No Kazakh Citizens Remain in Afghanistan: Kazakh Foreign Ministry

NUR-SULTAN – No Kazakh citizens remain in Afghanistan, said the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. “There are no citizens of Kazakhstan on the territory of Afghanistan now....


President Tokayev Visits South Korea, Reaffirms Commitment to Stronger Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is on his official two-day visit to South Korea that began on Monday, Aug. 16. He met with the President of South Korea Moon...


Fitch Affirms Kazakhstan ‘BBB’ Rating; Outlook Stable

NUR-SULTAN – Fitch Ratings affirmed Kazakhstan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at BBB with a stable outlook on Friday, Aug. 13, reports the agency’s press service. “Kazakhstan’s ‘BBB’...


Kuryk Seaport Plans to Increase Shipment Capacity

NUR-SULTAN – The management of the Kuryk seaport announced plans to add 1.5-2 million tons of cargo to the port’s capacity by 2022-2023, reported the port’s press service.   “The...


Kazakh President Holds Special Meeting on Afghanistan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting on Afghanistan Aug. 16, reported President’s Spokesperson Berik Uali.  Prime Minister Askar Mamin and heads of the National Security Committee,...


QazVac Clinical Trials Results Published in Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine Journal 

NUR-SULTAN – The results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of Kazakhstan’s QazVac vaccine have been published in Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal on Aug. 13.  QazVac, which has...


Kazakh Helicopters Participate in Extinguishing Forest Fires in Turkey (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – Two helicopters from Kazakhstan have started extinguishing forest fires in the south-west of Turkey, the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported.  Kazakh aircraft performed 45 cycles...


Kazakh President to Pay State Visit to Republic of Korea Aug. 16-17

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official state visit to the Republic of Korea on Aug. 16-17 at the invitation of South Korean President Moon Jae-in,...


Kazakhstan Observes Increased Demand for Foreign Currency, Increase in Foreign Portfolio Investments in Government Securities in July

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has maintained a high foreign exchange demand due to the ongoing recovery in economic activity and the growth of imports, primarily of consumer goods, reported Aug....


Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge Presents East Kazakhstan Archeological Discoveries

NUR-SULTAN — Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom, has unveiled more than 300 artefacts from three burial complexes in the East Kazakhstan region for the first time after their discovery...


Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Kazakhstan’s Rating to ‘Stable’

NUR-SULTAN – Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) report upgraded Kazakhstan’s rating outlook to stable from positive on Aug. 11.  “The decision to upgrade the ratings is driven by Moody’s assessment...


Abai’s Legacy Continues to Flower and Spread Across Kazakhstan and the World (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – On Aug. 10, Kazakhstan and various parts of the world celebrated the 176th anniversary of philosopher, poet, educator and founder of Kazakh written literature Abai Kunanbayev who...


Zakon.kz: Tracking Kazakhstan’s Development Path Over 30 Years of Independence

The last decade of the existence of the Soviet Union led to its collapse and gradual recession in the economics of all member countries. On December 8, 1991, three...


Red Wolf Can Be Found near Caspian Sea Shore (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – A video featuring a red wolf listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species was published by videographer from Fort-Shevchenko in the Mangistau region Meirambek Aralbayuly on...


Vaccination Improves Epidemiological Situation in Country, Says Kazakh Official

NUR-SULTAN – Vaccination has improved the epidemiological situation in the country, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy at the Aug.11 government meeting in the capital.  “Taking into account...


Cargo Traffic of KTZE-Khorgos Gateway Dry Port on Kazakh-Chinese Border Continues Operation Despite Pandemic

NUR-SULTAN – The KTZE-Khorgos Gateway dry port connecting Kazakhstan and China is the most important transport and logistics center of Kazakhstan. It also connects the markets of China and...


President Tokayev Congratulates Olympic Athletes

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the athletes who took part in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Eight athletes won bronze medals and the country took 83rd position...


