Articles by Irina Bektiyarova

Trans-Caspian Rail Route Launched

BAKU – The trans-Caspian rail route was launched 65 kilometres from Baku in the city of Alyat, a new Azerbaijani seaport on the Caspian Sea, on Aug. 3. The event was critically important for Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China and other countries, as it provides excellent opportunities for transportation of goods between Asia and Europe. Azerbaijani Deputy…

Rail-Air Connection Can Bring Goods from China to Europe Quickly

In December 2014, the KTZ Express joint stock company implemented the Rail-Air project to transport goods from China to Europe quickly. In an interview with this newspaper, President of KTZ Express Sanzhar Yelubayev discussed the results of the project. Do you think that this project is a landmark for multimodal companies, such as KTZ Express?…

Khorgos – East Gate Free Economic Zone Meets Expectations, Growth Expected

On July 2, 2014, during a national teleconference, President Nursultan Nazarbayev initiated the construction of Khorgos – East Gate Free Economic Zone (FEZ) on the Chinese border. A few months later in December, state-owned Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways) reported that the first part of the complex was ready for operation. President Nazarbayev called it…