News about Russia
Commodity turnover between CU countries grew 41%
Commodity turnover between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan increased by 41 percent in the first six months of 2011.
24 August 2011
Kazakhstan’s PM Karim Massimov meets Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko of Russia
The sides discussed issues related to the Common Economic Space of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
20 August 2011
Pavel Chukhrai making a movie about first hydrogen bomb test in Kazakhstan
Russian filmmaker Pavel Chukhrai started shooting a new movie, a love story that happened in the USSR during tests of the first hydrogen bomb.
11 August 2011
Kazakhstan to have Orthodox women clinics
The key difference of the Orthodox women clinics from regular once is impossibility to schedule an abortion unless the pregnancy poses a threat to the mother’s life.
05 August 2011
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 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
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
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