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Kazakhstan athlete's doping-test is testosterone positive
Kazakhstan athlete Olga Tereshkova is suspended from participation in tournaments on doping suspicion.
14 September 2011
Georgian orthodox church to be built in Kazakhstan
Delegation of Georgian Orthodox Church will arrive in Kazakhstan on September 17 on invitation of His Beatitude Alexander, the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan.
14 September 2011
Muslim swimwear appeared in Astana shops
One of Astana shops started selling Muslim swimwear for women.
14 September 2011
Fire destroyed 350 tons of hay in East Kazakhstan
Kokterek farm in East-Kazakhstan oblast caught fire.
14 September 2011
450 billion tenge of additional revenues to Kazakhstan budget this year
Kazakhstan Minister of Economic Development and Trade talked about the updated budget at the Parliament meeting.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan Government approved updated 3-year budget
September 13 Kazakhstan Ministers approved the draft law on updated national budget for 2011-2013.
14 September 2011
Kazakhstan to allocate $61.2 million to finance Majilis elections in 2012
In April Ermukhamet Ertysbayev, advisor to the President, told Kazakhstan might run early Parliament elections. However, President Nazarbayev refuted the speculation, saying that elections to the country’s Majilis would be held in 2012.
14 September 2011
Samruk Kazyna announces H1 2011 performance results
Samruk-Kazyna is a joint stock company in Kazakhstan which owns, either in whole or in part, many important companies in the country, including the national rail and postal service, the state oil and gas company KazMunayGas, the state uranium company Kazatomprom, Air Astana, and numerous financial groups.
13 September 2011
Petrol output dropped 14 percent in Kazakhstan
Petrol production made 1.7 million tons in January-August 2011 in Kazakhstan.
13 September 2011
Kazakhstan raises estimate 2011 exports
According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Economy Development and Trade, the growth is propelled by higher prices for major exports.
13 September 2011
Free Wi-Fi hubs created at squares and alleys of Atyrau
Free Wi-Fi zones are operating in Atyrau starting from September 12.
13 September 2011
Massimov had a phone talk with PM of Moldova
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov had a telephone conversation with his Moldavian counterpart.
13 September 2011
100 calls from "phone terrorists" registered in Kazakhstan in 2011
Over 100 calls about mine-studded buildings have been received by Kazakhstan Emergency Situations services since the beginning of 2011.
13 September 2011
Golubev lost 5 lines in ATP rating
Kazakhstan tennis professional Andrey Golubev has lost five lines in the ATP rating and is ranked 103rd now.
13 September 2011
Libyan and Syrian conflicts can repeat themselves in Central Asia: Head of Russian General Staff
We have to be prepared for everything. That is why we hold trainings: Makarov.
13 September 2011
Air fares too high for over half of Kazakhstan residents
The Institute of Political Solutions made a poll on the cost of transportation in Kazakhstan.
13 September 2011
Oil and Gas Minister admits fuel shortages
It was reported earlier that since the start of the year petrol price had grown by 17.4%, with prices set by oil refineries growing by 23%. Retail prices for diesel fuel have grown by 20% since the start of the year.
13 September 2011
Kazakhstan Government to try maintain inflation at 6-8 percent
Kazakhstan Minister of Economic Development and Trade Kairat Kelimbetov presented state 2012-2014 budget to the Majilis.
13 September 2011
Presidents Nazarbayev and Medvedev to attend VIII Forum of near-border cooperation
The previous forum was held in Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan in 2010.
13 September 2011
Voskoboeva gained 5 lines in WTA ranking
Kazakhstan tennis-player Galina Voskoboeva gained five lines in the rating of the International Tennis Association.
12 September 2011