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'''Natalya Korzhova''' (born 8 April 1958) is a former [[Minister of Finance]] in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]].<ref name=GAMING>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/11/2e3b13f1-83c7-4e57-99b7-35ffa4120e7d.html Kazakhstan's Casinos To Be Restricted To Two Resorts] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

==Gambling restrictions==
The Security Council of Kazakhstan ruled on 13 November 2006 to restrict organized [[gambling]] in Kazakhstan to [[Kapchagai]] and [[Shchuchinsk]] after 1 January 2007. Minister Korzhova said the [[Parliament of Kazakhstan]] is considering banning [[casino]]s outside of those two cities and regional governors will offer other economic opportunities to casino owners in return for shutting down their businesses.<ref name=GAMING/> [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] signed a law on 12 January 2007 establishing the "legal foundations for organizing the gambling business in Kazakhstan" restricting gambling to the Shchuchinsko-Borovskaya resort area and on the right bank of the Kapshagai water reservoir after 1 April 2007. The law mandates that all casinos must have video surveillance systems with footage kept seven days after taping. Every casino must have a gambling license and at least 20 green cloths and 50 slot machines.<ref name=GAMBLAW>[http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11152083&PageNum=0 Gambling to be permitted only at special places in Kazakhstan] ITAR-TASS</ref>

==Trip to China==
She traveled with Deputy Prime Minister [[Karim Masimov]], Transport and Communications Minister [[Serik Akhmetov]], and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister [[Baktykozha Izmukhambetov]] to [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] from 16–17 November 2006 in an effort to boost bilateral relations.<ref name=CHINA>[http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2006/06-11-21.rferl.html#23 China, Kazakhstan strengthen ties] Kazinform</ref>

==Eurasian Development Bank==
The [[Majilis]] ratified an agreement with the [[Eurasian Development Bank]] on 21 December 2006. Korzhova praised the deal for securing the EDB's "status as an international institution." [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Kazakh President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] created the EDB in January 2006, funded with donations from Russia amounting to [[USD]] $1 billion and Kazakh donations amounting to USD 500 million.<ref name=EDB>[http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11106477&PageNum=0 Kazakhstan’s lower house OKs accord on terms of EDB’s presence] ITAR-TASS</ref>

==References==
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{{Current Kazakh Cabinet}}

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[[Category:Labor and social affairs ministers of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Ministers of Finance (Kazakhstan)]]
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