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Kazakhstan news
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16 January, 09:31
The Board of Directors of JSC Air Astana representing the shareholders Samruk State Holding and BAE Systems PLC have agreed to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the firm order of 6 Airbus A320 family and 3 Boeing 787-8 aircraft powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines. In addition to the firm order, the Board has agreed for the company to place 3 options for Airbus A320 and 3 purchase rights for Boeing 787-8 aircraft. more...
www.kazakhembus.com
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16 January, 09:27
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC is a leading diversified natural resources group with integrated mining, processing, energy, logistical, and marketing operations. It is the world’s largest producer of ferrochrome, based on chrome content, the world’s sixth largest iron ore exporter by volume and world’s fifth largest supplier of traded alumina by volume. The government of Kazakhstan is ENRC’s biggest shareholder with ... more...
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16 January, 09:26
Kazakhstan, the world's third-biggest uranium producer, plans to increase output fivefold within a decade and overtake Canada as the largest supplier of nuclear fuel. Kazakhstan intends to mine 30,000 metric tons a year by 2018, Mukhtar Dzhakishev, President of state-run producer “Kazatomprom”, said in an e-mailed response to questions on Jan. 8. Kazakhstan extracted 5,279 tons in 2006, about 4,600 tons less than ... more...
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16 January, 09:25
Kazakhstan has taken a further step toward abolishing death penalty. In addition to a moratorium on death penalty introduced in December of 2003, Kazakhstan has introduced life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence for some grave crimes. The UN accepted resolution on death penalty moratorium by majority of votes in the third committee in November 2007. The resolution of the General Assembly ... more...
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16 January, 09:23
The annual Eurasian Media Forum will take place this year in Almaty, Kazakhstan from April 24-26. The purpose of the forum is to determine Eurasia’s strategic role in world affairs and how this factors into news coverage. Topics discussed at this year’s forum include international relations, access to information and how to achieve quality journalism. Registration will take place at the event itself. more...
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16 January, 09:21
Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry to unveil the actual economic situation in Kazakhstan to international rating agencies In the Q1 2008 the Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry is poised to expound the actual economic situation in Kazakhstan to the international rating agencies, Vice Finance Minister Daulet Ergozhin announced at the round-table discussion on investment funds and raising of the ... more...
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10 January, 12:00
KIEV. December 29. KAZINFORM. Kazakh Embassy in Ukraine and Moldova held in Kiev a roundtable on “State and prospects of the Kazakh-Ukrainian relationship”. Those attending were the reps of the diplomatic corps, business circle, journalists and experts. The discussion focused on various aspects of its uppermost subject matter. According to Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ukraine A. Zhumabayev, 2007 ... more...
Kazakh Embassy’s press service
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18 October, 11:03
Eleven of Kazakhstan’s top boxers will compete in the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007, according to a press-release by World Boxing Championships. The AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007, which is the opening qualifying event for the 2008 Olympic Games, begins on October 23 and finishes on November 3. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is a non-profit making international organization, which was founded under the name Federation ... more...
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18 October, 11:02
Astana is committed to diversifying energy export routes and counts on EU's assistance in this respect, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said, according to Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency’s article. "Attention should be focused on diversification and securing stable routes for future energy supplies to foreign markets. We will stick to the principle of pursuing multi-vector policy in this regard," President Nazarbayev said at the international conference ... more...
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18 October, 11:02
Malaysians probably know Kazakhstan as a place near the Russian border or that it was where the first Malaysian astronaut (Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor) was launched into space recently. But Kazakhstan has much more to offer, especially to local companies wanting to expand their businesses beyond local shores. Kazakhstan is one of the fastest growing economies in the world – besides China, India, and Vietnam – with an average gross domestic product (GDP) ... more...
By Danny Yap, The Star Online, Malaysia, October 15, 2007
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18 October, 11:00
For Ikram Adirbekov, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to China, the cultural events that make up the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in China are symbolic of the strong cultural ties between the two countries. "I strongly believe that cultural ties provide additional impetus to efforts to promote the genuine strategic partnership proclaimed by presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Hu Jintao in 2005," Adyrbekov said. The ambassador hopes the weeklong cultural gala, ... more...
