PACE Commends Kazakhstan’s Efforts in Inclusive Education, Abolishment of Death Penalty

NUR-SULTAN – The leadership and deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) commended the current political reforms in Kazakhstan, particularly in the area of inclusive...


Why Interfaith Dialogue Matters amidst COVID-19 Pandemic?

For centuries faith has offered comfort to people during difficult times. This has also been the case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past 18 months many have turned...


Kazakhstan to Supply Its QazVac COVID-19 Vaccine to Other Countries Next Year

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to supply its QazVac vaccine to Afghanistan and other Muslim countries, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his working visit to the Zhambyl Region that hosts...


Kazakh Population to Reach 24 Million By 2050, According to UN Forecast

NUR-SULTAN – The population in Kazakhstan will grow over the next few decades and will reach approximately 24 million people by 2050, according to the United Nations Department of...


New Processing Facility Launched at Aktogay Copper Mine

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the launch of the second processing facility at the Aktogay large scale open pit mine located in the East Kazakhstan region,...


Kazakhstan Celebrates 30th Anniversary Since Its First Flight Into Space

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the country with the 30th anniversary of its first space flight. “The country’s first astronaut Toktar Aubakirov flew into space 30 years...


AFSA Launches World Investor Week in Kazakhstan to Promote Investment Intelligence

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) launched the fourth virtual World Investor Week in Kazakhstan on Oct.4 to provide lectures on the basic principles of investing, digital...


EXPO-2020 Dubai: Kazakhstan Unveils Its National Pavillion 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan opened its national pavilion at EXPO-2020 in Dubai on Oct. 1, reports QazExpoCongress, a national company in charge of the country’s participation in the exhibition. The...


Kazenergy Forum, World Energy Week Represent Recognition of Kazakhstan’s Achievements in Energy Sector, Says Kazenergy Association Director General

NUR-SULTAN – This year, the fourteenth Kazenergy Eurasian Forum and World Energy Week are taking place in digital format on Oct. 4-7 in Nur-Sultan. The events show the recognition...


Altyn Emel National Park Captures Snow Leopard Family and Cubs on Video

NUR-SULTAN – A camera trap captured rare footage of snow leopard families walking through the protected area of the Altyn Emel National Park in the Almaty region on Sept....


Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge Reveals Unearthed Great Steppe Gold

NUR-SULTAN – Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum featured over 300 archeological discoveries from the Saka burial mounds of East Kazakhstan on Sept. 28. The find was hailed as an “archaeological sensation”...


Kazakh Wine Producers Given Permission By European Commission to Access European Markets

NUR-SULTAN – The European Commission added KazStandard, a government-owned company that pursues state policy in standardization and metrology fields, to the list of competent wine certification authorities in Kazakhstan...


Kazakhstan and Singapore Agreed to Develop Smart Cities in Almaty Region

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Singapore agreed to develop the G4 City project in the Almaty region.  The G4 City project consists of four smart cities located along the Almaty...


Kazakhstan, Russia to Join Efforts to Revive Wild Tiger Population

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and Russia pledged their commitment to boost their efforts in reviving the population of wild tigers that once roamed the territory of Kazakhstan. That’s what President...


Kazakhstan Takes Two Spots in The Ring’s List of World’s Top Ten Best Boxers

NUR-SULTAN – The Ring came out on Sept. 30 with an updated and current version of the ratings of boxers in all weight categories. The Ring is a magazine...


Digital Equity for All Ages

The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining fertility and increasing longevity; the result of advances in social and...


President Tokayev and Vladimir Putin Agree That Kazakhstan, Russia Have Similar Environmental Issues to Address

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a virtual Interregional Forum that this year focused on cooperation in environmental issues and green growth, reports the...


Kazakh Tennis Player Putintseva Reaches Quarterfinals at Astana Open

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh athlete Yulia Putintseva reached the quarterfinals at the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) 250 tournament held in Nur-Sultan after the second edition of the ATP 250 Astana...


Nearly 65 Percent Fully Vaccinated in Kazakhstan 

NUR-SULTAN – More than 6.5 million people in Kazakhstan are now fully immunized against the COVID-19, or 64.7 percent of the eligible population, said Kazakh Healthcare Minister Alexey Tsoy...


Kazakh Entrepreneurs Promote Eco-Friendly Recycling Strategies to Tackle Problem of Plastic

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Packaging Association, an organization that represents paper and package producing factories, suggested the government adopt a closed cycle strategy for processing used plastic bottles, reports inbusiness.kz....


Turkistan Hosts Tenth Session of TURKPA

NUR-SULTAN – Turkistan hosted the tenth session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries (TURKPA) on Sept.28. The event also marked the handover ceremony of the TURKPA chairmanship from...


Share of SMEs in Kazakhstan’s GDP Reaches 32 Percent

NUR-SULTAN – The share of small and medium-sized businesses in the country’s gross domestic product has reached 32 percent with 3.5 million people, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during...


Kazakhstan at the 76th UN General Assembly: a Global Volunteer

The 76th General Assembly of the United Nations, held in New York City in September of 2021, was an event of historical importance. And here is the reason: it...


World Bank Regional Director for Sustainable Development Commends Kazakhstan’s Commitment to Decarbonization 

NUR-SULTAN – On his official visit to Kazakhstan on Sept. 20-24, Steven Navon Schonberger, Regional Director for the World Bank Group’s Sustainable Development Department with Europe and Central Asia...


Saudi Investment Minister Visits Kazakhstan to Boost Bilateral Ties

NUR-SULTAN – Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Prime Minister Askar Mamin during an official visit to the country on Sunday. The sides discussed...


