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Meet new Ms. Kazakhstan 2013

Ayday Isayeva 24-year Almaty resident has become Ms. Kazakhstan 2013, bnews.kz correspondent reports. December 6 2013, 09:59 4 571 views

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French court starts Ablyazov's extradition hearing

Aix-en-Provence court of France is hearing the extradition case of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, RIA Novosti reports. December 5 2013, 15:37 1 615 views

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Kazakhstan to boost ski tourism

Kazakhstan plans to develop of one of the world’s longest ski resorts. The government has approved plan for the creation of an international resort with total ski runs running 100km in length, along with the construction of passenger cableways, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and golf courses; and the establishment of infrastructure - roads, parking, electricity, gas, and water supply at Kok-Zhaylyao that is located on the territory of Ile-Alatau Park.  December 5 2013, 15:02 3 854 views

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Akkord Corporation was awarded 3rd large project in Kazakhstan

The Azerbaijani-Italian "Akkord-Todini-Impregilo" Joint Venture has won the tender to implement road construction works under the CAREC III Corridor, "Shymkent - Tashkent" Project in Kazakhstan. Akkord Corporation is the main stakeholder of JV with participating interest 50%. The Project is financed by the Asian Development Bank, trend.az reports. December 5 2013, 10:20 2 048 views

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CNPC AktobeMunaiGas to pay $50 million for environmental damage

CNPC - AktobeMunaiGas will have to pay 7.7 billion tenge for violating Kazakhstan's environmental laws, Tengrinews reports referring to the website of the Prosecutor’s Office in Aktobe Oblast.  December 4 2013, 18:57 2 136 views

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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 2 902 views

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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 1 746 views

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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 1 631 views

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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 2 498 views

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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 2 517 views

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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 4 407 views

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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 1 846 views

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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 2 055 views

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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 2 562 views

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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 2 095 views

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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 2 494 views

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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 1 940 views

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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 1 859 views

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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 1 768 views

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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 2 056 views

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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 1 965 views

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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 1 627 views

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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 2 469 views

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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 4 246 views

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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 1 935 views