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Kazakhstan to humanize its penal code
For certain types of economic crimes, greater fines will be introduced as an alternative to deprivation of freedom.
25 April 2011
US-sponsored bike-stand to appear in Karaganda
US State Department-sponsored public bike-stand will appear in Karaganda.
25 April 2011
EU removed 9 Kazakh air companies from black list
European Commission has removed 9 Kazakhstan air companies from its black list.
25 April 2011
Banks assets stand at $84.6 billion as of April 1
Total deposits grew 3.9% in March, making up $49.5 billion, with 67.8% being deposits of legal entities.
25 April 2011
CSTO member-states plan training in Kyrgyzstan
Collective Security Treaty Organization will joint training of Central Asian Collective Rapid Reaction Forces in Kyrgyzstan on July 5-8.
25 April 2011
Almaty woman shot her kids and herself over husband's unfaithfulness
A woman from Almaty shot her kids and committed suicide after finding out that her husband had been cheating on her.
25 April 2011
UAE lifted ban on cattle import from Kazakhstan
United Arab Emirates lifted ban of small cattle import from Kazakhstan. World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported that Kazakhstan is a goat pox free zone.
25 April 2011
76% say investments into Kazakhstan sucessful: Ernst & Young
According to Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four auditors, 81% of the investors believe their investments to Kazkahstan were a right decision. 76% of them consider the investments to be successful.
25 April 2011
Kazakhstan team won gold in Ice Hockey Championship, Kiev
Kazakhstan national ice hockey team won gold in the Division I Group B of the World Ice Hockey Championship, Britain got silver and Ukraine got bronze.
24 April 2011
Almaty Akim instructed to simplify tax reporting for business
43 thousand of individual entrepreneurs of Almaty are awaiting simplification of tax reporting.
24 April 2011
Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakhstan on Easter
“May the ways of peace and accord be followed in every family of our common home – the Republic of Kazakhstan!"
Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
24 April 2011
Mussabayev talked about Russia's benefits from Baikonur
Talgat Mussabayev from Kazakh National Space Agency spoke about Russia's profit from Baikonur. Kazakhstan needs ways to continue the cosmodromes operations in case Russia moves away to its own space centers.
23 April 2011
8 junior football teams to play in the President's Cup
Kazakhstan President's Cup will be held in Astana on April 26-30.
23 April 2011
World Bank's Jacques Bure accused of human rights violation in Kazakhstan
Activists accuse head of the World Bank's engineering department of deferring resolution of conflicts between South Kazakhstan residents and local authorities.
22 April 2011
Kazakhstan won Poland 4:2 in the World Ice Hockey Championship
Kazakhstan ice hockey team won 4:2 against Poland in World Championship Division I in Kiev.
22 April 2011
90 percent in Kazakhstan trust Nazarbayev
Sociologists published results of the survey held in the mid April in 16 major cities of Kazakhstan. 88.8% trust President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 65.5% trust Prime-Minister Karim Massimov, 61.1% trust the Government.
22 April 2011
Kazakhstan flattened Lithuania 7:0 in the World Ice Hockey Championship
Kazakhstan national ice hockey team won Enstonia 5:1, Great Britain 2:1 and flattened Lithuania 7:0 in the World Ice Hockey Championship.
22 April 2011
Aktau cows and dogs to get passports
Certification of cattle started in Aktau to be followed by other pets certification.
21 April 2011
Former Almaty judge took off his pants in the airport
Former judge of Medeu regional court of Almaty Marat Maksudov passed the checking in Almaty airport without his pants on.
21 April 2011