Section: Kazakhstan
Kazakh Biotechnologist Helps Create At-Home STD Test, Mass Production May Begin in 2016
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Hoope, a home detection kit to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases that was the brainchild of a team including Kazakh biotechnologist Damel Mektepbayeva, is expected to go into mass production next year, Forbes.kz reports. “Each year, 500 million...
EU to extend sanctions on Russia
The authorities of the European Union will extend sanctions on Russia until mid-March 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Belarus Prepares to Take Part in EXPO 2017
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The organising committee on the preparation of the Belarusian national pavilion for EXPO 2017 has been set up, Kazinform reported recently. The relevant resolution was signed by the Belarusian Prime Minister on Sept. 1. The committee will be chaired by...
Astana Locomotive Plant Unveils Passenger Electric Locomotive at Moscow Railway Expo
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Electric Locomotive Manufacturing Plant of Astana presented their KZ4AT passenger electric locomotive at the fifth International Railway Equipment and Technologies Fair (EXPO 1520) in Moscow from Sept. 2 – 5, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) reported in...
Fitch downgrades rating of Ukraine: default is inevitable
International rating agency Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit rating of Ukraine in foreign currency from the pre-default level “CC” to “C”, which means that default is inevitable. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Ukraine increases grain exports to China by nearly 8 times
In January-June 2015, Ukraine exported 2.7 million tons of grains to China, 7.8 times higher than for the same period last year. …read more Source: Kazakh...
NBU cuts discount rate from 30% to 27%
National Bank of Ukraine reported on its official website, the discount rate in Ukraine has been reduced from 30 to 27 percent. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Football transfer rumours: West Ham or Everton to sign Adnan Januzaj on loan?
ASTANA. KAZINFORM – With just over a week remaining until the transfer window closes and the curtains are drawn, Everton are reported to have cooled their interest in the Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko and have turned their gaze to Bernard instead. The Brazilian playmaker currently lines out for Shakhtar Donetsk, another Ukrainian...
Hollande, Merkel, Poroshenko to meet in Berlin to discuss Ukrainian crisis
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM – Despite several rounds of peace talks and a ceasefire agreement between Kiev forces and eastern Ukrainian militia reached in Minsk in February, the fighting in eastern Ukraine shows no signs of abating. …read more Source:...
Prince Dmitry Romanov to visit Crimea first time since reunification with Russia
PARIS. KAZINFORM – Prince Dmitry Romanov, the oldest relative of the late Russian Tsar Nicholas II (Romanov), will visit Crimea next week, Kazinform refers to TASS. …read more Source:...
