New agreement allows Kazakhstan to place bonds through Euroclear

ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of Finance, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) and Euroclear Bank SA (Euroclear) have signed a memorandum on cooperation to develop a...


Atlantic Council panel discusses Kazakh President’s visit to the United States

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s latest visit to the United States, its assessment and outlook were discussed Jan. 26 at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC....


Honesty, swiftness and courtesy needed for KazPost to succeed

“Honesty, swiftness and courtesy” – this is our motto for the coming year. We want to achieve the goal of becoming the number one service company in...


Historical parallels

On Jan. 18, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired one of the flagship events of the nation’s presidency of the UN Security Council – a high-level briefing themed...


Kazakh agricultural sector ripe for development

The tasks set by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his state-of-the-nation address to the people of Kazakhstan aim at bringing the country to a whole new level...


Kazakhstan’s UNSC presidency: regional and international agenda

Kazakhstan has presided at  the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in January 2018. The presidency and membership in the UNSC for 2017-2018 is an important event not...


Kazakh government considers creating civil aviation management organisation

ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry for Investment and Development suggested establishing a new national company to manage civil aviation. “We have developed approaches to the implementation of...


UN Security Council debate focuses on regional partnerships in Central Asia

NEW YORK – In a first for both the U.N. Security Council and the Central Asian region, Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov presided over a meeting of the...


Latvia’s airBaltic to launch direct Almaty-Riga flights

ASTANA – Latvian air carrier airBaltic will launch April 28 direct Almaty-Riga flights. The flights will be carried out three times a week by a new Bombardier...


Forum discusses Astana’s 20-year history, future development

ASTANA – The achievements and direction for the development of the Kazakh capital were discussed Jan. 25 as part of the city’s upcoming 20th anniversary. The forum...


Changes in Kazakhstan life for 2018

ASTANA – Pensions have increased, prices for foreign passport registration and railway tickets have risen and police will be warning before fining. The coming year will bring...


EU-Kazakhstan relationship remains strong, anticipates continued growth

No organisation is perfect or without challenges. And one which has to meet the sometimes conflicting needs of, at the moment, 28 different countries and well over...


Why business has no gender and what it takes to start one

I do not really like “woman entrepreneurship” approach; I don’t agree with gender separation in business. If you decide to enter this path, you do not have...


Kazakh golfer joins Stanford University team

ASTANA – Young Kazakh golfer Daulet Tuleubayev from Almaty has joined the Stanford University golf team. The athlete will continue his education and sports career at the...


Minister: Tourism will make up 8 percent of Kazakhstan’s GDP by 2025

ASTANA – The number of domestic tourists reached 3.5 million people and increased by 25 percent in a nine-month period of 2017, Minister of Culture and Sports...


Kazakh-Chinese enterprise Caspi Bitum expands exports

ASTANA – In November, the Caspi Bitum plant exported its first 60 tonnes of road bitumen to China. But the first export experience for the company was...


Astana FC beats Russian champion Spartak Moscow in a friendly match, readies for Sporting

ASTANA – The Astana football team is preparing for the new season and the UEFA Europa League play-offs against Portugal’s Sporting. The team is at training camps...


Kazakhstan chairs UNSC open debate on Middle East, reaffirms commitment to two-state solution

ASTANA – As President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of January, Kazakhstan chaired Jan. 25 the quarterly UNSC open debate focusing on...


Kazakh, foreign airlines to launch new international Kazakhstan-based routes in 2018

ASTANA – Kazakh and foreign airlines are planning to launch new international flights to and from Kazakhstan this year. Regular flights will be opened from Astana to...


Nazarbayev presides at UN Security Council, his press conference showcases Kazakh outlook

NEW YORK – The voice was low, almost soft-spoken. Yet the words of President Nursultan Nazarbayev – in both the United Nations Security Council and at a...


Experts forecast recovery of Kazakh car market

ASTANA – The Association of Kazakhstan Automobile Business recently predicted that the Kazakh car market would grow 15-20 percent this year. The recovery of the market after...


Climbers to conquer 20 Kazakh peaks to celebrate Astana’s 20th anniversary

ASTANA – Famous international climbers are going to conquer 20 peaks of Kazakhstan as part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Astana, Board Chairman of Kazakh Tourism...


Astana-Shchuchinsk toll road collects $4.7 million in 2017

ASTANA – Approximately 1.5 billion tenge (US$4.7 million) was collected on the Astana-Shchuchinsk toll road in 2017. According to the information provided by the press service of...


Kazakh National Bank issues alert on cryptocurrency boom

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Bank recently published an alert concerning the risks of using cryptocurrency. “Advertising agencies have recently been actively involved in promoting investments in...


New names starring in Kyz Zhibek

ASTANA – Astana Opera mezzo-soprano soloist Malika Minisini will make her debut in the opera house’s Main Hall Jan. 28 as Batsaiy in Yevgeniy Brusilovsky’s “Kyz Zhibek.”...


All restrictions dropped on Kazakh airline flights to EU

ASTANA – All restrictions have been dropped on Kazakh airline flights to European Union (EU) countries, according to Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek. Five domestic...


Kazakh social entrepreneur provides jobs to people from vulnerable social groups

ASTANA – Green Tal successfully trains and employs people from vulnerable social groups, a model which founder and executive Emin Askerov seeks to replicate in Kazakh regions...


Kazakh companies boost cooperation with Boeing, GE and Pfizer

ASTANA – Air Astana, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), SCAT and Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund will be purchasing $2.5 billion in goods and services from such American...


Arctic cyclone plunges Kazakhstan into deep freeze

ASTANA – Freezing cold weather has settled into Kazakhstan with the arrival of an artic cyclone coming from the Kara Sea located north of Siberia. Recent temperatures...


Kazakh National Olympic Committee President wishes athletes good luck

ASTANA – The PyeongChang Olympics will start in just a little more than two weeks. To date, Kazakhstan will be represented by athletes who have won 49...