AIFC Continues Work Through Lockdown, Simplifies Access to Financing For Companies

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) plans to develop several legislative initiatives including green financing instruments, venture financing, and providing medium-sized companies with the opportunity...


Muhammad Haidar Dughlat

Central Asia is known as a crossroad of various cultures, as a land of coexistence of civilizations. The ideas and artistic craftsmanship of its peoples have always...


Kazakhstan Makes Colossal Strides in Raising Its International E-Governance Ranking

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has hopped 10 lines up in the ranking of the United Nations’ (the UN’s) E-government Development Index (EGDI) in 2020 – a list comprised...


Kazakh President Honors Frontline Medical Workers Posthumously with State Awards

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree to posthumously confer state awards to Oleg Isayev, the head of the anesthesiology and resuscitation department of Kokshetau...


Kazakhstan Extends Lockdown By Two More Weeks

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will extend its initial two-week lockdown by two weeks through Aug. 2 in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus infection,...


Cargo Transit Through Kazakhstan Increases 54 percent Over First Half Year

NUR-SULTAN – The transit volume of cargo through Kazakhstan increased 54 percent from January to June as compared to the same period last year, reported Kazakhstan Temir...


Internal Affairs Minister: Crime Rate In Kazakhstan Fell 37 percent in First Half Year 

NUR-SULTAN – The crime rate in Kazakhstan decreased 37 percent to 71,800 in the first six months of 2020, said Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Yerlan Turgumbayev...


Kazakhstan Marks July 13 As National Day of Mourning For COVID-19 Victims

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan mourns the citizens who died of the coronavirus infection. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared July 13 as a day of national mourning in his...


Nur-Sultan’s Rental Bike System Sees Increase in Users, Offers Discounts for Social Groups

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Bike, the network of bicycle rental stations, has launched its seventh season this May in the Kazakh capital. The peak season usually lasts through...


Kazakhstan to Launch Exciting New Cultural Promotion Channel on 175th Anniversary of National Hero Abai

On the last day of June in Nur-Sultan, the national television and radio corporation Kazakhstan launched an ambitious new cultural and educational TV channel ABAI TV. The...


Tokayev Chairs Expanded Government Meeting, Considers Firing  Officials For Failing to Handle Pandemic

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired an expanded government meeting July 10, during which Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin reported on the country’s social and economic...


Kazakh Agriculture Attracts $1.1 billion in 2019

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh agriculture sector attracted $1.1 billion in investments in 2019, according to the participants of the “Kazakhstan – Agriculture Projects and De-Risking Investment” session...


Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare Continues Efforts to Fight Pandemic, Confirms Close Cooperation with UN and WHO

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare is continuing its tireless work to prevent and respond to the pandemic outbreak, said Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy at...


Kazakhstan Categorically Denies Chinese Media Claims of New Unknown Pneumonia Cases

There have been a string of reports in Chinese media outlets claiming that Kazakhstan has reported cases of an unknown pneumonia, one more deadly than the coronavirus....


Kazakhstan and North Macedonia Mark 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and North Macedonia have seen many improvements on the eve of their 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Chargée d’Affaires ad interim of North Macedonia...


Astana Opera House Shares Results Of Seventh Theater Season, Success of Online Projects During Lockdown

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House hosted 185 events in its seventh theater season, according to the theater’s press service report for early July. It includes three...


Kazakhstan Declares July 13 As Day of National Mourning For COVID-19 Victims

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the nation July 9 on the nation’s fight against the pandemic and announced July 13 as the national day of...


UN in Kazakhstan Unveils “Third Paradise” Art Installation Symbolizing Solidarity In Global Fight Against COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN – Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Third Paradise” art installation was given a virtual unveiling ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) and...


Nur-Sultan: A New City For a New Era in Kazakhstan

This year, the capital of Kazakhstan marks its 22 year anniversary. The Prime Minister’s office has compiled a short summary of the city’s impressive growth during this...


Astana: From Humble Origins to National Capital

NUR-SULTAN – This year, the capital of Kazakhstan marks its 22 year anniversary. The Prime Minister’s office has compiled a short summary of the city’s impressive growth...


Kazakh Artist’s Ode to Steppe Horse Culture “Over Barriers” to Compete in Kazan International Film Festival

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh film “Over Barriers” directed by Banu Ramazanova will compete at the 16th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival scheduled for early September. Ramazanova’s film...


President Tokayev Signs New Public Health Code to Provide Extra Legal Protection For Kazakh Medical Workers

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed into law a new Code of Public Health and Healthcare System July 7, as well as the Law On Amendments...


Astana International Financial Centre Set to Become Beating Heart of Banking in Central Asia

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) hosted three important events last week. The first was the meeting of it’s Management Council, chaired by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev....


World Bank Approves $500 million Loan to Kazakhstan to Develop Farming

NUR-SULTAN – The World Bank Executive Board has approved a $500 million loan to Kazakhstan to develop farming as part of the Sustainable Livestock Development Program meant...


Kazakhstan Celebrates National Dombra Day With Music and Social Distancing

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Kazakhstan with National Dombra Day, which is celebrated on the first Sunday of July, according to the Akorda press service. ...


Russian Medical Professionals Arrive in Nur-Sultan to Assist Kazakh Counterparts in Fight Against COVID-19 

NUR-SULTAN – A group of 32 Russian medical workers arrived July 6 in Nur-Sultan on a special flight of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Kazakh...


First President Nazarbayev Celebrates His 80th birthday

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev is ringing in his 80th birthday on July 6th, as the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan also celebrated its birthday the same...


Nur-Sultan Receives Glowing Review and Recommendation From Popular Travel Vlogger

NUR-SULTAN – Travel enthusiast Conrad Caeiro released a video about Nur-Sultan and his visit to the city on his YouTube channel “Vlog 360 Degrees”. Caeiro visited Nur-Sultan last...


President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: Taking Lessons from First President Nazarbayev

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave an interview to the leading Kazakh newspaper Egemen Qazaqstan. Here’s the full interview in English. Only strong state can make its way...


Nursultan Nazarbayev: a Look Back at the Life of Achievement from the World’s Top Leaders

The 80th birthday of the first President of Kazakhstan, the leader of the Kazakh nation (Elbasy) Nursultan Nazarbayev – this is a great opportunity to celebrate his...