Kazakhstan Can Help the United Nations

On June 28, the UN General Assembly votes to select new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. A star in promoting a more peaceful world, Kazakhstan...


International Cooperation in Space Shows Ways Forward: A View from Kazakhstan

There was a time when it was strongly feared that space would become the next international battleground. Following the race to put a man into space, its...


National Bank Chairman: 400 Billion Tenge in Pension Fund Savings to Be Invested in Quasi-Governmental Institutions

ASTANA – National Bank Chairman Daniyar Akishev recently spoke at a government meeting about using pension assets to stimulate economic growth and employment in 2016 and 2017....


Special Website Reduces Number of Orphans

ASTANA – A website created under the Kazakhstan without Orphans project is hoping to assist the nation towards that goal. Usynovite.kz, (which stands for Adopt.kz) established by DOM...


Kazakhs Were Involved in European WWII Resistance Movements, New Project Reveals

ASTANA – Recent publications have revealed more to the general public about the participation of Kazakhs in European resistance movements during World War II, in particular about...


Astana Parks Designed for Any Mood and Occasion

ASTANA – Summer is the time for outdoor activities with friends and family. The capital’s green city parks are the perfect place for enjoying some alone time....


Global Leaders Need to Heed Calls for Peace in Nazarbayev’s Manifesto

At the beginning of June 2016, I got acquainted with “The World. The 21st Century,” the manifesto of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev....


French Experience Relevant for Kazakh Dairy Development

At a time when, as many oil exporting countries, Kazakhstan has been hit by the depreciation of oil prices, the agricultural sector is one of the most...


Astana Art Fest 2016 Focuses on Local Artists, Encourages Digital Creativity

ASTANA – More than 40 artists and media art leaders from Kazakhstan and Russia are slated to participate July 4-6 in the Astana Art Fest, organised with...


Manifest Discussed by Leading Experts

ASTANA – From the hydrogen bomb to anthrax, anything that could threaten the peaceful co-existence of humanity, was discussed June 20 at the international conference devoted to...


UNAIDS to Open Subregional Office in Kazakhstan; Director Says Country Can Eliminate AIDS Ahead of UN Agenda

ASTANA – Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Michel Sidibe announced June 22 plans to establish a subregional office in Kazakhstan that will become...


Industrial Production Grows in Astana

In the current year, the volume of industrial goods and services in the capital amounted to 145.5 billion tenge (US$428.3 million). Since the beginning of the year,...


PM Massimov Comments on Use of National Fund

ASTANA – Member of the Finance and Budget Committee of Mazhilis Yekaterina Nikitinskaya asked Prime Minister Karim Massimov about the National Fund’s savings during a June 17...


Kazakhstan to Expand Visa-Free List of Countries

This solution to grant more countries visa-free regime will increase the inflow of foreign tourists during the major international event EXPO 2017. This statement was made during...


Astana, Almaty Host International Day of Yoga Celebrations

ASTANA – The Embassy of India in Astana organised special events to celebratethe second International Day of Yoga in Astana and Almaty on June 19. Karaganda is...


35 Green Buses Introduced in Almaty

ASTANA – The Green Bus Company bought 35 new buses of the brand Daewoo that use environmentally friendly fuel – compressed natural gas (methane). Qazaq Banki has...


Book Project Enthusiasts Promote Literacy, Love of Reading

ASTANA – With her blossoming book project, I Book You, Marina Sharipova hopes to get her country reading. I Book You (ibookyou.kz) is a non-commercial project about...


Reshuffle in Kazakhstan: New Head of Presidential Administration, Mazhilis Speaker, Minister of Investment and Development, and Astana Mayor

ASTANA – The Presidential Administration will have a new chief and Astana a new mayor and following a June 21 presidential decree on these and other personnel...


Belgian VanHool Buses to be Produced in Kyzylorda

Kazakhstan plans to start production of VanHool buses based on the technology of  the Belgian company which annually manufactures approximately 1,400 buses and coaches and as many...


Foreign Minister Highlights Prospective Tasks of Kazakh Diplomacy

ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov presented detailed information about the current activities of the ministry and highlighted prospective tasks of Kazakh diplomacy in...


Kazakh Foreign Ministry Presents ‘Kazakhstan – Land of the Great Steppe’ App

ASTANA – A new digital application “Kazakhstan – Land of the Great Steppe” was presented June 20 by Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov during his...


President Nazarbayev Calls for Further Integration and International Cooperation

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Saint Petersburg, Russia to participate in the 20th International Economic Forum and hold a series of bilateral meetings. Russian President Vladimir Putin...


Kazakh Government Says It Successfully Implemented 2015 National Budget

ASTANA – The June 17 joint session of Parliament’s upper and lower chambers reviewed and approved the government report on the successful execution of the 2015 national...


St. Petersburg Forum Helps Rebuild Trust, Develop EU-EAEU Dialogue

There are plenty of clouds on the horizon for the global economy, as the World Bank’s latest outlook report has confirmed. Looking at what has happened over...


10 Years under the Flag of CICA

Over the last  few years, international relations have been going  through a difficult period and  the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which...


Kazakh Gold Medallists among Doping Failures

ASTANA – The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has reported that as a result of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) reanalyses of samples from the 2012 London Games,...


Zhoshybayev: EXPO 2017 Is an Opportunity to Get a Glimpse of the Future

In less than one year – on June 10, 2017 – the international specialised exhibition EXPO 2017 under the theme of Future Energy will open its doors to...


New Shymkent District under Construction

ASTANA – Construction of a new district in Shymkent aims to develop the city as the third major city of the state under the order of Kazakhstan...


EXPO 2017 Chairman Congratulates First Ticket Holder to Exhibition

ASTANA – Capital resident Olzhas Onalov, 24, received an invitation to the EXPO 2017 chairman’s office after making the first online ticket purchase to the event. Akhmetzhan...


Ministerial Meeting in Vienna Seeks Ways to Promote Nuclear Disarmament

VIENNA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov took part in a ministerial meeting commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) during...