Kazakh IT community to discuss country’s digital ecosystem at Digital Bridge 2019 international forum
NUR-SULTAN – Leading IT specialists and technology entrepreneurs will take a comprehensive look at Kazakhstan’s digital ecosystem at the Oct. 24-25 Digital Bridge 2019 international technology forum in the Kazakh capital. “This year we planned the concept of the forum this way: Digital Bridge will be a great umbrella event for all discussions that relate…
Kazakhstan receives ICAO award for progress in resolving aviation security
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan received Sept. 25 International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council President Certificate for progress in resolving aviation security and oversight deficiencies at the 40th ICAO assembly in Montreal, Canada. The ICAO council recognised Kazakhstan among 17 countries with the biggest aviation safety progress in 2019. “These awards, established by the ICAO Council in…
Kazakhstan is best for pilgrimage, cultural-historical and gastronomic tourism in autumn, says travel blogger
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is a country where one can experience all four seasons, yet many tourist resorts and activities are only available in summer or winter. What if one’s only option is to visit during autumn? Go to the southern regions for a pilgrimage and cultural-historical and gastronomic tourism, said travel blogger Nurzhan Algashev in…
Capital akimat adds lighting, other infrastructure improvements
NUR-SULTAN – The Nur-Sultan Akimat (city administration) over the past few months have added new streetlights, courtyards, playgrounds and other public facilities to many parts of the capital city. “All that we do, we do for people, for a comfortable and safe living. We periodically go around all areas of the capital, meet with residents…
Talan Towers Executive Hub offers serviced offices
NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan’s latest serviced offices, for-lease office spaces opened Sept. 20 in Talan Towers. The Talan Towers Executive Hub is a 1,276-square metre space on the 22nd floor of Talan Towers. It has 23 furnished offices for rent with one to seven seats and offers services, such as IT specialists, reception, correspondence processing, Wi-Fi.…
Kazakhstan Energy Week examines latest trends, future of energy sector
NUR-SULTAN – International energy corporations heads will discuss how global market trends will affect the energy sector during approximately 20 events to be held as part of the Kazakhstan Energy Week (KEW) on Sept. 23-27 in Nur-Sultan. The main event will be the 12th KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum. For the last 11 years, the KAZENERGY Association…
East Kazakhstan’s Vozrozhdenie ethno-cultural centre celebrates its 30th anniversary preserving ethnic Germans’ identity
NUR-SULTAN – East Kazakhstan’s Vozrozhdenie (Revival) German association, one of the oldest ethno-cultural centres in Kazakhstan, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The centre has been uniting and serving approximately 6,500 dispersed ethnic Germans who live in the former Semipalatinsk Region. “Many Germans, including myself, who were born here, were formed as individuals in independent Kazakhstan;…
Kazakhstan secures two 2020 Olympic licenses at Senior Wrestling World Championship
NUR-SULTAN – Approximately 1,000 athletes from 105 countries gathered in the Kazakh capital Sept. 14 to compete for 108 Olympic bids at the Senior Wrestling World Championship. It is the first time Nur-Sultan is hosting the championship, which will continue until Sept. 22. Senior wrestling is the competitive category that includes men’s Greco-Roman wrestling and…
Kazakhstan to provide working youth apartments for less than $35 per month
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh citizens under the age of 29 with full-time employment will be able to rent apartments for between 10,000 tenge (US$25.8) to 12,000 tenge (US$31.0) per month for five years, according to rules approved recently by the Kazakh government. The government will begin leasing Dec. 16 1,050 apartments in Nur-Sultan, 1,050 in Almaty…
Mangystau Region to celebrate Kazakh writer and politician Kekilbayev’s 80th anniversary
NUR-SULTAN – The Mangystau Region will mark the 80th anniversary of Kazakh writer and politician Abish Kekilbayev’s birth by hosting events including an Oct. 10-12 science congress and Oct. 11-15 International Theatre Festival. “Conducting these events, we focus not on their quantity, but on their content, for these events to really become significant for the…
Kazakh Ministry of Finance completes one-time debt relief programme, writes off $357 million
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Finance summed up the results Sept. 9 of a one-time debt relief action that wrote off more than 138 billion tenge (US$357.06 million) in debt, accrued interest and fines for more than two million low-income citizens. The action was stipulated in the June 26 presidential decree on measures to…
Kazakh government presents draft plan to implement President’s initiatives
NUR-SULTAN – First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov presented the draft National Plan of Action to implement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Sept. 2 state-of-the-nation address during the Sept. 10 government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin. “The implementation of the National Plan will provide solutions to all tasks set in the…
Kazakh government to allocate nearly $59 million to develop Imantau-Shalkar mountain lake resort
