News Bulletins
Kazakhstan is proud to announce its first-ever official Kazakhstan-U.S. Investment Forum to be held November 23 and 24, 2009 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
POLITICS
• Brazilian President to pay working visit to Kazakhstan
• Chinese parliamentary delegation visits Kazakhstan
ECONOMY
• IMF chief visits Kazakhstan for talks on downturn
• Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan plan joint WTO bid
• Four Islamic banks may open in Kazakhstan-Central Bank
• ConocoPhillips inks deal to explore offshore Kazakhstan block
• Kazatomprom Says Deal With Uranium One ‘Inalterable’
OTHER NEWS
• Domingo to perform concert in Kazakhstan
• Kokpar: Kazakhstan's Spring Games
POLITICS
• Foreign Minister Tazhin on official visit to the Kingdom of Netherlands
• Kazakhstan to host Euro-Atlantic Security Forum
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan economy showing signs of recovery- PM
• Kairgeldy Kabyldin: Performance of a feasibility study for Trans-Caspian Project may be launched in the second half
OTHER NEWS
• Fans celebrate victory in Kazakhstan
POLITICS
• Security authorities meet in Kazakhstan
• On the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum and Rose-Roth inter-parliamentary Seminar in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Astana, June 24-26, 2009)
ECONOMY
• GE signs $500M locomotive deals in Kazakhstan
• Cooperation between Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and RZD
• Belarus National Exhibition to take place in Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• Kazakhstan: former nuclear test site could be farmed says energy minister
• Kazakhstan: close encounters with camels on the Aral Sea bed
POLITICS
• Czech Republic To Support Kazakhstan In OSCE Chairmanship
• Lugar Praises Removal of Bomb-grade Nuclear Material from Kazakhstan
• NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Commends Successful Removal of Dangerous Nuclear Material from Kazakhstan
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan pins hopes on aid package for '09 growth
OTHER NEWS
• Kazakhstan and Israel: Good friends and reliable partners
• Kazakhstan speed up visas to lure England fans in anti-Borat PR blitz
POLITICS
• Korea, Kazakhstan Adopt Action Plan for Strategic Partnership
• Kazakh Foreign Minister visits Germany
• Kazakhstan to Continue Destroying Old ICBM Launchers
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan, S.Korea sign $5 bln worth of deals
• Kazakhstan optimistic on economy
OTHER NEWS
• Can Turkey become Kazakhstan?
• Kazakhstan National TV Goes Tapeless
POLITICS
• Kazakhstan to address corruption
ECONOMY
• India, Kazakhstan may sign N-pact
• IMF in Kazakhstan to discuss economic crisis
• China to boost Kazakhstan uranium
• Toshiba Negotiating to Buy Nuclear Fuel Rods From Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• Muriel Collison Honored for Her Work with Kazakhstan Orphans
• Kazakhstan holds Chinese proficiency competition
Kazakhstan intends to join the Missile Technology Control Regime
Dear readers, please find below an official press release outlining Kazakhstan’s nonproliferation efforts in light of the country’s bid to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
KAZAKHSTAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS WASHINGTON FOR
HIGH LEVEL TALKS WITH US OFFICIALS
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MAJOR EVENTS
IN US WITH PARTICIPATION OF THE EMBASSY OF KAZAKHSTAN
(MAY-DECEMBER 2009)
POLITICS
• Joint statement: China, Kazakhstan vow to deepen strategic partnership
• Vietnam, Kazakhstan look to stronger economic ties
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan eyes $200 mln fund with China's CITIC
• Kazakhstan, Gazprom meet on gas
OTHER NEWS
• International silk road rally for Kazakhstan
POLITICS
• Iran, Kazakhstan ink five cooperation deals
• President Nazarbayev Welcomes U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Cuts Pledges, Says Will Consider Hosting International Nuclear Fuel Bank in Kazakhstan
• The implications of Ahmadinejad’s visit to Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan: is Astana aiming to broker US-Iran nuclear deal?