By Zheng Lifei, China Daily, October 15, 2007
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18 October, 10:59
On Tuesday, October 16, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, HE Erlan Idrissov, testified in the US Congress during the Helsinki Commission’s hearings on Kazakhstan’s bid to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2009. Ambassador Idrissov highlighted the key points of his country’s official position on the OSCE chairmanship citing a number of arguments in favor of Kazakhstan’s bid. He strongly urged the US to support the young republic in achieving one of its ... more...
Embassy of Kazakhstan to the United States of America
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18 October, 10:57
President Nazarbayev arrived in Tehran on October 15 to take part in the Second Summit of Caspian Sea Littoral States. After the official meeting ceremony President Nazarbayev and his Iranian counterpart, President Ahmadinejad, held bilateral negotiations. The two Presidents expressed their satisfaction with the dynamic development of Kazakhstan-Iran relations and agreed that the two countries managed to establish a stable political dialogue, with growing bilateral trade turnover and ... more...
Embassy of Kazakhstan to the United States of America
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11 October, 15:46
Area phone codes in Kazakhstan changed as of October 5. Please note that area phone codes in Kazakhstan have been changed as of October 5. The first digit “3” in all the area codes in Kazakhstan has been changed for “7”. In other words, if you make a call to Almaty, for instance, you should dial “7272” before a phone number instead of the old area code “3272”. The country code remains the same: +7. To make an international call now to Kazakhstan please dial: Astana: ... more...
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11 October, 15:45
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) examines the possibility of acquiring a stake in the Kazakhstan Investment Fund incorporated in the Kazyna Fund for Sustainable Development, the Embassy of Kazakhstan reports referring to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency. “The EBRD has clearly shown eagerness to study the situation in the Investment Fund of Kazakhstan and then proceed with co-management in the Fund, i.e. become a shareholder of the Investment Fund ... more...
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11 October, 15:44
Kazakh Energy Minister sees no reasons for suspending Kashagan project over environmental claims Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Sauat Mynbaev, sees no reasons for putting the Kashagan project on halt over the claims of environmental and emergency authorities, the Embassy of Kazakhstan reports referring to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency. “Claims were put forward by environmental authorities and the emergency agency. In terms of environmental requirements, the Ministry for ... more...
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11 October, 15:42
A top U.S. Navy commander met with officials in Kazakhstan in an effort to help the country's fledgling naval and border-security operations. Vice Adm. Kevin J. Cosgriff, commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command U.S. 5th Fleet, met with the officials in Astana, Kazakhstan, the largest country in the NAVCENT area of responsibility to discuss the range of activity needed to build and sustain a ready and relevant force in the region, according to the U.S. Navy. more...
Released by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United States of America
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03 October, 16:36
The Senate (upper house) of the Kazakh Parliament approved draft amendments to the law “On Subsoil and Subsoil Use” imposing tougher requirements on the subsoil users at a plenary meeting on Thursday. The document must be signed by the President to go into effect. According to an executive summary to the draft law “On Amending the Law “On Subsoil and Subsoil Use” the document is designed to protect Kazakhstan’s interests in the country’s subsoil ... more...
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03 October, 16:35
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev once again called for the world community to approve the UN Peacekeeping Financial Fund earlier endorsed by UN Secretary General. “UN peacekeeping efforts remain the most efficient tool of peaceful settlement of regional conflicts”, President Nazarbaev said at the 62nd session of UN General Assembly. “15 years ago, Kazakhstan from the same venue voiced the initiative of enhancing the UN peacekeeping potential. ... more...
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03 October, 16:34
Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan praised the first state visit by the Kazakh leader to Brazil. “Our talks were extremely fruitful. They opened new opportunities for furthering our cooperation on bilateral and multilateral levels. I am pleased to see that we share common views and ideas on the majority of questions of regional and global policy,” Nazarbayev said on Thursday while speaking during an official breakfast at the ... more...
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