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NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova won the Best Actresses 2019 award for her role in “Ayka” directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy at Russia’s Nika National Film Awards,...
NUR-SULTAN – Public-private partnership (PPP) projects have continued in Kazakhstan with 806 projects worth a total of 1.4 trillion tenge (US$3.26 billion) coming online as of April...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin visited the construction site of the new multifunctional tourist center in Nur-Sultan, reports the Prime Minister’s press office. The area...
Twenty years ago, in April 2001, the President of Kazakhstan paid his first official visit to Norway. Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to Oslo laid the foundation and set...
ALMATY – A rare Siberian mountain goat was caught by a camera trap in the Zhongar-Alatau National Park of the Almaty region, Kazinform reports. “I present to...
NUR-SULTAN – The blacksmithing art of the Kulmenov family who make armor of ancient Turkic warriors and traditional household items of nomads is known not only in...
NUR-SULTAN – Two architects, Aida Issakhankyzy and Altynay Imanbekova, launched an Instagram research project for the collection of data and information about yurts (a traditional portable nomadic...
This year Kazakhstan celebrates the 30th anniversary of its independence. 2021 also marks the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semei Nuclear Test Site. It is...
NUR-SULTAN – The list of priority specializations were named for this academic year as part of the Bolashak International Scholarship Program, reports the Central Communications Service. The...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Yeraly Tugzhanov took part on April 22 in dispatching the first batch of Kazakh vaccine QazVac (QazCovid-in) against the COVID-19 in...
NUR-SULTAN – The Atyrau Region in western Kazakhstan has made a special contribution to the development of the economy of independent Kazakhstan, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
NUR-SULTAN – On April 21, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan William Moser held a press conference to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and...
NUR-SULTAN – Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence are occurring across the country. Sports tournaments, social marathons, openings of new facilities and other celebrations have...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the fifth meeting of the Supreme Council for Reforms on April 21 focusing on digitization, agriculture, the regulatory system, judiciary...
MOSCOW – East and West, Europe and Asia, history and modernity: both Russia and Kazakhstan are unique countries that bring these seeming opposites together, showing the world...
NUR-SULTAN – In less than two years, the National Council of Public Trust (NCPT) under the President of Kazakhstan has become not only an integral part of...
NUR-SULTAN – Starting April 26, Kazakhstan will cut air travel with Turkey due to the surge in coronavirus cases in Turkey, announced the Kazakh Ministry of Industry...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection reported that, as of April 1, 2021, 14,794 foreign citizens are engaged in labor activity on the...
NUR-SULTAN – Coronavirus cases may peak in mid-May with up to 4,000 cases registered daily if the vaccination goes according to schedule according to a realistic scenario...
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: to stop the climate crisis from...
NUR-SULTAN – The forecast for Kazakhstan’s economic growth has been improved from 2.8 percent to 3.1 percent in 2021. This was announced by the Minister of the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) has announced plans to become part of the global network of the Global Green Finance Index, according to Kazinform. ...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired the meeting of the Commission on Digitisation under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service reported. Bagdat...
NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan resident Maria Auezova climbed to the Chomolungma Base Camp and became the first woman without legs to conquer Mount Everest. According to Auezova’s Instagram,...
NUR-SULTAN – Turkistan is the cultural and historical city of Kazakhstan, a center of international tourism and pilgrimage. This year, the ancient city of South Kazakhstan was...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population has developed an atlas of new professions and competencies that will be in demand...
NUR-SULTAN – As mass vaccination continues in Kazakhstan, 695,875 people, or 3.7 percent of the country’s nearly 19 million population, have received their first dose of the...
NUR-SULTAN – Investments in fixed capital, excluding the mining sector, increased by 34 percent in the first quarter of 2021, said Kazakh Minister of National Economy Aset...
NUR-SULTAN — Kazakhstan began an aerial survey of saigas to determine the number of the species on the territory of the country on April 15. With saiga...
NUR-SULTAN – The Shanyrak National Arts Center led by the regional amateur folk art, film and video center opened its doors in the town of Tobol in...
NUR-SULTAN – The Association of Kazakh people has been founded in Japan, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The association has a...
NUR-SULTAN — Almaty will start the construction of nine new park zones, with the greening of the city a top priority, said Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Almaty akim (city...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been in a high risk red zone for two weeks, said Kazakh Vice Healthcare Minister Marat Shoranov at a press conference with the...
