Share of banking services offered by foreign banks shouldn’t exceed 30%: President Nazarbayev
According to him, the Government and the National Bank should take into consideration that local banks not always enjoy the same competitive advantage as foreign ones.
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister and President of Afghanistan met in Kabul
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister held bilateral meetings with President of Afghanistan, Parliament speaker, Afghanistan Foreign Minister and other officials.
Kazakhstan President discussed world's political situation with ex-president of Germany
Nursultan Nazarbayev met with ex-president of Germany Horst Köhler on the sidelines of the 5th Astana Economic Forum on May 23.
President Nazarbayev anticipating 7% GDP growth
According to the State Agency for Statistics, GDP growth in the Q1 2012 made up 5.6% as compared to the respective figure of 2011.
Nazarbayev met Total and General Electric Transportation top managers
President Nazarbayev received Total and General Electric Transportation senior management in his residence.
Kazakhstan launching a State Agency for Atomic Power Industry
A respective decree was signed by President Nazarbayev May 7.
Kazakhstan President hopes to maintain friendship with Sarkozy
Kazakhstan President has sent a telegram to Nicolas Sarkozy.
Kyrgyzstan president to visit Astana
President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev will render his first visit to Kazakhstan.
Defenders Day to become a public holiday in Kazakhstan
Armed forces of Kazakhstan will mark their 20th anniversary on May 7. President decreed to make this day a public holiday.
In absence of Cold War NATO’s role is obscure: President Nazarbayev
According to him, Western ideology was based on the idea of “the Western system [of values] being the most progressive, whereas the Soviet Union reportedly failing everywhere”.
Nazarbayev speaks up for renewal of the Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Kazakhstan and Russia
April 25 President Nazarbayev met Sergei Naryshkin, Head of the Russia’s State Duma.
Kazakhstan needs foreign technology, rather than foreign investments: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “We don’t need foreign investments so desperately today. We are injecting our own money”.
Preventing people from using the Internet is inefficient: President Nazarbayev
According to him, “We (that is Kazakhstan) are not closing ourselves off to the Internet. The Internet brings about progress”.
President Nazarbayev looking forward to Eurasian Economic Union
According to President Nazarbayev, “local integration serves the interests of people (…) to ensure effective development, any nation needs developing neighbors among other things”.
Probability of color revolution decreasing in the CIS: President Nazarbayev
The life of common people [in those countries that have gone through color revolutions] isn’t getting any better, the President believes.
Kazakhstan’s 2011 trade turnover with the EU stands at $50 billion
According to President Nazarbayev, currently a key issue for Kazakhstan is a new agreement on expanded partnership.
Eurasian integration is a conscious choice made by Kazakhstan
With the Eurasian Economic Union in place, Kazakhstan will keep on pursuing its course towards balanced relations with other nations as well: President Nazarbayev.
President Nazarbayev to visit Malaysia April 17-18
Before visiting Malaysia President Nazarbayev is to pay the first ever state visit to Indonesia April 12-14.
President Nazarbayev urges to stabilize BTA and Alliance Banks following debt restructuring
He emphasized that threats to the global economy and limgering Eurozone problems may have their effect on the country’s financial system.
There is no cult of personality in Kazakhstan: Yertysbayev
Kazakhstan is an open society, the most westernized society among all the national of the Asian continent ... there is no cult: Yertysbayev