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Bad weather shuts down roads across Kazakhstan

Nasty weather forced authorities in six regions of Kazakhstan to close roads, Kazinform has learnt from the Committee for emergencies of the Internal Affairs Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. January 5 2016, 15:46 2 698 просмотрs

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​In West Kazakhstan businessman transfers multimillion business to employees

In the history of the Kazakhstan entrepreneurship there is an unprecedented case. The businessman from the West Kazakhstan Oblast Barlyk Mendygaziev, the owner of Karachaganak Support Service LLP whose assets cost tens of millions of dollars, yesterday, on December 29, publicly refused from his own business in favor of his employees. December 30 2015, 16:54 3 069 просмотрs

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​Asset Issekeshev named Investment Ombudsman of Kazakhstan

Prime Minister Karim Massimov has signed a resolution on appointment of Asset Issekeshev Investment Ombudsman of Kazakhstan. December 30 2015, 12:21 3 124 просмотрs

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2016 will celebrate 25th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the New Year's Eve Ball held at the Duman Entertainment Center on December 29, the press service of Akorda said. December 30 2015, 11:32 7 269 просмотрs

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Blizzard in Astana: flights and train delayed, Christmas trees and cars damaged

Warm weather and rains have given way to winds and blizzards in Astana. December 30 2015, 05:28 2 524 просмотрs

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Agreement On Protection Of Labor Rights Signed In Kazakhstan

In Mangistau region of Kazakhstan, there was signed a memorandum on protection of labor rights of workers of oil and gas industry. The ceremony was participated by the regional leadership and several major companies operating in the province, as reported by the press service of the regional administration. December 30 2015, 00:00 1 627 просмотрs

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Parliament contributed greatly to transformation of Kazakhstan - N. Nazarbayev

The Parliament contributed greatly to the transformation of our state, the address of President N. Nazarbayev to Parliament deputies and employees of both Houses reads. December 29 2015, 17:07 2 045 просмотрs

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State budget of Kazakhstan disbursed by KZT 7 tln

State budget of Kazakhstan has been disbursed by more than 7 trillion tenge, Finance Minister Bakhyt Sultanov said. December 29 2015, 17:05 1 963 просмотрs

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WESTERN SANCTIONS HINDER WORK ON CASPIAN FIELD

Western sanctions have delayed work on the Tsentralnoye offshore field in the Caspian Sea, The Times of Asia reports the president of Russian oil company Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, as saying. The field is jointly being developed by Russia's Lukoil and Gazprom and Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas. December 29 2015, 16:58 1 634 просмотрs

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Kazakhstani go-go dancers arrested in Thailand for absence of work permits

Police arrested 25 Russian and Kazakhstani go-go dancers in Pattaya City, seaside resort on the Eastern Gulf Coast of Thailand, early on Tuesday morning for not having work permits. December 29 2015, 11:03 1 793 просмотрs

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Ex-PM Akhmetov's lawyer says appealed court's decision

Defense lawyer of the former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, has appealed the court's rule, lawyer Georgiy Matveenkov told Novosti-Kazakhstan. December 29 2015, 11:00 1 731 просмотрs

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Kerry thanked Kazakhstan and Russia for participating in shipping Iranian uranium

Kazakhstan and Russia have played an important role in the withdrawal of Iran's uranium to Russia, said US Secretary of State John Kerry. December 29 2015, 10:09 1 442 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan's Largest Oil Producer TengizChevroil's Expansion To Cost $30B

Kazakhstan's biggest oil producer Tengizchevroil (TCO) would need about $30 billion to complete a massive expansion project in Western Kazakhstan, Economy Minister Yerbolat Dosayev told the parliament Monday. The project is expected to start in the spring of next year, he added. December 28 2015, 16:12 2 107 просмотрs

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The LRT to carry more than 60 thousand passengers per day in Almaty

The LRT will carry more than 60 thousand passengers a day in Almaty. These data were presented in the framework of the signing of the agreement between the Centre of Almaty and consultants Consortium IDOM and Norton Rose to start preparing a concession for the construction of the line light rail (LRT) length of 22.9 km. December 28 2015, 09:58 6 220 просмотрs

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​Snowy weather predicted for Kazakhstan

Blowing snow, fog, ice slick and strong winds up to 23-28 mps are expected in Kazakhstan on 28 December. December 28 2015, 08:58 7 528 просмотрs

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New Business Tax Introduced In Kazakhstan

In 2016, Kazakhstan will enact a law, according to which manufacturers and importers of about 1,500 commodity groups will have to pay for garbage collection, transportation, processing and neutralization, as well as disposal of waste. December 28 2015, 02:04 1 587 просмотрs

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Nephew of Nazarbayev appointed First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee

Samat Abish was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee. The corresponding decree was signed by President of Kazakhstan. December 26 2015, 18:36 3 745 просмотрs

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​Vladimir Zhumakanov appointed the chairman of KNB

The president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev introduced the new chairman of National Security Committee - Vladimir Zhumakanov, Akorda's press service reported. December 26 2015, 18:56 2 597 просмотрs

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World Oil Price Of $40/bl Makes KazMunaiGas Brown-Fields Unprofitable

When the world price of oil fell below $40/bl, the brown-fields owned by KazMunayGas (KMG) ceased to pay off, as reported by Gleb Luxembourg, the KMG deputy chairman for prospective production development. “With oil prices reaching the mark of $40/bl, the brown-fields are no longer profitable. However, no one says that we will close them, because when the price of a barrel goes up to $50, these fields will already reach the level of profitability," he stressed. December 25 2015, 15:43 1 950 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan’s top-65 national companies and holdings to be privatized

Kazakh Government has compiled a list of the country's top-65 national companies and holdings (whose book value is not less than 5 bln tenge) subject to privatization. December 25 2015, 10:28 1 707 просмотрs

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​Kazakhstan introduces new rules for issuing visas

Beginning from the next year Kazakhstan will introduce new rules for issuing visas, said Erlan Idrissov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan at press conference in Central Communications Service. December 24 2015, 16:55 1 586 просмотрs

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Kazakhastan FM: Central Asia no pawns in "big game"

Kazakhstan rejects the "big game" concept in the Central Asian region, which is a space for cooperation, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov told a news conference on Wednesday. December 24 2015, 15:44 1 677 просмотрs

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50yo first-time mom gives birth to twins in Aktobe

December 22 a 50-year old resident of Aktobe gave birth to twin girls. December 24 2015, 14:45 1 502 просмотрs

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Obama invites Nursultan Nazarbayev to partake in Nuclear Security Summit in Washington

President of the United States Barack Obama has invited the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend Nuclear Security Summit which is to be held in 2016 in Washington, said Erlan Idrissov, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, at today's press conference in Central Communications Service. December 23 2015, 15:02 1 937 просмотрs

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U.S. expanded sanctions hit Russia's Sberbank, VTB subsidiaries in Kazakhstan

The expanded list of economic sanctions of the United States against Russia included subsidiaries of Sberbank and VTB in Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reported. December 23 2015, 11:21 2 442 просмотрs