- Thursday, 30 July, 2026
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ASTANA – A Kazakh-Iranian business forum will be held Feb. 7 in Tehran, Iran, according to the Baiterek National Holding press service. Organised by Baiterek, the meeting...
ASTANA – Kazakh authorities recently amended the agricultural sector legislation, allowing the country to prolong land leases, facilitate tax administration and provide investment preferences for foreign investors,...
ASTANA – The merger of Kazakhstan’s large banks Kazkommertsbank (Kazkom) and BTA Bank was assessed as “the best M&A (merger and acquisition) deal of 2015 in the...
Kazakhstan’s continued institutional development assistance to African countries was greatly appreciated during the 26th African Union (AU) heads of state and government assembly, the country’s foreign ministry...
ASTANA – The Nationwide Social Democratic Party (NSDP) ruled during its congress on Jan. 30 in Almaty that the party should seek participation in Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary...
ASTANA – The Housing Construction Bank of Kazakhstan (HCBK), which is a subsidiary of Baiterek Holding, has developed a new anti-crisis programme, Svoi Dom (“Own House”), until...
ASTANA – During the Nur Otan Party’s 17th congress on Jan.29, President Nursultan Nazarbayev placed great emphasis on the stability of Central Asia necessary to pursue peace and security....
ASTANA – Andy Weber, who stepped down last summer as U.S. State Department Deputy Coordinator for Ebola Response, has more than 30 years under his belt of...
ASTANA – All political parties taking part in the March 20 early parliamentary elections will be required to pay a mandatory election fee for their candidates, according...
ASTANA – The Nur Otan Party adopted a new election programme, “Kazakhstan-2021: Unity. Stability. Creation,” during its 17th congress chaired by Kazakh President and the party leader...
ASTANA – A seminar to discuss China’s 13th five-year development plan for the period 2016-2020 was held Jan. 28 in the city’s Beijing Palace Hotel. The event...
ASTANA – The opportunities presented by the fact that sanctions on Iran are being lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) were discussed at a...
ASTANA – National Bank of Kazakhstan Chairman Daniyar Akishev held a press conference Jan. 21 dedicated to the results of 2015, current issues of monetary policy and...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan last year scored 28 points, moving from 126th in 2014 to 123th place in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. Based on expert opinion...
As the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus celebrate the 25th anniversary of their independence, structural reform has become critical. The key to meeting many of...
In exactly one year’s time, January 29, 2017, Kazakhstan will be welcoming some of the finest young athletes from around the world. This will, of course, be...
ASTANA – Astana EXPO 2017 national company chairman Akhmetzhan Yessimov updated President Nursultan Nazarbayev Jan. 26 on the status of preparations for the upcoming international exhibition. Yessimov...
ASTANA – Kanysh Satpayev Kazakh National Research Technical University announced Jan. 20 the appointment of Dastan Kozhabekov as Chairman of the Management Committee of the Parasat National...
The press service of the national company KazTransGas recently announced that Kyrgyzstan has paid off its debt to Kazakhstan for natural gas consumed after 2004. The total...
Kazakhstan and Jordan recently signed a cooperation agreement under which Kazakhstan will supply defence industry products, such as optical devices for night vision and sights as well...
A number of representatives of different Kazakh non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for the rights of persons with disabilities recently announced their willingness to attain places in legislative bodies...
ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry for Investment and Development announced recently that twice-weekly flights will begin from Astana and Almaty to the Balkhash and Alakol resorts in...
ASTANA – HC Barys Astana will host Traktor Chelyabinsk Jan. 27 in what will be the Kazakh team’s last home match in the regular season of the...
The 38th Dakar Rally, the most extreme marathon on the planet, ended recently with Kazakhstan’s honour defended by the Presidential professional sports clubs Astana Motorsports cargo crew...
ASTANA – In 2015, fees paid to the Astana-Schuchinsk motorway exceeded the plan and amounted to 1.142 billion tenge (US$2.98 million), reported Kazpravda.kz with reference to the...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record amount in the Central Asian region in 2015. Total investment in 2015 increased 75...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s two-time World Series of Boxing (WSB) champions Astana Arlans beat the Baku Fires in its opening match of their defending championship 4:1, on Jan....
ASTANA – In light of an initiative by the Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) deputies to dissolve the chamber and set early parliamentary elections and a meeting...
ASTANA – The new season’s first regular meeting of the Dialogue Platform on Human Dimension, a consultative advisory body, was held on Jan. 22 at the Kazakh...
ASTANA – AkTep company will be producing food made of horns, hoofs and other waste for cats and dogs, Founder of AkTep LLP Nurlan Sagnalin announced at...
