On 3 July 2010 the RK Agency for Competition Protection (hereinafter - the Agency) issued a statement about the supposed abuse of dominant position, committed by three operators of cellular communication of Kazakhstan. In particular, the ACP thinks the communication operators violate the Rules of rendering the cellular communication services by establishing the amounts from 4,000 up to 15,000 Tenge as a threshold balance for international roaming services. In the opinion of the Agency, establ

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Today in Almaty Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has surveyed the Arboretum named after the 1

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Kazakh President.

The Arboretum covering the area of 73 ha is planned to become a basis of formation of the natural-ecological framework of the city. Its objective is to create the best conditions for the rest of the citizens and guests.

During the visit the President heard the municipal akimat's report on development of  Almaty parks. As N. Nazarbayev ...

Seven enterprises out of ten ones which are launched in Kyzylorda oblast within the State Program of Forced Industrial and Innovative Development this year have been put into commission in the first half year.

It is planned that another three projects will be implemented in the nearest time. They are the Zhanakorgan pebble plant, market-milky dairy in Kazaly, and gas-turbine station "PetroKazakhstanKumkolResources".

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The Kazakh Prime Minister commissioned the Agriculture Minister to consider the issue regarding allocating funds for provision of forage for the winter.

'We will ask for additional subsidies for provision of forage. Funds are allocated for this purpose but taking into account current situation we need to increase the resource', Minister of Agriculture Akylbek Kurishbayev said.

According to him Kostanai region, West Kazakhstan, Aktobe and Akmola regiond need it the most.

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It is necessary to pay special attention to propaganda of a healthy way of living among the population. Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has said it surveying a maternity clinic of the city of Kostanay.

"Propaganda of a healthy way of living is very important", K.Massimov said.

The Premier noted that none country of the world has an ideal program of healthcare, but Kazakhstan should use the best world experience.

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The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, arrived in the Kostanay area for a working trip, the agency informed.

In the first half of the day, the Prime Minister will familiarize with the work of the Kazakhstan frontier post Kayrak at the Kazakhstan-Russian frontier. He will then visit potable water supplying regional centre Kostanay-su GKP, where the officials will discuss the question of development of drinking water supply system and tariffs for utilities.

The Prime Minist...

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov praises the pace of North Kazakhstan region development.

The Prime Minister said that during his visit to the region the progress of implementation of a number of state programs was considered, including the industrial program, the Road Map, Salauatty Kazakhstan and Balapan programs. The issues of developing agriculture and housing and utilities infrastructure were discussed as well.

"I am satisfied with the results. All the instructions of...

This year Kazakhstan expects to get 14.5-15.5 mln tons of crop, Kazinform refers to Vice Minister of Agriculture Arman Yevniyev who has said it at a press conference today.

"Unfortunately, this year we will not gather the same volume of grain as it was in 2009. We forecast to get 14.5-15.5 mln tons of harvest", A. Yevniyev added.

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In the course of a working trip to Karaganda oblast President Nursultan Nazarbayev has visited the Karaganda Foundry and Engineering Plant - an affiliate of Kazakhmys Corporation where he will get familiarized with the activity of KazBelAZ LLC Kazakh-Belarusian joint venture.

"I always survey new productions, which create new jobs. Industrializations is construction of new plants. The most important thing is to create 50,000 new jobs", the President noted.

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Ceremony of anniversary tapping of cast iron devoted to the 50^th anniversary of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant was held at the ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC. President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the ceremony.

Head of ArcelorMittal Temirtau Lakshmi Mittal, eight veterans of the Karaganda Plant and others took part in the ceremony as well.

"I congratulate the personnel of the company on the anniversary. I wish you good health, new succ

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"ArcelorMittal Temirtau" Metalurical Pant remains the leading enterprise of the ion industry of Kazakhstan", Kazakh President N.Nazarbayev said at the meeting devoted to the 50^th anniversary of the Plant on Friday.

According to the President, metallurgists and leadership of the company have maid great contribution to it. "The company got through many difficulties during last 50 years. The first decade of successful development gave wa

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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev , speaking on Friday, at the meeting dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Kazakhstan Magnitka, confided that he often dreamt of Magnitka

"The workers of Magnitka are rightfully called a steel generation", the President considers. "This is the generation of people with a steel character, unbending will and purposefulness", Nursultan Nazarbayev said having highlighted that "these qualities enabled them, against all odds, to ...

