- Friday, 21 August, 2026
- Almaty 63 °F / 17 °C
- Astana 57 °F / 14 °C
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Antimonopoly Committee is reviewing Kazakhtelecom’s application to buy 75 percent of shares of Kcell mobile network operator. “If the agency approves the purchase, then...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has been elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The...
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Beijing for a state visit to China on June 6-8. The relationship between Kazakhstan and China has grown increasingly...
ASTANA – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) recently stripped Kazakh boxer Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin of his world champion title after Golovkin refused to hold an obligatory title...
ASTANA – The European Union delegation to Kazakhstan hosted another Ambassadors’ Cafe gathering June 5, drawing European ambassadors and Kazakh young people for an informal discussion at...
ASTANA – “Astana is a symbol of modern, prosperous Kazakhstan and the flagship of the whole country, representing first of all a victory by the nation’s President,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the U.K. will hold the Kazakh-British Investment Forum in London in October, Kazakh Ambassador to the United Kingdom Erlan Idrissov announced recently. “The...
ASTANA – The Kazakh government appointed June 6-7 five new vice ministers to oversee digitisation within their ministries. They join Deputy Prime Minister Askar Zhumagaliyev who is...
Astana, June 5, 2018 We, the participants of the International Conference Astana: The City of Peace, congratulate President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the people of Kazakhstan on the...
ASTANA – In the past 20 years, the city has become the largest scientific, cultural and business centre in Kazakhstan. To mark the 20th anniversary of the...
ASTANA – The capital’s potential to become an innovative hub for finance, trade and transportation was discussed by Kazakh and foreign experts during the June 5 Astana:...
ASTANA – Eight investment projects estimated at 16.9 billion tenge (US$51.1 million) will be launched this year in the Zhambyl region, according to the regional industrial-innovative development...
ASTANA – The 31st plenary session of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Investors’ Council themed “Accelerated modernisation” discussed digital transformation, new technologies and prospects for further economic growth at a...
ASTANA – Fifty-eight Kazakh enterprises currently use renewable energy sources (RES) with a total capacity of 352 megawatts, figures expected to reach 68 facilities and approximately 490...
ASTANA – Government for Citizens State Corporation intends to simplify real estate registration and reduce the times it takes, reported board chair Abylaikhan Ospanov at the May...
ASTANA – Kazakh e-commerce turnover has reached 101 billion tenge ($304.6 million) in the first five months of 2018, with 2.9 percent in retail trade turnover, according...
ASTANA – Five-hundred and twenty-eight of Kazakhstan’s best student athletes competed May 31 through June 5 in the finals of the nationwide SportFEST competition in Shchuchinsk in...
ASTANA – Kazakh and foreign politicians and experts gathered June 5 for Astana: The City of Peace international conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Kazakh...
ASTANA – Roman Grigorchuk, former manager of Latvia’s Ventspils, Ukraine’s Chernomorets and Azerbaijan’s Gabala, has now been appointed head coach of FC Astana.The Ukrainian has extensive experience...
ASTANA – In 2018, 811 students graduated from Nazarbayev University, as more than 140,000 students are graduating from high schools nationwide. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended the...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s non-permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council, its hosting of the Astana Process Syrian peace talks and contributions to negotiations on the Iranian...
ASTANA – Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) heads of government, including Kazakh Prime Minster Bakytzhan Sagintayev, discussed economic interaction and cooperation within the Commonwealth in areas such...
ASTANA – As Astana approaches its 20th anniversary July 6, Astana Convention Bureau Director Saniyar Aitekenov recently spoke to The Astana Times about events and celebrations related...
ASTANA – The Bukhtarma water reservoir in East Kazakhstan region is more than just one of the five largest artificial reservoirs in the world. Surrounded by the...
ASTANA – An accountant by occupation, the true calling of Assemgul Urazayeva, one of the Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces, is in charity and the social sphere. She...
ASTANA – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) announced at a May 30 business conference in Astana plans to help reduce bureaucratic delays experienced by foreign investors....
ASTANA – Lider Nefteprodukt KZ Company Director Bakhyt Ibragim suspected of embezzlement was recently extradited from Germany at the request of Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Anti-Corruption...
ASTANA – More than 500 people participated in a May 29 foreign students’ forum at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) to discuss the Ruhani Zhangyru (Modernisation...
ASTANA – A waste-processing plant using French technology will be launched in 2019 through a public-private partnership, part of Astana’s major push toward establishing a comprehensive separate...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is consulting other producers on the potential easing of a 2016 oil output reduction agreement between the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...
