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The prices for articles of food in Kazakhstan in April, 2009 in annual expression have increased by 8.4 %, the Statistics Agency informed.

Kuanyshbek Zhumanov has been appointed acting chairman of Department of Language Policy and Information of the Internal Ministry of Kazakhstan. Vice chairman of the press service of the department Ernur Uali informed today at the weekly briefing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the agency reports.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for May 5:

Export of Belarus products in the market of Kazakhstan is an important step in development of trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Belarus. Vice Minister of Commerce of Belarus, Oleg Yakubovich, stated at the meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Anatoly Smirnov, on Friday, the agency reports citing the press service of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed the Law on Commodity Exchanges, the agency reports citing the message of the president's press service.

The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed the Law of Kazakhstan on amendments and additions to the acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning gambling directed at improvement of the system of state gambling regulation, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

The chairman of Traffic Police Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has been appointed, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

Volume of tourism services in Kazakhstan in 2008 has increased by 22.6 % in comparison with 2007 and has amounted to 66 billion KZT, the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informs.

Average dollar exchange rate has been 150.71 KZT, as of April, 2009, the agency reports citing the official average monthly exchange rates published on the official site of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in April, 2009 has totaled 0.8 %, the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informed.

Oil export duty in Russia since May, 1st has increased from $110 up to $137.7 for a ton.

The UN's Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Manfred Novak, will visit Kazakhstan on May, 5 - 14. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed on Thursday, the agency reports.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, congratulated Kazakhstan citizens on the Holiday of Unity of People of Kazakhstan, the agency reports citing the message of the president's press service.

The world prices for oil, following the results of the tenders on Thursday, increased, the agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).

The chairman of the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, met the Speaker of Parliament of the Lebanese Republic, Nabih Berry, on April, 29th in Beirut, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

The prices in the world market of gold has decreased. Following the results of a regular trading session on COMEX (division of New York commodity exchange NYMEX), the price of May contract on delivery of gold has decreased. At the Shanghai stock exchange of precious metals (Shanghai Gold Exchange, SGE) the price of gold Au9995 has decreased.

Before Defender of the Fatherland Day the State Awards Commission has directed to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the list of military personnel, representatives of the law enforcement bodies, and national security, recommended for rewards, the agency reports citing the president's press service.