Thousands of years ago on the ancient Silk Road, horses were to Kazakhstan what silk was to China— prime commodity. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cityam.com

Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund will see 10 percent of its shares in state oil firm KazMunaiGas to the country’s central bank. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.rigzone.com

Kazakhstan will pay a mere $20 million to send an astronaut to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket — less than half the sum reportedly asked of a British passenger to make the same trip and less than…

Located in eastern Kazakhstan, the IAEA LEU Bank will be under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Its goal is to prevent nuclear proliferation by countries like Iran. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.asianews.it

Denis Ten has been the most accomplished figure skater to come out of Kazakhstan, having bagged an Olympic bronze and a world championships silver. Sourced through Scoop.it from: english.yonhapnews.co.kr

At a press conference today Kazakhstan’s premier winter sports athletes reaffirmed Almaty 2022’s commitments. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.anthemculture.com

Political leaders from 90 countries, including President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, are expected to attend the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly in September in New York City, Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United… Sourced through Scoop.it from:…

Kazakh cosmonaut’s flight to ISS will start from Baikonur cosmodrome on September 2 the current year at 10.30 am, said Deputy Chairman of the Aerospace Committee under the Ministry for Investment and Development Yerkin Shaymagambetov at today’s… Sourced through Scoop.it…

EBRD Organises $300 Million Syndicated Loan for Modernisation of Kazakh Railways Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.astanatimes.com

Instead of grand talk about how the Olympics will break new ground by going to a majority-Muslim country for the first time, or by making their first visit to Central Asia, Almaty’s bid for the 2022 Winter Games is about…