Foreign direct investment in Kazakh oil sector down in 2015

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in oil and gas production in Kazakhstan in January-September 2015 fell by 72.7 percent standing at $1.9 billion versus the same period of 2014.

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Field developer in Kazakhstan pays large fine for environmental damage

Kazakhstan’s Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V., which is developing the Karachaganak field in the country, has paid a large fine to the state for environmental damage.

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Money transfer decreases in Kazakhstan

The money transferred by physical entities decreased in Kazakhstan in January-September 2015.

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Kazakhstan hit by 4.4 magnitude quake

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the south-east of Kazakhstan March 3.

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Kazakhstan: Big Western Retailers Braving Economic Downturn

Big Western brands are on the march into Kazakhstan, entering the market despite an economic crisis that is squeezing incomes and leading people to tighten their belts.  

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Kazakhstan’s European Trade Problem

Astana’s largest trading partner is the Eurozone and it really needs trade to pick up again.

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Over 400 foreign media outlets, observers ready for Kazakh parliament election

To date, 116 representatives of foreign media outlets from 28 countries and 308 international observers have been accredited for Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election to be held March 20.

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After Ukraine, Kazakhstan Wary of Ethnic Russians Broaching Autonomy

There is no separatist rebellion in northern regions, but ethnic Russians, who make up more than a fifth of country’s population, feeling increasingly insecure

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Encapsulating ExoMars

With less than two weeks until the launch of ExoMars 2016, preparations are proceeding well and the spacecraft composite has now been encapsulated within the launcher fairing at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Pirates vs Trolls: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Changing Willful Patent Infringement Standard | Lexology

Patent law reform continued yesterday, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and Stryker…

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