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The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov at the session of the board of the Ministry of Social Protection assured that the government will fulfill all the promises in social sphere, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan and Russia are carrying out the work on preparation for signing of some new bilateral international contracts in space sphere.

Following the results of the tenders of the actions at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on February 1, 2008 KASE index increased by 2.08 items (0.1 %) - from 2625.54 up to 2627.62, the agency reports.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov charged the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan to consider the opportunity of increase of quantity of students to be trained on specialties connected with space branch within the limits of Bolashak program.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for February 2, 3, 4:

The State Secretary of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev is paying working visit to the Aktobe oblast, the agency reports referring to the press service of akim of Aktobe oblast.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov charged the management of the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan to consider the problem of development of cosmodrome Baikonur after commissioning of the Russian cosmodrome East in 2016.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov plans to punish Kazakhstan akims of the oblasts who admitted failures of power supply. The Prime Minister informed today during the session of the state holding Samruk, the agency reports.

High rates of economic growth in spite of slowing down of world economic rates are expected in Kazakhstan in 2008, the representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said at the meeting with the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov on Thursday, the agency reports referring to the prime minister's press service.

The United Arab Emirates Federal National Council is interested in expansion of inter-parliamentary cooperation with Kazakhstan.

The session of the senior officials and experts of bank-members of Interbank Association of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization came to the end (IBA SCO) on Thursday in Astana under the presidency of Development Bank of Kazakhstan, the agency reports referring to the IBA press service.

It is necessary to continue the work on improvement of the education system.

The chairman of Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Aslan Musin made speech at the fifth conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Conference (PU OIC) today, the Majilis of the Parliament press service informed the agency.

The chairman of the Committee for Judicial Administration at the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan has been appointed, the agency reports referring to the president's press service on Thursday.

The joint session of the chambers of the Parliament will take place on Wednesday, February 6, the press service of Majilis of the Parliament informed.

Guilty of publication of poor-quality textbooks should be made responsible.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov charged the management of Kazakhtelecom to consider possibility of reduction of tariffs for Internet-services.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased on Friday against Thursday by 0.10 and totaled KZT 120.11 per dollar.

One person died in Kostenko mine in Karaganda, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Emergency Ministry of Kazakhstan.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on February 1, value of KazPrime indicator decreased by 10 items and made 11.23 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.