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Kazakh Company Showcases ‘World’s Most Expensive Chocolates’

They're described as “the most expensive chocolates in the world" – and with a price tag of $14,000 for a collection of six, that title may be entirely justified. January 14 2016, 18:14 1 946 просмотрs

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Deputy Speaker of Senate of Kazakhstan elected

Sergey Gromov has been elected today at the plenary session of the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament as the Deputy Chairman of the upper parliamentary house. January 14 2016, 18:09 1 879 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Wealth Fund manager fired

The chief executive of Kazakhstan's National Investment Corp., which was set up to help manage the country's $64 billion oil fund, has been fired. January 14 2016, 16:39 1 888 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Facing An Outflow Of Foreign Investments

In the third quarter of 2015, Kazakhstan recorded an outflow of foreign investments from a number of fields of economic activities. As announced by the National Bank of the Republic on January 11, the sector of oil and gas faced an outflow of net foreign investments in the amount of $118.8 million. January 14 2016, 16:21 1 745 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan To Receive $88 Million For Stimulating Productive Innovation

During the recent Astana-based expanded meeting of the Committee on Science and Socio-Cultural Development under the Senate of Kazakhstan, the deputies considered and approved for further consideration a new draft law “On ratification of the Agreement on the loan for stimulating productive innovation concluded between Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development." January 14 2016, 13:09 1 777 просмотрs

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Kazakh company buys Russian operators

The Kazakh broadcaster Alma-TV is understood has acquired a number of operators based in Moscow region. January 13 2016, 19:15 1 937 просмотрs

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Lower house of Kazakh Parliament votes for early Parliament elections

Members of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan have unanimously approved an appeal to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on holding of early parliamentary elections during their plenary session on Wednesday. January 13 2016, 10:33 2 719 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan president says any trade discrimination towards Ukraine unacceptable

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday held a telephone talk with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, a press service of Ukrainian president reported. January 13 2016, 04:29 1 925 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan May Anchor Export Trading Fees To World Oil Prices

According to many experts, the fall in world oil prices will continue in the short term. Worth recalling, last week the price of Brent crude oil fell to $32 per barrel, which is the lowest figure in the last 15 years. Many experts believe that soon the price will drop to the level of $30 per barrel, which will become a new important psychological threshold. January 13 2016, 04:13 1 863 просмотрs

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Tax Code of Kazakhstan Amended

On January 1, 2016, the Tax Code of Kazakhstan was amended in relation to administration of indirect taxes within the Customs Union. In accordance with the agreement on establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), if the goods imported from one EEU member state to another are not in the category of excise goods, the taxes for the cargo are collected by the competent specialized services of the country which imports the goods. January 13 2016, 04:11 1 968 просмотрs

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Belgian company to build lime production plant in Kazakhstan

Belgian company Carmeuse, a leading global producer of lime, high calcium limestone, and dolomitic stone, will build a lime production plant in Karaganda region. January 12 2016, 10:03 2 808 просмотрs

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​Funds of the National Fund of Kazakhstan may exhaust in 6-7 years- mass media

The funds of the National Fund of Kazakhstan may exhaust in 6-7 years, reports The Wall Street Journal. January 11 2016, 15:24 2 134 просмотрs

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Large-Scale Military Exercises Started In Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, upon a practice alert, all kinds of national armed forces were alarmed and placed in operational readiness, as announced by the Ministry of Defense on January 9. According to the report, “Upon the training alert, all kinds of armed forces of the republic, all branches of military and the troops of regional commands were alarmed. They have been placed in the highest operational readiness." As noted further, “The main objective of the ongoing activities is to enhance coordination and coherence of personnel and command staff in implementation of tasks in a timely manner." January 11 2016, 10:38 1 810 просмотрs

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World Bank forecast growth in Kazakhstan at 1.1% in 2016

The growth of Kazakhstan's GDP is forecast at 1.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report for January 2016. January 8 2016, 16:45 2 359 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan's Real Estate Market Expecting Another Shock

On February 1, the real estate market of Kazakhstan will experience another shock caused by the increase in the difference between buying and selling rates of foreign currencies in the country. Local specialized publications report that exchange offices and commercial banks have obtained the right to introduce new buying and selling rates of currencies. For example, this difference will be 6 tenge for the dollar exchange rate and 7 tenge for the euro. For comparison, today these figures stand at 2 and 3 tenge respectively. January 8 2016, 10:52 1 829 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to privatise dozens of large companies by 2020

Jan 6 Kazakhstan's government plans to sell stakes in 65 large companies, including state oil firm KazMunayGaz, flagship carrier Air Astana and Kazakhtelecom, within four years, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.com. January 6 2016, 14:41 1 845 просмотрs

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Gennady Golovkin Captures Boxing.com Fighter of the Year Award

Born in Kazakhstan and fighting out of Los Angeles, unbeaten in 34 fights with 31 knockouts, middleweight sensation Gennady Golovkin is our Fighter of the Year for 2015 and by some distance, Boxing.com writes. January 6 2016, 10:07 2 247 просмотрs

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Nazarbayev: We began implementation of National Plan on January 1

On January 1, 2016, the first stage on implementation of the National Plan "100 specific steps on implementation of five institutional reforms" began in Kazakhstan, President N. Nazarbayev informed in his article "National Plan - Road to Kazakhstan's hope", KAZINFORM reports. January 6 2016, 10:05 2 365 просмотрs

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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 2 938 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 3 280 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 3 302 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 7 528 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 2 752 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 1 788 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 2 247 просмотрs