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- Astana 69 °F / 21 °C
This year, the capital of Kazakhstan will celebrate its 22nd birthday on July 6. The celebratory events will be held virtually due to the epidemiological situation in...
Russian-Kazakh relations today are characterized by their remarkable stability. The foundations to these bilateral relations were laid down by the First President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who...
The poet, philosopher and national enlightener Abai Kunanbayev became famous for his approach to “saving the Kazakh people” in the era of the “farewell ball of nomadic...
NUR-SULTAN – The workload on the emergency medical services (EMS) significantly increased during the pandemic in all parts of the world. Approximately 1,400 Kazakh ambulance teams circulate...
NUR-SULTAN – The stock market is facing a highly uncertain economic environment. Although many experts forecasted a decrease in investment flow to developing countries during the pandemic,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pointed out the important role of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in helping the country fix the adverse economic impact...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will introduce a two-week lockdown from July 5 onwards in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection that has surged rapidly...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev recovered from the coronavirus infection, said his spokesperson Aidos Ukibay. “I have good news. Today’s coronavirus test of the Elbasy...
Kazakhstan is not an unfamiliar country for me. While studying at the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1983, I had a three-month geological internship in Karaganda and...
We took a similar life path, both myself and the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. We are the children of our time and of the USSR,...
NUR-SULTAN – The National Bank can take additional measures to stabilize the exchange rate if it is necessary, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting with...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan launched a pilot project that provides free virtual consultation with qualified doctors in three medical institutions in Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Shymkent on June 30th....
Having become president of Kazakhstan after a landslide election victory a year ago, and recently returned from Moscow, where at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin he...
NUR-SULTAN – The spread of the idea of global security and peace and harmony between nations is the fundamental basis of the state policy forged by Kazakhstan’s...
NUR-SULTAN – Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbekov, Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan celebrated its Diplomatic Service Day on July 2nd. Kazakh Ambassador-at-Large Bulat Sarsenbayev spoke to The Astana Times about the history of the diplomatic service,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev publicly reprimanded state bodies for failing to address the COVID-19 pandemic consequences during a government meeting to discuss measures to prevent...
NUR-SULTAN – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved a $1 billion assistance package to Kazakhstan to help Central Asia’s largest economy address the COVID-19 pandemic...
The third annual Astana Finance Days (AFD) five-day conference began on June 29 with virtual discussions, webinars and live panel sessions on support mechanisms to reverse the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has a plan not to be left behind with global digitization efforts. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired the meeting of the national commission...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan marked the 28th of June as the official Day of Mass Media Workers. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the media workers on their professional...
NUR-SULTAN – Popular Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen sang “Thousands of Miles, a Common Dream” in perfect Chinese on the pilot episode of the “Classical Wings Project” a...
NUR-SULTAN – A military parade featuring the flags of the Almaty military units that participated in World War II was held on June 24th in Almaty, reported...
Abai’s works, including his most famous book “Kara Soz” (Book of Words), which consists of 45 brief parables and philosophical treatises, have been translated into many languages....
The fourth wave of financial assistance initiated by Biz Birgemiz (We are Together in Kazakh language) Fund will now reach 80,000 low-income families in the country’s rural...
Kazakhstan’s way or the Kazakhstan’s development model – these are what foreign experts call the successful measures taken to ensure national modernization and the evolutionary transformations inspired...
“Til Kazyna” (Language is Treasure in Kazakh) Kazakh cultural center opened its doors in Brussels on June 19th with a mission to promote the diverse culture and...
Since President Trump has taken office, he has been clear about the need for fostering democratic reforms and promoting ideals of freedom, justice and equality in governments...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave an interview to one of the leading newspapers in the Kazakh language Ana Tili. Here’s the full interview in English. – Dear...
NUR-SULTAN – Young and prominent Kazakh figure skater and world’s silver medalist Elizabet Tursynbaeva, 20, participated in the world’s biggest 24-hour online workout June 23 organized by...
