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Increasing security through sustainable development
By Giorgio Fiacconi
BISHKEK (TCA) - Kyrgyzstan has discovered it's new vocation as a host country for international conferences. When on 13 and 14 December, Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan hosted the International conference organized by OSCE and the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UN ODCCP) doubts were cast on the ability of the country to organize such a conference. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 21, 2001 [ 17:34 ]
Tariffs Shouldn`t Increase at the Population`s Expense By Oleg Khe* ALMATY (TCA) - On January 1 2002 the life will become more expensive. All the monopolies have filed applications to raise tariffs. Many people are convinced they will not be refused. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 21, 2001 [ 16:44 ]
Impossible to Keep: so Privatize By Adil Akhmetov* ALMATY (TCA). The Government and the National bank of Kazakhstan have rejected the new program of development of the securities market. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 20, 2001 [ 19:15 ]
Kazakhstan Media Review 13-19.12 BISHKEK (TCA). A debt free country Kazakhstan`s economy is the most dynamically in the CIS, thinks President Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to him, Kazakhstan has practically no debt. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 18, 2001 [ 17:37 ]
The Arrival of the Euro in Kazakhstan By Madina Dzhumabayeva* ALMATY (TCA) - Twelve countries in the Euro zone are getting ready for the introduction of cash Euros from 1 January 2002. Large funds are being spent to inform people about Euro banknotes and coins. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 18, 2001 [ 17:31 ]
Bankruptcy - a Way to a New Life By Asem Bigazina* ALMATY (TCA) - The International Monetary Fund has taken an innovative step by announcing its intention to introduce a bankruptcy procedure for countries in debt. The IMF thinks this will allow these countries to rid themselves of debt legally. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 18, 2001 [ 15:04 ]
German Border in the Kazakh Steppe ALMATY (TCA) - It wouldn`t be an exaggeration to say that many states currently have an acute emigration problem. On gaining its independence, Kazakhstan, along with other problems accompanying the transition period, has the problem of migration. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 15, 2001 [ 12:22 ]
Kazakhstan Media Review 6-13.12 BISHKEK (TCA).One-stop commission to open new businesses The City Hall of Uralsk has set up an ad hoc commission to serve the interests of business people. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 10, 2001 [ 19:40 ]
New Civil War in Afghanistan Just to Begin By Ural Sharipov* ALMATY (TCA). Active intervention of Washington in the political life of Afghanistan and military and technical assistance of Moscow to the so-called Northern alliance have resulted in cardinal changes in the country. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 7, 2001 [ 19:19 ]
The Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan - a Foreign-Made Script? ALMATY (TCA) - The constituent conference of "The Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan" was healt in Astana. By information of the former akim of the Pavlodar region, Galymzhan Zhakiyanov "in few days documents on registration will be directed to the judicial authorities." Read more

Kazakhstan	December 7, 2001 [ 18:37 ]
A Trap for the President By Erlan Karin* ALMATY (TCA). In Kazakhstan there is developing an extremely unstable political situation owing to the aggravation of the political struggle between leading elite groupings. Unfortunately, the analysts still underestimate the degree of importance, or danger, of the occurring political events. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 7, 2001 [ 18:34 ]
Democracy Minus Women Is No Democracy By A. Mukhamediarova* ALMATY (TCA). Speaking at the Third Forum of Women of Kazakhstan, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev has expressed his opinion about the introduction of a number of privileges for women. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 6, 2001 [ 15:02 ]
Kazakhstan Media Review 29.11-05.12 BISHKEK (TCA) - More women in government. President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he would like to have more women in the Government. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 6, 2001 [ 14:15 ]
Road of Labor and Development ASTANA. There were a lot of events during ten years of independent Kazakhstan`s railway development. One of the main of them was the first passenger train, run through desert land of Dzhungarski Gates. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 6, 2001 [ 10:31 ]
NOC Kazakhoil CJSC Began Testing of Alibekmola Oil and Gas Condensate Field ASTANA. On December 5, 2001 NOC Kazakhoil CJSC (Astana), whose bonds are traded at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) under the highest grade category, and the Canadian Nelson Resources Ltd. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 4, 2001 [ 16:30 ]
A Stash as a Source of Cautious Optimism By Nikolai Drozd* ALMATY (TCA) - The recently most debated economical problem is the influence of the probable aggravation of the global conditions on the economic policy in the next year. The concurrence of the budgetary process and a very appreciable reduction of the oil prices have no serious influence on it, so far. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 4, 2001 [ 15:18 ]
Kazakhstan is Reaching Out to Europe By Alexandr Solovyev* MUNICH (TCA) - The beginning of the twenty-first century raised the global banner of war against terrorism, and President George Bush`s words, "Who is not with us, is against us" are directed especially toward developing countries, which are now learning democracy. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 4, 2001 [ 14:36 ]
Don`t Hurry to Develop New Oil Fields ASTANA. World statistics of oil production states that volumes of extracted oil decrease after 40-45 years of exploitation. Today most oil fields of our country, having been developed since the 60-70s, almost have accomplished this age. Read more

