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Turkish, Korean firms to build Almaty ring road

Turkish and South Korean companies on February, 15 signed a concession agreement to build the Big Almaty Ring Road (BAKAD) project in Kazakhstan. The Turkish firms, Makyol Construction and Alsim Alarko, and South Korean companies -- Korean SK and Korea Expressway Corporation --...

Created on 16 February 2018.

Kazakhstan to allocate KZT150bn for road repairs

Kazakhstan plans to allocate up to 150 billion tenge annually for road repairs. This was announced by the Minister for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek at a meeting of RK Government. According to the minister, within the framework of the...

Created on 14 February 2018.

Kazakhstan increases its share in cargo transportation

The volume of cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and other countries amounted to 8.8 million tonnes in 2017. This indicator rose by 4 percent up to 355,500 tonnes compared to 2016, according to the message of the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development The ministry...

Created on 14 February 2018.

Kazakhstan to introduce world standards for laboratory practice

Kazakhstan is set to implement the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), which will allow the results of testing in Kazakhstan’s laboratories to be recognised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2019, Minister for Investment and...

Created on 12 February 2018.

Air Astana sees 22 percent revenue increase in 2017

Air Astana’s passenger traffic grew 12 percent and revenues 22 percent in 2017 after declines in 2015 and 2016. The airline carried 4.2 million passengers last year. Growth in cargo transportation reached almost 30 percent. “Astana EXPO 2017 and increased transit traffic...

Created on 09 February 2018.

By 2020, volume of container shipments through Kazakhstan will increase 10-fold

By 2020, the volume of container transit traffic through Kazakhstan is planned to increase 10-fold up to 2 million TEUs. This was announced by the Minister for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek at the Republican meeting on improving the efficiency...

Created on 01 February 2018.

Two Kazakh airlines to join IATA in 2018

According to IATA Area Manager, Jordan Karamalakov, Kazakhstan's Scat and Qazaq Air airlines are scheduled to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA) this year, Kazinform correspondent reports. Chairman of the Board of Qazaq Air, Alexander Blair Trierne Pollock...

Created on 22 January 2018.

Kazakhstan to launch new international flights in 2018

A number of international flights will be launched in Kazakhstan in 2018, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development said in a message. “In 2018, Kazakh airlines plan to open regular flights in the directions Astana - Tyumen, Astana...

Created on 22 January 2018.

GE Transportation signs locomotive and service agreements valued over $900 million in Kazakhstan

GE Transportation (NYSE:GE) signed two contracts, valued at over $900 million, with Kazakhstan’s state-run railroad Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) – the company’s largest international rail customer – as part of its long-term commitment to develop the country’s...

Created on 22 January 2018.

Kazakhstan initiates coordinated control in Caspian maritime traffic

The Caspian littoral states have made a decision to establish a unified regime for the state control of ships in ports by analogy with the Black and Mediterranean seas, the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan said in a message on January 8. In this regard, the...

Created on 09 January 2018.

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