Regulation, Trade and the Voice of Business in the Coming Eurasian Economic Union

MOSCOW – The countries of the Customs Union are preparing to enter a new stage of integration: the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia have declared that...


Bahraini King Pays First Visit to Astana, Political and Commercial Ties Expand

ASTANA – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain paid his first official visit to Kazakhstan on April 13-15. Accompanied by a high-level delegation of more...


Activists, Ministries Work to Promote Healthy Lifestyles

The World Health Organisation was established April 7, 1948 and since then, on that day, the world celebrates World Health Day. Director of the Astana Centre for...


Defining the Labour Market to Ensure Social Protection for All

About 8.6 million people or 68 percent of the population aged 15 and older were employed in various areas of the domestic economy in 2013. Compared to...


Kazakh-British Partnership Offers Opportunities to Local Scientists

ALMATY – A new £20 million ($33.4 million) partnership programme was launched on April 9 to promote scientific research cooperation between the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan, the...


Astana, London Sign Agreements on Cargo Transit from Afghanistan, As British Minister Visits to Advance Wider Relations

ASTANA – Britain’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Baroness Sayeeda Warsi visited Astana April 14-15 for high level and wide ranging talks with...


Kazakh Envoy to U.S. Speaks at Scranton, Seeks to Expand Citizen Diplomacy

SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States Kairat Umarov, addressing the audience of the inaugural Jay Nathan lecture series at the University of Scranton on...


Twenty Years of Evolving ADB Support for Economic Growth in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) works in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific region to alleviate poverty and support sustainable growth. Country Director Matthew...


UNDP Helps Promote Gender Equality in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project to achieve gender equality has been promoting family values, the representation of women in decision-making positions, distance employment...


Spiderman Speaks Kazakh

The blockbuster film “Spiderman: High Voltage” in 3D will be released in Russian and Kazakh in Kazakhstan on April 24, tengrinews.kz recently reported. Dubbing of the film...


Flash Mob Draws Attention to Physically Challenged

ALMATY – A group of physically challenged individuals put on a dancing flash mob show April 5 at the Maxima Shopping Mall. The flash mob was warmly...


Astana Dakar Teams Take on Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

The prestigious rally race Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge took place in the United Arab Emirates Apr 3-10. Kazakhstan’s Astana Dakar racing teams took on the challenge by...


Golovkin Named Among Most Entertaining Boxers

ASTANA – Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin, also known as GGG, has joined Manny Pacquiao, Ruslan Provodnikov, Sergey Kovalev, Brandon Rios and others in being named one of...


Hosting ADB Annual Meeting Shows a New Level of Trust, Cooperation For Kazakhstan

ASTANA – On May 2-5, Astana will host the 47th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Tair Kuanyshev, senior expert...


EBRD Provides $9 Million Loan for Transport Company Development

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $9 million loan to Kazakhstan’s joint stock company Olzha to promote private investment in the country’s...


Atyrau Strengthens Cooperation at Investment Forum

ATYRAU – A number of business activities, including a technology conference and exhibitions of achievements in the oil and gas and construction industries, were held within the...


Kazakh Oil Company Enhances Russian, Kazakh Cooperation

AKTOBE REGION – KazakhOil Aktobe is an example of beneficial cooperation between oil production specialists from Kazakhstan and Russia. The company was founded by state-owned KazMunayGas and...


Shymkent Company Brings Innovative Design Ideas to Medical Equipment

SHYMKENT – “Everything is possible” is the motto of design engineer Alexander Kushner of the Kazmedpribor company, which produces medical devices. In his seven years at the...


Nazarbayev School Student Honoured for Research Work in Russia

EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – Timur Serikbayev, a student in the eighth grade of the Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Ust-Kamenogorsk, received two awards at the seventh International Conference...


Kazakh Youth Win Russian Musical Competition

ALMATY – Fourth-year student of the Pyotr Tchaikovsky Musical College in Almaty Alina Molchanova won first prize at a prestigious international competition for young performers in Pskov,...


ASTEX-2014 Set to Attract Silicon Valley Innovators to Astana

ASTANA – The second Astana Smart Technologies Exhibition (ASTEX-2104) and conference will take place in the run up to the 7th Astana Economic Forum (AEF) on May...


UN Special Rapporteur Gives Recommendations on Religious Affairs in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion and Belief Heiner Bielefeldt, who was invited by the Kazakh government to observe the status of religious...


Government Reshuffle to Help Meet Regional, Global Challenges

Early April brought the most significant political news of the past several months in Kazakhstan when Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov tendered his resignation, triggering a reshuffle that...


Tulip Charity Ball Held at Radisson Hotel

ASTANA – The Radisson Hotel in Astana recently held the first “Tulip” charity ball  in Astana on March 29 titled “In the Heart of Eurasia.” “Tulip” balls...


Astana Forum Celebrates Young Journalists

ASTANA – The Zhuldyz union of children’s organisations, along with faculty from the journalism and political science departments of Lev Gumilev Eurasian National University held a forum...


Aerial Monitoring of Saiga Population to Help Determine Their Numbers

ASTANA – An aerial census and monitoring of the saiga population in Betpakdala, Ustyurt and Ural regions is scheduled for April 7 and 10 as part of...


New Pig Farm Revives Rural Community

WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – A recently opened pig farm has allowed many former residents of Shchapovo Village in the Zelenovski District to return after leaving in the...


Fundraising Campaign Seeks to Make Almaty Green Again

A new fundraising effort was launched April 4 in Almaty to help plant and maintain the city’s trees, as well as to clean its rivers, install litter...


Astana Airport Selects SITA for Ongoing Transformation

ASTANA – Astana International Airport, Kazakhstan’s second-largest international airport, has introduced SITA’s AirportVision flight information display systems to provide real-time flight information to its growing passenger base....


Corps A Civil Servants Study International Practice in Corporate Governance

ASTANA – A seminar on corporate governance for Corps A civil servants is taking place at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan from...