Nur-Sultan hosts capital day celebrations, raises money for Arys assistance

NUR-SULTAN – Celebrations began July 4 for the 2019 Day of the Capital celebration marking the 21st anniversary of the establishment of Nur-Sultan, formerly Astana, as the...


Islamic finance, AIFC law conferences among Astana Finance Days events

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Finance Days hosted the Financing the Economy through Capital Market Instruments Forum, Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Law Conference, Islamic Finance Conference and other...


EU announces new EU-funded programmes in Central Asia 

NUR-SULTAN – The European Union’s political commitment and a set of European Union-funded regional programmes were announced during a recent high-level meeting in Bishkek between Central Asian...


Kazakh Parliament adopts 2019-2021 national budget, plans to visit regions for population’s feedback 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) Chair Nurlan Nigmatulin summed up July 5 the work of the deputies in the fourth session of the sixth...


Kazakhstan can become one of global leaders in investment attractiveness

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during his inauguration speech last month, stated that one of the key priorities for Kazakhstan is to create new jobs and provide people...


Kazakh government plans to provide 46,000 people with new skills this year

NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, in conjunction with the Centre for the Development of Labour Resources, has revised the approach for selecting educational...


SCAT Airlines launches direct Nur-Sultan – Tokyo flight

NUR-SULTAN – SCAT Airlines will launch a direct Nur-Sultan – Tokyo flight July 6, Capital Day in Kazakhstan. The flight, taking approximately seven hours to Tokyo and...


Kazakhstan ratifies Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law July 3 ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, reported Akorda.kz. Nuclear weapons, unlike chemical weapons,...


Kazakhstan Temir Zholy launches more convenient ticket sales system

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the nation’s railway and logistics company, launched a new ticket sales system on July 1. The system is aimed at countering...


National news in brief

The second international BI Group Ironman 70.3 Astana 2019 will be held July 12-14 in the capital, reported the company’s press service. Approximately 1,400 participants from 50...


Economic news in brief

The assets of Kazakh second-tier banks increased 1.5 percent in June and 6 percent over the year to 24.9 trillion tenge (US$64.66 billion). June produced a noticeable...


Business news in brief

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested more than $9 billion in Kazakhstan since the country’s independence, said EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti in...


External news in brief

Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan were presented in Moscow during “Kazakhstan: New Opportunities,” an event organised by the Kazakh Embassy in Russia, Kazakh Trade Mission in Russia and...


High-altitude Assy-Turgen Observatory offers visitors steppe plus stars

NUR-SULTAN – Built in 1981, the Assy-Turgen Observatory (ATO) conducts astronomical observations for the Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute. The observatory is located on the picturesque Assy-Turgen plateau, 85...


KazAvtoProm increases car sales, number of domestically-assembled cars hikes

NUR-SULTAN – KazAvtoProm, the Kazakh Union of Automotive Enterprises, sold 24,700 new passenger and light commercial vehicles in the country from January-May, a 19.9-percent increase year-on-year. More...


Kindergarten shares innovative ideas for effective learning with regional teachers

NUR-SULTAN – The experienced and qualified teachers at Karlygash kindergarten under the Presidential Affairs Department medical centre use best practices by sharing knowledge with preschool teachers from...


Bozzhyra tract “sugar castles” fascinate tourists

NUR-SULTAN – Bozzhyra is a picturesque tract on the Mangystau Region’s Ustyurt Plateau, decorated with chalk mountains that visitors call “sugar castles.” The most famous are the...


Kazakh PM, EU ambassadors discuss developing investment and trade

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin met with European Union (EU) diplomatic mission heads July 1 to discuss investment cooperation. The parties addressed trade and economic...


Kaskasu Science School prepares young scientists to commercialise their projects

NUR-SULTAN – Kaskasu Science School, an interdisciplinary summer school, held a five-day educational programme June 24-28 for young scientists and researchers to help them commercialise their projects...


Kazakhstan to create more favourable conditions for ethnic brethren returning from abroad

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is attempting to create better conditions for oralmans (ethnic Kazakhs leaving in other states and returning to their historic motherland)) by improving the legislation...


Astana Opera to present “Abai” and “Madama Butterfly” in Tashkent

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera will stage Latyf Khamidi and Akhmet Zhubanov’s opera “Abai” July 10 and Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madama Butterfly” July 13 in Tashkent. The...


Executing debt relief for approximately 500,000 Kazakhstan citizens to cost $274 million over two months, say ministers

NUR-SULTAN – Approximately 105 billion tenge (US$274.32 million) will be required to execute President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s decree to provide debt relief to some of the country’s most...


Akmola Region expects alternative energy to cover up to 45 percent of all energy resources by 2023

NUR-SULTAN – The Akmola Region will be launching six alternative energy projects totalling 153 billion tenge (US$404.16 million). As a result, local authorities expect the share of...


In today’s world, we need a stronger partnership between the European Union and Central Asia

In our highly interconnected world of today, where closer regional and inter-regional cooperation is essential for peace and prosperity, Europe and Central Asia have never been so...


UMAY Boost business education programme develops women entrepreneurs’ skills, vision

NUR-SULTAN – The first round of the UMAY Boost business education project to increase the practical skills and knowledge of Kazakhstan’s women entrepreneurs has concluded. The Nur-Sultan...


Ministerial Conference will create new trade, business and investment opportunities for Central Asia, says WTO spokesperson

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will be the first Central Asian country to host the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) June 8-11, 2020. The event will...


Kazakhstan’s Jusan operation sets example for other countries, says UN Children’s Rights Committee Chair 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Jusan operation, which returned nearly 600 citizens from Syria, is an excellent example for other countries to follow, said United Nations Committee on the...


AIFC International Arbitration Centre opening ceremony, EdTech and FinTech summits mark second day of Astana Finance Days

NUR-SULTAN – The second day of the Astana Finance Days conference in the capital included the opening ceremony of the Astana International Finance Centre (AIFC) International Arbitration...


Almaty Marathon’s open water swim promotes healthy lifestyle for all

NUR-SULTAN – The annual open water swim portion of the Almaty Marathon was held June 30 at the Heaven Club recreation area in the Almaty Region’s Kapshagai...


Yulia Putintseva defeats Naomi Osaka for third time, advances to Wimbledon second round

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, ranked 39th by the World Tennis Association (WTA), defeated world number two player and U.S. and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka of...