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Following the results of the tenders of the shares at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on October 29, 2008 KASE index increased by 69.58 items (8.7 %) - from 797.52 up to 867.10, the agency reports.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for October 30:

III Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will take place on July 1, 2009 in Astana. The chairman of the secretariat, Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, informed today during the second day of VII session of the secretariat of Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Almaty, the agency reports.

The President of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the chairman of the fund of Prince, Karim Aga Khan IV discussed the questions of cooperation of Kazakhstan with Aha Khan Development Network, the agency reports.

The Parliament of Kazakhstan approved the bill on amendments and additions to the Constitutional Law on Judicial System and Status of Judges, the agency reports.

The Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Zhanseyit Tuymebayev, met the chairman of the delegation of Association of Colleges TVET UK, Matthew Andersen, and the representatives of some leading educational institutions of Great Britain, the agency reports.

Turkey will host the session of the World Economic Forum - Europe and Central Asia in Istanbul. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed during the briefing on Tuesday, the agency reports.

Russia and China signed memorandum on cooperation in oil sphere, the agency reports referring to ITAR-TASS.

Milli medjlis (parliament) of Azerbaijan at the evening plenary session on Monday approved Arthur Rasizade's nomination for the post of the Prime Minister of the Republic, the agency reports.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, will pay a working visit to Kazakhstan. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed during a briefing on Tuesday, the agency reports.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on October 29, value of KazPrime indicator increased by 5 items and made 8.97 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.

The Prime Minister of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan. The official representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed during a briefing on Tuesday, the agency reports.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan signed a number of five-sided memorandums with the export-focused enterprises concerning stabilization of productions and social protection of employees, the agency reports.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased by 0.01 KZT on Wednesday against Tuesday and totaled KZT 119.81 per dollar.

Russia will lower export duties on oil since December 1, 2008 up to $304 - 309 for a ton. Vice chairman of Customs Payments Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Alexander Sakovich, informed on Monday, the agency reports referring to RIA RosBusinessConsulting.

The government has proposed to invest additional resources to the share capital of four system formative banks of Kazakhstan. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, informed during the government session on Monday, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan considers an opportunity of increase of support of operations of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) carried out in Afghanistan. The Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, Danial Ahmetov, informed New Europe agency on Monday, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.

The next session of the Council of Prime Ministers of the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will take place in Astana on October 29-30, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

The forum of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) is planned to be held in Kazakhstan in 2009. The Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, Danial Ahmetov, informed on Monday, following the results of the meeting with NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Sheffer, the agency reports referring to the press service of Defense Ministry.