Local government, entrepreneurs plan to build cannabis textile factory in Almaty region 

NUR-SULTAN – Officials in the Almaty Region recently agreed to assist Kazakh and U.S. entrepreneurs establish a cannabis textile plant in the region. The plant’s products will...


Nur-Sultan hospital to upgrade facilities, medical equipment 

NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan general purpose public hospital No. 2 will be augmented with building connectors, a parking lot expansion and additional medical equipment, said city Akim (Mayor)...


Kazakh pension fund totals $27 billion, includes broad range of assets

NUR-SULTAN – The Unified Accumulation Pension Fund (UAPF) portfolio of pension assets totalled 10.43 trillion tenge (US$26.77 billion) as of Oct. 1, reported the Kazakh National Bank...


Kazakh President visits textile, sewing equipment factory that employs socially vulnerable

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Astana Utaria production and innovation company Nov. 1, noting the quality and relevance of their products and the company’s social...


Aspiring lawyers plead their cases in mock trial competition at AIFC

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Court and International Arbitration Centre (IAC) recently held their second annual Moot, or mock, trial competition final. The competition...


Average car price in Kazakhstan increases 5.6% in first nine months of 2019

NUR-SULTAN – The average cost of a new car in Kazakhstan rose 5.6 percent in the first nine months of 2019 compared to the same period in...


13-year-old singer Daneliya Tuleshova named Kazakh tourism ambassador 

NUR-SULTAN – Thirteen-year-old singer Daneliya Tuleshova was appointed an Kazakh Ambassador of Tourism of Kazakhstan at the ZhasStar festival as part of the Year of Youth celebratory...


Kazakhstan adopts open skies regime at 11 airports starting Nov. 1

NUR-SULTAN – Eleven Kazakh airports adopted an open skies regime Nov. 1, reported the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development press service. The open skies regime allows...


Kazakhstan’s Golden Man shines in Athens 

NUR-SULTAN – The Epigraphic Museum in Athens, Greece, will present The Procession of Altyn Adam (Golden Man) Nov. 11-Dec. 11 through the World’s Museums, reported tengrinews.kz. The...


Kazakh PM offers specific proposals to increase SCO cooperation 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin proposed during the Nov. 1-2 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Council in Tashkent various initiatives to strengthen...


Kazakh-Lithuanian relations are strong with potential to grow, says Lithuanian ambassador

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh-Lithuanian relations are on a positive course, with growing economic and cultural cooperation between the countries, said Lithuanian Ambassador Gintautas Vasiulis. “I would say that...


DosStar Operetta and Musical Festival takes places in Karaganda region

NUR-SULTAN – The Oct. 25-27 ninth international DosStar Operetta and Musical Festival opened with the “Love under cover” performance at the Temirtau Palace of Culture, reported inform.kz....


UNODC launches programme to support management of violent extremist prisoners in Kazakhstan  

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has joined the Global United Nations programme on Supporting the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and the Prevention of Radicalisation to Violence in Prisons...


Nazarbayev’s peace-loving policies unified society despite ethnic diversity, says Azerbaijani community leader

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is not a foreign land for the nearly 7,000 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in the capital, who embrace their identity in the many events and...


Akmola Region experiences 106 percent economic growth in first three quarters of 2019 

NUR-SULTAN – The Akmola Region achieved 106 percent in economic growth in the first three quarters of 2019, said Akim (Governor) Yermek Marzhikpayev at the Oct. 28...


Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen appears on popular Moscow show Vecherniy Urgant 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Dimash Kudaibergen visited the Vecherniy Urgant (Evening Urgant) late night show in Moscow Oct. 30 with composer Igor Krutoi and...


Entrepreneur turns exploration of Alatau Mountains on motorbike into business 

NUR-SULTAN – The Alatau Mountains, the great mountain range near Almaty, is the pride of the city and a popular destination not only for tourists, but for...


Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen to spread Kazakh culture in New York City concert

NUR-SULTAN – While Dimash Dears (the term for fans of Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen) wait for Kudaibergen’s Arnau tour ENVOY solo concert in New York Dec. 10,...


Five trade deals reached during Kazakh-Dutch Business Council

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the Netherlands concluded five trade deals in The Hague during the Oct. 30 Kazakh-Dutch Business Council meeting. Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin, Dutch...


Eighty-seven renewable energy facilities to operate in Kazakhstan by end of 2019 

NUR-SULTAN – Eighty-seven renewable energy facilities with a capacity of 1,042 megawatts will be operating in Kazakhstan by the end of this year, announced Kazakh Prime Minister...


IAC signs multiple agreements with Asian international arbitration and mediation partners

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) International Arbitration Centre (IAC) signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading dispute resolution institutions in Hong Kong and...


Shymkent to host ninth Central Asia Trade Forum 

NUR-SULTAN – Shymkent will host the ninth Central Asia Trade Forum Nov. 12-13. Kazakhstan’s third largest city will welcome more than 450 business executives, government officials, small...


Kazakhstan to continue efforts to streamline business processes, PM tells Atameken Congress

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government will continue efforts to streamline processes to do business in Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Askar Mamin said Oct. 24 at the Atameken National...


Kazakhstan celebrates Saken Seifullin’s 125th birthday 

NUR-SULTAN – Cities across Kazakhstan celebrated the 125th birthday Oct. 15 of poet, enlightener and politician Saken Seifullin. Karaganda, Kokshetau and the capital hosted the biggest events....


Nur-Sultan Akimat, Emirati company to build tourist district in capital

NUR-SULTAN – Capital Akim (Mayor) Altai Kulginov and Ellington Properties Development Managing Director Joseph Thomas discussed building a tourist district with entertainment centres and hotels in the...


Training, lecture series launches to help Kazakh parents with sex education

NUR-SULTAN – Karlygash Kabatova, the founder of UyatEmes.kz (Not Shameful), and her colleagues, speaking at an Oct. 29 press breakfast, announced the launch of new training and...


KMF mandates EMGA to secure new USD 15m financing from Austria’s OeEB

SPONSORED CONTENT As the European Union is set to boost the business climate in Kazakhstan and central Asia through the Program Central Asia Invest – Policy, MFO...


Kazakhstan to increase mandatory schooling from 11 years to 12 by 2021 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to gradually introduce 12 years of mandatory schooling, said Minister of Education and Science Askhat Aimagambetov Oct. 20, reported tengrinews.kz. “We have an...


Akmeshit Cave attracts visitors with stunning views, legends, healing properties

NUR-SULTAN – Akmeshit Cave, an unusual spot with captivating views accompanied by legends, is perfect for a pilgrim’s journey. The cave is located 90 kilometres north of...


Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, a representative of first generation of Great Mughals

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