Kazakh PM Focuses on Economic Stability at Eurasian Intergovernmental Council

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin spoke about the need to update the union’s measures to ensure economic stability amid the ongoing pandemic at the Aug....


Second Flight with UNAMA Personnel Arrives from Kabul to Almaty

NUR-SULTAN – A group of 108 people representing the United Nations personnel accredited in Afghanistan arrived from Kabul to Almaty on Aug. 22, reported the UN in...


Tokayev, Putin Meet In Moscow, Discuss Key Security Issues

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his working visit to Moscow on Saturday, the Akorda press service reports. Tokayev and...


Ethiopia’s Three Years, Kazakhstan’s Three Decades: Leaders Do the Tricks

The people of Kazakhstan ushered themselves in a new era of prosperity back in 1991. But the same year is remembered as one of the lost opportunities...


Russian Cosmonaut Shares Video of Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash

NUR-SULTAN – Roscosmos cosmonaut, International Space Station (ISS) flight engineer Oleg Artemyev shared a video of Lake Balkhash from space on Tiktok. “When will there be such...


Kazakh Fire Rescue Group Complete Mission in Turkey

NUR-SULTAN – The rescuers of the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations have completed their mission on extinguishing wildfires in Turkey.  They conducted operations with crews from Russia,...


Kazakh President Tokayev, Prime Minister Mamin Meet with Russian PM Mishustin, Approve High-Level Trade Deals in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting on Aug. 19 with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, reported Akorda press service.  Tokayev appreciated the results of...


Kazakh Aviation Issues New Flight Restrictions over Afghanistan

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Aviation Administration issued new flight restrictions  taking into account the situation in Afghanistan, reported Aug. 18 the press service of the committee.  There...


Kazakhstan Continues to Closely Follow Development of Situation in Afghanistan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan expressed its support for the United Nations Security Council’s statement on the establishment of a new Afghan government through inclusive negotiations, reported on Aug.19...


UNAMA, UN Agencies Accredited in Afghanistan Temporarily Relocated to Almaty, Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – The group of personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and of other UN agencies accredited in Afghanistan have been temporarily relocated...


Fifty Young People to Be Selected in Kazakhstan’s Youth Presidential Reserve in September

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve will begin receiving applications for its second cohort from Sept. 1, announced Chair of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service...


Kazakh Capital Joins Global C40 Women4Climate Mentorship Program

NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan has become the 17th city in the world and the first in the CIS and Central Asia that joined the C40 Women4Climate Mentorship Program,...


Epidemiological Situation Stabilizing in Kazakhstan, Says Kazakh Healthcare Minister

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Healthcare Minister Alexei Tsoy reported about the current epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan saying it shows signs of improvement compared to what the situation was...


Kazakhstan, South Korea Sign $1.7 billion in Agreements in Seoul 

NUR-SULTAN  – Kazakhstan and South Korea signed 34 agreements, including 21 commercial documents and 13 non-commercial ones, worth US$1.7 billion during the Kazakh-Korean business roundtable in Seoul,...


Monument to Kazakh Poet Abai Kunanbayev Opens in Seoul

SEOUL – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the opening ceremony of the 2.2 meters high monument commemorating Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Kunanbayev on Aug.17 as...


No Kazakh Citizens Remain in Afghanistan: Kazakh Foreign Ministry

NUR-SULTAN – No Kazakh citizens remain in Afghanistan, said the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. “There are no citizens of Kazakhstan on the territory of...


President Tokayev Visits South Korea, Reaffirms Commitment to Stronger Cooperation

NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is on his official two-day visit to South Korea that began on Monday, Aug. 16. He met with the President of South...


Fitch Affirms Kazakhstan ‘BBB’ Rating; Outlook Stable

NUR-SULTAN – Fitch Ratings affirmed Kazakhstan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at BBB with a stable outlook on Friday, Aug. 13, reports the agency’s press service....


Kuryk Seaport Plans to Increase Shipment Capacity

NUR-SULTAN – The management of the Kuryk seaport announced plans to add 1.5-2 million tons of cargo to the port’s capacity by 2022-2023, reported the port’s press...


Kazakh President Holds Special Meeting on Afghanistan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting on Afghanistan Aug. 16, reported President’s Spokesperson Berik Uali.  Prime Minister Askar Mamin and heads of the National...


QazVac Clinical Trials Results Published in Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine Journal 

NUR-SULTAN – The results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of Kazakhstan’s QazVac vaccine have been published in Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal on Aug. 13.  QazVac,...


Kazakh Helicopters Participate in Extinguishing Forest Fires in Turkey (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – Two helicopters from Kazakhstan have started extinguishing forest fires in the south-west of Turkey, the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported.  Kazakh aircraft performed...


Kazakh President to Pay State Visit to Republic of Korea Aug. 16-17

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official state visit to the Republic of Korea on Aug. 16-17 at the invitation of South Korean President...


Kazakhstan Observes Increased Demand for Foreign Currency, Increase in Foreign Portfolio Investments in Government Securities in July

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has maintained a high foreign exchange demand due to the ongoing recovery in economic activity and the growth of imports, primarily of consumer goods,...


Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge Presents East Kazakhstan Archeological Discoveries

NUR-SULTAN — Cambridge Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom, has unveiled more than 300 artefacts from three burial complexes in the East Kazakhstan region for the first time after...


Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Kazakhstan’s Rating to ‘Stable’

NUR-SULTAN – Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) report upgraded Kazakhstan’s rating outlook to stable from positive on Aug. 11.  “The decision to upgrade the ratings is driven by...


Abai’s Legacy Continues to Flower and Spread Across Kazakhstan and the World (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – On Aug. 10, Kazakhstan and various parts of the world celebrated the 176th anniversary of philosopher, poet, educator and founder of Kazakh written literature Abai...


Zakon.kz: Tracking Kazakhstan’s Development Path Over 30 Years of Independence

The last decade of the existence of the Soviet Union led to its collapse and gradual recession in the economics of all member countries. On December 8,...


Red Wolf Can Be Found near Caspian Sea Shore (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – A video featuring a red wolf listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species was published by videographer from Fort-Shevchenko in the Mangistau region Meirambek...


Vaccination Improves Epidemiological Situation in Country, Says Kazakh Official

NUR-SULTAN – Vaccination has improved the epidemiological situation in the country, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy at the Aug.11 government meeting in the capital.  “Taking...