- Friday, 3 April, 2026
- Almaty 52 °F / 11 °C
- Astana 36 °F / 2 °C
NUR-SULTAN – Norwegian explorer William Byholt recently crossed Balkhash Lake in central Kazakhstan during a 23-day solo expedition. He covered 570 kilometres using skis and ice skates,...
NUR-SULTAN – Halyk Bank plans to provide one billion tenge (US$2.6 billion) in loans to women entrepreneurs this year, continuing its 2018 commitment to empowering female businesspersons....
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh national airline Air Astana will launch Boeing 767 passenger flights to and from Tokyo in the second half of 2019, according to a March...
NUR-SULTAN – The inaugural Edmund Muskie Alumni Conference was held in the capital March 29-30 to enhance connection and inspire ideas by creating common ground for dialogue...
NUR-SULTAN – Chi Garage Sales, started five months ago, have become events that inject the capital’s serious and business-oriented atmosphere with fun and creativity. The fifth sale...
NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Healthcare plans to establish a committee to better ensure the quality and safety of public health and pharmaceutical related products and services,...
NUR-SULTAN – Income from the KazSat communication system is expected to reach 6 billion tenge (US$15 million) this year, said Board Chairman of the National Centre for...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House will premiere Gioachino Rossini’s one-act operatic comedy “The Silken Ladder” as part of the Piccolo theatre project April 6 and 7....
NUR-SULTAN – New low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch flights between Almaty and Taraz, Almaty and Oral and Almaty and Nur-Sultan in May. The direct flights from Almaty...
NUR-SULTAN – RostOk inclusive kindergarten, which provides rehabilitation for children with autism spectrum disorders, hearing impairments and speech and movement disorders, opened April 1 in the capital....
NUR-SULTAN – Kazpost used drones to increase the volume of newspapers and magazines delivered to rural areas tenfold in 2018. The action has made periodical delivery more...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh male acrobatic gymnastics team of Daniel Dil and Vadim Shulyar won the gold medal March 25 at the 2019 Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh linguists presented March 26 a course available in the capital to teach the systematic spelling rules of Kazakh Latin script. The course takes 72...
NUR-SULTAN – Dauren Baltabaiuly, an entrepreneur from the Saryagash district in Turkestan region, has aroused the interest of locals since planting 40,000 paulownia trees on two hectares....
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s industrial sector is growing and the government is taking measures to keep that momentum going, according to a recent report. Minister of Industry and...
NUR-SULTAN – The country will keep Astana name as world known brand and renaming process will be gradual and not expensive. The capital residents don’t need to...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh filmmaker Aisultan Seitov has entered the American hip-hop market. He recently directed “Red Room,” a music video for Migos member Offset, reported Kazinform. Seitov...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to double domestic production of automobiles to meet demand within the Eurasian Economic Union, according to the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development....
NUR-SULTAN – Astana Kazakh Drama Theatre recently staged “Abai Jan,” a one-person show starring Nurken Oteuil. Directed by Farkhad Moldagali, the play tracks a young man reflecting...
NUR-SULTAN – The National Bank and Government of Kazakhstan signed an agreement to coordinate macroeconomic policy measures. The agreement will attract investment in fixed assets at a...
NUR-SULTAN – Russian artist Tatiana Vavrzhina will open her exhibition “Endless Love” April 2 at the capital’s Kulanshi Art Centre. The show will continue through May 10....
NUR-SULTAN – Light industry is one of the priorities for the Kazakh economy. Product exports were $108.5 million for January-August 2018, 21 percent lower compared to the...
NUR-SULTAN – The Denis Ten Foundation organised the D10 world exhibition, dedicated to the memory of the Kazakh figure skater and bronze medallist at the 2014 Sochi...
NUR-SULTAN – Matex recently opened the first and only facility in the North Kazakhstan region that manufactures socks. The company represents the economy of simple things in...
NUR-SULTAN – Why do creative individuals launch podcasts in a period of YouTube domination? What topics do they explore? Is podcasting becoming more popular in Kazakhstan? The...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh National Olympic Committee will release a calendar with photos of Kazakh athletes dedicated to Nauryz holiday. The athletes’ fans can win the calendar...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government recently added eagle hunting centres, volunteer coordination and self-defence courses to its Year of Youth initiatives. The programmes were added to the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will establish molecular genetic laboratories in its effort to boost support for early cancer diagnosis and treatment, said Minister of Healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov at...
ASTANA – Nearly 20 percent of Kazakh youngsters in grades three-four are overweight and 1.1 percent of them suffer from extreme obesity, a situation which poses a...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh figure skater Elizabet Tursynbayeva, who won the silver medal at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championship in Saitama, Japan March 22, made history in...
NUR-SULTAN – Two people were killed and 27 were injured March 26 when three metropolitan buses, two passenger cars and an ambulance collided at the intersection of...
On March 23, new President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree and a law approving an amendment to Constitution renaming Astana to Nur-Sultan. A bill to...
