National Bank’s Gold Reserves Experience Slight Decrease in June
NUR-SULTAN – For June this year, the gross international reserves of the National Bank of Kazakhstan decreased by 2.3 percent reaching $32 billion, reported the bank’s press service on July 28. According to preliminary data, the decrease was caused by a withdrawal of client funds from the bank’s foreign currency accounts, as well as a…
Two Million Tourists to Visit Kazakhstan’s National Parks This Year
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sport expects 2 million people to visit national parks in Kazakhstan this year, reported the ministry’s press service on July 27. According to the ministry, 550,000 people have visited the Burabay National Park for the first half-year, which is two times more than for the same period…
Kazakhstan’s Wimbledon Champion Rybakina Visits UEFA Headquarters
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has visited the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) headquarters in the city of Nyon in Switzerland, according to her Instagram account. UEFA, a governing body of football in Europe, unites 55 national football associations across the continent. Its headquarters in Nyon is located 25 kilometers northeast of…
Kazakhstan Boosts Coal Exports to EU and Switzerland
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan exported 2.85 million tons of coal and coke to the European Union (EU) countries since the beginning of this year, as its coal is suitable for their power plants, according to the July 25 S&P Global Commodity Insights report. For comparison, Kazakhstan exported an average of 0.81 million tons of coal to…
Honeywell to Introduce Plastic Recycling Projects and Carbon Capture Technologies in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – President of Global High Growth Regions at Honeywell Ben Driggs shared the company’s plans for the introduction of carbon capture technology and plastic processing, as well as the production of green jet fuel and diesel fuel in Kazakhstan at the July 26 meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, reports the Prime Minister’s…
Kazakhstan to Host Its First-Ever ATP 500 Tennis Tournament in October
NUR-SULTAN – This year, the Kazakh capital will host its first-ever Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour 500 tournament on Oct. 9-10, announced the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation’s (KTF) press service. The ATP Tour 500, also known as the ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, ATP International Series Gold, and ATP Championship Series, represents the fourth highest…
Three COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh people now have access to three COVID-19 vaccines including the QazVac, Sinopharm, and Pfizer vaccines, reported Roza Kozhapova, the head of the department for epidemiological monitoring of infectious diseases of the Kazakh Health Ministry at a July 22 Central Communications Service (CCS) press briefing. The COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination effort are ongoing…
EBRD Provides $25 Million Loan to SMEs in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $25 million loan to the micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan, reported the bank’s press service. The main objective is to help the national business sector to overcome the ongoing macroeconomic downturn amid geopolitical tensions and numerous after-effects of the COVID…
Kazakhstan Increases Car Exports, Expands Vehicle Production
NUR-SULTAN – Domestic auto production increased by one-third in the first half of this year contributing to the growth of exports by 23 percent, reported the press service of the Ministry of Trade and Integration. Overall, domestic mechanical engineering grew by 37.5 percent, against the background of an increase of the production of cars, trailers,…
Kazakhstan Plans to Expand Air Fleet to Meet Growing Demand
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s air carriers are acquiring new aircraft due to the increase in the passenger air traffic by 10 percent over a six-month period this year, according to the July 18 statement of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development. This year, 75 domestic aircraft have transported 4.6…
Kazakhstan – EAEU Trade Turnover Reaches $10 Billion in Five Months
NUR-SULTAN – The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries in January – May this year reached $10 billion, which is 4.8 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year ($9.5 billion), reported the Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration press service on July 19. In five months,…
Kazakhstan’s Airfares Rated Affordable Compared to Foreign Airlines
NUR-SULTAN – National air carriers’ ticket prices are competitive and affordable compared to foreign airlines, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development press service on July 20. The conclusions are based on a comparative analysis of the domestic and foreign air carriers’ price policy, conducted by the ministry after receiving numerous complaints from…
Kazakhstan’s Wheat Sales Grow Dramatically as Non-Primary Foreign Exports Boosted by Nearly 35 Percent in Five Months
NUR-SULTAN – The trade turnover of non-primary goods of Kazakhstan in January – May this year reached $25.3 billion, which is 20.4 percent higher than in the same period of the previous year ($21.0 billion), reported the Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration press service. According to QazTrade, center for trade policy development under the…
