The volume of Kazakhstan’s salt exports in January-March grew by 27% YoY. The export turnover reached 39,400 tons in the first quarter, the message reads. In January-May Kazakhstan produced 88,900 tons of salt, up by 6.7% YoY. Kyzylorda region accounts for 99.9% of Kazakhstan’s salt production for the giant plant Araltuz is located there. Araltuz…
Georgian Airways is to resume direct flights from Astana to Batumi, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan said in a message. The flights will be carried out once a week on Fridays from June 22 to September 1, according to the message. Batumi is located on the Black…
The prices for exported goods in Kazakhstan in April increased by 0.6% compared to December 2017, and for imported goods – by 1.1%, according to the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh National Economy Ministry. In the reporting period the increase in prices of export supplies was registered for copper – by 7.9%, non-ferrous and ferrous…
Kazakhstan will put into operation a record of 4,500 kilometers of roads in 2018, the Minister for Investments and Development of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek said at a press conference. “On average, we put 2,500 kilometers of roads into operation per year. This year we could increase this indicator to 4,500 kilometers,” said Kasymbek. The minister…
Although the crop of peas in Kazakhstan increased substantially in 2017, their exports have started sinking. The reasons include both intensifying competition among exporters of this crop and weaker foreign demand. Kazakhstan exported some 20.2 thousand tons of peas in the first seven months of 2017-2018 (September-March), down 4-fold YoY. Turkey, which has been the…
Kazakhstan launched the construction of the Big Almaty Ring Road (BARR). The project envisages construction of a 66-km long bypass road around Almaty with six lanes. Intensity of traffic on the BARR is estimated at more than 38,000 cars per day. Along with the construction of the highway, the project provides for the construction of…
VTB Bank Kazakhstan started to issue MasterCard payment cards, the press service of the bank stated. The Bank’s own emission will open up new opportunities for customers. “MasterCard is one of the most popular payment systems in the world, with cards of which payments can be made in more than 210 countries. We issue MasterCard…