ASTANA – The International Information Technologies University (IITU) in Almaty obtained March 5 international accreditation of the ASIIN (Accreditation Agency for Degree Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural...
ASTANA – Young Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen voluntarily left the World’s Best competition and won the audience vote for the best performance singing French song “SOS d’un...
Kazakhstan’s government and its National Bank announced in a joint statement March 20 that they “will carry out the instructions and announced initiatives of the First President,”...
Businesses in Kazakhstan must switch to using cash registers with online-transmission functions by the end of 2019 as a result of tax changes taking effect this year....
Kazakh Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev participated in the March 17 meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Baku....
The capital’s new main mosque will be built in the park area next to EXPO town, the Akorda press service reports. It will accommodate up to 30,000...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s national football team ranked fourth in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2020 qualifying’s Group I after Belgium, Cyprus and Russia, but...
NUR-SULTAN – Nauryz, a holiday marking the coming of spring and the beginning of a new year, was celebrated March 21-25 throughout the capital with outdoor concerts,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Egypt, celebrating 27 years of diplomatic relations, recorded $83.9 million in trade turnover in 2018, a 29-percent increase compared to the previous year....
NUR-SULTAN – The Nur Otan party has responded to recent calls for more public services with the launch of the Khalyqqa Komek (Assistance to the People) project....
ASTANA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently signed a $11.5 million loan agreement with Baikonur Solar to provide the loan in tenge to build a 50...
NUR-SULTAN – Hilton Group plans to expand its presence in Kazakhstan with the first DoubleTree by Hilton hotel opening its doors in Almaty in 2020. The new...
ASTANA – State support will enable entrepreneurial youth to start their own businesses and create new jobs, said Kazakh Ministry of Information and Social Development’s Youth and...
NUR-SULTAN – Nazarbayev University’s model for strategic development, based on partnerships with top research universities, has proven valuable for fast-paced growth and will likely be emulated in...
NUR-SULTAN – In an exclusive interview to this newspaper, Akim (Governor) of Kyzylorda Region Krymbek Kusherbayev discusses major developments in the region to develop industry based on...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree allowing the capital city of Astana to be renamed Nur-Sultan in honour of the country’s founding President...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan recorded a record high wheat harvest in 2018 and exported 4.9 million tonnes of wheat. The country plans to export 2.2 million tonnes of...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan will soon have a new women’s assembly, Aruana, the leaders of nongovernmental organisations in the country announced March 19. The domestic violence crisis and...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Parliament and Astana Maslikhat (city assembly) have taken the first steps to change the name of the capital city from Astana to Nur-Sultan...
Whenever a long-standing national leader announces they are to step down, there are always shock waves, particularly if the announcement comes as a surprise. But when the...
ASTANA – The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle sent the Soyuz MS-12 manned spacecraft March 15 at 12.14 a.m. local time from the Site no. 1, also known as...
ASTANA – Kazakh actress Samal Yeslyamova received the best actress award for her role in “Ayka” March 18 at the 13th Asian Film Awards. Her recognition was...
ASTANA – Alan Outram, a professor of archaeological science at the University of Exeter, in the United Kingdom has studied the Botai culture in North Kazakhstan over...
ASTANA – A Kazakh start-up has launched Nommi, an innovative product combining an LTE hotspot, virtual SIM technology and dual Wi-Fi, using a crowdfunding campaign that exceeded...
ASTANA – A special school for children with hearing loss recently opened in Astana based on the city children’s hospital No. 2. The main tasks of the...
ASTANA – Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (APK) Mother’s Council and Duslyk Tatar Educational Cultural Centre head Yannat Nizamutdinova is a person who seeks constant development. She...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s secondary school students will soon face off in the national aerospace-themed competition Nazarbayev Fund Schools Challenge – 2019 organised by Air Astana, Cranfield University,...
ASTANA – The construction of a central gas pipeline will start this May in the capital, reported the department for the fuel and energy complex and utilities....
ASTANA – Following the resignation of the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on March 19, many citizens of Kazakhstan were shocked and turned to social media...
ASTANA – In the wake of the surprise March 19 resignation of Kazakhstan’s founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, experts on the country and region praised the former President...
ASTANA – The new President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was sworn in March 20 during a joint session of the chambers of the Kazakh Parliament. Tokayev was...
ASTANA – Delegations from across the region gathered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan March 15 for the first Central Asian Economic Forum (CAEF). Government representatives discussed prospects of mutually...
ASTANA – Approximately 20,000-30,000 Kazakh investors are active in the stock exchange. The Astana International Exchange (AIX) plans to expand the retail investor base in the next...
ASTANA – Kairat Maitekov, director of a distillery based in Aktobe, is one of the region’s prominent business people. He makes a significant contribution to regional development...
ASTANA – Intelligent Neckties, founded by Kazakh businessman Nursultan Muminov, produces cravats made of wool, flax and cotton that are approximately three times cheaper than imported products....
