News about Kazakhstan

Massimov called information the most valuable product Kazakhstan Prime-Minister Karim Massimov visited the Park of Information Technologies near Almaty.

13 May 2011

HIV sexual transmission doubled in Kazakhstan Number of HIV sexual transmissions increased in Kazakhstan.

13 May 2011

Kazakhstan has to become an innovation-driven country by 2020 Nursultan Nazarbayev talked about development of Kazakhstan at Innovative Kazakhstan – 2020 forum.

13 May 2011

Autobahn to be built from Almaty to Kapshagai Nursultan Nazarbayev gave instructions on tourism development in Almaty.

13 May 2011

Mercedes 125-anniversary World Drive at risk of failure: accident in Kazakhstan One of the cars of Mercedes 125-anniversary World Drive has been involved in a car accident when driving across Kazakhstan.

13 May 2011

Kazakhstan President instructed to move Almaty markets outside the city Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed to move industrial, logistics, wholesale and storage facilities out of Almaty city.

13 May 2011

KazSat-2 confirmed to be in working condition Experts of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute confirmed that KasSat-2 satellite is in good working order.

13 May 2011

Kazakhstan to spend 1% of its GDP on innovations by 2014 Currently the figure stands at 0.2%.

13 May 2011

Massimov and Vekselberg discuss cooperation between Kazakhstan and Skolkovo Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister wrote about it in his Twitter account.

13 May 2011

New US Ambassador to Kazakhstan to come from Iraq in September A new US ambassador to Kazakhstan will possibly come to Kazakhstan from Iraq in September.

13 May 2011

Putin found no oil in Kazakhstan part of the Caspian shelf Vladimir Putin said that no oil was found on the Kazakhstan part of the field, but promissed to Russia jointly develop its part with Kazakhstan.

13 May 2011

MP Solovyova wants media exempt from criminal liability Kazakhstan Majilis Deputy Aigul Solovyova requested to exempt media from criminal responsibility.

13 May 2011

Prime Minister Karim Massimov has a phone talk with Head of Russian Government Vladimir Putin May 19 Minsk, Belarus, will be hosting the 15th sitting of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community.

13 May 2011

Russia and Kazakhstan to sign a cooperation agreement to build and launch KazSat-2 KazSat-2 was to supplement the KazSat-1 satellite, but will now replace Kazsat-1 due to the complete loss of the first satellite.

12 May 2011

Alternative energy perspectives to be discussed in Astana on May 12-13 Perspectives of alternative energy will be discussed in Astana on May 12-13.

12 May 2011

After the Apocalypse hits London screens The world premiere of After the Apocalypse, a movie about people who suffered from Semipalatinsk nuclear polygon, was held in London.

12 May 2011

BTA might sell its foreign assets BTA Bank does not preclude a possibility of selling its foreign assets.

12 May 2011

Kazakh citizens will no longer get Bachelor degrees abroad under Bolashak program Bolashak program will stop educating Bachelors abroad and will concentrate on Master's and PhD degrees: Kanat Saudabayev.

12 May 2011

Drivers may get fined for driving dirty cars in Karaganda Karaganda police might soon start fining drivers for driving dirty cars.

12 May 2011

Asian Development Bank annual sitting to be held in Astana in 2014 Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov has met Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Vice-President Xiaoyu Zhao today.

12 May 2011

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