Caspian Seal Research and Rehabilitation Center Receives International Funding to Continue Preservation Efforts

ASTANA – The Caspian Seal Research and Rehabilitation Center (CRRRC), Kazakhstan’s only organization providing veterinary treatment for Caspian seals, won a grant from King Abdullah University of...


Digital Almaty Awards 2023 Honor Achievements in IT Industry

ASTANA – The best IT companies and most efficient IT specialists were honored at the Digital Almaty Awards 2023, the annual award of excellence in digitalization, at...


Kazakhstan: Diversification Agenda Faces Time Crunch

The unprecedented social unrest that shocked Kazakhstan a year ago has pushed its government, once again, to lay out an agenda for accelerating the process of the...


EU, Kazakhstan Mark 30 Years of Ties with Concert Featuring International Opera Stars

ASTANA – Some of the biggest names in European and Kazakh opera music gathered at the Astana Opera to celebrate the 30th anniversary since the establishment of...


Binance, Kazakh NB Deliver Report on Digital Assets Industry, DeFi in Central Asia

ASTANA – Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, and the National Bank of Kazakhstan presented a bilateral report on the state of the digital...


Heads of EAEU Governments Discuss Removing Digital Barriers, Tech Trends in Almaty

ASTANA – The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries addressed the possibility of removing digital barriers between EAEU member states, as well as...


Kazakhstan, Bahrain Agree to Intensify Bilateral Cooperation

ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi led a Kazakh delegation on an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on Feb. 2 to...


Digital Nomads IT Community Promotes Young Women in Tech, Sports Programs

ASTANA – Digital Nomads IT community members from Kazakhstan are developing projects to promote young women in the industry, provide sports programming and free resources to university...


First Weekend of Last Winter Month is Bursting with Fun Activities

ASTANA – The Kazakh capital is bursting with fun activities not only throughout the week but during the weekend too. If you are tired of doing the...


Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan to Launch Hydroelectric Power Project

ASTANA – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan agreed on Jan. 6 to build the Kambar-Ata-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan to generate electricity...


Young Kazakh Activist Becomes Finalist in PACEY Competition by Helping Educate Children Affected by Semei Nuclear Fallout

ASTANA – Helping children became a mission for Aruzhan Audanbekova, whose Ertis Mektebi School project aimed at providing mainstream education to children from the East Kazakhstan Region...


Kazakh Foreign Minister Visits Oman to Bolster Cooperation in Trade and Investment

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi paid an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Feb. 1, where he met with...


Kazakhstan and EU Reiterate Stronger Cooperation in Joint Statement on 30 Years of Diplomatic Relations

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice President...


Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission Begins Accreditation of International Observers for Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited 25 international observers for the upcoming elections to the Mazhilis, a lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, and the...


Cryptocurrency and Digitalization to Empower Women Among Top Topics at Digital Almaty 2023 Forum

ASTANA –  The participants of the Digital Almaty forum, which started on Feb. 2, discussed the prospects for the development of Kazakhstan’s crypto industry and how digitization...


President Tokayev Congratulates Kazakh Chess Player Bibisara Assaubayeva on Her Outstanding Achievements

ASTANA –  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the youngest two-time blitz world champion Bibisara Assaubayeva on her outstanding awards and wished her further success at the official reception ceremony...


UK-Based Heriot – Watt University to Open Branch in Kazakhstan

LONDON – The Heriot – Watt University will open a branch at the Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University in Kazakhstan. This was announced during the signing of an...


Digital Almaty International Forum Highlights Emerging Tech Trends in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The global challenges facing the innovative technology industry are one of the main topics brought up at the Digital Almaty International forum, which kicked off...


New Video Captures Two Foreign Travelers Finding Getaway in Kazakh Nature

ASTANA – A new video by Kazakh Tourism national company featuring Kazakhstan’s best nature sites near Almaty, Astana, and Turkistan offers a glimpse of what awaits the...


680 Ancient Artifacts of Major Cultural Value Enrich Kazakh National Museum Collections

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Museum received over 680 artifacts of great cultural worth and around 80 other valuable exhibits, the Jibek Joly TV channel reported on...


Kazakhstan’s Askar Ilyasov Wins Best Actor Award at SCO Film Festival in Mumbai

ASTANA – Kazakh actor Askar Ilyasov won the Best Male Actor award for his role in the “Paralympian” sports drama directed by Aldiyar Bairakimov at the Shanghai...


Kazakhstan-Bavarian Investment Roundtable Focuses on Generating More Business Cooperation

ASTANA – Kazakh and German officials and business leaders explored prospects for cooperation at a Jan. 31 Kazakhstan-Bavarian Investment Roundtable in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, the...


Officials, NGOs Address Kazakhstan’s International Obligations on Human Rights, Improvements to Criminal Justice System

ASTANA – The first meeting of the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform in 2023 took place  on Jan. 30. The Consultative and Advisory Body under the Kazakh Ministry...


Kazakh Medical Startup Reaches Final of Global Startup Awards Contest

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Cerebra AI-powered software for early stroke detection made it to the final of the largest independent startup ecosystem competition, the Global Startup Awards, reported...


Astana Gets New Development Priorities Outlined by President Tokayev

ASTANA – Plans for the development of Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana were in the spotlight of a Jan. 30 meeting in Akorda with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ministers,...


WHO Representative Welcomes Kazakhstan’s Initiatives in Inclusive and Sustainable Health Systems

It is truly a pleasure to pen a few words as I commence my assignment at the WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan. The health and wellbeing of...


Economics Research Center Forecasts Kazakhstan’s Inflation Rate to Slow Down in 2023

ASTANA – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) published its macroeconomic review for Kazakhstan on Jan. 31, projecting the country’s average annual consumer inflation rate to slow...


President Tokayev Authorizes Government to Draw Up New Astana City Development Plan

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed his government to begin holding public hearings and drawing up the capital’s new general plan at a Jan. 31 meeting dedicated...


Astana Set to Become Innovative City of Future, Says Kazakh President

ASTANA – The Kazakh capital should become the innovative city of the future, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting on Jan. 31 devoted to the development...


Majority of Kazakh Voters in Favour of Greater Political Pluralism, Survey Says

ASTANA – The majority of early parliamentary election potential voters favour political pluralism, advocating for three or more parties to be represented in the Mazhilis (lower chamber...