- Friday, 29 November, 2024
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ASTANA – Last year, the newly established, state-owned Baiterek National Holding, through its 10 constituent companies, accumulated four times more in profits than was expected. It is also expected...
ASTANA – The official rate of the Kazakh tenge (KZT) fell to 185 per U.S. dollar with a range of three tenge on either side on Feb. 11. The...
ASTANA – The new French ambassador in Kazakhstan says he has a clear vision for improving bilateral ties during his tenure in Astana: “Densify, intensify, diversify and another D-word,...
More than five million tonnes of grain have been exported by Kazakhstan since July 1, 2013, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reported on Feb. 6. “Around 5.3 million...
The share of domestically manufactured construction materials increased to 72 percent in the domestic market of the country, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies of...
AKTAU – Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Mangystau oblast on Feb. 4 to discuss President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s state-of-the-nation address, “The Kazakhstan Way 2050: Common Goal, Common Interests, Common...
ASTANA – Another Fryday networking event was put on by Connecting Professionals on Feb. 7 at Sadaf, a new restaurant at King Hotel. More and more Astana residents and...
ASTANA – At the 18th Annual East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) on Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, Kazakhstan’s display, “Kazakhstan: The Land of Wonders,” was named...
Acclaimed Kazakh films Shal (released in 2012) and Harmony Lessons (2013) received awards at the 32nd annual Fajr Film Festival in Tehran, which was held from Feb. 1 to...
SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN – A dance theatre, Turkestan Concert Hall and a new drama theatre building will be opened in the South Kazakhstan Oblast this year in response to President...
ASTANA – Young entrepreneur Anastassiya Kalinina fulfilled a childhood dream on Dec. 15, 2013 to help women look slim and beautiful when she opened Kazakhstan’s first Slimclub wellness studio....
In a recent address to the heads of foreign diplomatic missions in Kazakhstan, President Nursultan Nazarbayev reflected on Kazakhstan’s consistent move forward towards the establishment of the Eurasian Economic...
Kazakhstan will establish a centre tasked with studying and utilising the best global approaches in finding and creating the energy of the future, Environment and Water Resources Minister Nurlan...
Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, and Enrique Garcia Gonzalez, Permanent Representative of the Republic of El Salvador to the United Nations,...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed bilateral military and military-technical cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Jan. 30...
ASTANA – At its Feb. 5 plenary session, the Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) approved the first reading of the draft Penal Code. Mazhilis Speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin chaired the...
AKTOBE REGION – In Khromtau, what began as a hobby has turned into a major enterprise and an example of socially responsible commerce. Sewing has been Antonina Galustova’s favourite...
SHYMKENT – Residents and visitors to southern Kazakhstan now have the opportunity to soar over the region in a hot air balloon. Local businessman Akhmet Daulenbaev is now offering...
ASTANA – To effectively implement the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy, the country seeks stronger dialogue and wider mutually beneficial cooperation with all foreign partners, President Nursultan Nazarbayev told foreign ambassadors...
The President’s state-of-the-nation address, “Kazakhstan’s Way – 2050: Common Goals, Common Interests, Common Future” laid out clear steps for building a more competitive state ranked as one of the...
ASTANA – With lighting expected to grow from 13 percent of Kazakhstan’s energy consumption today to 36 percent by 2015, the country is looking for energy efficient lighting solutions....
ASTANA – Kazakh professional boxer Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA and IBO middleweight titles and extended his winning streak to 29-0 with 26 knockouts by defeating Ghana’s Osumanu Adama...
The withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan scheduled for 2014 is one of the key issues in discussions of security challenges in Central Asia. There are fears, shared by...
ASTANA – In the first round of the Davis Cup, Kazakhstan upset Belgium 3-2 at Astana’s National Tennis Centre on Feb. 2 to advance to the quarterfinals which will...
WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – The huge Karachaganak oil and gas field is one of the West Kazakhstan region’s most significant sources of wealth, and the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V....
ASTANA – A new method of producing biological dressings for wounds has been invented in Astana. Healing long-term open wounds, trophic ulcers and other skin injuries has long been...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) presented its annual Transition Report in Astana on Jan. 30. The report, entitled “2013 Transition Report: Stuck in Transition,”...
During the two decades of Kazakhstan’s independence and under the leadership of its first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has achieved major breakthroughs in its political and socioeconomic development....
ASTANA – In the near future, the Kazakh-Czech Technology Centre (KCTC) in the capital, which was founded as a part of several investment projects, will become one of the...
Kazakhstan defeated Finland 5:3 to win the country’s fifth bronze medal in history in Bandy World Championships. This year’s championship took place from Jan. 26 through Feb. 2 in...
ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Climate Change Control Programme (KCCCP) was presented in Astana at a recent international climate change conference attended by representatives of the Ministry of Environment and...
ASTANA – The government approved a programme for the modernisation of solid waste management for 2014-2050 at a meeting chaired by Kazakhstan Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov on Jan. 28....
AKMOLA REGION – The Project on Technologies’ Commercialization of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan with the support of the World Bank and the Government of Kazakhstan...
ALMATY – An exhibition of the work of famous modern Kazakhstan pop artist Serik Buksikov was held in Almaty as part of the “Dream and Wings” charity project on...
ASTANA – Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans visited the capital of Kazakhstan on Feb. 3 for a series of high-level meetings focused on expanding economic cooperation and building up...
Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Kairat Umarov will join a panel of experts for the panel discussion, “Kazakhstan and Central Asia: History, Culture, Politics and Economy,” at...
ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev on Jan. 29 held a meeting on the Abu Dhabi Plaza project, which is implemented...
RIGA – A delegation led by Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov visited Hungary and Latvia Jan. 28-29 where they met with country leaders to discuss stronger ties...
During the Nov. 29, 2013 forum of graduates of the Bolashak scholarship programme, dedicated to the programme’s 20th anniversary, President Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed creating a national movement to support...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan paid its last respects to poet and Kazakhstan State Prize laureate Fariza Ongarsynova on Jan. 27. Hundreds of people came to the Korme Exhibition Centre, where...
ASTANA – Astana will host the World Junior Chess Olympiad in October 2014 that is expected to attract youth from more than 50 countries, according to the Kazakhstan Chess...
ASTANA – “The population of Saiga in Kazakhstan is growing, reaching 187,000 in 2013,” Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a department meeting, according to...
Kazakhstan’s first nuclear medicine centre is to be constructed in Semey. “It was proposed to build such a radiological facility back in 2003, based on the existing oncology centre,”...
ASTANA – An exhibition of original work by Zamzegul Oralbayeva, as well as crafts from a children’s village supported by the Dara Arulary (Women of the Steppe) public fund...
ASTANA – Nurlan Alimzhanov, who played the role of Nursultan Nazarbayev in the epic, “The Way of the Leader,” is one of seven recipients of the Zhas Tulpar award...
ASTANA – Minister of Environment and Water Resources, Nurlan Kapparov led a Kazakhstan delegation to the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 20-22. As part...
Since the time of Alexander the Great, trade has played a crucial role in the development of the Eurasian continent. The web of trading routes called the Silk Road...
Two bus terminals with capacities of 4,500 people a day will be built in Astana by 2017. This decision was made at a meeting of city authorities where the...
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov visited the Lithuanian Republic on Jan. 27 where he met with top country officials to discuss bilateral relations as well as ties with the...
India celebrated her Republic Day on Jan. 26 with a traditional parade on the Indian Gate in New Delhi and festivities all over the country. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...
