Kazakhstan’s electric locomotives assembly factory (Elektrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty) will start production of high-speed passenger locomotives in autumn, the press service of Kazakhstan Railways (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) said. The high-speed locomotives will be able to make 200 kilometers per hour. Such an electric locomotive – KZ4AT, designed by the French company Alstom – was successfully tested…
As of July 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 260.465 thousand tons, including 21.298 thousand tons in farming households, the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. In particular, sunflower seed stocks totaled 104 thousand tons, flaxseed – 84.3 thousand tons, soybeans – 30.821…
“The deposits can not be given to investors through an auction”, member of the Association of Miners and Geologists Kartaybek Mukambetov said at a round table discussion. According to him, during the years of independence, Kyrgyzstan has failed to establish mining production management. “The created committee has not yet shown an effective work. The State…
Georgia and Turkey agreed to support extending the strategic partnership during the first meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council between the two countries in Ankara, the Georgian government press office said. The one-day High Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Georgia and Turkey kicked off July 19 with participation of Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and…
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a decision to abolish the country’s Oil and Gas Ministry to further improve the management of the oil and gas sector, the industry and regulate the flow of funds, the Turkmen government said. A department of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is subordinate to Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Yagshygeldy Kakayev,…
Car manufacturing dropped by 62.2% YoY in Kazakhstan in H1 2016, to 2,980 cars, said the Kazakh Statistics Committee. Minibus production decreased by 23.7%, to 71 minibuses. During the period, the truck manufacturing in Kazakhstan increased by 16.6% and totalled 718 trucks. Three large car plants: Azia Avto, SaryarkaAvtoProm and Agromashholding – operate in Kazakhstan.…
The absence of bids at a tender to sell Odessa Port-Side Chemical Plant (OPCP) does not mean that the plant will not be privatized, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said, adding that a new tender will be announced. “In the limited term no bids were submitted by potential buyers for this price. This does…