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Kazakhstan and Argentina to enjoy visa-free regime

Kazakhstan and Argentina have signed an agreement on visa-free travel for citizens of the two countries, inform.kz reports. May 30 2014, 15:30 3 292 views

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Kazakhstan to construct $100 million golf club at Borovoe resort

A new golf club worth over $100 million will be constructed at Boroboe resort 250 km from Astana at the coast of Shuchye Lake by 2015, tengrinews reports.  May 30 2014, 15:19 9 181 views

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Almaty and Beijing are left as final bidders for 2022 Olympics

Researchers have known for years that hosting large sporting events like the Olympics always costs more than expected and always yields less revenue and useful long-term infrastructure than estimated. Now voters and politicians in democratically elected countries are starting to realize the same thing, businessinsider.com reports. May 30 2014, 12:37 3 549 views

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Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus Sign Treaty Creating Economic Union (Video)

The leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus have signed a treaty in Astana on the creation of a Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EES), rferl.org reports  May 30 2014, 09:55 3 777 views

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Eurasian Economic Union Treaty signed in Astana

The president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian president Vladimir Putin have signed a treaty establishing the Eurasian Economic Union today, on May 29, tengrinews reports from the event. May 29 2014, 16:57 2 062 views

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Today, Astana hosts the meeting of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council

Today, on May 29 Astana will host the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of heads of states of the three countries – the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, bnews.kz reports. May 29 2014, 10:15 2 889 views

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Air service to be resumed between Kazakhstan and Mongolia

Air communication between Kazakhstan and Mongolia will be resumed, the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications informs. May 29 2014, 10:12 2 335 views

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OECD to examine corruption in Kazakhstan

Experts from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has arrived to Astana for the third round of monitoring of the Kazakhstan legislation as a part of the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, tengrinews reports. May 29 2014, 09:47 3 576 views

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Kurchatov chosen as the place for future nuclear plant in Kazakhstan

On May 29 Moscow and Astana are expected to sign a memorandum on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan’s Kurchatov city, azh.kz reports.  May 28 2014, 17:13 3 604 views

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Kazakhstan introduces incentives for foreign investors

The bill improving investment climate in Kazakhstan ensures 10-year exemption from some taxes for foreign investors, said Vice Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Marat Kussainov, akipress.com reports. May 28 2014, 10:24 3 884 views

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New operator for Kashagan to be launched by September 2014

Member companies of the international consortium in charge of developing the giant Kashagan oilfield are working to launch a new operator of the project to replace the current NCOC, tengrinews.kz reports, citing the country’s Oil Minister Uzakbai Karabalin quoted by Newskaz.ru. May 27 2014, 15:51 2 441 views

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Marat Tazhin awarded the title of foreign academician of RANS

Kazakhstan's ambassador to Russia Marat Tazhin has been awarded the title of a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (RANS), inform.kz reports. May 27 2014, 15:43 2 394 views

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Putin and Lukashenko to attend Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council with participation of the heads of state will convene in Astana on May 29, infrom.kz reports citing the Akorda press service. May 26 2014, 16:20 3 825 views

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Border guard plans to fully upgrade technical equipment and weapons by 2020

Border guard service under the Kazakhstan National Security Committee (NSC) plans to fully upgrade technical equipment and weapons, this has been announced by Deputy Head of the committee Kanat Aktanov inform.kz reports. May 26 2014, 16:16 3 061 views

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Saudi's Savola sells Kazakhstan edible oil unit for $28.5 million

Saudi Arabia's Savola Group has sold its loss-making Kazakhstan edible oil business to a Russian company for SR107 million ($28.5 million), the Riyadh-listed food producer said in a bourse filing on Sunday, arabnews.com reports. May 26 2014, 10:43 4 463 views

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EU to spend more on Kazakhstan's regions

One of Kazakhstan’s biggest investors, the European Union, has pledged another €6.3m for the development of the country’s regions, neurope.eu reports. May 26 2014, 10:38 2 104 views

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Denis Ten to hold his figure skating shows in Almaty and Astana

Figure skating stars from Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Canada and France will take part in the ice shows of Denis Ten, the bronze winner of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games from Kazakhstan, tengrinews reports. May 26 2014, 02:50 3 743 views

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Nazarbayev proposed to create common mechanisms on food products manufacture on CICMA line

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to develop common mechanisms on food products manufacture on CICMA line, kaztag reports. May 25 2014, 22:47 2 214 views

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Women “pulled through” Kazakhstan economy in 90’s - National Commission

“The share of women among individual entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reaches 60%,” head of the National Commission for Women Affairs and Family-Demographic Policy under the Kazakh President Makhabbat Bekbosynova told at today's international conference titiled "Development of regional cooperation of women-entrepreneurs of Central Asia and Afghanistan”.  May 23 2014, 18:41 2 316 views

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Samruk Kazyna Invest and Indox Cryo Energy Overseas LTD to build a plant

Samruk Kazyna Invest and Indox Cryo Energy Overseas LTD signed an agreement on setting up a joint venture to implement the project on the construction of a plant for the production of equipment for petroleum products, liquefied and compressed gases, Indox Samruk Kazakhstan industrial complex. May 23 2014, 16:10 2 837 views

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Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus developing Single Eurasian Sky program

Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus are developing the Single Eurasian Sky program, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Danial Akhmetov said. May 23 2014, 09:41 3 151 views

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Malaysian PM to pay official visit to Astana

Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to arrive Astana on Thursday for a three-day official visit in efforts to enhance bilateral ties in various fields between Malaysia and Kazakhstan, ca-news.kz reports.  May 22 2014, 17:16 2 158 views

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Nazarbayev proposes reorganizing CICA into OSCE rival

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said that the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) should be transformed into an effective Organization for Security and Development in Asia (OSDA), interfax.kz reports. May 22 2014, 16:09 2 595 views

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Polymetal buys Kazakh gold project for $619 million

Russia's gold and silver miner Polymetal has bought a large gold mine in neighbouring Kazakhstan for $618.5 million almost half of which will be paid with the firm's new shares, the company said in a statement on Thursday, mineweb.com reports. May 22 2014, 15:06 3 886 views

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Kazakhstan to provide humanitarian aid to Serbia

Kazakhstan will provide humanitarian assistance to Serbia, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. May 22 2014, 11:34 3 603 views