IT Students Present New Innovative Projects at Ecohackathon Competition in Almaty

NUR-SULTAN – The Eco Hackathon competition, organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan on Sept. 25-26 in Almaty, gathered around 70 Kazakh IT students and specialists...


Kazakh Foreign Minister Attends Turkic Council Meeting on Afghanistan

NUR-SULTAN – The Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Cooperation...


Supreme Council for Reforms Focuses on National Projects, Commodity Distribution System, Exports

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the meeting of the Supreme Council for Reforms that focused on national projects, the formation of an effective commodity distribution system, systemic measures...


Kazakh Entrepreneur Brings Local Experience to Running Coffee Business in New York City

NUR-SULTAN – Adema Torebek, a Kazakh entrepreneur, opened her second coffee-tea shop in New York, US, just a month ago gaining experience from a local business in Kazakhstan. Torebek...


Wolves, Jackals and Mountain Rams Caught On Camera In Ustyurt Nature Reserve

NUR-SULTAN –  Automatic cameras recorded wolves, jackals, mountain rams, including females with cubs, and other rare animals walking through the protected area of the Ustyurt Nature Reserve between Sept....


Regional Power: The Importance of the C5+1 Ministerial Meeting

NEW-YORK – On the margins of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a less-heralded meeting took place which may well prove to be a critical one,...


President Tokayev Inspects Military Exercise in Mangistau Region

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Otpantau-2021 operational and strategic command post exercise at the Oymash training range as part of his working visit to the Mangistau Region,...


COVID-19 Incidence Decreases 60% Over Two Weeks in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – In the past two weeks, the country has reached a stable epidemiological situation with a 60 percent reduction of morbidity and mortality for COVID-19, said Kazakh Minister...


Mangistau Region Attracts Over $16 Billion of Investment in 30 Years

NUR-SULTAN – The Mangistau Region has attracted seven trillion tenge (US$16.5 billion) over the 30 years of the country’s independence, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as he visited the region...


Kazakhstan and EBRD Prioritize Green Economy, Digitalization, Infrastructure, and Connectivity Development in Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) prioritize the green economy, digitalization, infrastructure, and connectivity development, said EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso during a press...


COVID, Climate, Afghanistan: Tokayev’s Address Confronts World’s Triple Threat

NEW-YORK – In a video statement played at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Kassym-Jomart  Tokayev called attention to the three crises facing our world...


Kunde Café and Glovo Courier Launch Charitable Project For Doctors

NUR-SULTAN – Künde, a social metropolitan café in Nur-Sultan, and Glovo courier service launched a charitable project on Sept. 21 giving people an opportunity to support doctors working in...


President Tokayev Addresses Global COVID-19 Summit as Part of UNGA 76th Assembly

NUR-SULTAN – As the United Nations headquarters hosts the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) from Sept. 21 until Sept. 27, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered a...


ADB Raises Economic Growth Outlook Projection For Central Asia to 4.1 Percent

NUR-SULTAN – The Asian Development Bank raised its economic growth outlook for Central Asian economies this year to 4.1 percent from the previous 3.4 percent projected in April in...


Kazakhstan to Adopt Its Own Country Calling Code By 2025

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to adopt its own country calling code from January 2023, reported the Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Bagdad Mussin. As the Ministry...


Kazakhstan to Export Up to 6.5 Million Tons of Grain in 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan may export up to 6.5 million tons of grain in 2021, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at a government meeting on Tuesday. Kazakhstan, which is...


Kazakhstan Resumes Visa Free Regime with 30 Countries, Increases Air Travel

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will resume a visa-free regime with 30 countries with a stable epidemiological situation and high vaccination rates soon, announced Kazakhstan’s interdepartmental commission working to prevent the...


“Kazakhstan, May God Bless You and Save You Forever!”

With these words, Pope John Paul II completed his state visit to Kazakhstan in September 2001. Exactly 20 years ago, on September 22-25, 2001, a unique event took place...


Kazakh National Geography Society Unveils Charyn Canyon and Altyn Emel National Parks Development Plans

NUR-SULTAN – Chair of Kazakh National Geographic Society’s (Qazaq Geography) Orman Nurbayev and project manager Zhanibek Alkeev presented the small architectural installations on the territory of Charyn Canyon and...


Kazakh Scientists Cooperate with International Team on Finding Effective Remedy for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

NUR-SULTAN – The scientists of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University joined an international team to conduct joint research on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases prevention, reported the press service of...


More Than Half of Jobs in Kazakhstan at High Risk of Automation, Education Remains a Priority

NUR-SULTAN – Nearly 52 percent of all future jobs in Kazakhstan are at high risk of automation. That is one of the conclusions made in the country’s first national...


Reforming State-Owned Enterprises in Central Asia is Key for a Stronger Recovery

As the world economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Asia region faces an existential question. Will the pandemic usher in a new social contract that would help...


Astana Open ATP 250 Kicks Off in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The first day of the Astana Open ATP 250 finished on Sept. 19, as the Kazakh capital hosts the event through Sept. 26. Nur-Sultan was one of...


Young Kazakh Pianist Beisembayev Wins Leeds International Piano Competition 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh pianist Alim Beisembayev won first prize in the 20th edition of The Leeds International Piano Competition 2021. Beisembayev is the first prize-winner from Kazakhstan in the...


New Package of Political Reforms Introduced in Kazakh President’s State of the Nation Address

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered the state of the nation address titled “The unity of the people and systemic reforms are a solid foundation for the nation’s prosperity” on Sep....