News about Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov meets LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov LUKOIL has been operating in Kazakhstan since 1995.

16 May 2011

Kazykhanov named main topics of anniversary SCO summit in Astana An agenda of the SCO anniversary summit of in Astana was approved in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO member-countries

16 May 2011

PHOTO: Free Hugs for Almaty residents On Sunday morning hundreds of Almaty citizens passing along Almaty Arbat (Zhibel Zholy) street were hugged by colorfully-dressed young people.

16 May 2011

Insurance companies propose compulsory disaster insurance change Kazakhstan Insurance Companies Association propose to start charging a compulsory insurance fees against possible future catastrophes from Kazakhstan citizens.

16 May 2011

Bolashak activists passed protest letter to Barack Obama Members of Bolashak movement gathered near the US Consulate General in Almaty to pass a letter to Barack Obama calling for a fair investigation of the death of Kirill Denyakin.

16 May 2011

Pavlodar oil refinery to be suspended for repairs this summer Kazakhstan-based three oil refineries process a bit over 13 million tons a year. Plans are there to increase oil processing up to 17 million tons by 2015.

16 May 2011

Oil and gas January-April statistics Crude oil production in January-April 2011 grew by 3%, the Agency for Statistics reports.

16 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s exports to Customs Union grow by 57.2% Kazakhstan’s exports to the Customs Union for the Q1 2011 totaled $ 1.9 billion.

16 May 2011

National Bank to issue new 10-thousand note Kazakhstan National Bank will issue a new 10-thousand note to commemorate 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan independence.

16 May 2011

President of China to visit Kazakhstan in June 2011 An official meeting of Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov with his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, China and Tajikistan was held in Almaty.

16 May 2011

Young people to picket US consulate in Almaty Young people from the Bolashak Movement will hold a peaceful picket outside the US Consulate in Almaty to pass a letter for Barack Obama.

16 May 2011

Almaty policemen received new cars Akim of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov gave officers of the city Department of Internal Affairs 159 cars.

16 May 2011

East Kazakhstan oblast tagged most polluted in Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan oblast has been tagged the most polluted region of Kazakhstan.

15 May 2011

Nazarbayev suggested to transfer Seismology Institute to MES Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested to transfer the Seismology Institute to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

15 May 2011

Kazakhstan won World School Individual Chess Championship Kazakhstan won the first prize in the 7th World School Individual Chess Championship in Poland.

15 May 2011

Nazarbayev instructed to resolve Almaty traffic problems Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to construct the Big Almaty Ring Road by 2012 and resolve traffic jams issue by using foreign experience.

15 May 2011

Trips to craters in East Kazakhstan is popular with foreign tourists Trips to craters located close to Ust-Kamenogorsk are becoming popular with foreign tourists.

14 May 2011

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov meets ex Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is to visit Kazakhstan in June 2011: Miguel Angel Moratinos.

14 May 2011

7 countries have already confirmed participation in the 7th World Islamic Economic Forum Kazakhstan will be the first nation of Central Asia to host a World Islamic Economic Forum.

13 May 2011