- Monday, 14 September, 2026
- Almaty 61 °F / 16 °C
- Astana 54 °F / 12 °C
ASTANA – Kazakhstan leads the overall medal standings at the sixth World Nomad Games with 55 medals, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Tourism and Sports. As of...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan will host ICAO Aviation Security Week for the first time on Oct. 20-22, bringing aviation regulators, industry leaders and security experts to the capital...
HONG KONG – Cyberport digital technology hub sees its collaboration with Kazakhstan’s Astana Hub IT park as a two-way launchpad, enabling Hong Kong to expand into Central...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest highlights President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s vision for deeper Kazakhstan-China...
ASTANA – ChatGPT’s growing development in the Kazakh language highlights a broader challenge for artificial intelligence: understanding a language also requires understanding the cultural context behind it,...
ASTANA — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has launched a scholarship program focused on public-private partnerships (PPPs) at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU), aiming to...
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan cut its base rate by 50 basis points to 16.25% on Sept. 4, as annual inflation fell below 10% after...
ASTANA – Unwind this weekend after a busy workweek by visiting engaging exhibitions and sporting events. The Astana Times editorial team has curated a special list of...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has completed the track connection on the 323.3-kilometer Moiynty-Kyzylzhar railway line, marking a key milestone in one of the country’s major transport infrastructure projects....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Laos are seeking to expand bilateral trade by using Kazakhstan’s position as a trade and logistics bridge to connect Lao products with Central...
ASTANA – Central Asia’s best defense against challenging and fragmenting global order lies not in choosing a geopolitical camp but in deeper regional coordination, diversified partnerships and...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is betting that Alatau City can evolve from a planned development outside Almaty into a regional economic hub. Backed by a special legal regime...
It would be a mistake to assess the significance of Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections, held on Aug. 23, solely through the distribution of mandates or the results achieved...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to shorten the preparation of initial public offerings by up to five months and reduce the full cycle of bond issuance to as...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national team has won 18 medals at the sixth World Nomad Games currently underway in the Kyrgyz Republic, including six gold, one silver and...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Laos are seeking to expand trade, investment and transport cooperation as the two countries look to deepen bilateral ties, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has signed a contract to design, supply and build its first nuclear power plant, moving the long-planned project into a new practical phase as...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan has formed a new government, with most ministers retaining their positions while several key ministries received new heads, according to presidential decrees and orders....
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s nominal gross domestic product could reach $468.8 billion by 2030, potentially placing the country among the world’s 45 largest economies. But economists say the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is set to join the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) as a new Member State, opening opportunities for greater cooperation in digital technologies, AI, innovation...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is expanding geological exploration, increasing geological knowledge and identifying new mineral resources, but experts say the key challenge is no longer simply discovering what...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is celebrating Kazakh Tazy Day for the first time on Sept. 3, commemorating the anniversary of the breed’s preliminary recognition by the Fédération Cynologique...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s ambition to increase oil refining capacity to 40 million tons a year will require more than expanding existing plants and building a new refinery....
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) may soon become a central regional platform promoting clean energy in Central Asia. It is currently building momentum in renewable energy by...
ASTANA – Lao President and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Thongloun Sisoulith is visiting Kazakhstan on Sept. 3-4. This marks the first presidential-level visit...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s annual inflation fell below 10% in August, marking a further slowdown in price growth. Still, the latest figures do not yet show that inflationary...
ASTANA – Central Asia and the Western Balkans may be geographically distant, but they are not economically or strategically disconnected. Their positions between major European and Eurasian...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan claimed its first two gold medals at the sixth World Nomad Games in the Kyrgyz Republic, with Nurtalap Kerim and Sailau Mukhamedzhan winning titles...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a key land corridor between China, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Europe while seeking to deepen cooperation with Beijing in...
ASTANA – Smaller states will need flexible, issue-based partnerships to preserve their room for maneuver as the U.S.-led international order gives way to a more fragmented system...
