Kazakh Prime Minister examines infrastructure improvements on Astana’s outskirts

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin reviewed March 2 improvements made to housing, education, medicine, transport, provision of power and water supply and street lighting on...


Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan form Central Asian Triathlon Association to engage more people in region

ASTANA – Swim, bike, run. The national Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan triathlon federations joined to form the Central Asian Triathlon Association (CATA) at the March 3 meeting...


Central Asia’s largest tin deposit expected to spur Kazakhstan’s non-ferrous metal industry

ASTANA – Tin stripping operations will begin in May at Syrymbet, Central Asia’s largest and Kazakhstan’s only tin deposit with an annual capacity of two million tonnes...


Municipal solid waste recycling may partially meet Astana’s energy needs, say Nazarbayev University researchers

ASTANA – Thirty percent of municipal solid waste in the capital has the potential to be recycled and another 10 percent has the potential to be sorted...


“The Kazakh Khanate. The Golden Throne” premieres in Astana

ASTANA – “The Kazakh Khanate. The Golden Throne” premiered Feb. 26 in the capital. The series, based on Ilyas Esenberlin’s novel “Diamond Sword,” retells the story of...


National Bank recommends social benefit recipients open accounts to protect benefits payments

ASTANA – Kazakh National Bank is encouraging citizens who receive social benefits to open accounts to help them continue to receive benefits in case of overdue debt....


Kazakh government implements Economy of Simple Things programme

ASTANA – The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development has implemented an Economy of Simple Things, a new programme focused on developing light manufacturing and the construction...


Kazakh FM urges diplomatic solutions to global conflicts, highlights Kazakh initiatives at OIC meeting

ASTANA­ – Kazakh Foreign Minister Beibut Atamkulov stressed the need to find comprehensive solutions to the Palestinian problem, promote the Middle East peace process and stabilise Afghanistan...


EU-Kazakhstan relations evolving cooperatively, providing a model for region, says European envoy

ASTANA – The European Union is Kazakhstan’s biggest foreign investor, and Kazakhstan is the EU’s closest political and economic partner among the countries of Central Asia while...


Kazakh tennis player Bublik wins fifth ATP Challenger Series tournament

ASTANA – Kazakh professional tennis player Alexander Bublik won March 3 the inaugural Teréga Open Pau-Pyrénées in the singles final in the city of Pau, France. This...


Galysheva wins gold in moguls at Freestyle Ski World Cup in Almaty

ASTANA – Kazakh professional freestyle skier Yulia Galysheva won a gold medal March 2 in moguls at the 2018-2019 International Ski Federation (FIS, Fédération Internationale de Ski)...


Kazakhstan, Vietnam to provide mutual legal assistance on criminal cases

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Vietnam will provide mutual legal assistance on criminal cases, following the Kazakh Mazhilis’ (lower house of Parliament) approval of a bill on the...


AIFC court launches eJustice, first electronic legal management system in Central Asia

ASTANA – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and the International Arbitration Centre have officially launched the eJustice system in Astana’s financial hub. The system allows lawsuits...


Kazakh, Iranian companies to expand international air routes

ASTANA – Kazakh company Qazaq Air and Iranian Mahan Air received permission from the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan...


Kyzylorda region sees industrial production and export growth

ASTANA – Approximately 1.7 trillion tenge (US$4.5 billion) was invested in the Kyzylorda region in 2013-2018, the regional press service reported March 3. Investments increased last year...


Kazakh musicians to release songs in French

ASTANA – Almas Duet, composed of Asem Abdykasymova and Polina Tyrina, will release Français À La Kazakh March 9 in the capital. The 15-track album includes five...


Shabanbai Bi village offers Kazakh traditional cuisine, tours to Kazakh Uplands’ highest point

ASTANA – The Kyzylarai mountainous forestland in the Karaganda Region is a combination of untouched nature and ancient historical monuments. Nearby Shabanbai Bi village is an ecotourism...


Best university teacher is one of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces

ASTANA – Zhanar Baiseitova, winner of the best university teacher, has also been selected as one Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces. The teacher from Pavlodar never ceases to...


Nomad Fortress serves as filming location, unique tourist attraction

ASTANA – Nomad Fortress, a medieval-looking site built on the Ili River bank for the 2005 Kazakh historical epic film “Koshpendiler” (Nomad: The Warrior), indulges tourists’ imaginations...


Kazakh Foreign Ministry presents book about young diplomats, supports their professional growth

ASTANA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a book called “New Faces of Kazakh Diplomacy” at the March 5 meeting with its contributors and the Institute...


EBRD launches Fast Track programme to boost Kazakh women’s economic empowerment  

ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in cooperation with the Ernst & Young company announced the 15 women-led enterprises that will participate in...


Kazakh museum collections to digitise by 2025

ASTANA – The first results of digitising  collections in Kazakh museums will be seen in 2025, said Library of the First President of Kazakhstan Deputy Director Kulyash...


Kazakhstan achieves its UN Security Council membership goals, says foreign minister

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has completed the tasks set out by President Nursultan Nazarbayev for the country’s two-year, non-permanent 2017-2018 United Nations Security Council membership, Foreign Minister Beibut...


SABIS to build school in Astana

ASTANA – SABIS, a global educational network spanning five continents, is making its initial foray into Kazakhstan. The international school, the educational investment project in Kazakhstan fully...


Forbes Club second business breakfast focuses on Kazakh oil and gas industry

ASTANA – Kazakhstan will fully supply its oil and gas market in 2019 and export surplus oil products, said Kazenergy General Director Asset Magauov at the Feb....


Mama Pro empowers socially-vulnerable women, presents first trainees’ results

ASTANA – In conjunction with the upcoming International Women’s Day, capital-based Mama Pro public fund presented the results March 1 of its inaugural one-month intensive training course...


Rakhat Confectionery shows stable growth, leads in chocolate market

ASTANA – Rakhat Confectionery recorded positive growth in all key indicators last year, increasing revenue, profitability and market share, according to the company’s Feb. 26 press release....


Pavlodar to open Investor’s House to boost regional economy

ASTANA – The regional administration of Pavlodar will open an “Investor’s House” to operate as a one-stop shop for potential investors by the end of the year,...


Dimash, Daneliya advance to next stage of CBS’ ‘The World’s Best’

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s rising singing stars Dimash Kudaibergen and Daneliya Tuleshova advanced to the next round in the latest episode of “The World’s Best,” the global talent...


EBRD predicts 3.5-percent GDP growth for Kazakhstan in 2019, tariff-setting and renewable energy should be in focus

ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Transition Report forecasts steady growth for the Kazakh economy, as major structural reforms are expected to improve...