- Monday, 23 December, 2024
- Almaty 16 °F / -9 °C
- Astana 19 °F / -7 °C
ASTANA – The capital’s population agglomeration has reached 1.189 million and officials expect a 33-percent demographic growth to 1.6 million by 2030, reported Kazakh First Vice Minister of National...
ASTANA – The impressions of early vacationers at Alakol Lake in the Almaty region indicate to tour operators that the money allocated to modernise the infrastructure was well spent....
ASTANA – Yelena Dmitrienko, one of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces, is the president of Zhuldyz Association, which unites children’s public organisations across the country. She has devoted more than...
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, speaking at the June 26 government meeting, instructed officials to accelerate introducing the normative legal acts (NLA) to improve the nation’s business...
ASTANA – The Kazakh National Bank recently denied rumours being spread on social media of a pending currency devaluation. “At the moment there are no obvious risks of devaluation....
ASTANA – Declaring income and property, currently mandatory for Kazakh Parliament deputies, judges and several categories of individuals, including civil servants and those obliged by the constitutional law on...
ASTANA – The dirt access road leading to the Charyn Canyon, located 200 kilometres from Almaty, will be rebuilt as an asphalt surfaced road, inform.kz reports. The access road...
ASTANA – Kazmunaygas (KMG) International, part of the Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company Kazmunaygas, showed 12 percent growth in operating profits in the first quarter of 2018 over...
ASTANA – The Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) is offering to conduct a detailed study of each region’s socio-economic potential, promising to provide financial support for successful business...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Parliament’s Senate (upper chamber) adopted June 21 amendments to humanise the criminal and criminal procedural legislation and improve the activities of law enforcement and special...
In a recent interview with prominent journalist Sauytbek Abdrakhmanov, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev talked about the birth, formation and development of Astana and the capital’s 20th anniversary, which the...
FC Astana extended its lead in the Kazakhstan Premier League over Kazakhstan Professional Football League rival FC Kairat with a recent win in Almaty. The match was the 15th...
ASTANA – The four-season concept has been introduced at the Shchuchinsk-Borovoe resort zone to provide tourists with year-round leisure opportunities. The Burabai resort annual activity calendar has been developed...
It would be hard to find many countries geographically more different to Kazakhstan than Dubai and Singapore. They are, after all, both tiny in size, border the sea and...
Kazakh boxer Meiirim Nursultanov recently knocked out Mexican Josue Obando in the sixth round of a fight at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The win was Nursultanov’s...
A bakery with a production capacity of 35 tonnes of bread products per day was launched recently in Zhezkazgan, reports forbes.kz. Ulytau nan will provide bread for Zhezkazgan, Satpayev,...
The Kazakh national bank intends to require websites that provide loans to disclose the real effective interest rate on loans. The loans with a 100 percent effective interest rate...
Kazakh and Uzbek aviation officials recently agreed to increase the number of flights between the two countries. Head of the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee Talgat Lastayev met with the...
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed June 12 a decree proclaiming the first Sunday of July as National Day of the Dombra. The decree aims to maintain a national identity...
ASTANA – Kazakh legislators recently approved the sending of dozens of military observers from Kazakhstan to join UN missions in the Middle East and Africa to fulfil international obligations...
ASTANA – To mark the 25 years of diplomatic relations and 10 years of strategic partnership reaching a milestone in June, Kazakhstan and France are seeking to expand existing...
ASTANA – April 10 marked the 26th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Kazakhstan and Israel. Bilateral relations have been friendly and fruitful; however, economic cooperation can be expanded, said...
The use of smart technologies in the rulemaking process will ensure the transparency and stability of legal acts. As President Nursultan Nazarbayev noted in his state-of-the-nation address, the development...
ASTANA – The Almaty-based Al-Farabi Kazakh National University was ranked first among Kazakh interdisciplinary universities followed by Lev Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana and Evnei Buketov Karaganda State...