NUR-SULTAN –The Kazakh government is planning to direct 22.8 billion tenge (US$58.73 million) to develop the Imantau-Shalkar mountain lake resort in the North Kazakhstan region, said Entrepreneurship and Tourism Department head Kuralai Zharova at the Aug. 27 North Kazakhstan Region akimat (administration) meeting. The state’s tourism development programme estimated the resort, included among last year’s…
Kazakh President calls for gradual reforms in first National Council of Public Trust meeting
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during the Sept. 6 first meeting of the National Council of Public Trust that reforms are needed to improve life and government in Kazakhstan but that those reforms should be adopted gradually and only after thorough discussion. “The reforms will not be carried out for the sake of reform,…
Kazakh President, officials deny rumours China will transfer 55 old factories to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – President Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev refuted during the Sept. 6 first meeting of the National Council of Public Trust that China would be transferring 55 of its old factories to Kazakhstan. “Recently, there were rumours spread that the land will be sold to foreigners or 55 old factories of a neighbouring state will…
Judicial reforms, more local control among issues addressed in state-of-the-nation address
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirmed his commitment during his Sept. 2 state-of-the-nation address to create a more inclusive government and continue the reforms begun by Kazakhstan’s First President, Nursultan Nazarbayev. “Our work should proceed from the need for the full implementation of the Five Institutional Reforms and the Plan of the Nation developed…
Capital Rotarians need $15,445 to complete second inclusive playground
NUR-SULTAN – Rotary Club of Astana hopes to finish building the second Kunshyaq inclusive playground in the capital by the end of September and is seeking six million tenge (US$15,445) to finish the project. The playground is on an 800-square metre parcel in Central Park near the Atyrau Kopiri pedestrian bridge and St. Regis Hotel.…
Tokayev’s first state-of-the-nation address sets tone for socially oriented and business friendly state
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his first state-of-the-nation address as the head of state at the Sept. 2 joint session of the Kazakh Parliament. The hour-long address provided specific instructions to government officials and calls on legislators to help strengthen civil society and social security, support domestic businesses and develop the economy. Kazakhstan…
New Kazakh compulsory medical insurance to expand healthcare access, says medical expert
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s compulsory medical insurance system, which will come into force Jan. 1, 2020, will provide everyone with sufficient medical care, noted Tatyana Tsechoyeva, the Central Railway Hospital deputy director for medical and preventive work. “Today, unfortunately, patients are increasingly faced with the need to pay for medical services and, by the way, it…
Nuclear-weapon-free zone representatives seek better cooperation in Kazakh capital
NUR-SULTAN – Marking the Aug. 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests, representatives of the world’s nuclear-weapon-free zones discussed ways to strengthen cooperation among participating countries and expand such zones Aug. 28-29 at a seminar in the Kazakh capital. The seminar, titled the Development and Strengthening of Consultation Mechanisms between Existing Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones, brought together representatives…
Kazakh National Museum invites guests to experience history in 3D
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh National Museum will open a 3D multimedia hall Aug. 29, the eve of the nation’s Constitution Day, to enhance visitors’ impressions of the history of the Great Steppe. The 240-square metre hall will include tours with a virtual guide, spherical 3D panoramas of sacred places and interactive books featuring historical exhibits…
Kazakh capital to host 5th Astana Marathon charity race
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital will host the 5th Astana Marathon charity race Sept. 8. People of all abilities can participate individually and in pairs, families and companies to compete in the 10-kilometre and 42.2-kilometre distances. The popularity of Nur-Sultan as a marathon destination with flat race route grows annually. In 2019, marathon organisers expect…
Eurasian Fashion Week to display new styles in Nur-Sultan, Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh and Kyrgyz fashion designers will present their Spring-Summer 2020 collections during Eurasian Fashion Week (EFW) Aug. 28-30 in the capital and Sept. 10-12 in Almaty. The event is also a chance for young designers to display their works and learn how to launch their brands. “Eurasian Fashion Week is a breath of…
Nazarbayev urges new ideas for Nur Otan party to meet needs of people
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s First President and current chairman of the Nur Otan party, Nursultan Nazarbayev, suggested at the party’s Aug. 21 expanded political council meeting progressing the party’s activities to better meet the challenges of the 21st century and the needs of the public. “We understand that a new period of party development has begun. The…
Kazakh Ministry of National Economy suggests price controls for essential food items
NUR-SULTAN – Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov suggested during the Aug. 20 government meeting that Kazakhstan should lower prices and increase control over ten food products to maintain the inflation rate. The items are onions, carrots, potatoes, beets, rice, flour, horsemeat, lamb, beef and bread. Inflation has remained in the 4-6 percent range since…
