Fitch Agency Affirms Kazakhstan Credit Rating at ‘BBB’ With Stable Outlook
NUR-SULTAN – The Fitch credit rating agency affirmed Kazakhstan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, according to the Fitch rating published on Feb. 4. Fitch noted Kazakhstan’s strong sovereign external buffers on its fiscal and external balance sheets, which managed to resist COVID-19 and oil price shocks. The rating…
Kazakhstan’s Natural Beauty Seen Through Eyes of Zhambyl Photographer
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is deservedly considered to be one of the most beautiful countries in the Central Asian region with its picturesque nature attracting thousands of tourists eager to see a country of contrasts. Local people also enjoy breathtaking views of high mountains, vast steppes, and stunning nature reserves. Ecotourism, which means traveling without damaging…
Kazakh Art Project at Dubai’s Expo 2020 Receives Certificate of Guinness World Records
NUR-SULTAN – The World Painting art project on display in Kazakhstan’s pavilion at EXPO 2020 in Dubai has entered the Guinness World Records book, reported the press service of the QazExpoCongress company. More than 1,900 visitors from 193 countries have left their mark on the painting, which showcases a prototype of Earth. The size of…
Lufthansa Plans to Resume Flights to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Germany’s Lufthansa airline plans to resume flights to Kazakhstan between the cities of Frankfurt, Nur-Sultan and Almaty from Feb. 7, reported the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development. The airline will operate flights from Frankfurt to Almaty on Mondays and Thursdays, and from Almaty to Frankfurt on Tuesdays and…
President Tokayev to Participate in Beijing Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev will participate in the opening ceremony of the 24th Olympic Winter Games in Beijing upon the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said President’s Spokesperson Berik Uali on his Facebook. Chinese and Kazakh leaders plan to hold bilateral negotiations as a part of Tokayev’s visit as well. The opening…
Almaty Entrepreneurs Receive Compensation for Damage Resulting from Violent Unrest in January
NUR-SULTAN – Seventeen entrepreneurs from Almaty city have already received compensation totaling 33 million tenge (US$76,000) for damage to their businesses during violent attacks in early January, reports the prime minister’s press service. It is the first stage of the damage compensation process. As of Jan. 31, more than 2,000 people from the Almaty, Zhambyl,…
Astana Opera House Soloists Captivate Audience with Performance on Major French TV Channel
NUR-SULTAN – The performance of the famous Mahler’ Symphony No. 8 by 1,200 musicians of Astana Opera broadcasting on the French Mezzo TV channel on New Year’s Eve impressed approximately 40 million viewers around the world, reports the theater’s press service. The concert, conducted by renowned maestro and principal conductor of Astana Opera Alan Buribayev,…
Kazakh Athletes Prepared For Winter Olympic Games, Expected to Bring Best Performance to Date
NUR-SULTAN – The history of the participation of Kazakh athletes in the Olympic games is a thrilling subject as it covers a long period of more than six decades – from 1956 to 2018. Through 17 olympiads, 10 of which were held in Soviet period and 7 – since Kazakhstan became a sovereign state, they…
Kazakhstan to Allocate $35 Billion to Foster Development in Four Western Regions
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s four western regions – Aktobe, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan and Mangistau – will receive 15.3 trillion tenge (US$ 35.1 billion), including 1.7 trillion tenge (US$4 billion) from the national budget, for their integrated development plans, said Kazakh Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov during a Jan. 25 government meeting. “As fuel price protests…
Kazakhstan Resumes Air Travel With 25 Countries
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has resumed air travel with 25 countries with a frequency of 257 flights per week, reports the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development. The list of countries includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, UK, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Georgia, India, Qatar, Kuwait, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Netherlands, UAE, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey,…
Kazakh Movie “Baqyt” Enters 72nd Berlin International Film Festival Program
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh feature film “Baqyt” (“Happiness”) directed by Askar Uzabayev entered the main competition program of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Panorama category, reports thevillage.kz news agency. The Panorama category presents films with potential commercial and audience success. Being one of the largest worldwide film festivals, it was created in…
Kazakhstan Lauds Bibisara Assaubayeva, the Youngest Ever World Chess Champion
NUR-SULTAN – Dauren Abayev, a newly appointed Minister of Culture and Sports, congratulated a 17-year-old Bibisara Assaubayeva on winning the 2021 Women’s Blitz Championship as part of the 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship, reports the ministry’s press service. Assaubayeva became the youngest champion in the history of world chess at the tournament, which kicked…
