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Asian Para Games: Kazakhstan wins 24 medals ranking 11th

Today is the closing day of the Asian Para Games held in Incheon, South Korea. Kazakhstan team is ranked the 11th in overall medal tally. In total, the Kazakh Paralymic sportmen won 24 medals. October 24 2014, 15:48 2 923 views

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Kazakhstan to award 100 licenses for geological survey work

Kazakhstan plans to issue from 50 to 100 licences for geological work, reports akipress.kg referring to OilNews.kz.  The licences are to be issued beginning in 2015 after a number of subsoil-use laws and acts are amended in the country. The main points of the legislation are aimed at improving the investment climate in the Central Asian nation’s minerals and raw materials sector. October 24 2014, 15:20 1 495 views

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Kazakhstan, Great Britain discuss military cooperation

The First Deputy Defense Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of the Kazakh Armed Forces, Colonel-General Saken Zhasuzakov and the Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces, General Nicholas Houghton discussed the military cooperation between the two countries during a meeting in London, the Kazakh defense ministry said Oct. 24. October 24 2014, 15:05 2 630 views

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Kazakhstan wants more UN presence in country – Foreign Minister

Kazakhstan is interested in expanding the presence of the United Nations in the country, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov at the round table discussion on cooperation between UN and Kazakhstan in 2015 and after on Friday. October 24 2014, 11:52 2 787 views

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BTA and Kazkommertsbank merger to be number one bank in Kazakhstan – central bank

The merger of the Kazkommertsbank and BTA Bank will be the number one bank in Kazakhstan, said Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov in Almaty yesterday at a meeting with the representatives of the country's leading business media, reports akipress.org. October 24 2014, 10:37 3 747 views

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City Diary: Kazakhstan oil company's directors drink deep from the remuneration well

No wonder there's an investor revolt at loss-making Tethys Petroleum, following multimillion-dollar expenses and payments to directors' consultancy companies. October 24 2014, 10:22 2 549 views

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At least 10 countries confirmed their participation in EXPO-2017

At least 10 countries have confirmed their participation in the EXPO-2017 event in Astana, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Rapil Zhoshybayev told a Thursday press conference. October 23 2014, 17:03 2 782 views

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President Nazarbayev and S. Indrawati discuss cooperation between Kazakhstan and the World Bank

President Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting with the Managing Director and the Director of Operations of the World Bank Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the press service of Ak Orda reports. October 23 2014, 15:46 2 957 views

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KazMunayGas to pay large fine for underdeclaration of taxes amount

Kazakh KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production (KMG EP) JSC will pay a fine of over 4 billion tenge (181.5 tenge = 1 dollar) for underdeclaration of the taxes amount, the press service of the Prosecutor's Office in Astana said Oct.21. October 22 2014, 14:31 2 521 views

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New Mayor of Astana city named

Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has been named mayor of Astana city, inform.kz has learnt from the president's Twitter account. October 22 2014, 12:01 2 608 views

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Mayor of Astana resigns for post of Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan

Imangali Tasmagambetov left the Astana mayor's office chairmanship and has been appointed Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan as Serik Akhmetov resigned, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan tweeted Tuesday. October 22 2014, 10:49 1 580 views

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Kazakhstan's Defense Minister wants to resign, Astana Mayor to leave his post

Kazakhstan's Defense Minister wants to resign, Astana Mayor to leave his post informed the source familiar with the situation, azh.kz reports. October 22 2014, 09:48 1 654 views

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VIP car plates on sale in Kazakhstan

In the first day of VIP car plates' sale Almaty residents have bought 18 "beautiful" numbers, Almaty Internal Affairs Department reported. October 21 2014, 17:57 3 323 views

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Arizona National Guard shares knowledge with Kazakhstan unit

Two Arizona Army National Guard units joined forces to participate in Steppe Eagle 2014, preparing, mentoring and advising the Kazakhstani Peacekeeping Battalion on military-to-military tactics and support functions, azh.kz refers to inform.kz. October 21 2014, 10:13 2 741 views

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Fastest KO: Golovkin KOs Rubio in 2nd round

October 20 2014, 18:16 2 290 views

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Kazakh President ratifies convention on occupational safety and health

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has ratified today the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention No. 187. October 20 2014, 17:37 1 536 views

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Open Way 2014 young designers contest held in Almaty

22-year-old Zhuldyzai Rysbekova of Almaty has won the Open Way 2014 young designers contest, azh.kz refers to inform.kz. October 17 2014, 16:23 3 735 views

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Nursultan Nazarbayev: "At present, Asia and Europe need to rediscover each other"

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who is on a visit to Italy, took part in the plenary session of the 10th Summit of the Forum "Asia-Europe" and spoke on the theme “Financial Development and Economic Cooperation through expanding the relationship, azh.kz refers to kazpravda.kz. October 17 2014, 16:06 3 204 views

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Kazakh scientist finds unique Al-Farabi treatises in Europe

A Kazakh historian has made a significant finding in Spain after being granted access to one of the libraries in the country, tengrinews reports.  October 17 2014, 15:57 3 712 views

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Timur Bekmambetov’s 3D children’s animated series sold to KZ, Ukraine, Izrael

“Alisa Knows What to Do!,” a new Russian 3D children’s animated series being offered for the first time at TV market Mipcom, has been sold to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Israel, according to the blog Variety.  October 17 2014, 12:02 2 881 views

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An Apple Crisis in Kazakhstan

The plant researcher sporting two gold teeth points out the window of his Soviet-era SUV and shouts, “See! It’s like we told you!” Nursagim Ashikbayev, 76, springs out of the car and walks toward a gash torn by unknown diggers into an apple orchard along a steep hillside. “Climate change, fire, wind, insects, and livestock are all degrading the wild apple forests,” says Nurzhan Mukhamadiyev, Ashikbayev’s colleague at Kazakhstan’s Institute for the Conservation and Protection of Plants. “But one of the biggest problems is, people are building big summer houses here, then they buy dump trucks full of topsoil illegally taken from the surrounding mountains to fill in their gardens,” businessweek.com reports. October 17 2014, 11:48 3 470 views

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Nazarbayev meets with Angela Merkel in Milan

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel in Milan on the sidelines of his working trip to Italy, the press service of the President reported October 16. akipress.org reports. October 17 2014, 10:30 3 137 views

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Lawsuit Over Same-Sex Kiss on Poster was Lost by Advert Agency in Almaty

Almaty city court heard the appeal re. the case of poster creation with the image of a kiss of Kurmangazy and Pushkin, azh.kz reports referring to tengrinews and rferl.org. October 16 2014, 16:56 3 618 views

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Oil prices and currency rates approach alarming levels for Kazakhstan

The current situation on the oil market is critical for many countries exporting crude, including Kazakhstan, tengrinews correspondent cites Anna Kokoreva, a financial analyst from Alpari. October 17 2014, 08:24 2 964 views

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Kazakhstan's former agriculture vice minister sentenced to 10 years for bribe-taking

Kazakhstan’s Former Vice Minister of Agriculture Muslim Umiryaev was sentenced to 10 years in prison for big bribe-taking, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported, citing the court documents. October 16 2014, 16:10 4 026 views