ASTANA (TCA) — Polymetal is planning to become the second-largest gold producer in Kazakhstan with a total output of 13 tons of gold per year from its Varvarinskoye and Kyzyl mines by 2020, Novosti-Kazakhstan news agency reported citing Kanat Dosmukametov, Polymetal’s managing director in Kazakhstan.
ASTANA (TCA) — Projected gold reserves in Kazakhstan are estimated at 9.5 thousand tons, the Chairman of the Committee of Geology and Subsoil Use of the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan Bazarbai Nurabayev said during the 7th mining forum MINEX 2016 in Astana on April 20, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Union supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to deliver democratic and credible elections and further improve the education system to include more children and deliver quality education, the European Union’s Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic said on April 20.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on 19 April held an environmental workshop in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to share information about successful advisory projects supported by the Bank and stimulate further activity in this area. This is in response to the needs and concerns expressed by the Issyk-Kul government and local resorts to reduce costs and preserve the ecological situation in the region.
Spanish guitarist Guillem Perez-Quer
BISHKEK (TCA) — Tourist company Asia for Adventure led by Spanish businessman Ricardo Tomas Herrero is presenting a unique project featuring virtuoso Spanish guitarist Guillem Perez-Quer who will perform in Bishkek.
ALMATY (TCA) — Since the beginning of the property and capital legalization campaign in Kazakhstan through 1 April 2016, Kazakhstanis had deposited more than 475 billion tenge (around US $1.4 billion according to the exchange rate on April 20) on special accounts of the country’s banks, the press service of the Kazakh National Bank said.
