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NUR-SULTAN – Stressed assets are a strong indicator of the banking system’s health and are thus closely followed around the world, including in Kazakhstan, International Logistics Parks (ILP) Group...
NUR-SULTAN – In this exclusive interview, Pavlodar Region Akim (Governor) Bulat Bakauov talks about industrial development, fields attractive for foreign investments, tourism and infrastructure. What socio-economic issues are on...
NUR-SULTAN – “Muzbalak,” a film by Kazakh artist-animators Turdybek Maidan and Tlek Toleugazy, will participate in the out-of-competition programme at the 59th Panorama International Film Festival for Children and...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to examine Hungary’s experience in water treatment and loss prevention and incorporate those technologies into its own water management systems, Director of the Department of...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government recently launched a system which allows citizens to provide employers and government agencies documents via an online system, rather than the citizens having to...
NUR-SULTAN – Two-hundred and thirty-one Kazakh citizens, including 156 children, were evacuated from Syria May 7 and May 9, according to a special announcement by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev....
NUR-SULTAN – The NU-Berkeley Strategic Programme for the Study of the Critical State of Matter, Advanced Materials and Energy Sources presented April 26 a new research complex equipped with...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh figure skater Elizabet Tursynbayeva will appear next year in her short programme as a black raven to the music of Camille Saent-Saёns’ “Dance Macabre,” the skater...
NUR-SULTAN – The Eurasian Forum of Higher Education Leaders will be held at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan June 6 and 7. The theme of this year’s forum is “Future...
NUR-SULTAN – The first Armenian Qazaq Kuresi Championship, organised with the support of the Qazaq Kuresi International Federation, was held recently in Yerevan. The second European Qazaq Kuresi Championship...
NUR-SULTAN – Four young Kazakh pianists, Rasul Abdugulov, Henry Allan Keppel, Aliya Assanova and Bekzat Rakymov, will perform at the 2019 Astana Piano Passion International Festival and contest in...
NUR-SULTAN – As Kazakhstan enters a new period in its history, the United Kingdom seeks to continue supporting the country’s development and maintaining and strengthening relations, British Ambassador to...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the June 9 presidential election and to encourage voter turnout. The Heart of the Country Votes...
NUR-SULTAN – Incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ak Zhol Democratic Party nominee Daniya Yespayeva have collected the most signatures of the seven candidates registered as of May 6 by...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital hosted the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship for the first time April 29-May 5, with teams from Division I,...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan plans to build new green energy production facilities and is considering exporting electricity to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries. “Over the past three years, the total...
NUR-SULTAN – The European Union (EU) delegation to Kazakhstan presented “Taste of Europe” May 2 to mark the Day of Europe celebration in the capital. The cookbook, featuring traditional...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Information and Social Development and National Volunteer Network presented April 29 in the capital the qazvolunteer.kz website for the development of the Kazakh...
NUR-SULTAN – FlyArystan, Kazakhstan’s only low-cost airline, launched its first flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan May 1 on a 180-seat Airbus A320. The company plans to fly a million...
NUR-SULTAN – Twenty-nine dormitories with spots for 9,196 students will start operating this year, said Education and Science Vice Minister Bibigul Assylova at an April 29 press conference after...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kyzylorda Region has long been associated with one of the region’s main products, Syr Marzhan rice, and the birthplace of Korkyt Ata, the Turkic songwriter and...
NUR-SULTAN – Jacob Fuglsang, 34, closed the spring classic season by taking the Astana Pro Team’s blue jersey to his first monumental victory April 28 at the men’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège....
NUR-SULTAN – Eurasian Development Bank will be included in the list of Saryarka gas pipeline investors with a commitment to provide 102 billion tenge (US$267 million) for the project....
NUR-SULTAN – GreenTal Workshop, which opened in 2015 as a social project, employs individuals from socially vulnerable groups. Founder Emin Askerov works to popularise social entrepreneurship ideas in Kazakhstan...
