Nazarbayev calls for changes in international law
Speaking at last week's session of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev asserted a need for a profound change in the international law and world order towards multipolarity.
Non-perfoming loans to go down to 10% by 2016 in Kazakhstan: Kelimbetov
The Governor of the Central Bank Kairat Kelimbetov aims to decrease non-performing loans to 10% by January 1 2016.
Kazakhstan to cooperate with Bahrain in aluminum production
Kazakhstan and Bahrain have signed a memorandum on cooperation in aluminum production at the Bahrain-Kazakhstan: Strategic Partnership business forum.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the country’s financial industry
Head of State gave a number of instructions to the National Bank and the Government to reduce the share of NPLs, accelerate introduction of Basel III standards, and strengthen safeguards to protect the rights of consumers of banking products.
Kazakhstan and Bahrain to promote Islamic banking in Kazakhstan
We are interested in Bahrain’s practices in this realm as the country is a major center of Islamic finances”, President Nazarbayev said following his talks with King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa in Astana April 14.
Private property in Kazakhstan is inviolable: Nazarbayev
At the meeting of the National Investors' Council Nursultan Nazarbayev declared that private property was inviolable in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan intending to boost trade turnover with Bahrain
It’s the first official visit of Sheikh Ḥamad ibn ʿIsā Āl Khalīfah to Kazakhstan.
President Nazarbayev suggests decreasing headcount of public bodies inspecting small businesses
According to him, there is a moratorium on inspecting small businesses and the officers have no job to do.
Kazakhstan’s President on tax amnesty before introducing reporting expenses
This measure will help us bring a big share of business out of shadow, bringing us closer to the transparency level reached in developed economies: President Nazarbayev.
Focus on small and medium-sized business: Nazarbayev
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has spoken about the strategic importance of small and medium-sized business in Kazakhstan at the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) meeting.
President Nazarbayev instructs to develop strategy to invest assets of Single Pension Fund
President also stressed that the National Bank should develop extra incentives to reduce dollarization of the banking sector.
Government should teach Kazakhstan’s citizens to pay off loans: President Nazarbayev
President is confident that excessive support to businesses on the part of the Government hampers businesses from developing.
Kazakhstan is an example for Muslim countries: Fouad Siniora
Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora named Kazakhstan a prime example for other Muslim countries in his letter to President Nazarbayev.
Nazarbayev meets with new Presidential Administration
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ranking officials of the Presidential Administration.
President Nazarbayev comments on new Defense Minister
I believe he is the most appropriate candidate to fill in the position. We have deliberately chosen a civilian for the position: President Nazarbayev.
President Nazarbayev on languages in Kazakhstan
Measures should be taken to calm down the excessively ardent public servants discriminating against candidates seeking public service on the basis of the language the latter speak: President Nazarbayev.
President Nazarbayev on stability and unity of the nation
The new leadership of Ukraine is threatening to deprive part of its people of the Ukrainian citizenship and prohibit them from speaking their mother tongue (…) it is unthinkable here in Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev.
Parliament votes for Massimov as new PM
The Parliament has voted for Karim Massimov as the new Head of the Kazakhstan Government.
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister and Kazakhstan Government resign
Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has resigned. He is the head of the Government so his resignation automatically meant resignation of the Government of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry puzzled over Ukraine’s diplomatic note sent to Kazakhstan
Obviously, sending the diplomatic note was driven by overt emotions, rather than common sense: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister.