, as well as interactions in energy and transit-transportation sectors.
14 October 2011