Rio to lay off 1,700 at Mongolia project
Mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday said it will lay off up to 1,700 staff at its huge Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia after a more than US$5 billion expansion was halted.
Google to beam Internet from balloons
Google revealed top-secret plans Saturday to send ballons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.
Singapore company to manage economic zones in Atyrau and Taraz
Singapore company JURONG will manage special economic zones in Ayrau and Taraz.
Biofuel from bulrush to be produced in Atyrau
An entrepreneur from Almaty Temirali Ayan has decided to produce biofuel from bulrush that grows in sufficient amounts near Atyrau.
After Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons
After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons.
Kazakhstan lacks qualified project managers: Mashkevich
Shareholder of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Aleksander Mashkevich suggests to start training project managers in Kazakhstan.
Japan, France firms win Turkey nuclear contract: report
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva have won a multi-billion dollar contract to build a nuclear power plant on the Black Sea.
Tengrinews TV to be launched in Kazakhstan
Internet television Tengrinews TV, a new project of Alash Media Group media holding, was presented at the international exhibition Internet Avenue-2013 in Almaty.
Samruk-Kazyna to implement 83 projects worth over $51 billion
The fund is additionally considering implementation of another 83 investment projects worth $51.7 billion: press-service.
Arabs eager to buy natural meat from Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia is planning to implement the project to support Pavlodar cattle breeding farms and start procuring the high-quality meat.
Heads of Gazprom and Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Ministry discuss joint projects in energy
Gazprom and Kazakhstan discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation.
India to hand plots of land to rural poor: reports
India's government is drawing up a major new welfare reform which would hand small plots of land to millions of homeless poor in the countryside.
Zhanaozen to get industrial park
Deputy chairman of KazMunaiGas told about the company's new projects and plans.
Samruk-Kazyna to spend $101 billion on investment projects
The fund will be taking part in implementation of the industrial program in 2013 in Kazakhstan: chairman.
EDB board approved project in Kazakhstan worth 31 billion tenge
The council on the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) approved a Kazakhstan investment project worth around $207 million.
130 industrial projects to be launched in Kazakhstan in 2013
Around 130 projects have been scheduled for implementation this year: Prime-Minister.
KazMunaiGas and Eni gas-processing plant in West Kazakhstan approved
KazMunaiGas and Eni received a positive statement of the state inspection on the feasibility study of a gas-processing plant in western Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan to attract over $300 million in foreign ivestments
Kazakhstan will sign up for projects with foreign investors for over $300 million.
Storm Sandy delays global launch of Titanic II
The flamboyant Australian mining magnate behind the building of the Titanic II said Friday a New York gala to unveil plans for the vessel would be delayed out of respect for the victims of super storm Sandy.
Kazakhstan to launch new car manufacturing projects in 2013
I hope that next year we will hear about several new projects in car manufacturing: Asset Issekeshev.
