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Air Astana launches economy 'lie flat' bed… by offering 3 seats for half price of business flight

Kazakhstan’s national airline is offering passengers the chance to sprawl out across an entire row on long-haul flights – at three times the cost of a single economy seat. February 19 2015, 17:34 5 508 views

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Kazakhstan to allot extra 100bn tenge for anti-crisis measures

101 billion tenge will be allotted for new anti-crisis measures in 2015, Kazakhstan's Minister of National Economy Yerbolat Dossayev announced Thursday. February 19 2015, 14:30 2 599 views

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Denis Ten dedicates his Four Continents championship title to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten has commented on his victory at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2015, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. February 19 2015, 01:46 1 570 views

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Almaty 'qualified' to host 2022 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee says Kazakhstan's business capital Almaty is a "qualified candidate" to host the 2022 winter Games. February 19 2015, 01:40 1 464 views

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Kazakhstan to expect 35- degree of frost

Biting night frost returned to Kazakhstan, the temperature is expected to decrease to 20-27, sometimes to 30-35 Cº almost in all parts of the territory of the country, bnews.kz reports. February 18 2015, 16:48 1 471 views

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French court due to decide on extradition of tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov

A French Court of Cassation (supreme court) is due on Wednesday to rule whether to extradite Kazakh tycoon and dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine to face fraud charges. February 18 2015, 16:28 3 130 views

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Russian rocket carrier with cargo spaceship launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur

Russia’s Progress M-26M cargo carrier lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday aboard a Soyuz rocket, climbed through clouds and into orbit, then executed an on-time radar-guided docking with the International Space Station six hours later. February 18 2015, 16:14 2 842 views

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Moscow-Beijing high-speed rail may go across Kazakhstan

A planned high-speed rail link connecting Moscow and Beijing could go across Kazakhstan, Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov said on Tuesday, reports azh.kz referring to akipress.org. February 18 2015, 10:17 5 786 views

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Former commander of military unit in Almaty region commits suicide - Defence Ministry

In Almaty region former commander of the military unit number 55065 Abai Myrzabekov has committed suicide, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. February 17 2015, 16:14 2 258 views

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Majority of foreign workers in Kazakhstan are Chinese

With a population of 17.4 million people, Kazakhstan attracts around 30,000 foreign workers annually. “Most foreign employees come from China – 9,600 people (31 percent), Turkey – 6,100 (20 percent), India – 2,300 (8 percent), Italy – 1,500 (5 percent), Uzbekistan – 1,100 (4 percent),” Vice Minister of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan Daulet Argandykov said, akipress.org reports referring to tengrinews. February 17 2015, 15:29 2 909 views

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Nazarbayev's political party Nur Otan is for early presidential elections in Kazakhstan

Today the Nur Otan political party of current president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has backed the initiative voiced by the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan on 14 February to hold early presidential elections in the country that were due to be held in 2016 when the ruling term of Nazarbayev would end. February 16 2015, 14:53 3 198 views

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Pre-scheduled Presidential elections in Kazakhstan may take place on April 19-expert

Pre-scheduled Presidential elections may take place on April 19, 2015 in Kazakhstan, said a source familiar with the law on pre-scheduled Presidential elections, azh.kz reports referring to kaztag. February 16 2015, 09:26 2 719 views

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Earthquake shakes Almaty city

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has been registered by a group of seismological stations near Almaty yesterday. February 14 2015, 17:04 2 634 views

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Kazakhstan's Ten currently in 1st place in Four Continents Skating Championships

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is underway in Seoul, South Korea. China's 18-year-old talent Yan Han returned to action for the first time since November after a collision with another skater during a practice session.  February 13 2015, 16:26 3 412 views

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Ex-Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov’s home arrest extended for 2 months

Home arrest has been extended for two more months for Serik Akhmetov, ex-prime minister and ex-minister of defense, suspected of corruption crimes, kaztag reports from the courtroom. February 13 2015, 15:36 3 253 views

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President proposed to launch action "Made in Kazakhstan"

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has proposed to launch the action in all the trade networks "Made in Kazakhstan". February 13 2015, 11:23 5 207 views

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Kazakhstan to return 4.1 billion tenge of VAT payments to ArcelorMittal Temirtau

The Taxation Department of Karaganda Oblast has began a check to confirm the outspending debt of Kazakhstan tax authorities to ArcelorMittal Temirtau, Tengrinews reports citing the head of the Public Revenues Department Azamat Akhmetov. February 13 2015, 10:30 2 802 views

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Vice PM of Kazakhstan warns underperforming universities to be closed

Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Berdybek Saparbayev has warned administration of private universities and colleges they will be closed in case of unsatisfactory performance. February 13 2015, 00:13 2 561 views

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Kazakhstan's economy not in crisis, says Nazarbayev

“Kazakhstan feels negative global economic trends but there is no separate crisis in Kazakhstan,” said President Nursultan Nazarbayev during today's enlarged meeting of the government in the presidential residence of Akorda. February 12 2015, 15:08 2 269 views

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Murat Aspanov due to be sentenced this week, might face 11 years in prison

Former chairman of the Antimonopoly Agency of Kazakhstan Murat Ospanov might face up to eleven years in prison, he is due to be sentenced on February 13. February 12 2015, 12:43 2 381 views

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Kazakhstan central bank to allow gradual KZT devaluation if oil prices below $50

Oil-dependent Kazakhstan will allow gradual devaluation of tenge national currency in case crude oil price gets bellow $50 a barrel, National Bank chief Kairat Kelimbetov told a press conference in Astana on February 12. February 12 2015, 12:30 4 649 views

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Kazakhstan to optimize taxes for mining enterprises

Kazakhstan will optimize taxes for mining enterprises until the end of the first quarter of 2015, the Kazakh energy minister, Vladimir Shkolnik, said Feb. 11. February 11 2015, 17:07 2 597 views

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Kashagan economically viable with prices for oil at $100 per barrel

Kashagan oil project in the Caspian offshore will be economically viable with oil rices standing at $100 per barrel, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports, citing Sauat Mynbayev, KazMunaiGas Chairman of the Board. February 10 2015, 17:03 4 467 views

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Car explodes and kills 1 in front of Kazakh Defense Ministry in Astana

A car has exploded near the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Ministry. February 10 2015, 16:59 2 826 views

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Iran ready to establish visa-free regime with Kazakhstan

Iranis ready to establish a visa-free regime with Kazakhstan in order to intensify the cooperation, Iranian ambassador to Kazakhstan Mojtaba Damirchilu told trend.az reports. February 10 2015, 12:22 3 049 views