Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s efforts to promote Islamic finance and banking has been rewarded, with him receiving the Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA) at the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held in Dubai earlier this… Source: http://www.business-standard.com

“We were united from beginning to end – that’s how you win titles,” said FC Astana captain Tanat Nuserbayev after his side claimed their first Kazakh league championship. Source: http://www.uefa.com

ASTANA – The Kazakh government has developed a plan to increase the competitiveness of the country’s light industry while enhancing its social efficiency from 2015 to 2019, announced Amaniyaz Yerzhanov, chairman of the government’s Committee for… Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

Leading international donor organisations have pledged $3 billion to help save the shrinking Aral Sea—the worst man-made ecological catastrophe ever. Source: phys.org

The government of Kazakhstan has announced it would continue the controversial methadone therapy until 2015. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov has said his country’s official development assistance (ODA) will focus on Central Asia, Afghanistan.Reporting on the draft law “On Official Development Assistance” at the plenary session of the Mazhilis… Source: http://www.business-standard.com

The continuing fall of the ruble exchange rate against dollar is taking its toll on the exports Kazakhstan is supplying to Russia. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Kazakhs continue visiting the “hot spots” in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and the south-east of Ukraine, despite the criminal liability for this, Source: en.trend.az

Miss Kazakhstan-2013 Aidai Isayeva will represent Kazakhstan at one of the most prestigious beauty pageants Muss Universe-2014. Source: en.tengrinews.kz

Eurasian transit potential of Kazakhstan may develop in tandem with the alternative routes, especially those running through Azerbaijan. Source: en.trend.az