Astana Hub company creates medical apps to save lives, improve doctor-patient interaction

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Hub-based Vienna company develops innovative medical applications that enable patients to receive urgent care in an emergency or prevent problems during pregnancy. The company...


UN diplomatic exhibit opens in Kazakh capital

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh National Museum with the support of the United Nations opened Dec. 10 a diplomatic photo and video exhibit dedicated to Kazakhstan’s Independence Day and...


Warm Winter student initiative provides needy children with winter clothes for sixth year

NUR-SULTAN – Since 2014, students at the capital’s Nazarbayev University (NU) have helped provide children from large, low-income families with winter clothing through the Warm Winter programme....


AIFC Academy of Law presents first graduates

NUR-SULTAN – The first class of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Academy of Law to successfully complete Foundations Programme for Future Lawyers was awarded certificates Dec....


Kazakh students seek degrees in best UK universities

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh students in the United Kingdom are pursuing their degrees in some of Britain’s highest ranked universities, reported Studying-in-UK.org. Approximately 458,490 international students study in...


Yuliya Galysheva wins silver at Freestyle Ski World Cup in Taipei

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh professional freestyle skier Yulia Galysheva won a silver medal Dec. 14 in moguls at the 2019-2020 International Ski Federation (FIS, Fédération Internationale de Ski)...


Kazakhstan to accede to convention against tax evasion

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will accede to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. The Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament) ratified the convention Dec. 11 for...


Processing industry, services, construction drive Kazakh economic growth in 2019

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh economy grew 4.4 percent in the first eleven months of 2019, driven primarily by the country’s processing industry, services sector and construction, said...


Kazakhs returned from Syria convicted of terrorism, sentenced to years in prison

NUR-SULTAN – On Dec. 11, Nur-Sultan Specialised Inter-District Criminal Court convicted 14 Kazakh men returned from Syria of working for terrorist organisation, the Islamic State or DAESH,...


AMEN Animation Film Festival features works of young Kazakh artists

NUR-SULTAN – The capital hosted the AMEN Animation Film Festival Dec. 11 featuring the work of young Kazakh artists. “This festival will be one of the significant...


Kazakh domestic tourism shows steady growth, reports Statistics Committee

NUR-SULTAN – Domestic tourism has grown 9.8 percent in 2019, external tourism is on the decline and Almaty is the country’s most popular destination, according to the...


Stipends to be increased equally for all students, says Minister of Education and Science

NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Education and Science will increase undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students’ stipends by 25 percent beginning Jan. 1, reported Minister of Education and...


Kazakh capital to have unified design code

NUR-SULTAN – The capital Department of Architecture, City Planning and Land Relations has presented a unified design code for the city, according to its website. The new...


Anti-Corruption service centre opens in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – Antikor Ortalygy service centre, the Kazakh Anti-Corruption Agency model for providing transparency, opened Dec. 12 in the capital. The department is the only law enforcement...


More than five million passengers to travel on Air Astana and FlyArystan this year

NUR-SULTAN – Air Astana Group expects that more than five million passengers will travel this year on Air Astana and its low-cost subsidiary, FlyArystan, reported the company’s...


Nearly $94,000 raised at Christmas Charity Bazaar distributed to 32 social projects, individuals

NUR-SULTAN – The Ambassadors Spouses Astana (ASA) Association transferred funds raised through the annual Diplomatic Christmas Charity Bazaar to 32 social projects and individuals during a Dec....


Nur-Sultan medical organisations ready to implement compulsory medical insurance

NUR-SULTAN – As Kazakhstan prepares for the Jan. 1 launch of its Compulsory Social and Medical Insurance (CSMI), the capital Healthcare Department confirmed its readiness to implement...


Nazarbayev University launches Kazakh-Chinese genetic analysis laboratory

NUR-SULTAN – Nazarbayev University (NU) launched its Kazakh-Chinese genetic analysis laboratory Dec. 5, reported russian.news.cn. “I am glad that the Nazarbayev University site is worthy of accepting...


Kazakh PM visits US and UK, oversees signing of multiple agreements

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin recently visited the United States and the United Kingdom to negotiate agreements on venture capital, digital technologies and healthcare, reports...


Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture targets increasing investment and livestock production

NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting increasing investment and livestock production as part of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s plan for agricultural development outlined in his state...


Kazakh capital hosts latest round of Astana Process talks on Syria

NUR-SULTAN – The latest round of the Syrian talks, hosted Dec. 10-11 in Nur-Sultan, focused on the recent escalation of violence in Idlib in north-western Syria, emphasised...


Nur-Sultan hosts 2019 National Tourism Awards ceremony 

NUR-SULTAN – The capital recently hosted the 2019 National Tourism Awards, given to the best vacation destinations and locations throughout Kazakhstan. The honours seek to stimulate competition...


European Union and Carnegie Europe present Letter from Nur-Sultan 

NUR-SULTAN – Letter from Nur-Sultan, an event held Dec. 5 in the capital, focused on the regional dimension of the European Union (EU) Central Asia strategy and...


Anti Smog air pollution mask company founders fund air quality research, raise awareness

NUR-SULTAN – Anti Smog air pollution mask company founders Dayana Tazhimuratova and Aisulu Tystykbayeva fund Kazakh air quality research and work on ways to increase awareness and...


IAEA LEU Bank completes second shipment of low enriched uranium 

NUR-SULTAN – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) received the second and final shipment of low-enriched uranium (LEU) Dec. 10 at its LEU Bank, established in Ust-Kamenogorsk,...


UNICEF launches training for working with HIV-infected children

NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kazakh Ministries of Healthcare and Labour and Social Protection of the Population opened a three-day training programme Dec. 9...


Kazakh National Museum hosts Great Steppe Heritage event

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh National Museum recently hosted Great Steppe Heritage, a celebration dedicated to the museum’s fifth anniversary, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and...


Tokayev calls for comprehensive national policy to improve the lives of Kazakh youth

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged during a December 10 ceremony marking the end of the Year of Youth and the start of the Year of...


Kazakhstan inks agreements with agribusiness giants Tyson Foods, Valmont Industries  

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin oversaw the signing of agreements with American agribusiness titans Tyson Foods and Valmont Industries Dec. 9 during his working visit...


Economic news in brief

In the first nine months of 2019, Kazakh National Fund’s assets reached $59.34 billion, a 2.3-percent increase year-on-year (yoy). The assets reached a 34-percent share of the...