• Kazakhstan offers to help Italy in rebuilding efforts
• Grgic/Petersen: A strategy for Central Asia
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan, China in negotiations over joint ownership of major Kazakh energy company
• Kazakhs look at China's yuan as reserve currency
OTHER NEWS
• Getting along key to Kazakhstan
• Steppe Cowboys
KAZAKHSTAN’S GOVERNMENT CONTINUES HELPING
CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES IN TIMES OF CRISIS
SCHEDULE OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
WITH KAZAKHSTAN’S PARTICIPATION
APRIL 2009
POLITICS
• China, Kazakhstan to enhance cooperation on economy, anti-terrorism
• OSCE Center in Kazakhstan marks 10th anniversary
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan to give tax cuts to loss-making miners
• Analysis: Kazakhstan's hydroelectric potential attracts foreign investment
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OTHER NEWS
• Kazakh minister invites chief rabbis to inter-religious conference with Iran
• 'Oldest woman in the world' about to turn 130
• Kazakhstan alpinists to conquer Everest
POLITICS
• Treaty on Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Central Asia
• Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Established in Central Asia
• President Nazarbayev to visit Finland
ECONOMY
• Kazakh leader calls for single global currency
• G-20: Astana economic forum suggest a way forward
• Kazakhstan continues active WTO talks
• GE Transportation Delivers 3,000th GE Evolution®
• Series Locomotive to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ)
PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV PRESENTS HIS ANTI-CRISIS VISION
AT THE 2ND ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM 
POLITICS
• Shaikh Khalifa meets Kazakhstan leader
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan wants to boost economic ties with Vietnam
• Russia welcomes Kazakh proposal for electronic single currency
• Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Plans Food Wheat Imports From Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• Kazakh class combats 'Borat' stereotype
PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DELIVERS
ANNUAL STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS,
LAYS OUT HIS VISION OF KAZAKHSTAN’S WAY THROUGH CRISIS TO DEVELOPMENT
POLITICS
• Nazarbayev designated a number of directions for employment of Kazakhstan citizens
• Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan Urges Leaders in Washington to Repeal Jackson-Vanik for the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Rabbi asks Obama to repeal Jackson-Vanik
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev adds billions more to bailout plan
• Kazakhstan's BTA picks Goldman as financial adviser
• Air Astana Record 8pct Growth
OTHER NEWS
• Were Horses First Domesticated In Kazakhstan?
POLITICS
• Kazakh parliament approves Kyoto Protocol
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan: Astana plans big hike in uranium production
• Creating a high-tech sector in Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• Kazakhstan wants to get ‘collective portrait’ of its population – President Nazarbayev
• Kazakhstan: Astana lures ethnic Kazakh migrants with financial incentives
• Kazakhstan rejects proposed restrictive religion law
POLITICS
• OSCE specialists to train Kazakh diplomats and experts in run-up to Kazakhstan’s presidency in the organization
• Director of new external intelligence service named
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan: Overcoming Global Crisis
• Kazakhstan Kagazy Consolidates Astana Contract
• Continental Eagle to build plant in Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• More than a name in Kazakhstan
POLITICS
• Kazakhstan: Astana is increasingly willing to address torture issue
• Rakhat Aliyev: Racketeer or Reformer?
ECONOMY
• Devaluation minimizes cost of crisis for Kazakhstan – President Nazarbayev
• Chevron says Kazakh project needs bigger pipeline
OTHER NEWS
• UAE Envoy to Kazakhstan: Etihad flights to Almaty boost relations
• Kazakhstan gigs will raise money to help orphans
KAZAKHSTAN’S GOVERNMENT BAILS OUT
TWO MAJOR BANKS: “BTA BANK” AND “ALLIANCE BANK”
POLITICS
• Kazakhstan to allow US shipments
• Kazakhstan opens way for 2-party parliament
• Kazakhstan says Customs Union with Russia, Belarus due in 2009
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan May Sell BTA Stake to Russia’s Sberbank
• Kazakhstan devalues tenge by almost a fifth
• Kazakhs may be top uranium producer in 2009
• India to use Kazakh uranium as fuel for nuclear its reactors
OTHER NEWS
• The “Great Game” is Over Interview with Dr. Frederick Starr
"Hoping for the Better"
article in the Washington Times by Kazakhstan's Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev
POLITICS
• Kazakhstan: new breadbasket for the coalition fighting in Afghanistan
• Jordan, Kazakhstan sign joint plan
ECONOMY
• Kazakhstan to boost liquidity at major banks
• Nazarbayev suggests introducing a new world currency under UN’s auspices
• Kazakh refinery online by 2012
• Kazakhstan Leaders and Cisco Discuss Transformation to Innovation-Based Economy
• Microsoft interested in coop with Kazakhstan
OTHER NEWS
• Stork takes over Kazakhstan
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