NUR-SULTAN – The 2019 Burabike Fest, a charitable sports and music event, will take place Aug. 25-26 at Burabai resort. Guests will be invited to participate in an amateur...
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Electoral Commission (CEC) registered May 3 President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the Nur Otan party candidate for the June 9 presidential election after Tokayev collected...
NUR-SULTAN – KAZ Minerals Group increased its overall copper and ores production in the first quarter of 2019, with its Aktogai plant increasing copper and sulfide ore production and...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy is considering a phased ban on the sale of small-capacity plastic bags under the country’s new Environmental Code. It plans to start with...
NUR-SULTAN – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) will loan $16.7 million to China’s Universal Energy to build a 30 MW solar...
NUR-SULTAN – The European Union (EU) delegation in Kazakhstan and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the country’s justice system for every child, according...
NUR-SULTAN – Belarusians and Kazakhs are open and hospitable people which brings them closer, said Radima Belarusian Cultural Centre’s Chair and composer Dmitry Ostankovich. He has taught at the...
NUR-SULTAN – Astana Opera has introduced its May programme, which includes traditional classical music concerts as well as special events dedicated to holidays. “From Seville to Naples” (7 p.m.,...
NUR-SULTAN – Russian designer-artist Alibek Koylakayev’s exhibit, Legends of the Turkic World, which presents psychological insights on well-known Turkic heroes, opened April 25 at the capital’s Kazakh National Museum....
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Electoral Commission (CEC) closed nominations April 28 for the June 9 presidential election. The field, which began with nine nominees, was reduced by one...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh agricultural exports totalled $610.2 million in January-February, a 12.9-percent increase compared to the same period last year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture press service. The bulk...
NUR-SULTAN – Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) integration helps mitigate the potential effects of global trade wars, protectionism and sanctions, head of the Kazakh National Ministry of Economy’s international integration...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh voters seeking to participate in the June 9 presidential election have until May 10 to confirm registration at their local polling station and appeal any inaccuracies,...
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Exchange (AIX) recently announced plans to align with the Green Investment Principles (GIP), reported the organisation’s press service. The GIPs aim to build an...
NUR-SULTAN – The South African Embassy in Kazakhstan marked Freedom Day, their national celebration, with an April 26 lecture in the capital by former South African minister Sathyandranath Maharaj....
NUR-SULTAN – Eco Poof makes orthopaedic ottomans from recycled materials. The company started producing and selling its contoured footstools in Karaganda after winning a start-up contest last year. “In...
NUR-SULTAN – Electronic tickets sales for Kazakh railway transportation have increased eightfold in the last five years. The system eases the purchase process and reduces illegal re-sales. Online sales...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan hopes recently launched measures by the government will increase foreign investment cooperation with countries and institutions, Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin told an April 24 meeting...
NUR-SULTAN – Parties to the 12th round of Astana Process Syrian peace talks April 26 in the Kazakh capital continued efforts to launch a Constitutional Committee to bring peace...
NUR-SULTAN – Hydroponic greenhouses that started as a hobby are now in the fresh pesto business. The project supplies shops in Almaty and the capital and is meeting the...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Invest and a variety of Korean companies signed memorandums for $113 million in investment projects during the April 22 Kazakh-Korean Investment Forum in the capital. The...
NUR-SULTAN – Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan (CCPK) unanimously nominated April 26 CCPK Central Committee Secretary and Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) Deputy Zhambyl Akhmetbekov as the party’s candidate...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev briefed the April 25-27 Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on the country’s infrastructure development and transport potential. “Over...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh athletes won two gold, two silver and six bronze medals on the final day of the 2019 Asian Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Several male athletes...
NUR-SULTAN – Olga Zeller, a designer from Karaganda, creates coal jewellery in a variety of designs, from patterns inspired by her own heritage to modern minimalist looks. Zeller is...
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s social democratic party, Auyl (Village), nominated National Agrarian Research and Education Centre Chair Toleutai Rakhimbekov as its candidate for Kazakhstan’s upcoming presidential elections, Auyl Chair Ali...
