Kazakh FM briefs CIS foreign ministers on Kazakh initiatives, signs security and education agreements

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov briefed the Commonwealth of Independent States Council of Foreign Ministers April 6 in Minsk, Belarus on Kazakhstan’s initiatives on regional...


Tatishev’s family publishes statement praising justice in Tokmadi case

ASTANA – The family of Yerzhan Tatishev, the chair of BTA Bank killed in 2004 by Muratkhan Tokmadi, published a statement in Forbes.kz April 5 thanking all...


Kazakh President briefed on Astana’s development progress

ASTANA – Astana Akim (Mayor) Asset Issekeshev briefed Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev April 5 about the capital’s development and the most recent infrastructure improvements. The President assigned...


Nevolin: Never say never

Would Kazakhstan become a platform where US leader Donald Trump and DPRK’s Kim Jong-un will hold talks at the end of May on the denuclearisation of the...


Astana Process: one step closer to peace

The most recent ministerial meeting on Syria in Astana on March 16 extended the ceasefire in the de-escalation zones and gave the guarantors an opportunity to compare...


Kazakhstan to celebrate horse milk with Kymyz Muryndyk 2018 festival

ASTANA – The holiday Kymyz Muryndyk, devoted to the traditional Kazakh drink kumys (fermented mare’s milk), is set to bring locals and visitors, Kazakh officials and professors,...


Astana hosts Annual Research Forum for Central Asia

ASTANA –Scientists and business people gathered in Astana April 6 to discuss sustainable development at the first annual Research Forum for Central Asia. The forum was organised...


New York CEO dreams of launching tours, volunteer programmes to bring US to Kazakhstan

ASTANA – As CEO of the international business Global Government Partners Corporation (GGP) David M. Valera was celebrating his 12th trip to Kazakhstan this year, the American...


Kazakh-born writer addresses emigration, generational challenges in debut novel

ASTANA – Olia Breininger’s debut book “There Was No Adderall in the Soviet Union,” released by AST in 2017, became a huge success. The publisher and critics...


Kazakh President briefed on Astana’s development progress

ASTANA – Astana Akim (Mayor) Asset Issekeshev briefed Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev April 5 about the capital’s development and the most recent infrastructure improvements. The President assigned...


Foreign currency mortgages to be converted to tenge, older mortgages to receive payment support

ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan updated March 27 the nation’s mortgage loan refinancing programme to convert foreign currency mortgage loans to tenge and help ease...


Investments in manufacturing almost triple, positive dynamics in SEZs, says official

ASTANA – The share of investments in manufacturing has increased almost three-fold since Kazakhstan initiated the state programme on industrialisation, reaching approximately 24 percent of foreign direct...


Kushtarova: Digitisation and strong civil society are antidotes to corruption

Every member of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has agreed to employ a proactive approach in promoting transparency and increasing public awareness in the fight...


Dutch company to build potato processing plant in Almaty region

ASTANA – Dutch company Farm Frites, one of the world’s largest potato processing companies, will build a potato processing plant in the Almaty region. The cost of...


Nazarbayev University students drive self-made battery car at Shell Eco-marathon Asia

ASTANA – A team of nine undergraduate students from Nazarbayev University (NU) designed, constructed and drove a car on electric battery at Shell Eco-marathon Asia, held March...


Afghan Public Health Ministry employees attend seminar in Astana

ASTANA – Afghan public health workers arrived in the Kazakh capital April 2 for a two-week capacity-building seminar on maternal and child healthcare organised by the Kazakh...


EBRD to finance irrigation system reconstruction in Zhambyl region

ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is allocating 24.2 billion tenge (US$75.8 million) to reconstruct the Zhambyl region irrigation system. The deal is...


Kazakh President briefed on Astana’s development progress, 20th anniversary preparations

ASTANA – As Astana prepares for its 20th anniversary, President Nursultan Nazarbayev was briefed on the progress of Astana infrastructure improvements and the development of amenities for...


“Astana! Brighter Together!” festival brings eco-culture to Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The second Astana! Brighter Together! eco-festival gathered approximately 4,000 students from capital schools to promote an environmentally conscious lifestyle among the young generation, according to...


SCAT Airlines receives IOSA security certificate

ASTANA – SCAT Airlines has become a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the company’s press service announced March 24. The association represents the interests...


Digitising healthcare will make medical care more accessible, efficient, says Kazakh Minister

ASTANA – Electronic health passports and medical information systems have been implemented in Kazakhstan this year to make medical service provisions more efficient for both patients and...


Kazakh athletes with visual impairments to bike to Paris

ASTANA – Kazakh athletes with visual impairments plan to bike this year from Astana to Paris. The tour aims to highlight the problems of accessibility and popularise...


Kazakh economy ministry projects real GDP of 3.8 percent in 2018

ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of National Economy projects the nation’s real GDP will reach 3.8 percent this year, which is 0.7 percent higher than the previous...


Kazakhstan’s Zhumagulov defeats American opponent in international MMA tournament in Almaty

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Zhalgas Zhumagulov defeated Tyson Nam of the US in the main event of the mixed martial arts tournament MMA Fight Nights Global 86 in...


First-quarter inflation hits 1.8 percent, says Kazakh official

ASTANA – The Kazakh inflation rate has reached 1.8 percent since the beginning of the year, reported Minister of National Economy Timur Suleimenov during an April 3...


Golovkin-Canelo rematch called off, Golovkin seeks different opponent for May 5 bout

ASTANA – The bout between Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin, the WBC, WBA (Super), IBF and IBO belts holder, and Mexican Saul Alvarez, has been officially called off. The...


Astana Opera to perform masterpieces of Argentine tango

ASTANA – An ensemble will perform at the Astana Opera April 13 the works by the late and renowned Argentine composer Astor Piazolla. Original interpretations of tango...


Digital Mama provides job opportunities for women on maternity leave

ASTANA – Tamilya Anchutkina, a mother of two children, entrepreneur and founder of UrbanMama Space, has launched Digital Mama, a programme designed to provide women on maternity...


East African designer and traveller enjoys Kazakh life

ASTANA – One tourist trip to Kazakhstan for Rwanda (East Africa) music label and clothes label co-founder and graphic designer Khalilu Rahman turned into two interesting years...


High water remains across Kazakhstan, as government continues to take preventive measures

ASTANA – Rescuers evacuated 97 people March 28 from Polkovnichiy Island in Semei in eastern Kazakhstan affected by heavy rainfall and intensive snow melting. Six others refused...