Search Results for 2014/12/20

Economic Impact of Ukraine Crisis Could Affect Neighbours, EBRD Says

…transition region for 2014, but has now downgraded that expectation to just 1.4 percent. Growth at the rate of 1.9 percent is possible for 2015, the bank says – as…

EBRD Senior Economist Sees “Stable Growth” for Kazakh Economy in 2014

…about 5.5 percent for 2014,” he said. According to Preimanis, inflation “slowed down to 4.8 percent in December 2013. In 2014, it will go up toward the National Bank’s range…

Government Reports on Development Progress, Defines Plans to Promote Sustainable Growth

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s social and economic development in the first half of 2014 was the focus of an enlarged government session on Aug. 6, during which the country’s most significant…

Bidding Farewell to 2014 and Looking Forward to 2015

…year sees reports that key negotiations are complete on the way to Kazakhstan’s accession to the World Trade Organisation. Still, the world around is no dear. 2014 saw the rise…

Kazakhstan’s 2014 figure skating medal winner Denis Ten comes up short in PyeongChang

…he took 12th place. However, Ten continued to work, even though after the 2014 Olympics, other leading figure skaters decided to take a break to recover. “This was definitely not…

Astana to Host Evolution Summer FEST 2014 Dance Festival

The Evolution Summer FEST-2014 dance festival will be held in front of the Astana Opera theatre throughout the summer. The festival opened on June 21 for the first time with…

Kazakh-Indian Relations on the Rise

…cooperation. The project was opened by the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Iran and Turkmenistan on December 3, 2014. It will reduce the freight distance and its cost by two times or…

Folk Music Festival to be Held in Kyzylorda in 2014

…again in 2014. “Preparatory work is already under way,” Deputy Head of the Department of Culture Zhanat Kuramysova said. “The international organisation TURKSOI expressed willingness to help us with the…

Nation’s Boxers Win Four Countries-2014 Tournament

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national boxing team won the Four Countries-2014 boxing tournament, which ended here Feb. 20. In the tournament’s final round, Kazakh boxers defeated the Russian team with a…

ASTEX-2014 Set to Attract Silicon Valley Innovators to Astana

…Economic Forum on May 21-22, 2013. The Information Communications Technologies Development Corporate Fund worked on finding and concluding agreements with sponsors and exhibitors, attracting speakers, conducting a comprehensive publicity campaign,…