Kazakhstan News

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KZ ranking in “Doing Business” increased by 7 points

The World Bank ranked business climate in 185 counties on 10 indicators of “Doing Business” rating. Kazakhstan has ranked 49th (versus 56th in 2011) in the "Doing Business 2013" ratings, improving its position in the rankings by seven points, the Kazakh Economic Development and Trade Ministry said on Tuesday. October 24 2012, 11:09 3 094 просмотрs

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Air Astana Looks East To Expand Network

Air Astana, the national carrier, is looking deep into Asia to expand its network. Its inclusion on the European Union blacklist, which frustrates its ambitions to expand West, lies at the heart of its strategy. Air Astana’s discussions over a code-share partnership with Royal Jordanian, which follows an analogous strategy, is no coincidence. Royal Jordanian has developed Amman into a hub for the Levant region, straddling western Asia, the eastern Mediterranean and northeast Africa. October 23 2012, 17:01 2 327 просмотрs

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Muslims in Kazakhstan to celebrate Qurban Ayt

Muslims in Kazakhstan and around the world will celebrate the holy festival of Qurban Ayt (Eid al-Adha) on October 26, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage. October 23 2012, 16:09 4 294 просмотрs

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Tajik gold miners look to buy sodium cyanide from new Kazakh plant

Kazakhstan's national export and investment promotion agency said Monday a Kazakh firm has signed several agreements to sell sodium cyanide to two of Tajikistan’s largest gold miners. October 23 2012, 16:42 2 247 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan may join WTO in 6 months

Kazakhstan is now at a crucial stage of negotiations to join the World Trade Organization, and is likely to become the Organisation's member-state in the next six months.  October 23 2012, 15:33 2 565 просмотрs

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Nazarbayev told Austrians about democracy and Zhanaozen

“In the issues of democracy Kazakhstan is not like Europe that came to it for hundreds of years, however, the country reached great success in this field in the post soviet space,” Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev told a briefing following the meeting with President of Austria Heinz Fischer. October 23 2012, 11:55 3 253 просмотрs

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Kazakh observers to watch US President elections

Three observers from Kazakhstan and one from Kyrgyzstan will be monitoring presidential election in the U.S. on Tuesday, November 6, as members of the OSCE international observers’ team sent to the U.S. by the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), reported Silk Road Newsline. October 22 2012, 15:25 2 749 просмотрs

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Nursultan Nazarbayev visits Austria

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev starts his two-day official visit to Austria. October 22 2012, 11:32 1 626 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan Launches Warship Into Caspian

Kazakhstan has formally launched its first warship in the Caspian Sea, the rocket-artillery ship "Kazakhstan", with a ceremony in Aktau, the country's main naval base, on October 18. October 21 2012, 01:20 1 783 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to celebrate Day of First President

On December 1, this year, Kazakhstan will for the first time celebrate a new state holiday - Day of the First President. October 19 2012, 11:20 3 082 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan plans grid sale, international bonds in 2013

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan plans to sell up to 10 percent of its state grid KEGOC in an initial public offering in the second quarter of next year and is also considering issuing international bonds in 2013, senior government officials said on Thursday. October 18 2012, 20:02 2 380 просмотрs

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For the past 20 years Kazakhstan attracted above USD125bn, PM

"For the past 20 years Kazakhstan has succeeded in achieving significant progress in transforming its economy into more transparent," the welcome speech by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov addressed to the participants of the III Kazakhstan's Business Forum in London reads. October 18 2012, 19:47 1 774 просмотрs

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Wanted bulletins for suspects in Almaty Oblast massacre sent to neighboring countries

Police manhunt for the suspects in the mass killings in the Ili-Alatau National Park of Almaty Oblast is followed by sending wanted bulletins to the neighboring countries, said Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kassymov on the sidelines of Senate's plenary session. October 18 2012, 12:31 2 193 просмотрs

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30 red deer set free in south KZ

There is now a deer kingdom in the south of Kazakhstan. Three hundred hectares of land were given over to the Red Book animals. Experts refer to the experiment as unique and a forced measure as the last Bukhara deer was seen in the wild in the mid-1960s.  October 17 2012, 20:43 4 138 просмотрs

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N. Nazarbayev reminded L. Mittal about social responsibility

The president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev received the Chairman of the Board and the General Director of ArcelorMittal Company Lakshmi Mittal, Akorda press service reports. October 17 2012, 20:01 2 198 просмотрs

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Сorporate income tax to reduce to 15%

In Kazakhstan, corporate income tax will be reduced from 20% to 15% by 2014, Kazakhstan Today reports. October 17 2012, 10:33 2 382 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan will celebrate Eid on October 26

One of the most significant Muslim holidays Eid (Kurban-Ait in Kazakhstan) will be celebrated on October 26 this year, Tengrinews.kz reports citing the website of Khazret Sultan mosque. October 17 2012, 09:11 3 151 просмотрs

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Witness in Zhanaozen Riots Case Murdered

A witness in the case related to mass riots in western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen, Alexander Bozhko, who announced in the court that he has bad-mouthedthe defendants under pressure, has been murdered,- reported Galym Ageleuov, the chairman of Kazakhstan's Liberty non-government organization. October 15 2012, 17:56 2 055 просмотрs

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APC: Billions of profit made from power tariff increase are paid to shareholders

According to Gabidulla Abdrakhimov, the Chairman of Agency for Protection of Competition (APC), in the result of APC’s joint audit with the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Ministry of Industry and AREM a number of problems in the sphere of power production has been revealed: the majority of the funds received as the result of power tariffs’ increase was spent for payment of dividends to the shareholders. October 15 2012, 16:19 1 535 просмотрs

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Kozlov: before and after verdict

At the moment Kazakh media is peppered with various articles about the verdict on Vladimir Kozlov (7.5 years imprisonment and confiscation of property) - ones say he is guilty, while the others claim the contrary... October 15 2012, 11:02 2 120 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to reduce Internet charges this year

"This year we are planning to reduce Internet rates in Kazakhstan and increase its speed twofold," Chairman of the Agency for Protection of Competition (APC) Gabidulla Abdrakhimov said at the Government Hour in the Majilis. October 15 2012, 15:28 2 375 просмотрs

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AES Group fined KZT 20 billion

"A group of American Companies AES has been fined KZT 20 billion,"  Chairman of the Agency for Protection of Competition of Kazakhstan Gabidulla  Abdrakhimov told the Government Hour in the Majilis. October 15 2012, 12:37 1 844 просмотрs

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BISOL to Install 2 MW Solar Plant in Kazakhstan

BISOL Group will install a 2 megawatt turnkey solar power plant in Kazakhstan, BISOL press service reports. The company has signed a contract with the investor Samruk-Energo to construct and install a ground mounted and sun-tracking PV system in the city of Kapchagay in Almaty Province. October 13 2012, 14:45 2 790 просмотрs

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Kazakh Border Guard Accused Of Killing Comrades Attempts Suicide

Vladislav Chelakh, the Kazakhstani border guard accused of killing 14 fellow guards and a forest ranger in May, has reportedly attempted to commit suicide in his cell. October 13 2012, 00:36 2 425 просмотрs

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Louis Vuitton Opens in Kazakhstan

On Oct. 11, Louis Vuitton opened its first store in Almaty’s Esentai Mall, reports wwd.com (Women’s Wear Daily). The new Louis Vuitton store will be located within the newly inaugurated Esentai Park Mall. Vuitton’s search for a luxury environment in Kazakhstan began in 2008, but was put on hold during the global financial crisis. October 13 2012, 00:20 5 178 просмотрs