Mobile phones to be used to make payments
The new legislation will cover new types of payments. It will set a legal framework for mobile carriers to make payments, using the subscribers’ accounts: Central Bank official.
Advocacy group urges Kazakhstan to abolish death penalty
Penal Reform International believes Kazakhstan should abolish the death penalty completely, even though there is a moratorium on capital punishment in the country.
Kazakh Ministry of Energy proposes installing metering devices on oil and gas wells
The Minister of Energy says there is a need for monitoring devices on Kazakhstan's oil and gas wells.
Third of surveyed Kazakhstanis do not believe in combating corruption
A third of the surveyed Kazakhstanis do no believe in the effectiveness of combating corruption in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan should adjust its legislation for Islamic finance: Kelimbetov
Head of Kazakhstan National Bank Kairat Kelimbetov spoke about the stages of development of Islamic finance in Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev on decentralization of powers in Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan spoke to the Parliament about the necessity to transfer some powers to local authorities.
Anti-corruption fight in Kazakhstan is not an easy ride
Kazakhstan holds the 140th place in the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index and struggles to create a comprehensive anti-corruption program.
Kazakhstan's anti-corruption movement to eradicate corruption through education
A nationwide anti-corruption movement Zhanaru was initiated in Kazakhstan in the beginning of this year.
Nazarbayev signs new Criminal Code
President of Kazakshtan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the new Criminal Code on July 3.
Tengrinews experiment: who follows alcohol prohibition law?
Tengrinews reporters decided to conduct a small experiment to check if shop assistants followed the new law that prohibits alcohol sales after 9 p.m.
IBRD to loan $36 million to Kazakhstan to enhance legal system
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has endorsed a law on ratification of the agreement on a loan between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Land valuation in Kazakhstan stirs controversy
Land valuation causes much dissatisfaction among Kazakhstani population.
Prevention is better than punishment to fight corruption: Massimov
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov considers that preventive methods are a more effective way of fighting the shadow economy and corruption rather than punitive measures.
Experts challenge legalization effect on capital flight from Kazakhstan
The upcoming property legalization in Kazakhstan has received a mixed assessment of its effectiveness for combating capital flight offshore from several experts.
Kazakhstan government developing de-offshoring measures
Kazakhstan's government answered an official inquiry of Ak Zhol political party by stating that a set of de-offshoring measures was being developed.
No alcohol sales after 9pm in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has banned alcohol sales between 9 p.m. and noon.
Japan bans child porn possession
Japan on Wednesday finally fell into line with other developed countries and made the possession of child pornography illegal.
Majilis endorses Caspian security treaty
Kazakhstan’s lower chamber of the parliament (Majilis) approved the draft law On Ratification of the Agreement on Security Cooperation in the Caspian Sea.
OECD to examine corruption in Kazakhstan
The OECD has arrived to Astana to monitor Kazakhstani legislation as a part of the Istanbul Anti-corruption Action Plan
Six Moroccans jailed for 'homosexuality': NGO
A Moroccan court has jailed six men for up to three years on various charges including "homosexuality", a rights group told AFP.