New Kazakh Parliament Has Pressing Responsibility to Implement Tokayev’s Reforms, Say Political Experts

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the first session of the newly elected Kazakh Parliament Jan. 15. Political experts believe the Kazakh legislative body has a...


Kazakh President Proposes to Reduce Threshold for Political Parties, Sets Priorities for 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed further political modernization and outlined his 2021 priorities for the Kazakh Parliament and government at the Dec. 15 opening of...


Epidemiological Situation in Kazakhstan Worsens, Says Vice Healthcare Minister

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Vice Healthcare Minister and Chief Sanitary Doctor Yerlan Kiyasov reported on the worsening epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan at a Jan.13 press briefing at the...


Kazakh Students Partially Resume Academic Year in Classrooms

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan recently introduced a new set of amendments to the educational system as the Kazakh students resume academic year. While the Kazakh students will continue...


Kazakhstan’s QazCovid-In Vaccine Receives Temporary Registration for Nine Months

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s QazCovid-In vaccine has received a temporary registration for nine months, according to the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Medical and Pharmaceutical Control of...


Kazakhstan to Manufacture Advanced Farm Technologies, Develop Sustainable Agriculture in Central Asia

NUR-SULTAN – The Valley Irrigation, a US-based global leader in irrigation technologies, inked an investment agreement with the Kusto Group, a Kazakhstan-based diversified international holding company, and...


Kazakhstan Completes Five-Year Privatisation Plan, Says Kazakh Finance Minister

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan successfully completed its privatization plan for 2016-2020, said Kazakh Minister of Finance Yerulan Zhamaubayev at a Jan. 12 government meeting.  In 2015, Kazakhstan developed...


The Case for Democracy

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan both hosted the Parliamentary democratic elections on January 10. That is an auspicious day in history. On the same date in 49 BC Julius...


Kazakhstan’s MOST Business Incubator Launches Venture Fund for Best Technology Startups and Innovators

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s MOST Business Incubator launched a $10 million private venture fund in late December, the company’s press service reported.  The MOST Ventures Fund I plans...


Kazakh GDP Shrinks By 2.6 Percent in 2020, Says Kazakh Economy Minister

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh economy shrank by 2.6 percent in 2020 as it takes a heavy hit from the coronavirus pandemic, said Kazakh Minister of National Economy...


Elections in Kazakhstan: International Reactions

MOSCOW – International observers, foreign policy pundits and the world’s media – everyone is watching Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections, noting the progress of this country’s relatively young democracy....


Kazakh Parliamentary Election: Central Election Commission Announces Final Results

NUR-SULTAN – The elections to the Majilis, a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, ended Jan. 10. Three parties – Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan party, the Ak...


Nikolai Anastasiev, a Literary Figure that Brought Together Kazakhstan, Russia and the United States, Dies in Moscow

Nikolai Anastasiev, a well-known Russian philologist whose scientific interests included Kazakh, American and Russian literature, died in Moscow at the age of 81 years. This news filled...


International Observers Report Efficient Organization, Thorough Compliance With Democratic Norms During Kazakh Parliamentary Elections

NUR-SULTAN – International observation mission heads and delegates summed up their observations and recommendations on voting procedure and citizen participation in the Jan. 10 Kazakhstan’s parliamentary election...


Central Election Commission: Nur Otan Party Leads in Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections, Two Parties Win Seats in Majilis

NUR-SULTAN – The Nur Otan Party won a majority of the votes in the Majilis (the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) election and leads with 71.09...


28th Session of Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan Elects Nine Deputies for Majilis

NUR-SULTAN – The Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) members voted and elected nine deputies for the Majilis during its 28th session that took place in...


Turkish Company Invests $5.2 Million in Wood Processing Plant in Northern Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – A wood processing plant opened in Petropavlovsk in the North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh Invest press service reported. Turkish company Butuğ İnşaat headquartered in Ankara invested...


Exit Poll Confirms Nur Otan Party Lead in Kazakh Parliamentary Elections

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s ruling Nur Otan Party is leading in the election to Majilis – the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament – with 71.97 percent of...


Majilis Elections: Foreign Observers Impressed By High Level of Preparedness at Polling Stations

NUR-SULTAN – Foreign observers reported high levels of preparedness at the polling stations and their compliance with democratic best practices during the Jan. 10 press briefings in...


Kazakh Citizens Head to Polls for Parliamentary Elections

NUR-SULTAN – January 10 has been a special day for the Kazakh people as the citizenry believe voting is the constitutional duty of every citizen and also...


Party Leaders Vote, Express Hope Elections Will Be Fair, Transparent 

NUR-SULTAN – Election day continues in Kazakhstan and the leaders of the parties participating in the parliamentary elections also voted. This year, five political parties are competing...


President Tokayev Casts Vote at Kazakh Parliamentary Election

NUR-SULTAN – The parliamentary election for the Majilis, a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, and the maslikhat, local representative bodies, began in the country on Jan....


Kazakh Parliamentary Election Begins Nationwide

NUR-SULTAN – The parliamentary election for the Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) and the Maslikhats (local representative bodies) has begun in the country on...


Kazakh PM, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Explore Investment Cooperation Possibilities, Support for the Private Sector

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister and the United States International Development Finance Corporation CEO Adam Boehler met to discuss the prospects for investment cooperation in agriculture, tourism,...


Top Pundits Share Insights, Commentary on Latest Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh political analysts and experts commented on the progress and development of the Kazakh political environment, political competition and forecasts on the Jan. 10 regular...


Central Election Commission Summarizes Results of Election Campaign in Media, all Parties Given Fair Treatment

NUR-SULTAN –  On the eve of the elections for Majilis (the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) and the Maslikhats (local executive bodies) to be held on...


Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Attends Virtual Denuclearization Meeting

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi recently took part in the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Stockholm Initiative on Nuclear Disarmament and Support for...


Kazakh Central Election Commission Produces Explanatory Work on Electoral Legislation in Response to Numerous Appeals

NUR-SULTAN – As of Jan. 8, the Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) has received 104 appeals from individuals, legal entities, and press since the Oct. 21 announcement...


Le Figaro Newspaper Includes Kazakhstan in World’s Top Authentic Travel Destinations For 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been included in the list of 21 recommended  destinations around the world in 2021, by the French newspaper Le Figaro.  Zambia, Palau, Spitsbergen,...


Registration Kicks Off for 10th Annual Almaty Marathon in April

NUR-SULTAN – Registration opened for the tenth Almaty Marathon scheduled to be held April 11.  Participants can register at almaty-marathon.kz for any of five distances – 10...