Search Results for 2014/12/27

Scholarship Programme for Afghan Students Nearing Final Goal

…senior coordinator working with Afghan students at Al-Farabi National University, told The Astana Times in a November interview. She considers the programme a great success so far. In 2014, the…

National Beef Export Programme Yields Positive Results

…As a result of the efforts aimed at the development of beef cattle, over the past three years the proportion of cattle farms in the country increased from 12 to…

Projects to Advance Kazakh Space Industry Near Completion

…have spacecraft systems at their disposal,” Mussabayev said. Two satellites for medium and high-resolution Earth remote sensing were launched in 2014 from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana and Yasniy…

Senate Defines Kazakhstan’s Youth Policy, Seeks Youth Participation in Country’s Political Life

…tensions. He stated that at the end of 2014, the government was asked to develop various scenarios for different economic conditions to prevent an economic slowdown and ease the burden…

Afghanistan Faces Uncertain Future, Needs All Assistance It Can Get

…security forces by mid-2013. The withdrawal of the international coalition troops is to be completed by the end of 2014. It was also decided that after the withdrawal, some U.S….

Conference Marks UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

…national dialogue in September 2014. In August 2014, IOM and partner government agencies will launch a project on improving identification and referral of victims of trafficking, including comprehensive training for…

Kazakhstan Considers Building Fourth Oil Refinery in Mangistau Region

…1945. The plant’s processed oil products totalled 4,920,005 tonnes in 2014. Pavlodar’s output in 2014 totalled 4,925,774 and Shymkent’s was 5,085,239 in the same year. The Aktau sea port and…

Hosting Olympic Games Offers Widespread Benefits, Kazakh Diplomat Says

…stations with a length of 59 km. According to approximate data, more than 12,000 athletes from 205 countries will take part in the Games. Currently, the budget of the event…

Oil and Russia: Twin Shocks for the Caucasus and Central Asia

…more than 50 percent since June 2014, and markets expect that they will stay at about $57 per barrel on average in 2015, rising gradually to $72 per barrel by…

Border Does Not Divide Kazakhstan and China, But Brings Them Closer, Says Kazakh Ambassador in Beijing

…markets of China, Europe, Russia and the CIS countries and facilitates transport routes into the European Union (EU) states, Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. Additionally, in 2014 the total…