Bulat Utemuratov finalizes Temirbank and Alliance Bank purchase and talks about their future
Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund finalized sale of its shares in two Kazakhstan banks, Temirbank and Alliance Bank, to Bulat Utemuratov.
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev meets executives of major Chinese companies
President Nazarbayev is on a state visit to China and has already met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two have launched construction of a Kazakhstan’s terminal at the Lianyungang seaport.
Nazarbayev receives Silk Road award in China
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has been awarded the Silk Road Peace Prize during his official visit to China.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
The two sides have signed a total of 5 documents.
Kazakhstan and Chinese Presidents launch construction of terminal in Lianyungang
By the end of 2015 the volume of export and transit cargoes is expected to reach 250 000 twenty-foot equivalent units, with the figure to be further doubled in the following five years.
Watergate conspirator Jeb Magruder dies
Jeb Magruder, the Nixon White House aide imprisoned for his role in the Watergate scandal who later claimed he overheard the president order the break-in, has died. He was 79.
Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit China
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay an official visit to China in the end of May.
Kazakhstan to start legalization of property and capitals in September
The government of Kazakhstan has announced the date when it is going to start the legalization of property and capital.
EXPO-2017 venues to be ready by December 2016
Construction of EXPO-2017 venues in Astana is expected to be completed by December 2016.
Bakytzhan Abdiraiym appointed Vice-Minister of Justice
Abdiraiym Bakytzhan has been appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sudan's Bashir has knee operation
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir underwent a knee operation on Sunday, his press secretary said, amid uncertainty over whether the leader will seek to extend his 25 years in power.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns
William J. Burns reiterated the USA’s long-term commitment to the strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.
President Nazarbayev promises better conditions for investors
According to the Head of State, investors will be exempted from having to pay a corporate income tax for a 10-year period; among other things, efforts will be taken to ensure legislation stability and simplify import of foreign workforce.
Opposition's Varela wins Panama presidency
Conservative Juan Carlos Varela, the vice president who broke politically with President Ricardo Martinelli, was officially declared Panama's next president.
Kazakhstan hoping to enter the WTO by the end of the year: President Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan voiced its intention to enter the WTO back in 1996. The same year the nation obtained an observer status within the organization.
Impossible to be happy alone, unity is key: Nazarbayev
President Nazarbayev has participated in the celebration of the Holiday of Nations Unity in Astana.
Pyongyang's 'prostitute' attack 'immoral': South Korea
South Korea lashed out Monday at an "unspeakable" personal attack on its president, a day after Pyongyang called Park Geun-Hye a "prostitute".
Obama in first US presidential visit to Malaysia since 1966
US President Barack Obama arrives Saturday in Malaysia hoping to energise aloof ties with a Muslim-majority nation whose government is under the microscope for wide allegations of abuse of power and the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Senegal tense as exiled former president returns home
Exiled former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade made a controversial homecoming with security forces on high alert on Friday, two years after he lost office in an election marred by violent protests.