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Decline in Kazakhstani exports to Russia is due to economic cycles: expert
Exports from Kazakhstan to the countries of the Customs Union declined in 2013. Sara Alpysbayev presents her explanation to the situation.
12 August 2014
Re-export of banned goods to Russia through Kazakhstan and Belarus
Vladimir Putin’s response to the countries supporting sanctions against Russia in the form of an import ban might not be as effective as expected.
11 August 2014
UN takes aim at Islamist oil grab in Syria, Iraq
The UN Security Council backed a Russian initiative to bar trade in oil with Islamists in Iraq and Syria.
30 July 2014
Effect of potential free trade zone between Turkey and Customs Union on Kazakhstan
Recent statements about Turkey's willingness to establish a free trade zone with the Customs Union made experts think about the potential benefits and drawbacks of the deal for Kazakhstan.
25 July 2014
S. Korea lifts rice import caps, but vows high tariffs
South Korea announced it would scrap rice import caps from next year, but said high tariffs would be imposed to prevent a damaging surge that would hurt local farmers.
18 July 2014
One million strike in Britain over pay and cuts: unions
More than one million public sector workers went on strike in Britain Thursday over pay and spending cuts by the government imposed as part of its austerity programme, trade unions said.
10 July 2014
Silk Road included into World Heritage: Kazakhstan to ensure protection of cultural site
Kazakh representative to the UNESCO Executive Council Asel Utegenova said that Kazakhstan would ensure necessary protection of monuments included into the World Heritage.
10 July 2014
China's economy on track as June trade surplus jumps
China's monthly trade surplus jumped 16.4 percent in June to $31.6 billion, official data showed Thursday, as exports and imports both rose in the latest sign of recovering strength in the world's second-largest economy.
10 July 2014
Pacific Alliance inks work visa deal in Latin America
Latin America's Pacific Alliance trade bloc agreed to allow citizens to live and work in any of the four member countries for a year.
20 June 2014
Kazakhstan and South Korea to establish 'technology for resources' cooperation
Nursultan Nazarbayev declared that Kazakhstan and South Korea agreed to create a joint investment fund and transfer Korean technologies to Kazakhstan.
19 June 2014
Keep calm and drink tea, Kazakhstan spends millions to import it
Kazakhstan is steadily increasing its import of tea, which reached 32,000 tons worth $147 million in 2013 alone.
13 June 2014
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister visits France
Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov has arrived in France.
12 June 2014
Trade centers being constructed in place of Almaty's flea market
Construction of modern trade centers has begun in place of the demolished Almaty flea markets known as Barakholka located in the outskirts of the city.
11 June 2014
Nazarbayev meets with Turkic leaders
Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev has attended the Fourth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in the Turkish city of Bodrum.
09 June 2014
Putin to seal new post-Soviet union with Belarus, Kazakhstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday arrived in the Kazakh capital where he was set to sign a deal with his Kazakh and Belarussian counterparts creating a new economic union championed by Moscow.
29 May 2014
Kazakhstan may become Chinese raw materials appendage: expert
Tengrinews has interviewed experts about benefits and downsides of trade expansion between Kazakhstan and China, in which one expert maintained the possibility of the former becoming a raw materials appendage of the latter.
29 May 2014
Kazakhstan is interested in broadening its ties with Albania: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.
27 May 2014
Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Malaysian PM
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak.
27 May 2014
China to purchase wheat from Kazakhstan
China is going to purchase 100 thousand tons of wheat from Kazakhstan.
26 May 2014
Almaty to beat Moscow by trade areas supply
Almaty will outgrow Moscow by Gross Leasable Area per capita in two years.
20 May 2014