- Saturday, 17 October, 2026
- Almaty 54 °F / 12 °C
- Astana 50 °F / 10 °C
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed expanding cooperation in trade, investment, transport, and agriculture during talks in China, reaffirming their...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Issetov took part in a business conference on June 22, held as part of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Brussels,...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held an informal meeting with European Council President António Costa and met with Kazakh citizens studying and working in Belgium during his...
ASTANA — Kazakh and Afghan universities have signed a memorandum of intent to establish an educational and research center focused on water resource management, irrigation and sustainable...
ASTANA — The International Skating Union (ISU) has officially selected Astana as the host city for the 2027 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, according to Kazakhstan’s National...
ASTANA — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has received a license to operate in China’s interbank bond market (China Interbank Bond Market, CIBM), according to information published...
ASTANA — International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kazakhstan’s sovereign credit rating at BBB with a Stable Outlook, Kazakh National Economy Ministry reported on June...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan has launched a new air route connecting Shymkent and Baku and is preparing to open additional flights from Aktobe and Atyrau to the Azerbaijani...
ASTANA — A Kazakh delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin arrived in Kabul with a humanitarian and business mission on...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s latest trade and investment data from the Bureau of National Statistics reveal a notable contrast. While crude oil and other commodity products continue to...
ASTANA – The Almaty State Nature Reserve, one of Kazakhstan’s oldest protected areas, has safeguarded the unique ecosystems of the Northern Tien Shan for nearly a century....
ASTANA – Archaeologists from the Margulan Institute of Archaeology, working with local heritage preservation specialists, discovered an ancient Turkic runic inscription in the Burkhansai gorge in Kazakhstan’s...
ASTANA – President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović called on Kazakh students to take an active role in public life and become agents of change in a rapidly...
ASTANA — Approximately 35,000 visitors from 11 countries attended the opening day of Balkhash Tour Fest 2026 on the shores of Lake Balkhash on June 19, the...
ASTANA — Four Amur tigers recently transferred to Kazakhstan as part of a landmark effort to restore the tiger population in the country have received official names,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s state theaters attracted more than 2.8 million spectators and staged around 16,000 performances since the start of the current season, reflecting growing public interest...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has curated a selection of articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest highlights the Middle Corridor’s growing...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Montenegro agreed to deepen political dialogue and broaden cooperation in trade, transport, logistics, tourism, education, and innovation during Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović’s first...
ASTANA – External debt of Central Asian countries excluding Turkmenistan increased by 34.9% over the past five years, reaching nearly $290.8 billion in 2025, according to data...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is considering the construction of a grain terminal or container handling facilities on a 15-hectare plot allocated by Iran at the strategic Shahid Rajaee...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has improved its position in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2026, ranking 44th out of 163 countries, up five places from last year, according...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s National Bank sees room for further monetary policy easing as inflation continues to slow, while the tenge remains resilient despite lower interest rates and...
ASTANA — Central Asia has emerged as the fastest-growing startup subregion in the world, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026, with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan driving...
ASTANA – AIFC Insights has published the first region-wide comparative study of capital markets in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Azerbaijan. According to the report, Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – A wide range of cultural, musical, and open-air events will take place in Astana and Almaty this weekend, offering audiences everything from classical ballet and...
ASTANA – Cross-border money transfers from Kazakhstan declined in January-April, extending a downward trend in outbound remittances. Residents transferred 184.4 billion tenge (US$377.9 million) abroad during the...
ASTANA – Investment in fixed capital in Kazakhstan reached 6.74 trillion tenge (US$13.8 billion) in January-May, up 7% year-on-year in real terms, driven by industrial and construction...
ASTANA – Judicial digitalization and the protection of investor rights are becoming increasingly important areas of cooperation among Turkic states, as countries across the region seek to...
ASTANA – Lufthansa announced on June 18 that it will temporarily suspend flights for the 2025–26 winter schedule, marking the second consecutive year the airline has halted...
ASTANA – Kazakh football club Kairat honored 17-year-old forward Dastan Satpayev ahead of his move to English club Chelsea, marking the end of a chapter for one...
