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Dictator's daughter runs for S. Korea presidency
Park Geun-Hye, the daughter of a former South Korean dictator, Tuesday formally announced her bid to become the country's first woman president and vowed to work for a fairer economy.
10 July 2012
Nazarbayev invited to Macedonia
President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov personally invited his Kazakhstan counterpart to visit Macedonia.
02 July 2012
Pena Nieto wins Mexico presidential vote: exit polls
Enrique Pena Nieto, the youthful candidate of the party that governed Mexico for decades, won a resounding victory Sunday in the country's presidential election, exit polls show.
02 July 2012
President Nazarbayev called KazMunaiGas to improve analysis and forecasts
KazMunaiGas oil and condensed gas production in 2011 totaled 21.1 million tons. Plans are to produce 21.9 million tons in 2012.
27 June 2012
Iranian Foreign Minister to meet with Kazakhstan President
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi will render a working visit to Astana on June 26-27.
26 June 2012
President suggests using the National Oil Fund to support S&MBs
The National Fund of Kazakhstan was created in 2000 as a stabilization fund that accumulates windfall revenues from oil sales and ensures the economy of Kazakhstan will be stable against the price swings of oil.
22 June 2012
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.
22 June 2012
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.
14 June 2012
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.
24 May 2012
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.
23 May 2012
Nazarbayev met Total and General Electric Transportation top managers
President Nazarbayev received Total and General Electric Transportation senior management in his residence.
23 May 2012
Kazakhstan launching a State Agency for Atomic Power Industry
A respective decree was signed by President Nazarbayev May 7.
12 May 2012
Kazakhstan President hopes to maintain friendship with Sarkozy
Kazakhstan President has sent a telegram to Nicolas Sarkozy.
08 May 2012
Kyrgyzstan president to visit Astana
President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev will render his first visit to Kazakhstan.
07 May 2012
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.
04 May 2012
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”.
26 April 2012
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”.
26 April 2012
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”.
26 April 2012
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”.
26 April 2012