Center for Research and Consulting seeks to make Kazakhstan attractive to talented individuals 

NUR-SULTAN – The Center for Research and Consulting (CRC) is a relatively young and growing company with the vision of a better Kazakhstan. Its specialisation lies in...


Kazakh government increases budget expenditures $106 million for 2020-2022 

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government will add 40.8 billion tenge (US$105.5 million) to its budget expenditures for 2020-2022, made possible by redistributing budget programme expenses, said Minister...


Schengen visa applications from Kazakh citizens increase 26 percent since 2016

NUR-SULTAN – Schengen visa applications from Kazakh citizens have increased 26 percent in the last two years, reported Schengen Visa Info. After a five-year low of 124,735...


Ring road opens around Nur-Sultan, car engine heating project launches 

NUR-SULTAN – The 87-kilometre ring road opened around the capital Nov. 29  will increase transport system efficiency, reduce travel time by raising the speed limit and improve...


Kazakhstan’s third peacekeeping unit starts mission in Lebanon

NUR-SULTAN – The third consolidated unit of Kazakh peacekeeping forces started its operations Nov. 27 as part in the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon, reported the...


Kazakh Tourism launches tour for Chinese travel bloggers  

NUR-SULTAN – Thirteen of China’s most influential travel, lifestyle, fashion and shopping bloggers and public opinion leaders arrived in Almaty Nov. 13 to tell their followers about...


EU launches three new programmes in Central Asia

NUR-SULTAN – Three programmes promoting regional integration in Central Asia were launched at the EU’s regional conference on Enhanced Integration for Prosperity in Central Asia Nov. 28....


Tokayev signs law making ministers and governors responsible for corruption among subordinates 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law making ministers and akims (governors) responsible for corruption among their direct subordinates Nov. 28. The law introduces amendments...


FC Astana beats Manchester United

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Football Club beat the U.K.’s Manchester United 2-1 Nov. 28 in a Europa League fifth group match in the capital. The win was Astana’s...


Almaty region leads Kazakhstan in investment projects

NUR-SULTAN – The Almaty region is implementing the most investment projects in the country, with 34 projects worth $3.8 billion planned for the next few years, the...


Kazakhstan hosts International Turkic Writing Revival Day

NUR-SULTAN – Almaty, Kyzylorda and the capital hosted International Turkic Writing Revival Day events Nov. 25, reported the Kazakh National Museum press service. The date is linked...


Kazakhstan celebrates Day of First President

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan celebrated the Day of the First President Dec. 1 with concerts, thematic exhibitions and firework displays. The holiday, established in recognition of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s...


Akmola Region governor organises first investors’ hour to improve region’s investment climate

NUR-SULTAN – Akmola Region Akim (Governor) Yermek Marzhikpaev organised the first investor hour and personal entrepreneurs’ reception Nov. 27 at the Atameken Regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs.  During...


Barys HC celebrates 20th anniversary with 5-1 win over Dynamo Minsk

NUR-SULTAN – The capital’s Barys Hockey Club celebrated its 20-year anniversary and honoured its greatest players in a pregame ceremony Dec. 1 at Barys Arena. The jerseys...


‘Ayka’ honoured at China’s Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers film festival

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh-made and Oscar-shortlisted film “Ayka” continues to win the hearts of international audiences, this time in China, where the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers...


Campaign against domestic violence underway in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The national awareness raising campaign, “16 Days Against Violence,” launched in the Kazakh capital Nov. 25. The campaign aims to promote human rights work on...


Nur-Sultan hosts Not Just a Movie International Short Films Festival

NUR-SULTAN – Not Just a Movie International Short Films Festival, a collaborative project of Vosmerka.kz and the Office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Kazakhstan, opened Nov. 29 in the...


Tokayev, Zheenbekov hold talks on wide-ranging cooperation, EAEU in Bishkek

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nov. 27 for negotiations with Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Zheenbekov. “We strive to find and...


Kazakh social workers to start adaptation course for children returned from Iraq

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s humanitarian operation on Nov. 27 brought 14 children back to their homeland from an Iraqi prison, where they have been living for two years...


Kazakhstan repatriates 14 children from Iraq

BAGHDAD – Kazakhstan returned 14 children from Iraq Nov. 27 after a nearly nine-month-long effort by the Kazakh government with the support of Iraqi officials. The mission,...


Kazakh athlete wins gold medal at UAE Jiu-jitsu Championship 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh athlete Moldir Mekenbayeva won a gold medal at the World Professional Adult and Para Jiu-jitsu Championship Nov. 16-24 in Abu Dhabi.  “This year, the...


Astana Ballet finishes first California tour

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Ballet performed for the first time on the United States West Coast Nov. 19-22, reported its press service. Three California cities – Los Angeles,...


Inclusion support office opens at Nur-Sultan school

NUR-SULTAN – The inclusion support office opened Nov. 27 at new school-lyceum No. 88 is the sixth under the Every Child Deserves a School project launched by...


Baiterek Holding creates favourable investment climate, suggests ways to minimise risks in Kazakh market

NUR-SULTAN – Baiterek National Managing Holding attracts investments by ensuring support to foreign investors from the initial stages of project development through implementation, Baiterek Chair Aidar Arifkhanov...


Baikonur to be designated free economic zone 

NUR-SULTAN – A free economic zone will be created at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to attract tourists to the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility, Kyzylorda...


Thirty-one agreements worth $2.3 billion inked at Almaty Investment Forum 2019

ALMATY – Thirty-one agreements worth $2.3 billion were signed between governmental bodies and the business community Nov. 27 at Almaty Investment Forum 2019. The major deals included...


Business news in brief

The Nur-Sultan Department for Investment and Enterprise Development has devised a programme allowing large retailers to obtain soft loans in exchange for maintaining prices on certain products,...


External news in brief

The Kazakh capital will host Dec. 10-12 the 14th round of the Syrian peace talks, Kazakh Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov announced Nov. 25. The talks brokered...


Yerzhan Maksim places second in Junior Eurovision Song Contest

NUR-SULTAN – Yerzhan Maksim, a young talent representing Kazakhstan at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Gliwice, Poland, took second place in the competition, scoring 227...


Kazakhstan’s economic diplomacy: on solid footing and with clear goals in mind

Our country pursues a peaceful and friendly foreign policy towards all states with which it has established diplomatic relations. There are no substantive contradictions in the area...