KZBlog

An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘премьер-министр’

  • The devil is in implementation

    The devil is in implementation. In searching for other HIV blood donor issues in Kazakhstan (I will admit that I am personally a little scared as someone who has been to the hospital here on a few occasions), I found Summary of Fact Finding Mission, by Maitland J. “Aaron” Peak – Peak Options Consulting on […]

  • Shakeups, Rumors and Scandals

    Registan.net reports on the HIV crisis in Kazakhstan. Yesterday the Minister of Health and the akim of South Kazakhstan oblast

  • Akhmetov stepped down

    Daniyel Akhmetov stepped down as Prime Minister on Monday, after returning to work from a two-week vacation. His request to the President cited personal reasons, and most people believe he just got tired of the position and the accompanying stress. He was one of Kazakhstan’s longest serving Prime Ministers, staying in office for a good […]

  • Updates from the Kazakhstan Embassy in the US

    The Kazakhstan Embassy in the US puts out information and news bulletins for anyone interested. [EDIT: Not sure how to subscribe to it now, but try writing to Zhanbolat Ussenov, zhan@kazakhembus.com, who puts it out regularly.] A couple of landmarks: 1) Kazakhstan signed the United Nations’ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on […]