NUR-SULTAN — The West Kazakhstan region showed positive dynamics in the main socio-economic indicators by the end of 2020, the region has been implementing major projects in...
NUR-SULTAN – A working group chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov has announced plans to develop a new concept for the economy’s creative sector development,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Otbasy Bank launched a mortgage program for women on April 12, according to the bank’s press service release. The program, titled “Umay”, is designed...
Natural resources and economic development play a critical role in any country’s economy. Since Kazakhstan gained its independence, the government has paid special attention to the local...
NUR-SULTAN – This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Kazakh national holiday known as the Day of Love of Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu. The holiday was established...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Minister of Labour and Social Protection Serik Shapkenov gave his report on the employment situation in the country to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has created a Task Force team to provide end-to-end support to investors, reports the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. The agreement was signed by...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin gave his report on the epidemiological situation and the vaccination plan in the country to the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,...
Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian state bordering Kazakhstan with its 6 million strong population, is on its way to political stabilization after the referendum on changes to the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Chief Sanitary Doctor and Vice Healthcare Minister Yerlan Kiyasov signed a decree obliging all arriving passengers, including the citizens of Kazakhstan, to present a...
Kazakhstan is gradually carrying out political reforms aimed at building a just society and an effective state. During the fifth meeting of the National Council of Public...
NUR-SULTAN — Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin discussed the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the country and instructed officials to ensure implementation of the vaccination schedule at...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s real sector of the economy has demonstrated a stable growth dynamic excluding the mining industry, reported Kazakh Minister of National Economy Aset Irgaliev during...
NUR-SULTAN — The Zhambyl region’s main drivers of socio-economic stability comes from key industries such as manufacturing, trade and agriculture. At the end of 2020, the region...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev extended congratulations over the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan to millions of Muslims around the world, the Akorda press service...
NUR-SULTAN – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde paid an official visit to Kazakhstan. Nur-Sultan was the first destination in Linde’s four-day visit to...
NUR-SULTAN – A colosseum arena for street sports will open to the public at the Ataturk park in Nur-Sultan, the press service of the city administration recently...
NUR-SULTAN – The Persian leopard, Przewalski horse and tiger are now listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin and Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov launched the construction of the Central Asia International Center for Trade and Economic Cooperation...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Biosafety Research Institute presented the QazVac vaccine that researchers have been developing over the last year, reports KazInform news agency. “This vaccine was...
NUR-SULTAN — The opening ceremony of the Keruen-Saray, the largest multifunctional tourist complex and unique in Central Asia, took place on April 10 in Turkistan, reports primeminister.kz. ...
On April 12, the UN-designated International Day of Human Space Flight, the world is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first-ever manned spaceflight. This momentous event paved...
A case with a container ship of the Evergreen company, which paralyzed shipping in the Suez Canal for five days, made the issue of finding alternative ways...
NUR-SULTAN – For Kazakh ecologist Assel Baimukanova, studying and protecting the Caspian seal has turned into a life journey following the steps of her father, Mirgaliy Baimukanov,...
NUR-SULTAN – It has been 60 years since the first human entered space. Hardly anyone could accomplish such a task at the age of 27, but Yuriy...
NUR-SULTAN – A photo exhibition opened at the Ulytau National Historical, Cultural and Natural Reserve Museum depicting the Marsian landscapes of the area, reports the museum’s press...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is preparing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Baikonur cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan becoming the main launching pad from where the Vostok-1 spacecraft with...
It was less than a year after Sir Suma Chakrabarti, as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, described Kazakhstan as a “prime investment destination”...
NUR-SULTAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid an official visit to Kazakhstan and met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev focusing on the new ways to boost the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Almaty region retained its growth dynamics in all major economic indicators despite the pandemic related restrictions in 2020, PrimeMinister.kz reported. The Almaty region is...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hired a new Special Representative for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhanov, a special newly created position to facilitate Kazakhstan’s leadership in international...
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed bilateral cooperation and the main issues on the regional and global agenda during...
NUR-SULTAN – The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó paid an official visit to Kazakhstan on April 6 to reaffirm Hungary’s readiness to strengthen...
NUR-SULTAN – As the global airline industry steadily recovers from months on hold, several international airlines announced that they will resume their flights to Kazakhstan. LOT Polish...
