- Saturday, 17 October, 2026
- Almaty 41 °F / 5 °C
- Astana 46 °F / 8 °C
ASTANA – The European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), in partnership with governments across Central Asia, have officially launched an EU-funded UN Multi-Country Program (MCP)...
ALMATY – Bank CenterCredit (BCC) has been included for the first time in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026, earning international recognition for its commitment to sustainable...
ALMATY – The National Bank of Tajikistan plans to install special ATMs that will allow individuals to buy and sell gold bullion directly, the head of the...
ALMATY – GITEX, one of the world’s largest technology exhibitions, will be held in Almaty for the first time on May 4–5, marking the city’s debut as...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims has officially announced that the first day of Ramadan in Kazakhstan in 2026 will fall on Feb. 19, with the...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan has expanded its range of domestically produced rare metals, strengthening the sector’s role in economic diversification and the development of high-tech industries, Minister of...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan will form an updated and verified pool of investment projects within its National Digital Investment Platform by April 1 to improve transparency and the...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia signed intergovernmental agreements on the promotion and mutual protection of investments and the establishment of a Kazakhstan–Saudi Arabia Coordination Council during Kazakh...
ASTANA — Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a working visit to the United States on Feb. 18–19 at the invitation of the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s creative sector is strengthening international cultural ties through ballet, as the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography hosts exchange projects with artists and schools from...
In a world accelerating with geopolitical and economic transformations, the relations between Kuwait and Kazakhstan stand out as a unique model of international partnership based on mutual...
ASTANA – Last year, Kazakhstan’s gas sector achieved historic production levels, reaching 68.1 billion cubic meters, but rising imports and accelerating domestic tariffs highlight structural challenges in...
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital convened an extraordinary meeting of the Regional Contact Group of Special Representatives of Central Asian countries on Afghanistan on Feb. 16, with...
ASTANA — Kazakh Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev held an online meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Ilkhom Makhkamov to discuss railway sector cooperation. The talks focused on enhancing...
ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev met with President Emomali Rahmon and Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan on Feb. 16 to discuss deepening bilateral cooperation,...
ASTANA — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), acting as the lead financial institution, and Eurasian Bank have provided $180 million in long-term debt financing to modernize and...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is undertaking a major expansion of its oil refining, gas processing, and petrochemical industries, aiming to boost oil processing capacity from 18.4 to 40...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s agricultural processing sector continues to show steady growth and rising export potential, said Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov during a Feb. 17 government meeting, reporting...
ASTANA – Award-winning Kazakh professional sumo wrestler Ersin Baltagul has announced plans to open a children’s sumo school in Kazakhstan, aiming to develop young talent and promote...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has taken a major step toward regulating life online with the signing of the new Digital Code on Jan. 9, a sweeping legal framework...
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev honored the winners of the UAE SWAT Challenge 2026 international tournament on Feb. 16, praising their performance as a testament to Kazakhstan’s...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is seeking to reposition its beef industry from a commodity-based supplier to a value-added premium exporter, as industry leaders unveiled a comprehensive export ecosystem...
ASTANA – Astana celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Burkasyn winter festival on Feb. 14, bringing together families, amateur athletes, and sports enthusiasts along the Yessil River...
ALMATY – The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) launched the Kazakh-Singaporean Center for Quantum Technologies, located within the Farabi Hub Center for Innovative Products and High-Tech Projects...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s ski jumper Ilya Mizernykh delivered the best Olympic result in the country’s history, finishing eighth in the men’s large hill event at the Milano...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev met with heads of United Nations agencies operating in the country on Feb. 14 in Almaty to discuss constitutional reform,...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated Switzerland’s Alexandra Kosteniuk in a women’s exhibition match held alongside the Freestyle Chess World Championship in Germany, becoming the first player...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic are continuing to strengthen their bilateral ties, with trade reaching $2 billion and plans to bring it to $3 billion,...
ALMATY – Central Asia’s energy transition will be on the agenda of the Regional Ecological Summit (RES 2026) in Astana on April 22–24, with one of the...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan and Finland discussed plans to localize agricultural tractor production and expand cooperation in agritech during a working visit to Finland by Vice Minister of...
