Russia’s economic contraction will curb the growth prospects this year for ex-Soviet republics in central Asia and the Caucasus, the EBRD said on Thursday. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

The FINANCIAL — According to oblast agricultural departments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as of May 13, Kazakh agrarians planted spring grains thro… Source: finchannel.com

Kazakh folk song by Abay (Ibrahim) Qunanbayuli – great Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher. The video was filmed in Astana by Doberman Production. Source: http://www.youtube.com

The first U.S. exhibition devoted entirely to the nomadic culture of ancient Kazakhstan makes its Washington, D.C., debut Aug. 11 at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Source: atyourlibrary.org

Kazakh Drama Theater Uralsk, Kazakhstan May 12, 2015 (Tuesday) Inside the Kazakh Drama Theater. Source: http://www.youtube.com

The government of Kazakhstan has approved a draft agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on establishing a low-enriched uranium (LEU) ‘fuel bank’ in Kazakhstan. Source: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org

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The Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gathered at the Kazakhstan Embassy in Riyadh on Monday to mark the 70th anniversary of their coll… Source: http://www.arabnews.com

The FBI launched the Next Generation Identification System in increments over the last four years to replace a 15-year-old fingerprint system with advanced biometrics. Source: http://www.federalnewsradio.com

An engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon says he’s invented technology that can identify someone from across the room with the precision of a fingerprint. Source: http://www.theatlantic.com