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French President Francois Hollande is paying an official visit to Kazakhstan on December 5-6

Francois Hollande is arriving to Kazakhstan on the invitation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. December 5 2014, 09:14 3 651 views

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Kazakhstan might export shale gas - Vice Minister

Amid Kazakhstan's expectations to produce shale gas in the near future, the country's Energy Ministry is considering the possibility to either export it or use for gasification of the regions, said Deputy Minister of Energy Uzakbai Karabalin. December 4 2014, 16:26 2 946 views

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Kazakhstan ready to adopt Eurocodes in 2015

Kazakhstan is ready to adopt the European construction standards Eurocodes in 2015, Tengrinews reports citing Deputy Head of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan Rakhim Oshakbayev as saying at the Construction Industry Congress this Tuesday in Astana. December 4 2014, 16:22 1 966 views

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Ablyazov's company loses $1.5 billion arbitrage case against Kazakhstan

The Ad hoc Committee of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has issued a final decision in favor of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the arbitration case against Dutch company KT Asia Investment Group BV (KT Asia) indirectly owned by Mukhtar Ablyazov, Tengrinews reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan. December 4 2014, 15:13 2 616 views

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Presidents of Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan launch Uzen - Bereket - Gorgan railroad

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Iran's Hassan Rouhani, and Turkmenistan's Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov have launched today the new railroad Uzen - Bereket - Gorgan, the press service of the Kazakh leader said. December 3 2014, 16:10 6 927 views

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S Kazakhstani designer creates 3D felt pictures

Aigul Turaliyeva, a designer from the South Kazakhstan region, developed a methodology of creating three-dimensional works on felt in the form of flowers, ornaments, animal prints on clothes, headware and panel pictures. They produce effect of a 3D picture, inform.kz reports.  December 3 2014, 10:06 1 421 views

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Halyk Bank completes acquisition of HSBC Bank Kazakhstan

Halyk Bank announced it has completed the acquisition of HSBC Bank Kazakhstan, the subsidiary of HSBC Bank plc. December 2 2014, 15:51 3 434 views

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Kazakhstan, South Korea enjoy visa-free regime

The visa-free regime deal between Kazakhstan and South Korea has come into force, now the citizens of both countries may travel to each others' countries without visa requirements for up to 30 days. December 2 2014, 11:17 3 158 views

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Kazakhstan celebrates December 1 the Day of the First President

The day has been declared national holiday in Kazakhstan on 10 December 2011 as the upper house of the Parliament adopted the relevant changes to law on holidays in Kazakhstan, azh.kz reports. December 1 2014, 12:35 3 573 views

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Australian investors interested in cooperation with North Kazakhstan rgn

Governor of North Kazakhstan region Yerik Sultanov has met with representatives of the Australian company "IIUKA RESOURCES LTD", which is engaged in the production of zirconium and titanium. The parties intend to develop cooperation in the field of mining on the territory of the region, inform.kz reports. November 28 2014, 16:36 3 162 views

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Kazakhstan starts new gas field operation

A solemn ceremony of "Zharkum" gas field experimental-industrial operation was held in Kazakhstan, dedicated to the Day of the First President of the country, KazTransGas JSC said Nov. 28, azh.kz refers to trend. November 28 2014, 16:30 2 866 views

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Residents of village next to Karachaganak oil field faint on a mass scale

Nineteen pupils and three teachers have been hospitalized after they fainted for unknown reason in the village of Beryozovka in Burlin Distirct of West Kazakhstan Oblast, azh.kz reports citing Western Kazakhstan information portal “Moi Gorod”. November 28 2014, 15:44 1 811 views

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N Kazakhstan, Finland to jointly build combine harvesters

Governor of the North Kazakhstan region Yerik Sultanov met with representatives of the Finland's SAMPO ROSENLEW company arrived to participate in the Kyzylzhar Invest 2014 international investment forum. November 28 2014, 10:51 2 825 views

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Snowstorm and strong winds rule the day in Kazakhstan

Kazhydromet predicts heavy snowstorm in most parts of Kazakhstan. November 27 2014, 19:18 2 636 views

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Mystical sleeping sickness rampant in Kazakhstan

A mysterious illness that puts people to sleep has been for almost two years rampant in a small Kazakh village called Kalachi, trend reports. November 27 2014, 16:24 17 288 views

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Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo company plans to increase electricity tariff

Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Energo JSC plans to increase the electricity tariff by 7-8 percent in 2015, Samruk-Energo chairman of board Almassadam Satkaliyev said Nov. 27. November 27 2014, 14:23 2 525 views

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Kazakh Dombra Kuy included into UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

The 9th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is taking take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, from 24 to 28 November 2014, where series of nomination files submitted by Central Asian countries were considered by the Committee for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. November 27 2014, 13:23 5 386 views

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Kazakhstan among countries with highest police presence per person

Kazakhstan is among the TOP-10 countries by police personnel density per citizen, azh.kz refers to tengrinews.kz. November 26 2014, 19:06 2 692 views

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Infertility of couples in Kazakhstan is due to 'questionable Western values' and promiscuity: expert

An alarming rise in infertility among young couples in Kazakhstan has been explained by trends observed in the "transitional" period of the 1990s, after Kazakhstan gained independence (in 1991), tengrinews reports citing the Director of the Kazakh Center for Healthy Lifestyle Marat Kurmanov. November 26 2014, 18:46 1 935 views

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Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia due to ruble devaluation

Kazakhstan has stopped supplying electricity to Russia staring from November 24 this year due to devaluation of Russian currency rubble, said Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev, reports Novosti-Kazakhstan. November 26 2014, 14:44 2 131 views

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Teenager ties himself to horse and survives four days in Kazakh steppe

A teenager from a remote village near Aktobe in western Kazakhstan has spent four days out in the steppe with no food or water alone with only a horse for company. Dulat Myrzagaliyev spent most of this time tied to the horseback, tengrinews reports. November 25 2014, 14:18 3 944 views

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‘KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing’ names new deputy director general

KazMunaiGas - Processing and Marketing JSC, a subsidiary of the Kazakhstan-based oil and gas company KazMunaiGas, has named its new deputy director general. November 25 2014, 14:12 3 273 views

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Russia and Kazakhstan to Begin Phasing Out Proton Rocket Launches

On the eve of the 400th flight of Russia's venerable Proton-M space rocket on Friday, Russia and Kazakhstan have agreed to begin reducing the frequency of Proton launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 25 2014, 10:20 3 134 views

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Heads of regional departments of anti-corruption agency appointed in Kazakhstan

The new heads of the regional departments of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption were appointed during the meeting of the commission on personnel policy in law enforcement agencies under the president of Kazakhstan, the agency said Nov. 24, trend.az reports. November 25 2014, 10:14 3 781 views

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Czech Republic to ease visa regime for Kazakhstan - Zeman

The Czech Republic plans to ease the visa regime for citizens of Kazakhstan, said President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman in Astana on November 24 at a joint press conference with President Nursultan Nazarbayev. November 24 2014, 15:53 3 153 views