ASTANA – Astana Akimat (city administration) and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Operator recently launched a pilot project to organise the two-fraction, dry and wet, separate collection of solid...
ASTANA – During a press-conference at the Central Communications Service, Mainyura Murzamadiyeva, chairwoman of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Kazakh Culture and Sports Ministry, reminded Kazakhs there is...
ASTANA – In 2017, the North Kazakhstan region generated $2 million from the tourism industry. The data indicates a steady increase of tourist flow to North Kazakhstan, which was...
ASTANA – The Kazakh National Bank issued June 20 silver and nickel coins in the denomination of 100, 500 and 5,000 tenge. The coins are dedicated to the 20th anniversary...
ASTANA – The World Bank (WB) is supporting Kazakhstan’s course towards diversified growth. Over 25 years of cooperation, the WB has provided loans for 46 projects totalling more than...
ASTANA – “Astana in my mind is a city that is continuously growing. It is my hometown. All my relatives live there, and one breathes here so freely,” said...
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the creation of five newly independent states in Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The dismantling of...
Astana is not only the capital city of Kazakhstan. It represents a symbol of a country that has been achieving tremendously important results in the last years. I remember...
A great vision of establishing Astana as a modern capital of Kazakhstan initiated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been materialised with unprecedented speed and in an excellent manner by...
Kazakhstan’s engagement in European security matters is a remarkable story of taking responsibility, demonstrating initiative and taking on a moderating role in Central Asia, between the East and West...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan will allocate 23.6 billion tenge (US$69.38 million) to develop the areas around Almaty until 2020, Minister of National Economy Timur Suleimenov announced during a recent government...
ASTANA – The Swiss city of Nyon recently held a toss-up of the first qualifying round of the 2018/19 season UEFA Champions League. Kazakhstan’s champion FC Astana will face...
ASTANA – Kazakh and Brazilian officials signed June 20 in Astana a treaty on mutual legal assistance on criminal matters, extradition and the transfer of convicted persons. “Kazakhstan and...
ASTANA – The subsistence minimum in Kazakhstan reached 26,468 tenge (US$77.8) in May, increasing 14 percent increase within a year, reports finprom.kz. The figure in May 2017 was 23,218...
ASTANA – Beginning July 1, the Kazakh government will change the method of assigning basic pension payments. The figure will depend on the duration of the individual’s participation in...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Foreign Ministry praised in a recent statement the June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “We regard this...
ASTANA – The Astana International Exchange (AIX) administration has appointed Timothy Bennett to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Arman Tastanbekov was named Chief Legal Officer and a member...
ASTANA – Amidst the hustle and bustle of the capital, some residents are setting aside time to read books and discuss them in small communities. Founded in 2011, Astana...
ASTANA – Scholars from 20 countries discussed the role of Central Asia on the Global Silk Road, the dialogue of cultures and confessions from antiquity to modernity at the...
ASTANA – Export refunds for processed agricultural products will be $2.2 billion in 2021, 2.3 times higher than the $945 million recorded in 2015, reported Minister of National Economy...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on June 19 declared Shymkent city in Southern Kazakhstan a city of “national significance,” as it joined the other two cities with such...
ASTANA – What are the benefits and challenges of running your own business? How do you find the way to your customers’ hearts? The Astana Times interviewed Shynara Bakisheva,...
ASTANA – A display of Minhwa Korean folk art opened at the Library of the First President June 13 within its international project Dialogue through Culture. The exhibit presents...
ASTANA – Kazakh National Bank approved June 14 the voluntary reorganisation of Qazkom, formerly known as Kazkommertsbank, through its accession to Halyk Bank. The permit issued by the country’s financial...
ASTANA – Kazakh artist Hashim Kurbanov displayed his combination of painting and applied arts in a seven-day exhibition the last week of May at the Riddaren Gallery in Stockholm....
ASTANA – French photographer Erik Vazzoler visited Almaty May 28 to conduct a series of photography workshops for children with Down syndrome. The two-week event was organised by the...
