Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov will represent the Counter-Terrorism Code at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

"A presentation of the Code themed Achievements of the Terrorism-Free World will become the highlight for Kazakhstan on the sidelines of the UNGA. We would like to present the Code on September...

A third of the gun shops in Kazakhstan closed after the introduction of the new rules, Kazakh media reported.

According to the law signed in December 2016, the gun shops cannot be located in residential buildings. The ones located in crowded places were given time until July this year to move...

On September 19, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed Alikhan Smailov as the new Minister of Finance and Gabit Baizhanov the Assistant to the President, as Secretary of the Security Council.

Smailov had served as the Aide to the President for economic affairs since December 2015. He replaced Bakhyt Sultanov in the...

In Kazakhstan there were 352 natural fires, and the damage caused by them made 199 million tenge, according to Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs Yuri Ilyin while speaking at a briefing in the Central Communications Service.

The vice minister cited statistics: in the number of 352 natural fires in the republic,...

A unique event in the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan and the entire Caspian region - the 26th Kazakhstan International Oil and Gas Conference - KIOGE 2018 will take place from September 26 to 27, 2018 at Intercontinental in Almaty. More than 1,000 oil and gas professionals will get...

The Board of Directors of KazTransOil decided to open a representative office in Moscow.

This decision was made with the purpose of optimal and effective execution of KazTransOil contractual obligations in relations with Transneft and shippers of Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan in the provision of services for the transportation of Kazakh...

Kazakhstan's new sea terminal in the Caspian Sea, built as part of the construction of the third plant at the Tengiz oil field, has begun to receive cargo.

The new terminal is meant to receive large-sized cargo going to construction sites. According to the manager of the normative legal department of...

The world's largest load-lifting crane was assembled at the Tengiz field, where a new oil plant is under construction.

Total lifting capacity of the crane is 3500 tonnes. It took seven additional cranes to assemble.

"The 3500-tonne crane was assembled at a construction site in Tengiz, where a new oil refinery is...

15 high-risk oil wells must be liquidated in Atyrau region. This was reported by the head of the department of ecology in the region, Kabizhan Kapanov.

"90 emergency oil and gas wells were registered in Atyrau region. Of these, 88 are located on the contract territory, two are transferred to the...

The compliance of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-cartel producers including Russia and Kazakhstan, with the Vienna oil output deal reached 129 percent in August, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday.

"In August, 129 percent," Novak said on the arrival for OPEC-non-OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC)...

Urals crude oil differentials firmed against dated Brent in northwest Europe on Monday, but weakened in the Mediterranean. As a result, the price spread between the Russian grade’s price in the south and north of Europe narrowed.

In the Platts window, trading firm BB Energy offered 80,000 tonnes of Urals loading...

Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent to a four-year high on Monday after Saudi Arabia and Russia ruled out any immediate increase in production despite calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for action to raise global supply.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-OPEC states, including top producer...

The US has repeatedly denounced the Russian-European joint venture to build a direct gas pipeline from Russia to the center of the EU via the Baltic Sea. Apart from lambasting Berlin for colluding with Moscow, Washington has already laid the groundwork for sanctions against companies involved in Nord Stream 2....

As of September 1 of the current year, the average pension in Kazakhstan makes 81 174 tenge or 226 US dollar. For comparison, in Russia the average pension according to the Federal State Statistics Service is 13 323.1 rouble or 200 US dollar, and in Belarus, according to the Ministry...

By the results of 8 months, the volume of capital investments in agribusiness reached 175.7 billion tenge, which is 8.2% more than a year earlier, and 5.3% more in comparable prices.

More than half of all investments fell on the three main crop areas of the country: North Kazakhstan for 25.7%,...

According to the Microfinance Information Exchange, Kazakhstan's position among Central Asian countries on the MFI market is not too impressive.

Thus, the number of active borrowers in the microfinance system of Kazakhstan is 258.7 thousand people, while in Kyrgyzstan there are 364.3 thousand, in Tajikistan - 336.1 thousand. Borrowers in Uzbekistan...

The landscape of the country's banking sector has changed significantly this year. Tightening regulation led to the withdrawal of insolvent players from the market. As a result, today there are 28 banks in Kazakhstan.

At the end of August, Eximbank and Qazaq Banki lost their banking licenses and will be forcibly...

The following technical report was posted by the national currency exchange, located at the Almaty stock exchange KASE.

Based on results of trades on the spot-market:

- weighted average US dollar rate with settlements T+1 in tenge (USDKZT_TOM) made KZT355.12 per US dollar at the trades volume USD102,200 th.;

- weighted average US...

The euro rose to more than a three-month high against the dollar on Monday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said he sees a vigorous pickup in euro zone inflation, backing moves toward unwinding an EC Basset purchase program meant to stimulate the economy.

The single currency has been on...

KAZ Minl PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:KZMYY) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday, September 8th.

