Japanese company to help protect Ural River bank in Atyrau Region

NUR-SULTAN – Japan-based Tokyo Rope International Inc. recently opened a representative office in Atyrau. The company will begin protecting the Ural River shore next year and also...


AIFC yearly report indicates key achievements, projects 

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) yearly report presented Aug. 29 reviewed the centre’s key projects and achievements for 2018-2019. Among the key projects, the...


Chechen-Ingush ethno cultural centre in Semei assists all minorities in preserving their identity

NUR-SULTAN – Vainakh (Our people) Chechen-Ingush ethno cultural centre in Semei helps all ethnic minorities to preserve their traditions and identity, said leader Sultan Kartoyev.  Under the...


Kazakh President affirms support for multilateralism in ‘a world of disquiet’ during first address to UNGA

The opportunity for global leaders to meet as they did in New York at the United Nations last month is always significant. But what made the formal...


Tokayev outlines Asia strategy, promises multilateral approach to global issues at Valdai Meeting

NUR-SULTAN – Positioned as a transit and trade bridge between Europe and Asia, located at the crossroads of Islamic, Confucian and East Christian civilizations, Kazakhstan plans to...


Kazakhstan plans to apply tax incentives to develop print media 

NUR-SULTAN – State Politics in Mass Media Department Director Bahniyaz Karashina announced the state plan to apply tax incentives to develop Kazakh print media at the Sept....


Kazakhstan grants visa-free status for 12 more countries to attract investment, tourists, businesses

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has granted visa-free entrance to 12 additional countries – Bahrain, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Oman, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the Vatican and...


Kazakh capital to buy 100 electric buses 

NUR-SULTAN – The capital akimat (administration) will be purchasing 100 new electric buses from the joint venture between Chinese Yutong and Kostanai-based SaryarkaAvtoProm. The buses will save...


Young runners debut at start of annual Almaty Women’s Race 

NUR-SULTAN – Girls 10-14 debuted at the start line Sept. 28 of the annual Almaty Women’s Race in Atakent Park. Rima Grankina took the top spot among...


Capital Rotarians open second inclusive playground 

NUR-SULTAN – U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan William H. Moser cut the red ribbon Oct. 3 to officially open Kunshyaq, the capital’s second inclusive playground accessible to children...


Online document processing, soft loans, preferential lending expected to boost Kazakh domestic businesses

NUR-SULTAN – Online document processing, soft loans and preferential lending are some of the measures introduced by the government to stimulate the country’s businesses. Signing documents to...


Situation of children in Kazakhstan: a lot of progress but more to be done, says UNICEF representative 

NUR-SULTAN – In her recent open letter to the world’s children, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore stressed the need to work with today’s...


Kazakh government alters procurement processes to focus on domestic suppliers 

NUR-SULTAN – Construction, IT and electronic materials for government use will only be available after a pre-selection stage, said First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance...


Nazarbayev University hosts ClimateLaunchpad 2019 national finals 

NUR-SULTAN – Nazarbayev University recently hosted the national finals of the ClimateLaunchpad 2019 green technologies entrepreneurship ideas international competition, reported science-fund.kz. “ClimateLaunchpad provides a great opportunity to...


Kulanshi gallery in Kazakh capital hosts exhibition of Soviet-era art, posters

NUR-SULTAN – Kulanshi Forte Bank Nur-Sultan art gallery launched Sept. 26 an exhibition of restored Soviet-era paintings dating to the 1950s and Soviet posters from the 1970s...


Madrid hosts Spanish-language presentation of Kazakh literature anthologies

NUR-SULTAN – The Cervantes Institute recently hosted a presentation of anthologies of modern Kazakh prose and poetry published in Spanish at its headquarters in Madrid, Kazinform reports....


97 percent of rural settlements to have broadband internet access by end of 2022

NUR-SULTAN – Ninety-seven percent of rural settlements or more than 5,000 villages will gain broadband internet access by the end of 2022 and satellite technology will be...


Modernising sanitary, phytosanitary standards offers opportunity to expand food trade

Agriculture and livestock exports present huge opportunities for countries in Central Asia. Kazakhstan, already one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, selling over nine million tons annually,...


President Tokayev calls for removal of trade barriers within EAEU, as union signs FTA with Singapore

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for a removal of trade barriers within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during the Oct. 2 Supreme Eurasian Economic Council...


Kazakhstan to increase support for volunteers in 2020 Year of Volunteer

NUR-SULTAN – Aliya Galimova, Chair of the Committee on Civil Society Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Social Development introduced the draft action plan for the...


Astana exchange lists Russia’s most traded exchange-traded fund 

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Exchange (AIX) listed Russia’s oldest and most traded exchange-traded fund (ETF) Sept. 24 and two days later, Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund...


Lukoil opens lubricant production plant in Almaty Region

NUR-SULTAN – Lukoil, the Russian multinational energy corporation, has invested more than $9 million to construct a lubricant production plant in the Almaty Region. The company plans...


Infrastructure work complete at Zhambyl Region ski resort

NUR-SULTAN – Water, gas and electrical access work, as well as construction of the entrance highway, have been completed at Karalmy Resort in the Zhambyl Region. The...


Courses on learning process from renowned US author, professor are available in Kazakh 

NUR-SULTAN – More than 1,000 people in Almaty and the capital attended public lectures and participated in training on the way neurobiology is changing the learning process...


Kazakhstan, Rwanda need direct flights that can strengthen bilateral relations through trade, industry, says envoy

NUR-SULTAN – The relatively young diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Rwanda have a great potential to flourish and materialise in mutually beneficial agreements in trade, industry and...


EBRD expands funding for renewable energy programme in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide additional funds of up to $328 million to support Kazakhstan as a regional leader in...


More than 500 cross-country runners compete in Race Nation Burabay

NUR-SULTAN – More than 500 cross-country runners from Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey and Tajikistan participated Sept. 29 in the Race Nation Burabay at the ski-jumping complex in Shchuchinsk,...


Kazakh IT community to discuss country’s digital ecosystem at Digital Bridge 2019 international forum

NUR-SULTAN – Leading IT specialists and technology entrepreneurs will take a comprehensive look at Kazakhstan’s digital ecosystem at the Oct. 24-25 Digital Bridge 2019 international technology forum...


Kazakhstan receives ICAO award for progress in resolving aviation security

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan received Sept. 25 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council President Certificate for progress in resolving aviation security and oversight deficiencies at the 40th ICAO...


First President’s Foundation, Kazakh government outline renewable energy project plans at International Renewable Energy Summit 

NUR-SULTAN – The First President’s Foundation will support green economy development in Kazakhstan by implementing new renewable energy projects such as wind and solar-powered stations, training specialists...