Kazakh Students Now Have Opportunity to Receive Kazakh and US Diplomas

NUR-SULTAN – The students of the Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University will be able to obtain  a diploma from the University of Arizona while studying  in Kazakhstan, reported the press...


Brand New High Tech Storage Site For Radiation Waste Opens in Almaty

NUR-SULTAN – A new long-term facility for sealed disused sources of ionizing radiation (SIRs) at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (RSE INP) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, started to operate in...


Kazakhstan Provides Assistance to Turkey in Fight Against Forest Fires

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan dispatched two Mi-8 AMT helicopters and a task force of 16 rescuers to Turkey to assist in extinguishing forest fires, according to the Kazakh Ministry of...


Central Asia Moves Towards Greater Regional Cooperation After Successful Third Consultative Meeting

The third Consultative Meeting of the heads of the Central Asian countries was held on Aug. 6 in Turkmenistan. The previous second advisory meeting of the Central Asia states...


Leather Export Industry Grows in Kazakhstan, Set to Continue Increase

NUR-SULTAN – The export of leather goods reached $2.4 million for five months of 2021, which is 73.3 percent higher than in the same period last year, reported the...


Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan is open for mutually beneficial cooperation in the development of transport communications within the region. Photo credit: Akorda Press.

Kazakh President Takes Part in Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian Countries in Turkmenistan

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called on the leaders of the Central Asian countries to work together “to make the region a stable, economically developed and prosperous” at the...


Kazakhstan’s Humanitarian Journey: From Net Recipient to Contributor

Since independence, Kazakhstan, like other post-Soviet countries, has become a recipient of Official Development Assistance (ODA). In 1999, Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced that the country intended to...


Employment Center in Kazakh Сapital Observes Positive Trend Since Beginning of 2021

NUR-SULTAN – The Employment Center of the Nur-Sultan city has observed positive employment dynamics, according to the city administration. As a result, nearly 7,000 people have been employed.  People...


First Women Fighter Pilot in Kazakhstan Becomes Crew Commander

NUR-SULTAN – Winner of the 100 New Faces project Senior Lieutenant Ardana Botai made her first independent flight as the crew commander of the Su-30SM multifunctional fighter aircraft, reported...


Kazakh Athletes Take Home Bronze Medals in Boxing at Tokyo Olympics

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh boxers Kamshybek Kunkabayev and Saken Bibossinov lost their semi-finals and won bronze medals at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. On Aug. 5, Bibossinov lost to...


People With Disabilities in Kazakhstan Now Receive Assistance Through Social Services Platform

NUR-SULTAN – More than 16,000 people with special needs received prosthetic and orthopedic care services through the website of social services, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social...


Kazakhstan’s Population Reaches 19 Million

NUR-SULTAN – The population of Kazakhstan has reached 19 million people. This was announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Aug.3.  “In the year of the 30th anniversary of Independence,...


What Travel Destinations Do Kazakh People Prefer For Pandemic-Vacationing?

NUR-SULTAN – Despite the pandemic, people continue to travel abroad and within the country. Experts in the field of tourism spoke about the preferences of Kazakh people this year....


Power to the People

Congratulations to all those involved in Kazakhstan’s recent municipal elections held across 730 akims and involving nearly 2,300 candidates. The elections covered 13 percent of eligible voters from fourteen...


Domestic Airlines Carry Nearly 4 million Passengers in First Half of 2021

NUR-SULTAN – Domestic airlines carried nearly 4 million passengers in the first half of 2021, on Aug. 2 the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure...


E-Commerce in Kazakhstan Expands with Access to Global Online Retail Markets

NUR-SULTAN – The pandemic has accelerated the growth in the e-commerce market globally. In Kazakhstan, the share of e-commerce in retail trade exceeded 1.1 trillion tenge (US$2.5 billion) and...


President Tokayev Meets with National Paralympic Team Ahead of Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo

NUR-SULTAN – Twenty-five Kazakh athletes from seven sporting events will take part in the 16th Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Aug. 24 and Sept. 5. This was announced...