In the Kazakh President's Address 'New Decade - New Economic Growth - New Opportunities of Kazakhstan' special attention is paid to the development of electric power industry of Kazakhstan. In accordance with the Forced Industrial Innovation Development Program we need faster growth of electric power industry development for providing the whole country with electricity.

The realization of 144 projects is planned this year, 72 projects have already been put into operation in the first h

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Today within the working trip to Karaganda oblast, Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has visited several new social facilities in Temirtau and met with the investors of the country's mining-metallurgical sector.

A ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 50th jubilee of Kazakhstan Magnitka took place in the restored Palace of Metallurgists. Over 400 mln was allocated for its reconstruction under the Road Map program.

N. Nazarbayev also visited new Mosque, Svyato-Nikolsky Cathedral ...

The issues of food security require new solutions and technologies, which we should start looking for as soon as possible. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the III Astana Economic Forum on Thursday

Despite the aggravation of the situation in the financial markets experts' warning about possible food crisis were not taken seriously in the developed countries.

"However, in the developing countries the poor suffer from the consequences of a sharp jump in fo

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Nursultan Nazarbayev's initiative regarding developing a new document called 'Maastricht plus' was approved by the OSCE. Coordinator of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Goran Svilanovich said at the third Astana Economic Forum.

'Madrid document is a very important document for the OSCE and development of 'Maastricht plus' will give an impetus for the whole economic and environmental dimension of the OSCE that I represent. The OSCE Secreta

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President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram of congratulation to President of the Kyrgyz Republic for transition period Roza Otunbayeva, Kazinform has learnt from the Presidential press service.

"Kazakhstan welcomes the referendum in Kyrgyzstan and hopes that the results of the plebiscite will underlie the country's public-political and socio-economic stabilization.

Kazakhstan is sincerely interested in normalization of the situation in the neighbor country and is r

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The first Kazakhstan International Congress on Mineral Resources and Metallurgy AMM-2010 will be opened today in Astana within the framework of the celebratory activities devoted to the Day of the City. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is expected to take part in the opening ceremony.

AMM-2010 is a grand event devoted to the sphere of mineral resources and metallurgy in Kazakhstan. It is held under the auspices of Astana Akimat.

The Congress will include a forum, an indust

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A business meeting of Pavlodar entrepreneurs and German businessmen is scheduled for July 12 in Pavlodar, the press service of the regional chamber of commerce reports.

Representatives of Dantherm Filtration GmbH company, Duck GmbH company, automakers from Volkswagen Group and representatives of eight more big and medium enterprises of Germany are expected to visit Pavlodar.

The Pavlodar businessmen will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the business community of German

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Within a teleconference Pavlodar oblast Governor Bakytzhan Sagintayev has reported the Head of the State on launching of the first manufacturing complex with a capacity of 500 gondolas in Ekibastuz.

He noted that the project is implemented jointly with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy National Company JSC and is financed by Kazakhstan Development Bank.

There were created 80 jobs.

KAZINFORM

During the June 28 teleconference with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev a number of major facilities were put into operation in Mangystau region.

The first-ever shipyard in Kazakhstan was launched at the port of Bautino. The operation of Beineu grain terminal was demonstrated as well.

The cost of the Bautino shipyard project exceeds KZT 2.5 billion. The port will allow to supply Kazakh goods to the world market, expand export and transit potential of the state.

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Kazakh President N.Nazarbayev has opened the OSCE Conference on Tolerance and Non-discrimination today, the Presidential press service reports.

The President noted that the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this century brought dramatic changes to the notion of tolerance itself and to the practical policy at the OSCE space.

The Head of the State said that Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman intended to contribute to the promotion of the idea of tolerance, inte

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Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Russia are held In Moscow within the Kazakhstan's presidency in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization these days, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reports.

The Kazakh side was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev , the Russia side - by Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin.

The sides discussed the main priorities of the SCO during the period of the Kazakhstan's presidency.

Taking in...

A delegation of the Atlantic Council of the United States visited the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament, the press service of the House reports

The delegation headed by President and CEO Frederick Kempe was received by Deputy Chairman of the Majilis Zhanybek Karibzhanov and deputies Beken Alimzhanov, Yerbolat Apsalyamov, Svetlana Bychkova and Ualikhan Kalizhanov.

Issues of peace and security, peacekeeping activity of Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman, joint actions of the world co

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Kazakhstan continues on the path of higher educational reform by creating a new university in the capital city of Astana. The grand opening ceremony of the "New University of Astana", JSC will be held in Astana on June 28, 2010 with participation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev as well as other high-ranking Kazakh officials and foreign partners of the University, such as University College London, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Fuqua School of Bus

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