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Foreign trade turnover of Kazakhstan in January - August, 2009 has been $43.1 billion and, in comparison with the similar period of 2008, it decreased by 41.9 %, the monthly report of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informs.

During the official visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to the Turkish Republic, the officials signed the agreement between the governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Turkish Republic on conditions of the work of Hodja Ahmed Yasevi International Turk-Kazakh University, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for October 24, 25, 26:

Volume of retail trade in comparison with the corresponding accounting period of the last year decreased by 10.8 % in Kazakhstan in January - September, 2009, the monthly report of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informs.

Construction of the Turkmen site of the gas pipeline Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China has been finished, the state concern Turkmengas, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.

The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, and Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, assigned co-chairmen of Intergovernmental Commission to prepare the project of the program of economic cooperation of Russia and Tajikistan for 2010 - 2012, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.

Mayor of Almaty, Ahmetzhan Esimov, discussed with the mayor of Istanbul (Turkey), Kadyr Topbas, organization of public transportation work, the agency reports citing the press service of Almaty mayor.

The United Nations Organization (UN) plans to direct about $50 million for realization of the projects in Kazakhstan. Permanent Representative of the UN Development Program in Kazakhstan Haolyan Shu informed in an interview to journalists, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan intends to open its border with Russia a year earlier. Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan, Zhanar Aytzhanova, informed in an interview to journalists on Thursday, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan intends to participate in the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project. The President of Russia's Transneft, Nikolay Tokarev, informed journalists, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.

The structure of the Cabinet of Ministers has been created in Kyrgyzstan, the agency reports citing the press service of the president of Kyrgyzstan.

XIV session of the Council of Ministers of Justice of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) and IV session of the Council of Ministers of Justice of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) began its work today in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyzstan), the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan and Russia are ready to participate in construction of the oil pipeline Samsun - Ceyhan. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, said in the Parliament of Turkey, the agency reports citing official mass media.

Kazakhstan has been carrying on the negotiations with the European Union (EU) regarding lifting restrictions on steel export. Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan, Zhanar Aytzhanova, informed in an interview to journalists on Thursday, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus intend to join World Trade Organization (WTO) under equal conditions. Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan, Zhanar Aytzhanova, informed in an interview to journalists on Thursday, the agency reports

The Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Zhanseit Tuymebaev, on behalf of the Kazakhstan government, signed the agreement with the government of the Turkish Republic on science and technology cooperation during the official visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to the Turkish Republic on Thursday, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

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