New Kazakh Film “The Horse Thieves” Starring Samal Yeslyamova Is Released in French Theaters

NUR-SULTAN – The new Kazakh film “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time” starring Samal Yeslyamova has been released in theaters across 21 cities in France, reported Kazinform on July...


Kazakh Government Offers Incentives for Businesses to Implement Safety Measures As Coronavirus Cases Rapidly Rise in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government has introduced plans to include more business enterprises in the Ashyq project and offer more lenient working hours for businesses who follow sanitary measures,...


Kazakhstan Adopts State Policy on Official Development Assistance for 2021-2025

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev approved July 19 the main directions of state policy on official development assistance (ODA) for 2021-2025. The document aims to promote sustainable socio-economic...


International Organization for Migration: Combating Human Trafficking is Not a Mission of One Entity

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is celebrated annually on July 30. Alas, it will be utopic to commemorate the Day of Ending Human Trafficking one day. Human trafficking...


Alibek Dnishev, the Silver Voice of Kazakhstan, Turns 70 (Video)

Alibek Dnishev, the most famous Kazakh opera singer and a wonderful person, the singing soul of Kazakhstan, turns 70 today. Dnishev was born in Almaty and grew up in...


AERC Expects Kazakhstan’s Real GDP to Continue Its Recovery, Warns About Consequences of New Coronavirus Wave

NUR-SULTAN – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) shared its macroeconomic report on Kazakhstan on July 26, projecting the country’s 2021 real GDP growth to reach about 3.9 percent...


A Plant in Zhambyl Region Produces First Batch of QazVac Vaccine

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh vaccine QazVac (QazCovid-in) will be produced at the biopharmaceutical plant in the Zhambyl region, reported Healthcare Minister Alexey Tsoy at the July 28 Central Communications...


Kazakhstan Delivers 25,000 Doses of Its Own Vaccine to Kyrgyzstan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan delivered its own QazVac vaccine to Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday as humanitarian aid and as part of a broader effort between the two countries in fighting the...


Kazakhstan’s Share of Bitcoin Mining Increases Sixfold Surging to Third Place Worldwide

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s bitcoin mining has dramatically surged into third place on the global market as the country’s share reached 8.2 percent in April, reported the Cambridge Centre for...


New Investment Projects in Akmola Region Take Off, Bright Prospects For Future

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev checked in on the implementation of investment projects in the Akmola Region and the development prospects of the city of Kokshetau during his working...


President Tokayev Meets With Newly Elected Rural Governors in Akmola Region

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with newly elected rural akims (mayors) in the Akmola Region on Tuesday as part of his working visit to the region, reports...


Trade Between Kazakhstan and Central Asian Countries Grows 35% Since 2020

NUR-SULTAN – Trade between Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries grew by 35 percent over the year, according to the report of the Kazakh Bureau of National statistics for January-May...


Almaty Region Continues Development of Fishery By Building New Complex to Produce Australian Barramundi Fish

NUR-SULTAN – The Almaty region sets up a new stage of fishery development by launching the construction site of an innovative fishing complex for growing barramundi fish with a...


Kazakhstan Replaces State Programs with National Projects: What Should We Expect?

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan seeks to enhance its public administration system and replaces state programs with national projects, deemed to become more effective and concise.  The idea of national projects...


Bank Accounts for Cryptocurrency Will Be Available in Kazakhstan As Country Expands Its Crypto Mining to Global Market

NUR-SULTAN – Opening a bank account for cryptocurrency will soon be a possibility in Kazakhstan. Kazakh citizens will have the opportunity to invest in bitcoin, sell cryptocurrency on the...


First Official Visit of UN Representative to Kazakhstan Took Place 30 Years Ago

Joining the United Nations is the most prominent and indisputable recognition by the international community of the independence of a new state. As is well known, Kazakhstan was admitted...