Public Officials Visit Remand Prisons to Cultivate Zero Tolerance Policy to Corruption
NUR-SULTAN – Civil servants visit the pre-trial detention centers in the Mangystau Region as part of Kazakhstan’s anti-corruption policy concept for 2022–2026, reports the press service of the region’s Department of the Anti-Corruption Service. Employees of state institutions, including high-level personnel, had an overview of the offices where investigations were being held, prison cells and…
COVID Cases Surge 3.2 Times in Week as Kazakh Officials Call for Revaccination and Inspection of Healthcare Facilities
NUR-SULTAN – The rapid increase in the number of COVID infections by 3.2 times in one week in Kazakhstan was announced at the July 19 meeting of the interdepartmental commission on the prevention and spread of coronavirus, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Among infected citizens, 89 percent are unvaccinated and have not been revaccinated…
US and Kazakhstan to Minimize Highly Enriched Uranium in Kurchatov
NUR-SULTAN – The United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) representatives visited the National Nuclear Center in Kurchatov, a city in the East Kazakhstan Region, and addressed the processes of minimizing highly enriched uranium on July 15, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Energy press service. One of the major accomplishments of the cooperation between the…
Dimash Kudaibergen Announces First Solo Concert ‘Stranger’ in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – In just the first 15 minutes, fans from 36 countries purchased tickets for Dimash Kudaibergen’s first long-awaited solo concert “Stranger” in Almaty on Sept. 23 this year, reported dimashnews.com. “After my announcement of the start of ticket sales, within 15 minutes, dears [the name of Dimash’s fans] from 36 countries bought the tickets.…
National Security Committee Prevents Outflow of $8 Million from Kazakhstan in Six Months
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Border Service of the National Security Committee (NSC) averted the outflow of more than $8 million in cash from the country in the first six months of 2022, reported the committee’s press service on July 18. All attempts to carry the cash out of the country were revealed in Almaty by the…
Prosecutor General’s Office Returns $473 Million from Overseas, Develops Website for Citizens to Submit Proposals
NUR-SULTAN – The interdepartmental commission on counteraction of the illegal concentration of economic resources will launch a website to keep the public informed of the commission’s work on asset recovery, reported the Prosecutor General’s Office press service on July 14. The website will contain a special section where citizens will be able to send messages…
SCO Countries to Expand Share of National Currencies in Trade
NUR-SULTAN – The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) announced the development of a roadmap for expanding the share of national currencies in mutual settlements at the July 15 meeting of the SCO countries’ industry ministers in Tashkent, Kazinform agency reports. This measure will contribute to the stability of monetary systems and the security…
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina Enters Best Tennis Players Ranking by Income
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has entered the ranking of the world’s 16 best tennis players by income this year, both men and women in singles, according to the rating compiled by the Relevant | Tennis Stats & Info Twitter account for statistics in world tennis. Rybakina took seventh place with total earnings…
President Tokayev Prepared to Launch Digital Family Map and Social Wallet Program by Year-End
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to launch a digital family map and introduce a social wallet program by the end of the year at the July 14 expanded government meeting, reported the presidential press service on the Telegram channel. “The family social map must be accomplished so that it finally becomes…
Kazakh President Sets Course for Road Sector Development
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to establish a single road company in Kazakhstan by merging the KazAvtoZhol and KazAvtodor state-owned road companies at the July 14 expanded government meeting, reported the presidential press service on Telegram channel. He said that following the merger of the two main operators with the same functional responsibilities,…
Inflation in Kazakhstan Surpasses 2015 Levels, Says President Tokayev
NUR-SULTAN – Inflation has reached 14.5 percent and exceeded the level of 2015, says Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the expanded government meeting on July 14, reported the presidential press service on the Telegram channel. According to the half-year results, Kazakhstan’s economy grew by 3.4 percent, and the real sector – by 4.1 percent. The…
National Bank Chairman Remains Confident About Stability of Kazakhstan’s Financial System
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s National Bank Chairman Galymzhan Pirmatov confirmed the bank’s readiness for economic challenges, reports the bank’s press service. “We face some challenges, but the financial system withstands and successfully overcomes them. Our measures allowed us to maintain financial stability during the events that shocked the whole world in February. No one can say…
