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Canada's Bombardier signs $230 million deal with Air Kazakhstan

Air Kazakhstan will begin flying the first of 10 Bombardier Q400 NGs in March 2015, with a $230 million price tag on the aircraft/operations deal, the Air Transport World said, akipress.org reports. July 11 2014, 10:35 2 165 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan set to issue e-visas for foreigners

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan is to introduce a new type of visa - electronic one for foreigners due to enter the country, according to first deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev, inform.kz reports. July 10 2014, 19:00 1 939 просмотрs

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Israel and Kazakhstan ink memo of coop on water resources management

Kazakhstan Minister of Environment and Water Resources Mr. Nurlan Kapparov and CEO National Water Company of Israel "Mekorot" Shimon Ben Hamo have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of water resources management, inform.kz reports. July 10 2014, 15:49 4 122 просмотрs

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Girlfriend of Dias Kadyrbayev tells Boston court that Tsarnaev's backpack was thrown at her request

The girlfriend of one of two men facing obstruction of justice charges testified that the night Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was named a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings her boyfriend got rid of a backpack he had taken from Tsarnaev’s dorm room, bostoncbslocal.com reports. July 10 2014, 14:24 3 323 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan and Canada negotiate visa regime simplification

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev visited Ottawa, Canada, where he met with Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular) Lynne Yelich, Foreign Affairs’ Associate Deputy Minister Peter Boehm and Assistant Deputy Minister Dan Costello, tengrinews.kz reports. July 10 2014, 13:05 2 314 просмотрs

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Italy main buyer of Kazakh oil, 21.5% up in Q1 2014

Kazakhstan increased the volume of exports of crude oil and gas condensate to Italy up to 8.84 million tons in January-May 2014, which is 21.5% more than in the same period in 2013, said in the data published Wednesday by the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, akipress.org reports. July 10 2014, 13:01 2 505 просмотрs

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Karachaganak Petroleum Operating sign joint agreements during PM’s visit

During yesterday's visit of the head of the Kazakhstan Government to Aksai, Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) signed a number of joint agreements, which are aimed at supporting production and service clusters in the West Kazakhstan region, according to the website KPO.kz July 10 2014, 10:53 3 856 просмотрs

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Institute on children’s rights commissioner planned to be founded in Kazakhstan

Manshuk Abdykarim, interim chair of the committee for protection of children's rights of the Ministry of Education and Science believes it is possible to introduce the post of commissioner of children's rights in Kazakhstan, kaztag reports. July 9 2014, 16:46 3 677 просмотрs

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Young violinist from Kazakhstan won 8th International Chaikovsky Competition

Student of the central music school under the Moscow State Academy of Music Ruslan Turuntayev has penned a letter to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Akorda press service reports.  July 9 2014, 15:09 1 664 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan, India mull trade and investment ties

The main constraint to trade and investment ties between Kazakhstan and India is the lack of optimal land transport routes between the two countries, trend.az reports. July 9 2014, 10:18 3 107 просмотрs

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Ban on K2 environmental class fuel in Kazakhstan to come into force on Jan 1, 2016

According to the resolution of the Eurasian Economic Commission on the basis of changes in the technical regulations of the Customs Union, ban on the use and production of motor gasoline and diesel fuel of K2 environmental class in Kazakhstan comes into force from January 1, 2016, according to the press service of the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies. July 8 2014, 16:02 2 085 просмотрs

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Steinway Musical now in Kazakhstan

People's Artist of Kazakhstan Ayman Musakhodzhaeva and the first Hungarian cosmonaut Bertalen Farkas have attended the opening of the first Steinway & Sons representation in Kazakhstan, inform.kz reports. July 8 2014, 09:23 2 158 просмотрs

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Airplanes from Slovenia seized by customs in Karaganda

Customs in Kazakhstan's Karaganda have seized a batch of single engine airplanes from Eastern Europe, tengrinews reports citing NV.kz. July 8 2014, 09:11 1 864 просмотрs

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Oil recovery efficiently to spike 12% in Kazakhstan's west

Oil recovery efficiency will be increased from the current 31% to 43% at oilfields in Mangistau Oblast through use of new technologies, tengrinews reports citing Novosti-Kazakhstan. July 8 2014, 09:09 2 646 просмотрs

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Millions on aparments for foreigners teaching at Gumilyov University in Astana

Expenditures per every apartment rented for foreign professors coming to lecture at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University exceed the average salary of an Astana resident, tengrinews reports. July 4 2014, 17:39 2 547 просмотрs

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100 wind turbines to be constructed near Astana

100 wind turbines will be constructed near Astana by 2017, this has been reported to Kazakh President by the chairman of "Central Asian fuel and energy company" Alexander Klebanov, inform.kz reports. July 4 2014, 17:34 1 768 просмотрs

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President Nazarbayev kicks off Capital's Day celebrations in Astana

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has attended a flag-raising ceremony at the Atameken ethno-memorial complex in Kazakhstan's capital Astana this morning, inform.kz reports. July 4 2014, 12:06 2 083 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan hopes to sign deal on enhanced partnership with EU till yearend

Kazakhstan and the European Union have reached agreement on the contents of enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, inform.kz reports. July 4 2014, 10:15 1 264 просмотрs

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Almaty forms new city district

The local government of Almaty has made a decision to form a new district named Nauryzbay during the extraordinary XXIX session of the maslikhat, the press service of the Almaty mayor said July 2. July 2 2014, 20:00 3 318 просмотрs

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Heat and gas prices to rise in Kazakhstan - Nazarbayev

“The heat price will rise in Kazakhstan whether you wish it or don't; the price of gas will also increase and draw near the global tariffs,” said Nursultan Nazarbayev on July 2 at the meeting on the implementation of the state program of forced industrial-innovative development, ca-news.org reports. July 2 2014, 19:58 1 340 просмотрs

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Kazakh tourists stranded in Turkish airports to fly home

The Government of Kazakhstan plans to fly over 300 tourists who got stuck in Turkey after summer holidays back home, inform.kz reports. July 3 2014, 12:42 1 351 просмотрs

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Chairman of Kazakh Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies detained over bribe

The Financial Police of Kazakhstan detained Murat Ospanov, the Chairman of the Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies over bribe taking, FinPol press service reported July1, azh.kz reports. July 2 2014, 20:12 2 135 просмотрs

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Astana Wants Kazakh Diplomats Returned From Germany

Kazakhstan is working on the extradition of two of its diplomats from Germany, where they are serving prison terms for smuggling, rferl.org reports. July 2 2014, 20:05 2 853 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan: Fine Wine Flows As Viniculture Revives

When Zeinulla Kakimzhanov took over a dilapidated vineyard in the foothills of the Tian Shan Mountains in south-eastern Kazakhstan in 2006, he had ample reason to wonder whether the property would ever be productive again, eurasianet.org reports. July 2 2014, 17:35 4 570 просмотрs

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President opens National Museum of Kazakhstan

Today in Astana on the eve of the Day of the capital, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has opened the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, inform.kz reports. July 2 2014, 16:48 4 403 просмотрs