Kazakhstan Chooses Sochi Olympics Uniform Design

ASTANA – The designs of Aizhan Bokayeva and her brand Ayoko Bo were chosen on May 30 as the official uniforms for Kazakhstan athletes at the Sochi...


Malaysia Exhibition Showcases Best of Malaysian Services

ASTANA – The Malaysia Services Exhibition 2013 (MSE 2013), which showcased the best of this country’s services, launched on June 4 at the Korme exhibition complex. The...


Gov’t Continues Work on Innovation Technologies Park near Almaty

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the Special Economic Zone Park, known as the Park of Innovation Technologies, near Almaty and got acquainted and with the production processes...


Kazakhstan Celebrates Day of National Symbols

ASTANA – On June 4, the “Our Flag! Our Emblem! Our Anthem!” campaign to celebrate the Day of State Symbols of Kazakhstan took place across the country...


Energy of the Future Needs Nanotechnological Breakthroughs, Cambridge Expert Says

The Astana Times spoke with Siddhart Saxena, chairperson of the Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Director of Cambridge-Kazakhstan Centre and Honorary Secretary of the Committee for Central and...


Kazakhtelecom to Focus on Fixed Mobile Convergence Services

ASTANA – Fixed mobile convergence services will be a major priority for JSC Kazakhtelecom across Kazakhstan beginning this September while by next year all rural areas in...


Selection of Elite Government Managers Corps Continues

ASTANA – In accordance with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s state-of-the-nation address Strategy Kazakhstan 2050, a new class of professional managers will be formed to implement certain state...


Astana Invest 2013 Draws Investment, Enhances Astana’s Brand

ASTANA – On May 24, the fourth international investment forum Astana Invest 2013 took place within the framework of the Sixth Astana Economic Forum (AEF) at the...


ITIC Strengthens Participation in Eurasia Integration Process

ASTANA – On 23 May, the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) and the Advisory Committee on Tax Policy and Administration of the Eurasia Economic Commission (EEC)...


Fighting Global Unemployment Requires Cooperation

ASTANA – The problem of global unemployment became one of the key topics of discussion at the recent Sixth Astana Economic Forum (AEF). The situation in the...


EU Commission President Barroso Begins First Official Visit to Astana

ASTANA, June 2 – On June 1, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso arrived in Kazakhstan on his first official visit meant to advance both...


Shanghai Shares Expo Experience with Kazakhstan

SHANGHAI – On May 17, at the invitation of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE), a Kazakhstan delegation headed by Commissioner of EXPO 2017 and Executive Secretary of...


Kazakhstan Continues Transit Cooperation to Stabilize Afghanistan

ASTANA – Despite the widespread international apprehension regarding Afghanistan’s future once the majority of foreign military forces leave next year, the leadership in Kazakhstan believes that with...


National Track and Field Athletes Get Ready for New Season

ASTANA – The national track and field team of Kazakhstan took part in the first international competitions in a new season. In his interview to The Astana...


German Writer Has Tough, Yet Wise Words of Love for Kazakhstan’s Tourist Future

ASTANA – Dagmar Schreiber, a native of Germany, arrived in Kazakhstan for the first time in the early 1990s, fell in love with the country at first...


Vienna Festival Celebrates Kazakhstan’s Culture

The opening of the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Vienna, Austria, one of the first European countries to recognise Kazakhstan’s independence, took place on May 20th....


Harnessing Wanderlust to Promote Kazakhstan, EXPO 2017

ASTANA – Dmitry Petrukhin, Kazakhstan’s modern nomad and head of the Geographical Society of Kazakhstan, has ridden his bike across the world. Now he is going to...


Understanding Kazakhstan’s Resources Is Key to Development

The economic development of many nations has hinged on their geology. Mineral resources often determine the course of history and shape the political map of the world,...


AEF Seeks to Answer Global Economic Challenges Through Constructive Dialogue

The main objective of the World Anti-Crisis Conference was to develop proposals for all areas of UN’s anti-crisis plan. This document is intended to offer the world...


Improving Infrastructure, Regulation in the Grain Market

The regulation of the grain market will mean the transition of the industry to a new stage of development and the need to confront new internal and...


Kazakhstan – EU Strategic Partnership: Evolution and State of Play

The European Union is one of our key political and economic partners. It is therefore a strategic priority of our foreign policy to deepen and expand our...


Continued Growth and Cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sector

The domestic oil sector has played a key role in the establishment of independent Kazakhstan. After independence, the oil and gas industry received a powerful impetus for...


Punching within Its Weight, Responsibly

Kazakhstan is not a very large country. Today’s world places more value on economic scale, rather than territorial boundaries or the sheer number of people. Against the...


ASTEX Brings Smart Technologies to Astana

ASTANA – On May 21-22, the first International Astana Smart Technologies Exhibition and Conference (ASTEX 2013) took place within the framework of the Sixth Astana Economic Forum...


Economy News in Brief

On May 23, President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Nobel Prize winners in economics, physics, and physiology and medicine at the sixth Astana Economic Forum. The state of...


Business News in Brief

In Kazakhstan, the prices for industrial products fell 2.3 percent in April, according to Kazakhstan’s Statistics Agency. The prices in the mining industry decreased by 3.2 percent...


AEF Seeks Int’l Economic Solutions

ASTANA – The Sixth Astana Economic Forum (AEF), which began May 22 in Astana, has become a unique platform for international dialogue on pressing modern issues facing...


External News in Brief

On May 27, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister Erlan Idrissov, defense minister Adilbek Zhaksybekov and Security Council Secretary Kairat Kozhamzharov took part in the meetings of the Collective Security...


Domestic News in Brief

The Karaganda and Schuchinsk resort area in the future will be part of the Astana agglomeration. This was announced at the IV International Investment Forum Astana Invest...


Civil Aviation Seen Taking Off in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – In a recent interview, the chairperson of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), which oversees civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States, said Kazakhstan’s civil...