Kazakhstan Plans to Remain World Uranium Leader, Says Official

KYZYLORDA REGION – Kazakhstan’s share in world uranium production over the past year reached 38 percent, landing the country in first place. A recent meeting in the...


Pharmacy Company, Government Seek to Increase Domestically Produced Pharmaceuticals

PAVLODAR – One Kazakhstan-based pharmaceutical company has partnered with 120 companies around the world in manufacturing medicine. President of the Pavlodar-based pharmaceutical holding Romat, Turarbek Rakish, academician...


Mining and Metallurgy Seen As Actively Growing

The mining metallurgical complex (MMC) is one of the key sectors of the economy, the development of which directly affects the level of GDP growth. First Vice-Minister...


Visa-Free Travel as Way to Stimulate Investment, Tourism

Citizens of 10 countries that have either invested the most or have the potential to invest the most in Kazakhstan have been granted visa-free travel to the...


Rare and Endangered Birds Are Bred in Almaty Nursery

ALMATY – The Sunkar nursery in Almaty, that has bred more than 1,000 birds, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. This falcon house breeds rare and endangered birds...


Kazakhstan Approves General Gasification Scheme

ASTANA – “The Kazakh government has approved a general scheme for the gasification of the country. This policy document defines economically sound strategic directions to ensure reliable...


Sixteen Grants to be Awarded to Innovative Entrepreneurs through Technology Commercialisation Centre

ASTANA – Sixteen projects have been approved for funding through the Innovation Grant Programme run by Astana’s Technology Commercialisation Centre (TCC), the TCC announced on July 9....


Government Boosts Medical Tourism Efforts in North Kazakhstan

The industry of pantotheraphy, the use of an extract from the horns of the maral, will develop in northern Kazakhstan and the Aiyrtau area will see a...


Mezzoforte, Level 42 Bring International Jazz to Astana

ASTANA – Residents and visitors to Astana were treated to music by some of the best international jazz bands during this year’s Astana Day celebrations. Iceland’s Mezzoforte...


Business news in brief

“About 56,000 entrepreneurs are registered in Astana,” Director of the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Astana Meirbek Mazhitov told a July 3 Central Communications Service (CCS) media briefing....


Economic news in brief

Kazakhstan will spend about 500 billion tenge (US$2.72 billion) to ensure economic growth this year, Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Dossayev said at...


External news in brief

Turkmenistanhas completed construction of part of the new Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway, the Turkmen government reported after a government inspection of the railway project on July 4. The total...


National news in brief

“3D-copies of artifacts relating to the history of Kazakhstan being kept in museums in other countries may appear in the National Museum of Kazakhstan,” Director of the...


World Cup of Inflatable Sailboats Held in Kazakhstan

Balkhash-2014, the World Cup race of collapsible and inflatable sailboats, was held recently for the first time in Kazakhstan. The event was organised by the Marins International...


Kazakh, Austrian Climbers Plan Khan Tengri Expediton

Maksut Zhumaev, the famed Kazakh alpinist who conquered all of the world’s highest peaks, is going to ascend Khan Tengri, the highest point in Kazakhstan, and he...


Kazakhstan, UNDP Work on Developing Country’s Aid Agency

Kazakhstan has been a member of the United Nations for more than 22 years, and almost just as long the country has been cooperating with numerous UN...


Swiss Finance Minister Advances Ties on Visit to Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Several meetings were conducted with Kazakh ministers during the recent official visit by the head of the Swiss Federal Department of Finance and Federal Councillor...


Kazakhstan stands tall in Washington

The moment one entered the Concert Hall at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, on July 3, 2014, it felt that something magical was...


16th Astana Day Marked with Days of Events, Launch of New Facilities

ASTANA – The nation’s capital celebrated Astana Day on July 6 with several days of festivals and concerts by world renowned and national singers and bands, including...


Kazakhstan, Ecuador Find More than Politics in Common

ASTANA – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov met with his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador Ricardo Patiño, who arrived in Astana on his first...


EU Civil Service Reform Project Brings Kazakh Civil Servants, Journalists to European Public and Media Institutions

ASTANA – Representatives of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Civil Service Affairs and the Presidential Administration, as well as journalists covering civil service reform issues, visited Brussels and Paris...


Pastry Artists Awarded at Capital Day Confectioners Festival

ASTANA – Astana’s sweets shops were honoured and assessed in a morning sugar rush on July 4 at Congress Hall at the second Astana Confectioners’ Festival, a...


100 Wind Power Generators to Be Constructed as Part of Expo 2017

One-hundred wind-powered generators are planned to be constructed around Astana in preparation for EXPO 2017, reported Chairman of  the Board of Directors of Central Asian Fuel and...


Sports Help Countries Introduce Themselves to the World, Says Sports Press Association President

BAKU – Since 1995, July 2 has been recognised as World Sports Journalists Day, designated as such at the initiative of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS)....


Election Turmoil, Loss of Interest by International Community Threaten Afghan Stability, Says Afghan Observer

ASTANA – The first democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan’s history has been unfolding, grudgingly, since the first round of presidential elections were held on April 5....


Air Kazakhstan Purchases Ten Q400 NextGen Planes from Bombardier

ASTANA – The new airline Air Kazakhstan has purchased 10 Q400 NextGen planes from Bombardier Aerospace to continue preparations for the domestic airline’s launch in 2015. Earlier...


Petroleum Industry Cluster to be Created in Kazakhstan

Petroleum industry development in Kazakhstan was discussed during the July 3 Congress of the National Petroleum Industry in Aktau. Among the items addressed at the congress was...


Astana Hosts Kazakhstan’s First International Kite Festival

ASTANA – Warm sunshine and gentle winds offered the perfect conditions for the July 5 Astana Aspany, Kazakhstan’s first international kite festival. Kite pilots from Germany, Spain,...


Astana Team Racer Leads Tour de France after Stage Four

While most in Kazakhstan are enjoying the summer weather, the Astana Pro Team is forging ahead and setting the pace in the Tour de France 2014 several...


Kazakhstan Launches Website in Effort to Host 2022 Winter Olympic Games

National Olympic Committee (NOC) SecretaryGeneral Timur Dosymbetov unveiled on July 3 the official website for Kazakhstan’s effort to win the right to host the 2022 Olympic and...