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A film parodying the Republic of Kazakhstan called Borat:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was made by Sacha Baron Cohen. He played a fictional Kazakh journalist named Borat Sagdiyev, although Baron Cohen is actually from the United Kingdom. The journalist was supposed to be making a movie depicting Kazakhs. The film showed Kazakhs as primitive prostitutes and rapists. The film made £27,000,000 (27 million pounds). [1]
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In 1999, Kazakhstan applied for observer status at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. The official response of the Assembly was that Kazakhstan could apply for full membership, because it is partially located in Europe, but that they would not be granted any status whatsoever at the Council until their democracy and human rights records improved.
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It is common in Kazakhstan to have dinner with business contacts, but usually only after establishing business contacts in a more formal setting. Business attire is worn. Usually diners share a bottle of vodka or cognac and offer toasts, stating their desire for a fruitful business relationship and warm personal relations between partners. After-hours informal meetings, dinners and toasts, as well as weekend hunting and barbecues can be very important to forge business relations.
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The United States opened diplomatic relations in 1991, and has commercial as well as strategic interests in Kazakhstan. U.S. foreign assistance to Kazakhstan has been growing, from $47.9 million in 2000 to a projected $90 million for 2002, in addition to funding administered under the Departments of Defense and Energy and the U.S. commitment to NATO’s Partnership for Peace.
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Between 1992 and 2005, the United States provided roughly $1.205 billion in technical assistance and investment support in Kazakhstan. The programs were designed to promote market reform, to establish a foundation for an open, prosperous, and democratic society, and to address security issues.
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More than 300 companies with American participation work in Kazakhstan today. The United States is the largest investor in Kazakhstan and accounts for more than a third of the total of foreign direct investment in the country.
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