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Kazakh-Russian CPC crude pipeline expansion Phase 1 to be completed Oct 2014

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium expects to complete construction work on phase one of the expansion of the line which carries crude from Kazakhstan to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in October 2014, CPC said in a statement Friday, platts.com reports. December 4 2013, 16:32 2 263 просмотрs

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London Court Orders Fugitive Kazakh Banker to Pay Back $400M

London’s High Court has ordered a fugitive Kazakh former banker to pay damages of around $400 million to the bank he allegedly embezzled it from, the court said, ria.ru reports. December 4 2013, 12:23 1 317 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan slated to start production of spacecrafts in 2015

Production of satellites and integrated parts will reportedly kick off in Kazakhstan in 2015, Vice Chairman of the National Space Agency (Kazcosmos) Meirbek Moldabekov announced at the Tuesday press briefing of the Central Communications Service, inform.kz reports. December 3 2013, 16:23 1 244 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan’s rating of corruption lowered to 140, sharing the line with Honduras

Kazakhstan has been lowered by seven lines in the corruption rating of Transparency International in 2013, occupying the 140th position, reads the organization’s report posted on the website, azh.kz reports. December 3 2013, 12:24 2 086 просмотрs

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Aktau Caspian seaport to be managed by foreign operator

Kazakhstan's Aktau seaport, currently undergoing an expansion upgrade, may be transferred to foreign management, deputy chairman of the board of JSC Kaznex Invest Kairat Karmanov said on Nov. 29 at a press conference in Astana, trend.az reports. December 3 2013, 10:41 2 152 просмотрs

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Nazarbayev calls Kazakhstan to learn English

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Kazakhstan citizens to learn three languages - Kazakh, Russian and English, Tengrinews reports.  December 2 2013, 14:56 3 991 просмотрs

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Rugby - Kazakhstan Women win Dubai7s invitational tournament

The SA Select Women on Saturday suffered a disappointing defeat against the Kazakhstan Almaty in the final of the International Invitational Sevens tournament in Dubai following an impressive run throughout the series. December 2 2013, 13:13 1 477 просмотрs

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India, CIS discussing crude pipeline alongside TAPI

The proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is meant for fetching gas from the Turkmen fields, but now an idea has been mooted to build a parallel pipeline to carry crude — perhaps from Russia and Kazakhstan. November 29 2013, 16:43 1 636 просмотрs

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Gulshara Abdykalikova appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan

Gulshara Abdykalikova has been appointed Deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing the official website of the Kazakhstan President. November 29 2013, 14:45 1 965 просмотрs

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Moscow sent a note of protest to KZ over killing of Russian poucher in Caspian Sea

Moscow has sent a note of protest to Kazakhstan over the recent Caspian Sea incident in which Kazakh officers shot at suspected Russian poachers and killed one of them, azh.kz reports. November 29 2013, 11:23 1 622 просмотрs

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Nearly 30 people hospitalized, 2 dead after poisoning in Zhanaozen

Over 28 employees of “KezBi” LLP service company were hospitalized with poisoning in the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau Oblast. Two of them died, reports azh.kz on Friday citing Anuar Chuzhegulov, Mangistau Oblast deputy governor. November 29 2013, 10:34 2 036 просмотрs

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Almaty Department of Natural Resources sues NGO environmentalist for 15 million tenge

The Almaty Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management filed a 15-million tenge suit against Tabigat movement chairman Mels Yeleusizov for public disinformation about mass chopping of trees in the city, interfax.kz reports on Thursday. November 28 2013, 17:24 1 562 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan’s President furious over prices for real estate in Astana

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev believes prices for real estate in Astana, the country’s capital city, are fabulously high, Tengrinews reports, citing the President’s Press Service. November 28 2013, 16:10 1 447 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan introduces Labor Day

Kazakhstanis introducing a new holiday -- the Labor Day, Tengrinews reports citing the official website of the Kazakhstan President. November 28 2013, 12:49 1 307 просмотрs

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Salaries of local and foreign oil industry workers to become equal in Kazakhstan

The salaries of Kazakh citizens and foreigners in the oil sector will be equalized within two years, chairman of the Kazakh Federation of Trade Unions, Abelgazi Kusainov said on Nov. 26, trend.az reports. November 27 2013, 11:08 1 772 просмотрs

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BP plc decreases Kazakhstan’s natural gas proven reserves figures

BP plc, sometimes referred to by its former name British Petroleum, a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, has decreased its estimates of proven natural gas reserves in Kazakhstan, oilru.com reports, citing Caspianbarrel.  November 27 2013, 10:32 1 518 просмотрs

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New Kazakh representative to UN appointed

By a decree of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kairat Abdrakhmanov has been appointed as the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, azh.kz reports citing Akorda's press service. November 27 2013, 10:23 1 224 просмотрs

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Caricatures of famous Kazakhstan figures presented in Astana

Caricatures of famous Kazakhstan figures have been presented at the exhibition in Astana, Tengrinews reports. The author of the caricatures Yerkin Nurazkhan dedicated the exhibition to the release of his sketch-book Sharzh Sherui (March of Carucatures) that includes works made between 2005 and 2011. November 26 2013, 10:42 2 009 просмотрs

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London’s High Court orders 72mln GBP worldwide freezing order on former directors of Kazakhstan Kagazy

Subsidiaries of the London listed Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc, have maintained a worldwide freezing injunction against two former directors in a high court hearing at the end of last week, azh.kz reports citing the source from Zaiwalla & Co, UK-based international law firm representing the interests of Kazakhstan Kagazy company in London Court. November 26 2013, 10:16 3 800 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan ratifies treaty with China on transfer of convicted offenders

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has ratified the treaty with China on transferring Kazakhstani convicts to Kazakhstan, reports Tengrinews referring to the presidential press office.  November 25 2013, 16:08 1 402 просмотрs

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December 1 Kazakhstan celebrates Day of the First President

 This week December 1 Kazakhstan is celebrating the Day of the First President.   November 25 2013, 14:56 8 285 просмотрs

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Case of former head of Kazakhstan’s Statistics Agency submitted to court

The case of the head of Kazakhstan's Statistics Agency Anar Meshimbayeva has been submitted to the court, trend.az reports citing press service of prosecutor's office of Astana said. November 25 2013, 12:41 1 500 просмотрs

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Arson version of Almaty flea market fire is ludicrous: veteran rescuer

Retired colonel Murat Zhumatayev, veteran of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations, has called the traders' version that the flea market was deliberately set on fire ludicrous, tengrinews reports.  November 25 2013, 09:22 1 512 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan wants Russia to pay $90 million in damages for Proton crash

Kazakhstan is seeking $90 million dollars from Russia in compensation for a rocket crash on its territory, azh.kz reported on Friday, citing the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of Kazakhstan. November 22 2013, 17:32 1 254 просмотрs

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Scale of pollution caused by oil train flaring near Aktau announced

The authorities have made a statement on the magnitude of the explosion near Aktau. The petroleum spill caused by the explosion has covered 3480 square meters, the Head of the Ecology Department of Mangistau Oblast Yermek Umarov told Tengrinews. November 22 2013, 16:56 1 305 просмотрs