Articles by Dana omirgazy

ASTANA – The Kazakh documentary film “Shekteusiz Umit” (Endless Hope) directed by Marat Teleuov received the award of merit at California-based Best Shorts Competition in the Documentary Short and Disability Issues nominations. The film tells about the lives of five families raising children with cerebral palsy. According to producer Daniyar Valiulla, the film’s core theme…

ASTANA – The Astana Times has curated a selection of articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest includes topics such as the Kazakh President’s official visits to Serbia and Hungary, the Middle Corridor, Amur tigers and more. Prime Minister Orbán hails Kazakhstan as key partner in energy and economic growth…

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov discussed government’s plans to build a diversified economy, develop high-value industries and increase non-resource exports during a Nov. 21 plenary session of the Senate, the upper house of the Kazakh Parliament. According to the Prime Minister’s press service, the government members and deputies reviewed the draft laws on…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman met in Zagreb on Nov. 21 to outline priority areas for cooperation. According to the Foreign Ministry’s press service, the officials discussed a broad range of bilateral topics, including political dialogue, strengthening trade, economic…

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok highlighted priority areas to strengthen multilateral cooperation between their nations during a Nov. 20 meeting in Budapest. Held in the format of a working lunch, the meeting covered a wide range of topics related to the Kazakh-Hungarian strategic partnership. Tokayev noted that…

ASTANA – Kuala Lumpur hosted the inaugural Quryltay-2024 (Congress in Kazakh) conference on Nov. 18, bringing together ethnic Kazakhs from Southeast and East Asia. According to Kazinform, the event, organized by the Kazakh diaspora in Malaysia under the auspices of the Otandastar Foundation and with the support of the Kazakh Embassy in Malaysia, became an…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s major oil pipeline system transported 57.8 million tons of oil between January and October. Domestic refineries received more than 26% of the transported oil, or 15.1 million tons. Approximately 46.3 million tons of oil were transported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline, reported the Energy Ministry on Nov. 20. The volume of…

ASTANA – The Kazakh government allocated 28.2 billion tenge ($57 million) from recovered illegally acquired assets to complete the construction of a hospital complex initiated in 2021 in the East Kazakhstan Region’s Ridder town. “A multidisciplinary hospital complex with a 200-bed hospital and a polyclinic for 500 visits per shift cost 34.8 billion tenge (US$70.4…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Neo Nomad Visa, introduced on Nov. 1, provides new prospects for digital nomads. This new visa, classified as category B12-1, allows remote workers worldwide to spend up to one year living and working in Kazakhstan. To qualify for the Neo Nomad Visa, applicants must provide bank statements from the past six months…

ASTANA – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov convened a meeting of the High Science and Technology Commission to discuss the development of science and technology and their contribution to the Kazakh economy. During the meeting, executives from leading research institutes, universities, large industrial enterprises and specialized ministries discussed the scientific and technical work plan…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić identified priority areas for cooperation, including investment, industry, mining, agriculture, healthcare, innovations, and new technologies at a Nov. 19 press briefing in Belgrade, Akorda reported. Kazakhstan and Serbia plan to launch joint projects in manufacturing, transport and logistics, green energy, and the military-industrial complex.…

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Hungary on a state visit on Nov. 19. Upon arrival, President Tokayev and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán attended the football match between the national teams of Hungary and Germany in the UEFA Nations League, which took place at the Puskás Aréna Park. During the…

ASTANA – The Arkalan Petroglyph Nature Park has opened in the main Botanical Garden of Almaty. The Petroglyph Nature Park is a joint project of the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction and the Petroglyph Hunters Public Foundation.  The author’s interpretation of Turkic petroglyphs and steles includes a variety of steppe flora that recreates the ecosystem…

ASTANA – The turnover of transactions in digital tenge will exceed 200 billion (US$401.1 million) by the end of the year, said Binur Zhalenov, chief digital officer and advisor to the National Bank chair at the Nov. 15 Financial Congress. Zhalenov said that the digital tenge platform helps to ensure transparent government spending, reduce costs,…

ASTANA – The FilTerra project, developed by Niyaz Kanayev, a 23-year-old Kazakh innovator and the University of Bath student, and Tim Girling, received a runner-up award in the Engineers in Business Fellowship (EIBF) Champion of Champions grand final, which took place on Nov. 8 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Kanayev became the…

ASTANA – Five PhD students from China are doing research at the Satbayev University’s Mining and Metallurgical Institute, named after O.A. Baikonurov, on innovative technologies and new inorganic materials educational programs. Young scientists at the chemical processes and industrial ecology department study innovative materials for wastewater treatment, develop nano- and composite materials and introduce modern…

ASTANA – The Kazakh government allocated 7.8 billion tenge ($15.6 million) from recovered illegally acquired assets to finance the construction of a kindergarten for children with special needs in Aktobe. With the launch of the kindergarten, 300 children will get education and correctional services. The institution will include everything needed for children’s comfort, growth, and…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan, along with five other countries, joined the declaration to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050 at COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on Nov. 13 in Baku. This brings the overall number of nations endorsing the declaration to 31. “Kazakhstan’s accession to the declaration on tripling nuclear energy by 2050 is our…

ASTANA – KazAeroNavigatsia, a leading provider of air navigation services in Kazakhstan, was presented the David J. Hurley Memorial Award for Aviation Traffic Management award during the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) 2024 conference, held on Nov. 5-7 in Washington. The ATCA awards program covers three categories: air traffic control, industry and small business, as…

ASTANA – Renowned chef from Kazakhstan Artyom Kantsev presented dishes at Paris’s Frédéric Simonin restaurant, boasting a Michelin star and the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France, during a Nov. 12 four-hands dinner with Simonin. Kantsev offered a distinctive culinary experience and a fresh perspective on Kazakh cuisine by combining contemporary technology, trends, and Kazakh…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is making efforts to expand its share in the global production of rare and rare earth metals. The government meeting chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov on Nov. 13 discussed the industry’s development to enhance Kazakhstan’s position in the global market, attract technology and finance, and increase its involvement in the…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted critical efforts to tackle climate change at a Nov. 12 World Leaders Climate Action Summit, held as part of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku. During his speech, Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to the global climate agenda…

ASTANA – Canadian business leaders expressed interest in implementing joint transport and logistics projects in Kazakhstan during a Nov. 6 expert roundtable discussion in Ottawa. The meeting attendees discussed Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics potential and the country’s role in the international transport system, reported the Foreign Ministry’s press service. During the event, Ambassador of Kazakhstan…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan Agency of International Development (KazAID) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a free two-day seminar on Kaizen Japanese business philosophy on Nov. 11-12 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Kaizen is one of the key management concepts in Japan, based on continuous improvement of all production processes. Key elements of kaizen include teamwork, personal…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan was represented by Gabidulla Ospankulov, Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, and Alida Tuyebekova, Director of the Investment Facilitation Department at Kazakh Invest, at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Investment Week held from Nov. 5-7 in Paris, where participants explored new approaches to global investment…