According to Zacks, “KAZ Minerals PLC is involved in mining, producing and selling copper concentrates primarily in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The company’s...

Gold was steady on Monday partly in response to a dip in the dollar, but activity was muted because investors are waiting for a U.S. central bank meeting this week, expected to result in an interest rate increase.

Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,200.03 an ounce by 1220 GMT,...

London copper eased on Monday as buying was thinned by holidays in China and Japan and fresh jitters on global trade, a session after it notched up its biggest one-day advance in more than five years.

Trade war worries had eased last week on expectations that any impact to global growth...

As you may know Azincourt Energy, in addition to its lithium exploration projects, has two advanced uranium exploration projects in the prolific Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, (as well as an early stage exploration project in the Picotani volcanic field, Puno, Peru). As some of you might know, the Athabasca Basin is...

The Chamber of International Commerce of Kazakhstan has organized a business forum jointly with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Georgia and with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Georgia within the framework of the trade and economic mission of the...

In Kazakhstan there is a shortage of sugar. This statement was made by manufacturers. In response, the Ministry of National Economy reported that it sees no shortage and no reason to talk about the increase in sugar prices. The official comment of the Ministry of Economy looks like this: "According...

By September 24, according to a summary of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, in the republic, grains were harvested from 10,838.2 thousand hectares (72.1% of the area), 13,950.3 thousand tonnes of grain were harvested.

Last year, by September 24, the gross grain harvest amounted to more than 19.3 million tonnes.

To...

As of September 24, hay stocks in the EKO amounted to almost 91% of the assignment.

Haymaking is almost complete. Its volume to date was almost 98%.

As of September 24, the reserves of silo type of feed in the region make up almost 35% of the planned. Straw farmers have already...

The volume of capital expenditures into agro-industrial complex for the past 8 months reached KZT175.7 billion which is 8.2% more than in 2017.

The greater part of all investments accounts for three key granaries of Kazakhstan, namely the North Kazakhstan (25.7%), Kostanay (13.9%) and Akmola region (11.2%). The said three regions...

Chicago soybean futures slid for a second session on Monday as fears of a prolonged trade war between Washington and Beijing weighed on the market with new tariffs taking effect.

Corn slid, but the market was trading close to its highest since Sept. 12 with prices underpinned by strong demand and...

The Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan expects a decline in air ticket prices in 2019.

During the government hour in the Parliament, deputy Shavkat Utemisov addressed a representative of the ministry, noting that high prices for air and railway tickets are a big barrier to the development of tourism.

"For...

Publicis Groupe Kazakhstan, a member of the media holding Publicis Groupe of France, the largest communications company in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, for the first time in the practice of the domestic advertising market launches the principle of automated purchases of advertising equipment Programmatic TV and specialised software, MAKSAT. The...

This was reported by the Minister of Culture and Sports Arystanbek Mukhamediuly. "Until the end of 2018, a 72-hour visa-free transit for citizens of China and India, through the cities of Almaty and Astana, was introduced.

As a result, the transit flow from China through Kazakhstan increased by 60 percent, more...

The Social Medical Insurance Fund (SMIF) has introduced new rules for registering at polyclinics across Kazakhstan. Citizens may now enrol at the clinics, egov.kz website and public services centres.

“I want to note that citizens can register with medical organisations that are accredited in the national healthcare database. Medical organisations provide...

Date and Time: 26 September, 7.00 p.m.

Venue: TSE Art Destination, Republic ave. 33A, Аstana

The project organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan in cooperation with the TSE Gallery, the Embassy of Switzerland to Kazakhstan and the Akimat of Mangistau region will present the results of field research,...

The planned investment or intended investment in China's high-tech sectors saw strong growth in the first eight months of 2018, data showed.

From January to August, new intended investment in such sectors surged 69.6 percent from the year earlier, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a report, citing data...

China's local government debt balance stood at 17.66 trillion yuan (about 2.58 trillion US dollars) by the end of August, remaining within the official limit, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

The country's top legislative body has decided that the upper limit for local government debt this year should be...

Russian banks have enough resources to meet all their commitments before the citizens in any currency, Russian Central Bank’s chief Elvira Nabiullina vowed on Saturday.

"We have enough resources and tools to ensure that banks meet their commitments before the citizens in any currency," Nabiullina said on Rossiya’1 TV channel during...

Russia’s federal project on agricultural exports will be presented to the government by October 1. According to President Putin’s May decree, annual agricultural exports should more than double to $45 bln by 2024. According to Vedomosti, the Agricultural Ministry expects Russia’s grain supplies to account for the largest volume of...

Important steps are being taken in Azerbaijan to ensure and establish legal regulation in e-commerce.

Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan Elmir Velizade made the remarks at an e-commerce forum in Baku on September 24.

Velizade noted that one of the important components is to ensure the possibility...

Date: September 25, 2018; Source: Bloomberg.com

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Date: September 25, 2018; Source: the National Bank of Kazakhstan