Pipe dreams: Kazakhstan's hopes of sports empire hit by oil crash
A quartet of state-of-the art, government-built stadia rise out of former marshland in energy-rich Kazakhstan's futuristic capital Astana, but the Central Asian state's soaring sporting ambitions have been shot down by the global oil slump.
Kazakhstan's national companies face major restructuring
Kazakhstani national companies will soon be facing a major restructuring.
What are Samruk Kazyna board members paid?
Samruk Kazyna just released its financial statement for year 2014 along with wages and bonuses of its top managers.
Rakhim Oshakbayev appointed new Vice Minister of Investments and Development
Rakhim Oshakbayev has been appointed Vice Minister of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan.
Samruk Kazyna transfers 10% of KazMunaiGas stock to National Bank
Samruk Kazyna has transfered 10% of KazMunaiGas stock to the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
New Kazakhstani low-cost airline presented
A new low-cost airline Qazaq Air has been presented in Kazakhstan's Astana.
KazMunayGas to sell half of its Kashagan share to Samruk-Kazyna
KazMunayGas JCS (KMG) is selling 50% of the company’s share in Kashagan to the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna of Kazakhstan for almost $4.7 billion.
Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini speaks about Samruk Kazyna's transformation program
A world-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini has spoken about the transformation program of Kazakhstan’s Samruk Kazyna National Wealth Fund during the VIII Astana Economic Forum.
Samruk Kazyna may waive services of foreign experts
Chief Human Resources Officer at Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kazakhstan Samruk Kazyna says that the fund may reduce the number of its foreign experts in the near future.
Samruk-Kazyna mulls opening subsidiary in Silicon Valley
National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna is planning to expand into the Silicon Valley and open a subsidiary company Samruk Innovation
We do not pay foreigners for nothing: Samruk Kazyna CEO
CEO of Samruk Kazyna National Wealth Fund Umirzak Shukeyev has spoken about the wages of the foreigners employed at the Fund.
Samruk-Kazyna limits forex transactions of its subsidiaries
Kazakh National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna has ordered its subsidiaries to avoid making unnecessary foreign currency transactions to reduce pressure on the tenge exchange rate in Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev urges state companies to support tenge
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged Kazakhstan's state companies to sell dollars and buy the tenge.
New airline Air Kazakhstan renamed to Kazakh Air
A new Kazakh airline Air Kazakhstan that is due to start making domestic flights in Kazakhstan this year has been renamed to Kazakh Air.
Samruk-Kazyna cuts spendings by $1.83 bln in 2015
Samruk-Kazyna is cutting spendings and investments in 2015 amid the deteriorating economic situation.
Kazakh National Fund grows despite drop in oil prices: Minister of Finance
Despite the drop in oil prices, Kazakhstan’s National Fund continues to grow.
Central Bank of Kazakhstan issues new 1000 bill
The Central Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a new 1000 tenge bill.
Businesses in Kazakhstan reluctant to enter long-term contracts amid falling oil prices
CEO of Samruk Kazyna Contract Serikbek Yelshibekov said that Kazakh businessmen were becoming reluctant to enter long-term contracts with Samruk Kazyna subsidiaries due to the unstable situation at the oil market.
Kazakhstan suspends power supplies to Russia over rouble depreciation
Kazakhstan is looking for alternative markets for its coal as Russia is seeking to replace Kazakhstan’s coal with coal mined at Russia’s Kuzbass.
Samruk Kazyna total assets should reach $200bln: Nazarbayev
President Nursultan Nazarbayev said that tranformation of Samruk Kazyna National Welfare Fund had to involve doubling of its total assets.