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev stunned the nation March 19, announcing during a nationally televised address that he would be resigning the office he has held...
ASTANA – The Kazakh grain market has seen positive growth in the past year. The volume reached 10.5 million tonnes, sufficient to meet the country’s domestic demand...
ASTANA – Andrei Kukharuk, one of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces, knew his purpose in life when he was a child. Today, he helps new lives come into...
ASTANA – As the world celebrated March 8 International Women’s Day, the Almaty community had a chance to explore and promote gender equality through the prism of...
ASTANA – Shymkent city officials briefed Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin March 16 on the city’s project to accelerate its comprehensive development and construction plan. The acceleration...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Finance Ministry State Revenue Committee is testing an electronic submission system for unified declaration of individuals’ income and property to be introduced beginning...
ASTANA– President Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed economic, transport and digitisation cooperation among other topics with United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE...
ASTANA – Routes Silk Road 2019 approved the Kazakh capital as the next forum venue to discuss and develop air routes for the Commonwealth of Independent States...
ASTANA – Microsoft plans to advise and support Kazakh developers and IT start-ups in integrating advancements in artificial intelligence and cloud computing into businesses, said Microsoft Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of cooperation to hold the 2020 Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB) Eurasia exhibition in the capital. The exhibition, held every September, is part...
ASTANA – The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings recently confirmed the long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in foreign and national currency of Kazakhstan at the...
ASTANA – The photo exhibition “Under the common sky of Iraq: Kazakh and Polish peacekeepers” opened March 13 at the Kazakh National Museum. The exhibit will run...
ASTANA – The capital’s roads are the country’s safest, reports the Astana Akimat (city administration). According to a 2015 World Health Organisation Global Status Report on Road...
ASTANA – City residents now have the opportunity to provide feedback about the capital’s hospitals and clinics, reported the Astana Akimat (Mayor’s office) press service. “People can...
ASTANA – Kazakh-French business cooperation in solar energy is being strengthened as the parties work on French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kazakhstan scheduled for the second...
ASTANA – Khabar TV previewed “Qazaq boks stıli” (Kazakh boxing style), a documentary directed by Kanat Beisekeyev, March 13 in the capital, reported the channel’s press service....
ASTANA – Air Astana has hired 90 staff members for its new low-cost airline FlyArystan and is seeking 60 more employees prior to its scheduled launch in...
ASTANA – As of January, the National Social Insurance Fund has accumulated 1.4 trillion tenge (US$3.7 billion) and is reaching 6.126 million citizens, or 70.3 percent of...
ASTANA – Spanish film and television production company called Plano a Plano is currently in negotiations with Kazakh Novyi Mir Production to make a movie about the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will cooperate in promoting sport and physical education in the country, said...
ASTANA – Foreign citizens making purchases in Kazakhstan will be exempt from value added tax (VAT) payments in a few years. The Ministry of Culture and Sports...
ASTANA – The Akmola Region meat supplier Agroproduct recently concluded Kazakhstan’s first contract to export meat to Iran. The first batch of meat has already arrived in...
ASTANA – The Ministry of Finance proposed increasing the guaranteed transfer from the National Fund to 2.7 trillion tenge (US$7.13 billion) at a March 12 governmental meeting....
ASTANA –The first phase of the 2015-2019 Nurly Zhol programme, designed to upgrade infrastructure build-up throughout the country, will be completed this year. The plan for the...
ASTANA – For the next three years, Kazakh professional boxer Gennady Golovkin will fight twice a year exclusively on the world’s largest sports streaming platform in a...
ASTANA – A self-proclaimed Kazakh activist against Chinese treatment of Muslims in its north-western region has been put under house arrest by an Astana court decision on...
ASTANA – Kazakh grandmaster Rinat Dzhumabayev defeated 2016 world vice-champion Sergey Karyakin during the fifth round of the 2019 World Team Chess Championship in the Kazakh capital....
ASTANA – Kazakh National Museum will present the Great Steppe: History and Culture exhibition featuring Altyn Adam (Golden Man) March 15-April 15 in Kazan, Tatarstan. The display...
ASTANA – As the series of exclusive interviews with the regional governors in Kazakhstan continues, Akim (Governor) of Kostanai region Arkhimed Mukhambetov describes the efforts of his...
ASTANA – The Astana’s Barys Hockey Club beat Nizhny Novgorod’s Torpedo Hockey Club March 10 with a 3:2 score in the seventh game in a series of...
Kazakhstan’s first national low-cost airline, Fly Arystan, will launch in the first half of the year, Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Roman Sklyar told a...
Russian company 2GIS has launched a city information centre application for Atyrau, reports Kazinform. More than 9,000 social, cultural, residential and business facilities are included in the...
Kazakhstan and Austria agreed to strengthen cooperation in energy efficiency and the green economy as part of broader efforts to boost bilateral trade during the recent visit...
