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Corruption fighters to make relatives of officials list

Anti-corruption committee of the Nur Otan Party intends to create a database of closest relatives of high-rank government officials, reports KTK. March 5 2013, 16:53 3 045 views

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Five Kazakhs among the richest in the world

According to Forbes-Kazakhstan, five Kazakh citizens were placed in the 2012 list of the wealthiest people in the world. March 5 2013, 10:55 3 241 views

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Alstom-KTZ: A contract worth €90 million signed

The joint venture, KazElectroPrivod, equally owned by Alstom (Paris:ALO) and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth €90 million1 with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhstan national railway company, for the supply of 10,000 point machines over a 10-year period starting in 2013.  March 4 2013, 17:50 2 911 views

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Oil production to reach 102 mln tons in 2017- Dossayev

"Oil production in Kazakhstan will reach 102 million tons in 2017," Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossaev announced at the Government hour in the Majilis. March 4 2013, 16:44 2 814 views

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Kazakhstan to build nuclear plant

Kazakhstan intends to hold an international bid to construct an atomic power station in Aktau, said Valeri Shevelev, managing director for innovations in Kazatomprom national company. March 4 2013, 15:01 2 770 views

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Kazakhtan to enjoy another 4 days off in March

In accordance with the law on holidays in Kazakhstan, the International Women's Day - March 8 - a public holiday of Kazakhstan - is a day off. March 4 2013, 09:39 4 054 views

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Artists from Kazakhstan at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s Auction House in London announced the first ever selling exhibition of the artists from Central Asia and Caucuses called “At the Crossroads” to be held during March 4-12, 2013 artdaily.com reports. Kazakhstan will present 5 paintings of the prominent Kazakh artists. March 2 2013, 14:30 3 181 views

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Most of Kazakhstan proud of its Olympic winners regardless of ethnic origin: poll

Demoscope Bureau of Express Monitoring of Public Opinion operating under the aegis of MediaNet International Center for Journalism conducted an opinion poll that showed that more than half of the respondents in are proud of the Kazakhstan athletes who won the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, regardless of their ethnic origin, Tengrinews.kz reports. March 1 2013, 16:24 2 908 views

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French Foreign Minister to visit Kazakhstan today

Foreign Minister of France Laurent Fabius is arriving today to Astana with an official visit, reported Kazinform. March 1 2013, 15:53 2 608 views

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Nikolai Brunich elected Caspian Pipeline Consortium head

CPC shareholders unanimously elected former CEO of Russian-based Zharubezhneft Nikolai Brunich as the head of CPC, Transneft spokesman Igor Demin told Interfax. March 1 2013, 11:48 4 574 views

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Foreign Ministry concern over adoption of orphans by homosexuals

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges adoption agencies to more diligently check foreign citizens wishing to adopt orphans in Kazakhstan in order to prevent children from living in same-sex families, reports Kazinform. March 1 2013, 10:45 8 154 views

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More Russian businessmen move to Kazakhstan

According to Kazakh Statistics Agency, the number of companies with Russian participation has grown 80% to be over 9,000. March 1 2013, 10:33 2 665 views

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28th of February - Day of Nevada-Semipalatinsk anti-nuclear movement

On the 28th of February Kazakhstan celebrates the birthday of the International Anti-Nuclear Movement Nevada-Semipalatinsk that was formed back in 1989. February 28 2013, 17:57 6 131 views

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Kazakhstan, Latvia eye cooperation with NATO

On February 27, Defense Minister of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia Juris Maklakovs to the country. February 28 2013, 10:51 2 738 views

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Almaty ex-mayor Khrapunov: Nazarbayev twice offered me PM post

As said by the ex-mayor of Almaty, Viktor Khrapunov, now hiding in Switzerland, he was a number of times promised the post of Kazakhstan's prime-minister. February 27 2013, 11:42 2 889 views

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Iran nuclear talks started in Almaty

World powers began their 4th round of high-level talks with Iranian officials in Almaty on Tuesday as negotiators from both sides pledged to offer new ways to break a years-long impasse over Tehran's nuclear program and its feared ability to make atomic weapons in the future. February 26 2013, 17:36 3 034 views

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Khrapunov does not preclude coming back to Kazakhstan

Former Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Viktor Khrapunov gave a hint that he could consider coming back to Kazakhstan in an interview to UralskWeek.kz saying that he had never detached himself from the motherland. "This is the country that has brought me up and this connection is very strong," the disgraced politician said. February 26 2013, 12:17 3 003 views

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Amanzhan Ryskali is not bad man - poet

Poet Maraltai Rayyimbek-uly is the author of Centaur book of poems, of which English version will be published in London. Before presentation of his work he gave an interview to Khalyk Sozi. February 26 2013, 12:09 4 402 views

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Famous film director claims to leave Kazakhstan

I will not stay in this country when I reach retirement age, because I do not respect this state for the way it treats older generation. As a whole, I want to have as less common business with this state as possible, he said in an interview to Megapolis on the matter of his future pension. February 26 2013, 11:16 4 027 views

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Astana to host Oil & Gas career fair for Bolashak graduates

An 'oil & gas only' career fair for graduates of the Bolashak Program kicks off in Astana today. February 26 2013, 10:25 2 527 views

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Kazakhstan: Is a Breakthrough Conceivable at Iran Nuclear Talks?

As diplomats from major world powers prepare to sit down with Iranian officials on February 26 in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, Tehran is sending conflicting signals about its nuclear intentions. February 26 2013, 09:42 2 759 views

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Kazakhstan skiers Alexey Poltoranin, Nikolay Chebotko win bronze at World Championship

Kazakhstan duo Alexey Poltoranin and Nikolay Chebotko won bronze at the men's team sprint at the Nordic World Ski Championship in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Sunday, Kazinform refers to Vesti.kz. February 25 2013, 20:55 2 955 views

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The family of the President of Kazakhstan has been the focus of the Swiss Court

The Geneva prosecutor’s office is currently reviewing the statement filed against Dinara and Timur Kulibaevs, writes the German newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. February 25 2013, 13:03 6 684 views

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Withdrawal of investors from Kazakhstan tagged alarming syndrome

By leaving and behind-the-scene games around selling stake ConocoPhillips is trying to discredit Kazakhstan as an area of advantageous investment - a thought that comes to mind when you hear an investor leaves just before startup of "the millenium project", one of the nicknames given to Kashagan. February 25 2013, 11:13 3 909 views

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Rompetrol buys back its stakes from KazMunayGas

Rompetrol Group, owned by oil and gas company KazMunayGas, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian state to buy back a part of the state-owned stake in Rompetrol Rafinare. February 22 2013, 17:38 2 977 views