Kazakhstan

December 4, 2001 [ 13:20 ]

The Ministry of Finance Gives Reasons...
By Maksat Nurpeisov*
ALMATY (TCA) - ...for the Proposed Changes of Corporate Income Taxes and Excises distribution norms. At the end of October and the beginning of November the mass media paid much attention to the process of consideration in the Mazhilis of the draft law "On amendments and supplements to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the budget system." Read more

Kazakhstan	December 4, 2001 [ 11:56 ]
A View of the Current Political Situation By Dosym Satpaev ALMATY (TCA) ? First, we should not speak about the beginning of any political crisis in Kazakhstan. The crisis implies inability of the state power to fulfill its functions. But there is nothing of the kind in Kazakhstan, where the state machinery functions in a former mode. Read more

Kazakhstan	December 4, 2001 [ 11:54 ]
The Attainment of Truth By Erlan Karin* ASTANA (TCA) ? A strange information war developing in Kazakhstan has resulted in a no less strange outcome: unexpected resignation and new assignment of Rakhat Aliev. The situation was developing so fast as if the logic of events inevitable led to a no less sensational and culmination ending. Read more

Kazakhstan	November 30, 2001 [ 08:29 ]
CIS Summit: Ten years from Dissociation to Rapprochement ASTANA. President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived at Russian capital for to take part in regular session of CIS states` leaders. The heads of CIS member-states plan to summarize resent ten years results of organization`s activity and set future tasks. Read more

Kazakhstan	November 29, 2001 [ 14:11 ]
Kazakhstan Media Review 23-28.11 TCA Combined report BISHKEK (TCA) - A news conference in Almaty last Sunday announced the establishment of a new public organization, "Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan," whose founders addressed the people of Kazakhstan. Read more

Kazakhstan

November 29, 2001 [ 13:20 ]

Afghan Drugs: Right Now, They are the Main Threat
By Asel Berimjarova, TCAcontributor
ALMATY (TCA) The control on the borders of the Central Asian countries was significantly strengthened after the September 11th. It is likely that this would lead to a reduction of the drug trade through the territories of the Central Asian republics. Meanwhile, however, there has been a slump tendency in heroin prices in Kazakhstan. Read more

Kazakhstan

November 28, 2001 [ 19:32 ]

Kazakhstan and Slovakia`s Bilateral Economic Relations to Develop
By Tulegen Izdibaev
ASTANA (TCA). During the recent official visit of the President of Slovakia, Rudolf Schuster to Kazakhstan, the Heads of the two states have exchanged opinions on broad range of issues of bilateral cooperation and the world policy. In connection with the tragic events in USA and situation developing in Afghanistan... Read more

Kazakhstan	November 28, 2001 [ 19:13 ]
"Contracorrupine" on Kazakhstan`s Prescription By Elem Baiden ASTANA (TCA). At the press conference the chief customs officer of Kazakhstan, Mr. Maratkaly Nukenov and the minister of public revenues of the country, Mr. Zeinulla Kakimzhanov, have raised a burning topic. They spoke about corruption. Read more

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