Kazakhstan News EIA made public Kazakhstan's oil output figures for 2014 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that oil production in Kazakhstan will increase by 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) and amount to 1.65 million bpd in 2014. October 22 2013, 11:09 1 660 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News UN calls for single Silk Road visa China and Central Asian countries urged to ease visa processes October 22 2013, 10:38 1 444 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News President calls to learn English and eye Chinese and Russian for future President Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan to follow the example of India, Singapore and Malaysia and develop three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English, Tengrinews reports citing Nursultan Nazarbayev as saying this at the 15th meeting of Nur-Otan party the the end of last week. October 21 2013, 16:30 1 453 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Family vacation? No, 'family jihad' in Syria As hundreds of thousands of Syrians flee the war in their country, others are doing everything they can to reach the battle zones. Around 150 Kazakhs said to be from the same family – including very young children, teenagers, women and men – left their country “to fulfil their duty of jihad in the Levant”. Jihadist networks have been proudly circulating images of their relocation to Syria October 21 2013, 11:26 3 061 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan: Senate reshuffle sparks succession talk News that elder statesman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is returning from a high-level diplomatic posting in Geneva to step into Kazakhstan’s second most important job, constitutionally speaking, has sparked renewed talk about who will succeed the long-serving president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. October 21 2013, 11:19 1 608 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan’s former central bank chief says he quit voluntarily Kazakhstan’s former central bank chief Grigory Marchenko said his surprise exit this month was due to family reasons and a desire to work in the private sector. October 21 2013, 11:14 1 307 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News KAZENERGY forum explores future for oil and gas The world’s energy landscape is changing, but what will be next? This was one of the main topics during the KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum, an international energy conference in the Kazakh capital Astana. October 21 2013, 10:58 1 790 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan's political stability: Heavy hangs the head The president is genuinely popular, winning credit for the political stability and rising standard of living in his oil-rich nation. A generous visitor might suppose that is why his photo appears on billboards all over the place, strongman-style. October 21 2013, 10:36 1 227 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nazarbayev supports introduction of wealth tax in Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev has declared his support to the parliament's initiative to introduce wealth tax in Kazakhstan October 21 2013, 09:37 1 376 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan gains status of EITI follower Kazakhstan has received the status of a follower of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the press service of KAZENERGY reports. October 19 2013, 17:20 1 080 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh parliament ratifies amendments to Protocol on customs duties Kazakhstan's Majilis (lower chamber of parliament) has ratified the amendments to the 'Protocol' on the terms and procedure for applying import customs duty rates differing from rates prescribed by the Unified Customs Tariff in exceptional cases, trend.az reports. October 18 2013, 16:41 1 168 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Nur Otan Party: New name, new logo and charter The decision on the change of the name, the logo and the charter of the National Democratic "Nur Otan" Party was made at the XV extraordinary congress of the party in Astana on Friday, inform.kz reports. October 18 2013, 14:36 1 738 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda Former employees of ArcelorMittal who were injured at work and ended up disabled have been rallying near the Coal Department of ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Karaganda today, NV.kz reports. They gathered to demand that the company resumes payment of allowances for their injuries and disability that it has suspended for some reason. October 18 2013, 12:03 1 462 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh official denies information that a new type of HIV arrived in Kazakhstan A new form of HIV-1 virus has been found in Russia and cases of this type of HIV have also been registered in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported referring to Russian scholars, timesca-europe.com reports. October 18 2013, 10:04 1 361 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite, it’s national service: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan Corps A is not an elite but the national service, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said during meeting with civil servants of the administrative case A, BNews.kz correspondent reports. October 17 2013, 14:57 1 073 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News International nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks The planned international nuclear fuel bank to be hosted in Kazakhstan poses no environmental risks, Tengrinews reports, citing the country’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov as saying before the country’s Senate. October 17 2013, 14:27 1 067 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Tokayev unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ex-Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva, was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Senate (Upper Chamber) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, reports AkZhaik newspaper. October 16 2013, 18:57 1 568 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News US embassy promises to provide non-restricted access to House of Army in Almaty The scandalous checkpoint of the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty was discussed in a meeting at Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry last week, Tengrinews reports citing the Ministry’s official representative Zhanbolat Ussenov. October 16 2013, 16:01 1 252 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Gorgeous Glass House In the Mountains of Kazakhstan Encircles an Entire Tree A. Masow Design Studio just unveiled plans to build a gorgeous glass house that wraps around an entire tree in the woods of Almaty, Kazakhstan, writes inhabitat.com. October 16 2013, 12:20 3 516 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Kazakh Consul In Frankfurt Arrested For Alleged Smuggling Kazakhstan's consul-general in the German city of Frankfurt-on-Main has been detained for alleged involvement in smuggling, rferl.org reports. October 16 2013, 11:30 1 322 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News AIBA World Boxing Championship opened in Almaty The 17th AIBA World Boxing Championships Almaty 2013 is underway in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 576 boxers (excluding the reserves) have been registered by 116 countries (Indian boxers will compete under the AIBA flag) around the World. October 16 2013, 11:06 2 129 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Republic of Ireland beats Kazakhstan in World Cup OHN O’SHEA scored his first international goal for a decade as the Republic of Ireland fought back to beat Kazakhstan in Dublin. October 16 2013, 10:21 913 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Ukraine's Foreign Minister visits Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and current Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Leonid Kozhara is paying a working visit to Astana from October 13-15, the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan reports. October 15 2013, 17:55 932 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Astana to host 6th Civil Forum of Kazakhstan The 6th Civil Forum of Kazakhstan will take place in Astana on October 14-15, the press service of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" reports. October 14 2013, 20:33 1 024 просмотрs
Kazakhstan News Astana to launch precious metals refinery in December The construction of the precious metals refinery will be completed and first production will be produced in December 2013 in Astana, the press service of the National Welfare Fund "Samruk-Kazyna" reports. October 14 2013, 20:27 980 просмотрs