Kazakhstan to Go Dark for the Environment
Turn out the lights for 60 minutes. Pledge to save the planet for a lifetime. Kazakhstan will join 161 countries and territories around the world March 28 for Earth Hour, a global commitment organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). By flicking the switch to the off position at 8:30 p.m. local time,…
Multiple Organisations Work to Revive Saiga Population
On the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, which has been guiding conservation efforts for more than five decades, the saiga antelope has moved in just six years from vulnerable to critically endangered. The population pendulum, however, is starting to swing the other way. Through the efforts of organisations such as IUCN,…
EBRD, UniCredit Group Lend $260 million to Kazakhstan’s Voskhod Chromium
Voskhod Chromium, a mining operation in western Kazakhstan, has received $260 million in financing jointly arranged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UniCredit Group, according to a Feb. 23 EBRD press release. The cross-border investment will enable the facility, which is located in Khromtau in the Aktobe oblast (region) and is…
Kazakh Boxer Secures Rio Olympic Bid
Berik Abdrakhmanov can pack his bags for Brazil, as the Kazakh lightweight boxer defeated Uzbekistan’s Hurshid Tojibaev Jan. 30 in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title Match. The victory served as his invitation to represent his country at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to Vesti.kz. The 2016 Summer Games will be…
Issues with Mongolia, Ukraine Hinder Kazakhstan’s WTO Accession Efforts
Kazakhstan’s efforts to become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), an action the country has been attempting for 19 years, appears to be hindered by Ukraine and Mongolia, Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev said during a recent visit to Pavlodar Oblast. “We still have some unresolved issues with Mongolia and Ukraine. There are…
