- Tuesday, 28 July, 2026
- Almaty 67 °F / 19 °C
- Astana 67 °F / 19 °C
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has attracted more than $180 billion in foreign investment since independence in 1991, mostly in oil and gas. The world’s ninth largest country by...
In his state-of-the-nation address, President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave the nation the task of studying international experience in the transition to a green economy. The implementation of this...
An archaeological expedition is set to begin work in the Aral Sea region, an area called a “node of ethnogenesis of the Kazakhs,” by prominent Soviet researcher...
Two Kazakh bulk marine carriers are now delivering domestic grain to Iran via a long-term agreement signed by Kazmortransflot. The agreement calls for the lease of two...
ASTANA – Speaking at a briefing in Astana, Chairwoman of the Damu Entrepreneurship Development Fund Lyazzat Ibragimova said Kazakhstan’s women are very active in business. “In Kazakhstan,...
ASTANA – Vice Minister of Industry and New Technologies Nurlan Sauranbayev said at a recent press briefing in Astana that Kazakhstan must develop its gold exploration efforts...
EAST KAZAKHSTAN REGION – The town of Kurchatov has transformed itself from a dilapidated former military garrison with a sinister past into a town known for its...
Kazakh-American Timur Bekbosunov and his band, Timur and the Dime Museum, will be premiering their new collaborative production, “Collapse,” described as a sardonic, post-ecological requiem for the...
AKMOLA REGION – They say a forest needs care and skillful management. If this is the case, Aslan Zakirin, a ranger at the Gustoroschino Forestry, is just...
ALMATY – Svetlana Sharipova is one of the few mountaineers from Kazakhstan to conquer peaks of more than 8,000 metres without supplemental oxygen. Sharipova, a Central Sports...
SHYMKENT – The secret to success in business is dedication and optimism, believes Shymkent businesswoman Ardakzhan Zhakenova. Zhakenova was the head of the department of English Philology...
The first international tour of the Astana Opera opened at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 8 with a performance of “Atilla” by Giuseppe...
ASTANA – The capital of Kazakhstan hosted a seminar March 11-12 on the contribution of Resolution 1540 (2004) in regional and global disarmament and non-proliferation dedicated to...
Kazakhstan recently announced plans to create a new airline to serve domestic routes that is expected to increase the country’s population mobility and boost intra-regional commerce. The...
Kazakhstan’s firm commitment to nuclear security was reiterated in the country’s new Foreign Policy Concept adopted earlier this year. The strategic document states that Kazakhstan “puts all...
Almaty-born rising professional tennis star Zarina Diyas (World Tennis Association ranking 118) won a tournament in Quanzhou, China, on March 8. Diyas beat 22-year-old Thai player Noppawan...
ASTANA – The Netherlands is Kazakhstan’s largest foreign investor and the third largest trading partner in Europe. Yet, the country’s new ambassador in Astana thinks there’s much...
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. legislators from both sides of the aisle, the Kazakhstan Ambassador to the United States, representatives of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND),...
ASTANA – The Kazakh national football team faced Lithuania in an exhibition game in Turkey on March 5 and tied the game after letting the Lithuanians score...
Kazakhstan introduced its pavilion on March 5 at ITB Berlin 2014, the world’s largest international tourism fair and the pavilion went on to win the third place...
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) highlighted its work with Kazakhstan’s women entrepreneurs. On March 4, the...
ASTANA – The Nazarbayev Centre held an exhibition titled “Picturesque Spring” on March 5 showcasing the works of well-known female artists from Astana. The exhibition honoured International...
Kazakhstan’s government plans to issue a sovereign Eurobond this year, after putting off a plan to raise $1 billion last year. The bond would be Astana’s first...
A moratorium on inspections of small and medium-sized businesses will not affect every organisation in Kazakhstan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstan National Chamber of...
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko met March 5 in Moscow to discuss Customs Union and Common Economic Space integration,...
AKTAU – Thanks to a 60 million tenge (about US$329,000) loan, young entrepreneur Yevgenia Tamozhnikova has the opportunity to develop her business, create additional jobs in her...
ASTANA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan held a briefing on March 6 concerning religious freedom in Kazakhstan for the diplomatic corps and representatives of...
ASTANA – After commissioning its fourth refinery, Kazakhstan will stop importing high-octane fuel and will be able to export oil to its southern neighbours, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan...
ASTANA – Construction of the architectural complex for EXPO 2017 in Astana will begin this May, Deputy Chairman of the Astana EXPO 2017 Company Bekzhan Kulbayev announced...
Almaty sixth-grade music student and violinist Malika Bekturova recently won the eighth Alexander Glazunov International Competition of Violinists and Cellists in Paris. The competition was held in...
