News about Kazakhstan

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

New oil field discovered in Kazakhstan Exploration well reached 1,406 meters, where 27 meters of oil and gas deposits were discovered.

12 September 2011

Ordway: Interests of US and Kazakhstan conside in countering terrorism Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with temporary charge d'affaires of the United States in Kazakhstan John Ordway.

12 September 2011

New safe cable production launched in Eastern Kazakhstan Production of a new type of cable that doesn’t burn and doesn’t evolve harmful substance in case of fire has been launched in Semey.

12 September 2011

Karaganda experts to take part in power engineers tournament in Russia Karaganda power engineers will take part in the international tournament to be held at the end of September in Russia.

12 September 2011

Kazakhstan reinforces budget to combat religious extremism At the joint sitting of the two Parliament chambers September 1 President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged the Parliament to adopt a legislation to fence itself off religious extremism.

12 September 2011

Kazakhstan ready to allocate $164.3 million for KazSat-3 The satellite is to be launched in 2013.

12 September 2011

Training of air defense services of CIS countries will be held in autumn 2012 in Kazakhstan A meeting of Defense Ministers of CIS member-countries will be held on November 17. The plan of operative and military training for 2012 will be approved at the meeting.

12 September 2011

Kazakhstan plans to boost oil production to 102 million tons by 2016 According to the stats, crude and condensed gas production output for the first 7 months totaled 46.6 million tons.

12 September 2011

Average wages in Kazakhstan are over 92 thousand tenge Average nominal monthly wages in Kazakhstan in July 2011 grew 13 percent compared to the previous month.

12 September 2011

Kazakhstan to translate Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter books into Kazakh language Kazakhstan Communications and Information Ministry’s website announced results of the public opinion poll on what books by foreign authors should be translated to Kazakh language.

12 September 2011

Speculative investors withdrew $3 billion from Kazakhstan in summer: Gregory Marchenko According to him, the money had been invested to Kazakhstan’s instruments in February – May in hope for the tenge appreciation.

12 September 2011

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