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Turkish authorities reject Kazakh gas from Russian state giant Gazprom

Turkish authorities have turned down an application from Russian state giant Gazprom to import gas from Kazakhstan, local media reports. April 23 2013, 15:42 1 348 просмотрs

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Mynbayev supports foreigners working at Kashagan

Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev defends the foreigners working at Kashagan field, Tengrinews.kz reports. April 23 2013, 12:54 1 996 просмотрs

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'EXPO-2017' Organizing Committee to be disbanded - President of Kazakhstan

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev charged to dissolve the Organizing Committee on preparations for the International specialized exhibition "EXPO-2017". April 23 2013, 09:41 2 105 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan might build fourth oil refinery

The fourth oil refinery may be built in several years in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports. April 23 2013, 09:36 1 452 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan makes bid to host World Petroleum Congress in 2017

The Kazakhstan National Committee has made a bid this year to host the 22nd World Petroleum Congress in Astana in 2017, said last week KazEnergy association executive director Ramazan Zhampiisov. April 22 2013, 16:05 3 181 просмотрs

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UK Prime-Minister visit expected in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is expecting the first visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron. April 22 2013, 12:24 1 963 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan in World Elite Hockey League

A 3:0 victory against already promoted Italy secured Kazakhstan's ticket to Minsk. Two goals by Roman Starchenko and a 22 save shutout for Vitali Kolesnik was enough for the Kazakhs to seal their promotion. April 22 2013, 11:09 1 567 просмотрs

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Kazakh Rambo requests pardon, denies guilt

Sending a petition for mercy by a Kazakh border guard, Vladislav Chelakh, accused of killing his 14 fellow soldiers at the border post of Arkankergen in late May 2012, to the country's president Nursultan Nazarbayev is a mandatory condition for further application to the UN Human Rights Committee, reports IA Novosti-Kazakhstan citing the convict's lawyer Serik Sarsenov. April 19 2013, 11:40 1 762 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan allows import of 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes from Russia

Kazakhstangovernment has allowed Russia’s Troitsk regional power station to deliver over 12 million tons of bottom ash wastes for dumping in Kostanay oblast, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the website of Kazakhstan information-legislative system of the regulatory legal acts. April 19 2013, 11:02 1 411 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan lifted moratorium on issuance of licenses for subsoil use

Kazakhstan lifted moratorium on issuance of licenses for subsoil use. Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev instructed the northern region to intensify the efforts on attracting investors in the mineral resources’ sphere, as well as the measures to encourage businesses and residents. President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the enlarged meeting with the participation of the Mayors in Akorda. April 18 2013, 18:19 1 628 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan withdrew counterfeit money worth almost 40 million tenge in 2012

Over 7,000 counterfeit banknotes with a total par value nearly 40 million tenges are withdrawn in the republic in 2012, Kazakhstan Financial police press service reports. April 18 2013, 17:53 2 411 просмотрs

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French want to personally launch Kazakhstan satellite

Kazakhstan’s high-resolution Earth remote-sensing satellite scheduled to be launched in 2014 from French cosmodrome Kuru has some secret equipment installed on it. That’s why the French makers have requested to make the launch at their territory, Tengrinews.kz reports citing head of Kazkosmos National Space Agency Talgat Mussabayev. April 18 2013, 11:42 1 350 просмотрs

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Chelakh to appeal for pardon

Such statement was made by Vladislav Chelakh's lawyer Serik Sarsenov in the Vremya newspaper. he will make the writ of appeal in court already in the next few days. April 17 2013, 11:14 1 675 просмотрs

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The return of Bolashak alumni to be tracked down by Ministry of Education jointly with National Security Committee

  The RoK Ministry of Education jointly with the National Security Committee will track down the return of the Bolashak program alumni back to Kazakhstan. This was voiced today by Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, the RoK Minister of Education and Science, at the government session, reports bnews.kz.   April 16 2013, 17:50 1 298 просмотрs

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China interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield

Chinais interested in purchasing ConocoPhillips’s stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield, Newskaz.ru reports, citing the country’s Minister of Oil and gas Sauat Mynbayev as saying on the sidelines of the government sitting April 16. April 16 2013, 10:51 1 264 просмотрs

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Ice hockey: Kazakhstan flattened Great Britain in World Championship clash

Kazakh hockey team brought down Great Britain to a heavy 5-0 defeat in their second game of their World Championship Division 1 Group A campaign in Hungary, reports vesti.kz. April 16 2013, 10:44 2 600 просмотрs

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Kazakh official shares nation's experience of fighting corruption

The Chairman of the Agency of Kazakhstan for Countering Economic Crime and Corruption, Rashid Tusupbekov, visited New Delhi for three days and shared his country's experience in fighting corruption with his Indian counterparts. April 15 2013, 16:20 1 553 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to spend 1 percent of GDP on green economy

Kazakhstan will annually spend at least 1 percent of GDP for transition to the green economy, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister Nurlan Kapparov as saying at the conference called Creation of green economy in Kazakhstan. April 15 2013, 16:07 2 166 просмотрs

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Kazakhs cold on united league with Azerbaijan and Georgia

The Kazakhstan football federation has poured cold water on the hopes of Georgian federation president Zviad Sichinava (pictured), who is pushing to submit plans to UEFA for a united football league for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan which he claims would be able to attract significant investment. April 15 2013, 14:32 1 475 просмотрs

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East Kazakhstan Expats to Have Salary Cuts

In East Kazakhstan Oblast the tripartite commission on social partnership and regulation of labor and social relations held the meeting where they reviewed the issues of disproportion in salaries of expats and local employees, reports BNews citing East Kazakhstan  information center. April 15 2013, 12:21 2 603 просмотрs

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PM Akhmetov tasked to increase Kazakhstan content in KPO Management

Kazakhstani Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov has visited the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field to receive updates on the performance of Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) as part of a working visit to the Western Kazakhstan oblast, reads KPO press release. April 13 2013, 21:00 3 242 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan enters top 50 countries in network readiness

According to the report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on information technologies in terms of the Network Readiness Index, Kazakhstan ranked 43rd among 144 countries in the world, rising in the ranking by 12 positions compared to 2012, said the Ministry of Transport and Communications. April 13 2013, 21:24 1 326 просмотрs

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Italian TV channel to launch Pascalistan show about Kazakhstan

Pascalistan show will be launched at the Italian TV channel Deejay TV in May 2013. The show will tell about the life of Italian singer Son Pascal in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the singer. April 12 2013, 17:56 2 903 просмотрs

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Russia’s President believes Kazakhstan-based Baikonur is obsolete

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin believes Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome is obsolete, RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. April 12 2013, 15:20 1 454 просмотрs

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Kazakhs in Space

    To continue the space topic, let’s remember the cosmonauts from Kazakhstan. Toktar Aubakirov, the first Kazakh cosmonaut, is now a retired Kazakh Air Force officer and consultant. On October 2, 1991 he launched with the Russian cosmonaut Alexander Volkov as flight commander, and the Austrian research cosmonaut Franz Viehböck in Soyuz TM-13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport, and spent over eight days in space. April 12 2013, 12:26 13 351 просмотрs