NUR-SULTAN – 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the great Kazakh wrestler and circus artist Kazhymukan Munaitpasov on April 7. Munaitpasov is the first Kazakh world champion...
NUR-SULTAN — Kazakh boxer Firuza Sharipova won an early knockdown victory by defeating Russian Julia Chernoborodova at the fight which took place on April 3 at the...
NUR-SULTAN — The tenth International Conference of Eurasia World Heritage Cities named “Heritage, Tourism and Urban Planning” took place in Turkistan on April 2 virtually. City Mayor...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Mussin spoke about his ministry’s plans for the year at an April 5 press...
NUR-SULTAN – The Balapan TV channel released its “Al-Farabi” children’s animated television series dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence, the Khabar Agency reported. The first...
NUR-SULTAN – The Committee for the Protection of Children’s Rights of the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Institute for...
NUR-SULTAN – The number of coronavirus cases increased by 30 percent in March, said Kazakh Healthcare Minister Alexei Tsoy while speaking at an April 6 government meeting. ...
NUR-SULTAN – “Our slogan is ‘Make Kazakhstan Green Again’. Our predecessors treasured us with ninth largest and the most beautiful country in the world, with vast and...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Turkey will shoot a joint historical film and series. The leading Turkish and Kazakh television channels are working on the “Alp-Arslan” historical series...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have made a significant step forward in their bilateral cooperation following the March visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Kazakhstan. As...
NUR-SULTAN – The Hazret Sultan international airport in Turkistan announced an increase in international flights to Istanbul in May, according to the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government has presented its strategic plan for education reforms going into the future. The task is to improve quality of education in the...
NUR-SULTAN – As a famous saying goes “the nation that does not know its past does not have a future.” This is a poignant reminder about the...
NUR-SULTAN — A camera trap installed in November 2020 caught rare footage of a snow leopard walking through the protected area of the Katon-Karagai State National Natural...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will continue to increase oil production in May, June and July of 2021 following the 15th meeting of OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting...
What is the Turkic World and what role can it play in modernity, if historically these countries, connected by the language and the common ethnic roots, belonged...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakhstan Council on International Relations (КCIR) released its “Political Reforms in Kazakhstan: New Course of President Tokayev” analytical report, presented by political expert Andrey...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced new initiatives focused on boosting the country’s social and economic system during the fifth meeting of the National Council of...
NUR-SULTAN – In 2019-2020, 1476 agricultural producers received preferential loans worth 71.4 billion tenge (US$168 Million) from the Agrarian Credit Corporation as part of the Economy of...
On March 31, the Informal Meeting of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) took place virtually. This was the ninth summit of the leaders of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Turkic Council, officially the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, declared the city of Turkistan in southern Kazakhstan as the spiritual capital of the Turkic...
Informal Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (hereinafter referred to as the Turkic Council) was held via videoconference on 31 March 2021 on the...
NUR-SULTAN – The plan for the social and economic development of the North Kazakhstan region through 2025 has been presented at the March 30 meeting chaired by...
NUR-SULTAN – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi recently participated in the ninth ministerial meeting of The Heart of Asia – the Istanbul Process in...
NUR-SULTAN — Prime Minister Askar Mamin introduced the new chair of the board of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund. Almasadam Satkaliev has been appointed as a new...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry presented a draft concept of a digital lifestyle (Digitel). Its text is available for public...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan announced new restrictions as the nation witnesses rising coronavirus cases since the beginning of March. The decree was signed by the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the High-Level Meeting on International Debt Architecture and Liquidity that focused on financing for development amid the coronavirus pandemic, where...
Central Asia has the opportunity to create a sustainable, safe, easily accessible, and well-known tourism destination that provides a variety of year-round, quality experiences. The Silk Road...
NUR-SULTAN — Arbitration of disputes with the participation of investors will now be transferred to the specialized inter-district economic court of Nur-Sultan. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed...
Today, the use of the economic potential of women is fraught with huge reservations and great opportunities. This is evidenced by numerous independent studies. For example, a...
NUR-SULTAN – The Heads of Turkic Speaking States will gather virtually March 31 for an informal summit of the Turkic Council. The Turkic Council, formally the Cooperation...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin took part March 26 in the opening of the KIA car model production line at the SaryarkaAvtoProm plant as part...
