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Overview: President’s messages in the Interview

In an interview to TV journalists Erlan Igisinov and Beisen Kuranbek, Nursultan Nazarbayev responded to issues of concern to Kazakhstanis. December 14 2015, 15:58 1 711 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan earned 43 licenses for participation in Olympic Games in Rio

Kazakhstan earned 43 licenses for participation in the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan Saken Musaibekov informed at the CCS press conference. December 14 2015, 15:14 1 652 просмотрs

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​KASE average weighted tenge/USD exchange rate: 322.47 tenge/$1

The average weighted tenge/USD rate made 322.47 tenge/$1 on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). The exchange rate of USD increased by 10.55 tenge against the previous trading day. December 14 2015, 11:24 1 987 просмотрs

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Nazarbayev: “I can count on my fingers those rich people whom the state has given every opportunity to become rich”

During the interview to national TV channels, Nursultan Nazarbayev said that Kazakhstan will continue to encourage ethnic Kazakhs' repatriation. December 14 2015, 10:45 1 635 просмотрs

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Ministry of State Service Affairs of Kazakhstan launched

Prime Minister Karim Massimov has introduced changes into the structure of the Government. December 14 2015, 10:37 1 425 просмотрs

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Ilya Ilyin set two world records

The Kazakhstan weight-lifter Ilya Ilyin won the Cup of the President of the Russian Federation which took place in Grozny, having set two world records, Sports.kz reports. December 14 2015, 10:30 1 755 просмотрs

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Nuclear Power Plant Construction Postponed In Kazakhstan

So far, Kazakhstan has no need for constructing a nuclear power plant, as stated by Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik. December 14 2015, 03:47 1 770 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Puts Out The Batumi Oil Terminal For Privatization

The Kazakhstan-owned Batumi oil terminal located on the Georgian coast of the Black Sea will be put out for privatization, as announced by Umirzak Shukeyev, the Chairman of the Board of the Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund, during a government conference. December 12 2015, 14:53 2 040 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan moves to snoop on its citizens’ internet traffic

Kazakhstan has been accused taking a leaf out of China's book with its “back door attempt" to gain access to all encrypted web traffic as it flows in and out of the country. December 10 2015, 17:55 1 831 просмотрs

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New Coca-Cola Plant To Open In Astana In 2016

Next year, plans call for putting into operation a new plant of the brand Coca-Cola in the capital of Kazakhstan. The news was announced by chairman of the board of KAZNEX INVEST Borisbiy Zhangurazov during the recent press conference at the Central communications office. December 10 2015, 16:53 2 114 просмотрs

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Dollar rate in currency exchangers of Astana makes 312.5 tenge, in Almaty -313 tenge

The maximum rate of dollar sale in the currency exchangers of Astana makes 312.5 tenge, purchase- 310.5 tenge per $1, in Almaty- 313 tenge and 311 tenge respectively. December 10 2015, 13:16 1 976 просмотрs

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Russian RBC created TV channel in Kazakhstan

The new channel will make coverages on economy, business and politics. December 9 2015, 16:31 2 255 просмотрs

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Government is preparing for fall in oil prices down to $ 30 per barrel

The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and the National Bank to prepare an action plan in the event of further decline in oil prices. December 9 2015, 16:25 1 846 просмотрs

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'I Can't Lie Anymore!' Kazakh State TV Correspondent Quits London Job

A London-based correspondent of Kazakhstan's leading state television channel dropped a bombshell last week, saying she was quitting her job because she was "tired of lying." December 9 2015, 11:17 1 921 просмотрs

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​Kazakhstan to launch Kashagan oil field in Dec. 2016 - econ min

Kazakhstan plans to start commercial oil production at Caspian offshore oil field Kashagan in December 2016, Economy Minister Yerbolat Dosayev told a government meeting on Tuesday. December 9 2015, 11:01 3 209 просмотрs

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​Qatar to invest in development of Kazakhstan silicon industry

Completion of restoration work on the silicon plant in Karaganda region has prepared the basis for further development of this industry in the country, Deputy CEO “Tau-Ken Samruk" JSC Kylyshbek Izbaskhanov said. December 9 2015, 10:31 1 756 просмотрs

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Norway to close its Embassy in Astana in 2016

Norway will close its Embassy in Astana the next year, the Government of Norway announced. December 9 2015, 04:16 1 635 просмотрs

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402 objects worth 2 bln 600 mln tenge legalized in N Kazakhstan

402 objects worth 2 bln 625 mln tenge have been legalized in North Kazakhstan region to date. December 8 2015, 11:30 1 662 просмотрs

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Russia’s ‘King of Glamour’ Sergey Zverev sings in Kazakh (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Kazakhstani singer Diana Sharapova taught the most outrageous star of the Russian show-business Sergey Zverev to sing in Kazakh. On December 1 the duet presented a music video of the Russian "New Year Ball". A week later the singers released a Kazakh song written by Erkin Suyunbayev from Kostanay, Kazinform learnt from Mironov Entertainment. December 8 2015, 10:29 2 666 просмотрs

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Kazakh Language and Culture Centre to be opened in Italy (PHOTO)

A centre for studying the Kazakh language and culture will be opened in Italy. This became public at a meeting of the heads of Università Ca' Foscari and al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty. December 7 2015, 16:02 1 693 просмотрs

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​Nazarbayev extends condolences to Azerbaijani President over fire at oil rig

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of condolences to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of massive fire on the Guneshli platform, the president's press service reports. December 7 2015, 15:52 1 495 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Invites Azerbaijani Companies To Participate In The Project 'Eurasia'

Kazakhstan invites Azerbaijani companies to participate in the project “Eurasia," which envisages a comprehensive geological exploration in the Caspian basin. The news was announced by Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy Vladimir Shkolnik in Baku on December 4. In his words, Azerbaijan has a developed infrastructure, which can be used to increase supplies of Kazakh hydrocarbons to the world markets. December 7 2015, 14:40 1 560 просмотрs

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​Development of a New Field will Begin in Kazakhstan in 2017

Next year the companies "KazMunaiGaz", "Gazprom" and LUKOIL are planning to carry out a detailed exploration of the deposit reserves of hydrocarbons in the Caspian Sea, in the territory of the "Central" structure. Then, in 2017 they are planning to launch a plan for this field development, as it was reported to the media by the Deputy President of the Russian LUKOIL Leonid Fedun. Recall that in 2003 "Gazprom" and Lukoil established on a parity basis a joint venture "TsentrKaspneftegaz" in order to start developing the "Central" structure in the Caspian Sea together with the company "KazMunaiGas". December 4 2015, 17:01 1 761 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to sell Rakhat candies in China

The Rakhat confectionery headed for export production. Candies and cookies already successfully got accustomed on counters of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, following in the list became China. December 4 2015, 12:13 1 686 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan works out anti-crisis plan in oil sector

Kazakhstan has worked out an anti-crisis action plan in case if the world oil prices drop to $20-$30 per barrel, the country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in his message to the people. December 4 2015, 10:27 1 779 просмотрs