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Turkey's Erdogan Says Ready to Meet Putin over Russia Plane
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed his readiness to hold a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the incident of last week when Ankara fighter jets downed a Russia plane for allegedly violating Turkish airspace.
Energy-rich Kazakhstan dismisses national bank head as currency slumps
Energy-rich Kazakhstan sacked its national bank chief on Nov. 2 as the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation struggles to deal with low oil prices and the impact of Russia's economic crisis.
Serbia and Kazakhstan "to launch joint pilot project"
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev "agreed to launch a joint pilot project," Tanjug reported.
The agency quoted Nikolic saying, during his state visit to Kazakhstan, that the project will see "investments from Kazakhstan help restart production in a factory in Serbia."
Dramatic decrease in Kazakh currency's value may hit Turkish companies
Dramatic losses in Kazakhstan?s currency, the tenge, after the country?s transition to a free floating rate may negatively affect a number of Turkish companies that are very active in the country, according to analysts.
Kazakh currency falls 23 percent after switch to free-float
Energy-rich Kazakhstan announced on Aug. 20 it was abandoning its currency band for a free-floating exchange rate, in a move that triggered a 23-percent fall in the value of the tenge against the U.S. dollar.
75th birthday of Kazakhstan's strongman raises questions about country's future
Kazakhstan?s veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrates his 75th birthday today, in good shape and vastly popular, but the expected fireworks and fanfare mask uncomfortable questions about the future of the second-largest post-Soviet economy.
Romania, Kazakhstan eyeing joint energy, industry, travel projects
Romania and Kazakhstan want to develop joint projects in the areas of energy, industry, tourism, transportation, IT, agriculture, research and education, according to talks at the 11th session of the Romanian-Kazakh Inter-governmental Committee on Economic and Technical and Scientific Cooperation.
Growth to slow in Central Asia, Caucasus: IMF
Growth will slow in the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in the coming two years, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released on May 18.
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Nikolic congratulates Nazarbayev on re-election as president
BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic Monday spoke to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and congratulated him on his re-election as head of state in a snap presidential election on Sunday.
The two presidents talked about bilateral cooperation and their upcoming meeting, the Serbian president's press office said in a release.
Kazakhstan Reelects President Nazarbayev for Fifth Term
Kazakhstan reelected on Sunday President Nursultan Nazarbayev for fifth consecutive five-year term, with early results showing that the incumbent won with 97.7 % of the votes.
According to Kazahkstan's Central Election Commission, the voter turnout stood at record 95.11 %, the BBC reports.