Televised Debates in Kazakhstan: Kazakh Political Party Leaders Propose Measures to Improve Economy

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh political party leaders debated on Dec. 30 live on air on the Khabar national television channel with seats in the Majilis (lower house...


Kazakhstan Schedules International Flights to 12 Countries For New Year’s Holidays

NUR-SULTAN – International flights from Kazakhstan will be performed to 12 countries and 19 destinations in the period from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, the Kazakh Ministry...


The Year of Abai – Just One Big “Who Could Have Thought?” With a Happy End

The life of Abai Kunanbayev, the greatest poet of Kazakhstan, has never been easy.  But only very few could have predicted what the coronavirus pandemic would do...


Kazakhstan in 2020: A Collective Effort to Fight COVID-19

NUR-SULTAN – At the end of 2020, Kazakhstan’s epidemiological situation has become less stable along with many countries similarly affected worldwide in the run up to the...


Major Events and Headlines in Kazakhstan That Shaped 2020

NUR-SULTAN – This has been a most unusual year for all. Kazakhstan as well as the other nations have experienced one of the most challenging periods with...


Kazakh Central Election Commission Calls Voters to Check Personal Details Via E-Government, Updates Foreign Observer List

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) reminded citizens of the possibility of checking a voter’s personal details in voting lists via an e-governance platform and...


Astana Ballet Theater Launches Streaming Service to Present Virtual Reality Ballet

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Ballet theater has launched its first streaming service to produce performances in 360 degrees by using VR technologies on Dec. 28 in the...


Majilis Election 2021: Key Features of the Election Campaigns

Today Kazakhstan is running the election campaign on the eve of the upcoming elections for the Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan started on Dec. 10. The...


Moscow’s Court Sentences Former Chairman of BTA Bank to 15 Years of Prison in Absentia

A Moscow-based court sentenced the former chairman of the board of directors of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to 15 years in prison in absentia. This was reported...


Ferroalloy and Sinter Plants to be Built in Karaganda Region

NUR-SULTAN – The construction of the ferroalloy and sinter plants has been launched as part of the Business Roadmap 2025 initiative in Karaganda, the regional press service...


Kazakh Director Wins Best Documentary Film Award at Qatar’s Ajyal Film Festival

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh director Alina Mustafina’s film “Ander” won the Best Documentary Film Award at Qatar’s Ajyal Film Festival this November.  The film is also included in...


Knitted Eco-Tree to be Set Up in Kazakh Capital

NUR-SULTAN – A six-meter tall eco-tree made from yarn will be installed in the center of the capital ahead of the New Year, reported Khabar.24.  More than...


Kazakh Singers Perform Famous Disney Songs in Kazakh Language (Video)

NUR-SULTAN – ASTANA TV channel premiered the Zhuldyzdar Sherui (The March of the Stars) cinematic concert featuring songs from Disney animated films in Kazakh on Dec. 27....


AIX Announces Growth of Monthly Trading Indicators, Brings Stock Market Innovations to Investors

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Exchange (AIX) is seeing positive trends in its activities as monthly trading in November has increased up to $3.7 million compared with...


Kazakh Capital Reopens Cinemas, Lifts Some Corona Restrictions on New Year’s Eve Holidays

NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan Chief State Sanitary Doctor Zhanna Pralieva signed a Dec. 24 decree that allowed for the work of the capital’s cinemas and extended the working...


Maslikhats Strengthen Their Positions due to Governmental Reforms

The Majilis elections will be held in Kazakhstan on Jan. 10, 2021. Deputies will be elected to the main legislative bodies of the country – the Majilis...


Kazakhstan Sends 100 Domestically Made Mechanical Ventilators to Tajikistan

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan sent 100 sets of Kokchetav-4P mobile mechanical ventilators as humanitarian aid on Dec. 22 to Tajikistan, the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development...


Kazakh Government Establishes Institute of Parliamentarism to Improve Legislation

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Government decreed Dec. 24 to establish the Institute of Parliamentarism under the Parliament to fulfill the instructions of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev....


New Year’s Express Train Set to Travel to BurabaiLand from Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The Passenger Transportation company has launched a train tour to the Schuchinsk-Burabai resort from Nur-Sultan ahead of the New Year’s holidays that will last through...


Astana Opera House Presents “The Elixir of Love” Opera ahead of New Year Holidays

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera House will stage Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “The Elixir of Love” (“L’Elisir d’Amore”) Dec. 26-27 in the Kazakh capital, the theatre’s press service...


Kazakh Central Election Commission Registers Assembly of People of Kazakhstan’s Nominees to Majilis Deputy Group

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) discussed the registration, ballots, and expenses for Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) deputies nominated by the...


WOMANi 2020 Annual Report Ranks Six Kazakh Professionals Among Most Influential Women In Islamic Business and Finance

NUR-SULTAN – The Cambridge International Financial Advisory (IFA) Board placed six Kazakh finance professionals in its WOMANi 2020 annual report, which features the 300 most influential women...


UNGA Adopts Resolution to Rehabilitate Semey Region from Soviet Nuclear Testing

NUR-SULTAN – The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on international cooperation and coordination of activities in human and ecological rehabilitation and economic development in the...


Televised Debates in Kazakhstan: Political Candidates Voice Their Party Platforms

NUR-SULTAN – Qazaqstan national TV channel aired the Dec. 22 televised debates between the representatives of the five parties participating in the elections to the Mazhilis, the...


Kazakhstan Observes Increase of Women’s Entrepreneurial Activities

NUR-SULTAN – Women’s entrepreneurship is playing a major role in Kazakhstan’s economy with its contribution of 39 percent to GDP, according to Zakon.kz. In Kazakhstan, women occupy...


Astana Hub Introduces Ten Best Kazakh IT Startups of 2020

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Hub, the Kazakh international technopark of IT startups, presented their annual rating of the ten best national IT startups. The technopark ranked the...


Kazakh Healthcare Ministry, UNFPA Launch Website, App to Raise Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy among Youth

NUR-SULTAN – Young people in Kazakhstan now have more information channels to get credible information about sexual and reproductive health, now that the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry and...


Observers of Kazakh Federation of Trade Unions Launch Hotline to Ensure Voting Rights of Workers

NUR-SULTAN – The headquarters of the Kazakh Federation of Trade Unions’ (KFTU) observers launched a special hotline to receive complaints on violations of citizens’ electoral rights during...


Kazakh Central Election Commission Accredits 190 Foreign Observers, Discusses Voter Lists Procedure

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited 190 foreign observers and reported on the explanatory works regarding voter lists procedures to the upcoming regular parliamentary...


Production of Chinese Yutong Buses Launched in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin participated in the launch of the QazTechna plant in the town of Saran in the Karaganda Region on Dec. 21...