Investigation Ongoing: Police Officers Capture More Illegal Weapons After Mass Riots (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The internal affairs agencies continue to conduct pre-trial investigations on the mass unrest and looting that began in Kazakhstan in early January. Secretary of State Erlan Karin recently said in his interview to Khabar TV that more than 2,000 weapons were taken away and 44 criminal proceedings were launched under the terrorism charges.…
Kazakh Air Travel Stabilizes After Suspensions, Delays Following Terror Attacks
NUR-SULTAN – Air travel within the country and abroad was suspended until Jan. 19 due to the fuel price protests and following the attacks of terrorist forces that began on Jan. 3 and spread across the country. As local airports have started to operate more domestic and international flights, civilians are coming back to Kazakhstan…
Kazakh Entrepreneur Helped Military Officers During Unrest Despite Severe Risk to His Own Life
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh civil society is still recovering after the “Almaty tragedy” that took the lives of 225 people across the country. Recently, a popular blogger and traveller from Almaty Alexander Tsoy published a post on Facebook about prominent entrepreneur and restaurant owner Dauren Talipov, who miraculously survived while organizing food delivery to the military…
Imanbek Wins Spotify Award for One Billion Streams of His “Roses” Dance Remix
NUR-SULTAN – A Kazakh producer and DJ Imanbek Zeikenov, known as Imanbek, became the first Russian-speaking artist to receive Spotify’s award in recognition of one billion streams of his remix of Saint Jhn’s 2016 song “Roses”, reports Spotify Russia. The remix has over 1.5 billion streams on Spotify. The list of artists who received this…
Police Officer’s Mother Saves Her Son and Nine Military Officers at Museum During Siege
NUR-SULTAN – Mahsudam Yahiyarova, the brave mother of a 21-year-old police officer, saved her son and nine military officers from the Central State Museum of Almaty seized by rioters on Jan. 5, reports Tengrinews.kz. According to Yahiyarova, though her son Aziz had a day off, he had to work due to tightened security measures. Aziz…
President Calls On Citizens to Get Involved in Building New Kazakhstan, Says Secretary of State Erlan Karin
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls people to participate in building a new Kazakhstan in his recent address to the nation, said newly appointed Secretary of State Erlan Karin in a post on the official Telegram channel on Jan. 12. Karin said that the President’s speech symbolizes the end of a critical stage in the…
Kazakh Civilians Came Together to Stand Up to Violent Unrest By Volunteering
NUR-SULTAN – People in Kazakhstan are establishing voluntary clubs and working together nationwide to clean up their cities, assist the national guard in patrolling, and help those in need after street battles between terrorist forces and government forces shook the country. According to Orda.kz information and analytical portal, people in the capital city Nur-Sultan set…
International Airlines Gradually Resume Flights to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – International airlines gradually began to resume flights both from and to Kazakhstan as the country steadily comes out of crisis after unrest began on Jan. 3. According to the press service of Aeroflot, the Russian airline resumes flights to Nur-Sultan city from Jan. 10 after canceling regular flights to the country from Jan.…
Epidemiological Situation in Kazakhstan Worsens, Says Minister of Healthcare
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Acting Minister of Healthcare Zhandos Burkitbayev noted the worsening epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan at the meeting of the interdepartmental commission working to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection on Jan. 9, reports Ministry of Healthcare press service. The country has confirmed 5,093 coronavirus cases since the beginning of January. The spike in…
Preserving the National Legacy: Kazakh Citizens Abroad Study Native Language and Culture
NUR-SULTAN – The Otandastar non-commercial foundation, which supports ethnic Kazakhs, who live abroad and want to come back to the country, has opened 31 online Kazakh language classes for Kazakh citizens living abroad, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Information and Social Development. Approximately five million ethnic Kazakhs live abroad. With this initiative in place, nearly…
Kazakhstan to Allocate Subsidies For Foreign Tourists
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh government will allocate extra funds to travel companies for each foreign tourist to offset the costs of companies starting from Jan. 1, 2022, according to the decree of the Kazakh Ministry of culture and sports from Dec. 15. The subsidy amount is 15,000 tenge (US$34,61) for each foreigner, who comes to…
Kazakh Capital To Host 2022 Asia Triathlon Junior and U23 Championships
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital will host the 2022 Asia Triathlon Junior and U23 Championships on July 23-24 next year, according to an official announcement by the Kazakhstan Triathlon Federation on its official website. The triathlon is a multi-discipline sport consisting of swimming, cycling and running. “Our capital will host participants of continental championship in…
New Year Bike Parade Gathers Hundreds of Capital Citizens
NUR-SULTAN – The third New Year bike parade brought together hundreds of people wearing costumes of Ded Moroz (a character similar to Santa Claus) with Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden) in the Central park of Nur-Sultan on Dec. 26, reports the Kazinform state news agency. The event gathered not only children and capital citizens, but also…
