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President Nazarbayev tasks his Government to develop natural disaster insurance schemes
According to him, developed countries face lots of disasters; however, the tragedies do not call for such sizeable amounts of public money as in our country.
24 January 2013
Nazarbayev orders a new railway link between Astana and Almaty across Balkhash lake
According to him, this will boost tourism in the area and the distance between Astana and Almaty will be 300-400 km shorter.
24 January 2013
President insists on establishing a single grain holding company
“In favorable times grain producers want to be self-reliable; and in time of trouble they ask for help, at the same time demanding the government not to intervene”, President believes.
24 January 2013
$10 billion out of the National Oil Fund has gone to nowhere: President Nazarbayev
“It’s easy to ask for money out of the National Oil Fund. The $ 10 billion allocated to combat the financial crisis is gone. There is no pay-off”, he said.
24 January 2013
Nazarbayev urges to define a place for a nuclear power plant
I task the Government with submitting specific suggestions in the H1 2013: President Nazarbayev.
24 January 2013
Second time even sweeter, Obama fans say
Forget about deja vu or old hat as Barack Obama, America's first black president, was sworn in again. For some in the sea of humanity watching, cheering and shivering, the repeat was even sweeter.
22 January 2013
Nazarbayev invites foreign businesses to contribute to construction of EXPO-2017 facilities
January 18 President met the diplomatic corps and representatives of international organizations in Kazakhstan.
18 January 2013
President briefs diplomatic corps on plans to have Kazakh language shifting to Latin alphabet
According to him, this decision is driven by the necessity to develop the language.
18 January 2013
Kazakhstan to launch Agency for International Development: President Nazarbayev
We are ready to accommodate such an agency in either Astana or Almaty, President said when meeting the diplomatic corps January 18.
18 January 2013
President Nazarbayev on Eurasian integration
January 18 President Nazarbayev met foreign diplomatic corps.
18 January 2013
Head of Presidential Security Service relieved of duties
Respective decree was signed by President Nazarbayev January 16.
17 January 2013
Kazakhstan’s Government sees a large-scaled reshuffle
Mr. Marat Tazhin has been appointed Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State, replacing outgoing Mr. Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed.
17 January 2013
Kazakhstan sees complete reorganization of ministries
Among other things, Head of State has established a new Ministry for Country’s Regions Development.
17 January 2013
Presidential inaugurations: a long, chilly US tradition
The US presidential inauguration is a centuries-old tradition, but despite the warmth and affection offered an incoming leader, the quadrennial ceremony is often a bitterly cold affair.
16 January 2013
'Very happy' Bush the elder leaves hospital
Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.
16 January 2013
Sri Lanka swears in new chief justice despite protests
Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday appointed the government's senior legal adviser as a replacement for the impeached chief justice, despite protests by lawyers and a chorus of international criticism.
15 January 2013
Kazakhstan adopts state-supported education deposits
Depositing a certain amount in the name of their child, parents enjoy both the bank’s interest and a special premium from the government.
15 January 2013
President Nazarbayev invites Barack Obama to visit Kazakhstan
January 14 Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA, presented credentials to the US President.
15 January 2013
Venezuelan officials send mixed messages on Chavez
Officials sent mixed signals Sunday about the condition of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fueling growing political uncertainty in the oil-rich country.
14 January 2013
Gambians stage anti-EU demonstration
Thousands of Gambians Friday marched in the capital, Banjul to show solidarity with President Yahya Jammeh in his row with the European Union.
13 January 2013