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Economy Minister Kairat Kelimbetov doesn’t see the Russian rouble in the capacity of the global reserve currency If we talk of some reserve currency in our region, it should be a basket of the China’s renminbi, the Russia’s rouble and the Kazakh tenge: Kelimbetov.

05 August 2011

Second Kazakh hockey club plans to join Kontinental Hockey League In the next three years hockey club Almaty is going to create a team capable of competing in the Kontinental Hockey League.

04 August 2011

Kazakhstan may put off selling its BTA bank for 3 years: country’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade Kairat Kelimbetov According to him, only Russia and China could be interested in the Bank’s purchase.

04 August 2011

Kazakhstan Adai horses won the CIS Cup The competition took place in Spassk-Ryazansky city of Ryazan oblast in Russia. Adai houses Oily came first and Zhiren – third.

04 August 2011

Customs Union to freeze import duties till 2012 Starting from August 25 a moratorium on changes in import duties will be in place in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

03 August 2011

Kukushkin won the President’s Cup in Astana Kazakhstan tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin won the President’s Cup in men’s singles in Astana.

01 August 2011

Most of migrants to Russia within a program to assist migration of Russian-speaking population come from Kazakhstan Migrants from Kazakhstan make up 26.3% of the total figure.

31 July 2011

Voskoboeva won the President’s Cup doubles Galina Voskoboeva from Kazakhstan coupled with Vitalia Dyachenko from Russia won against Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan and Aleksandra Panova from Russia.

30 July 2011

5 Kazakhs reached semifinals of Junior Boxing Worlds in Astana Dautbek Kauyrgeldy, Bekzhan Kibitkaliyev, Ayan Kalybekov, Askar Duisaly and Didar Tolegen will continue competing at the boxing companionship.

28 July 2011

Nazarbayev and Medvedev to discuss joint response to emergencies in Astrakhan These are traditional meetings on the issues of near-border cooperation: Vladimir Bozhko.

27 July 2011

Hundreds of Russian enterprises move to Kazakhstan: Chairman of the Association of Regional Banks of Russia According to him, businesses are moving to where they can make a greater profit.

21 July 2011

Massimov met with heads of space agencies of Russia and Kazakhstan Karim Massimov met with Head of Russian Federal Space Agency and Chairman of Kazakhstan National Space Agency.

19 July 2011

Investments into creation of KazSat-2 to be recouped in 4 years Consequently, in summer 2015 it will start filling the state coffers: Meirbek Moldabekov, Vice Chairman of the Kazakhstan Space Agency.

19 July 2011

Russia planning modernization at Baikonur Another launch facility is going to be constructed for Soyuz-2 launch vehicles: Roscosmos Head Vladimir Popovkin.

18 July 2011

Russia has paid Kazakhstan $56 million in rent for Baikonur cosmodrome this year To rent out Baikonur, Russia pays $115 million a year. The payments are made on quarterly basis: Vice Minister of Finance Ruslan Dalenov.

14 July 2011

Kazakhstan - Russia - Ukraine rally to start in Karaganda on July 30 The first non-commercial rally Kazakhstan - Russia - Ukraine will be held from July 30 to August 20.

14 July 2011

Kazakhstan mulls joint space and nuclear projects with Russia: PM Massimov According to him, some joint projects have been outlined with Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna and Kurchatov Institute Russian Research Center in Moscow.

13 July 2011

Belarus PM: CU countries need joint defense order Belarus PM Mikhail Myasnikovich said that Custom Union countries need a joint defense order.

13 July 2011

Nazarbayev expressed condolences to Medvedev on Bulgaria boat tragedy Kazakhstan President found out about the crash “with a feeling of deep compassion.”

12 July 2011

Massimov expressed condolences to Putin on Bulgaria boat tragedy I send my sincere condolences to Head of the Government V.Putin and the families of the victims of the tragedy with Bulgaria boat: Massimov.

12 July 2011

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