Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Worried People Not Following Lockdown Measures
Easing restrictions does not mean letting people return to their normal lives, people should “learn to live while in a pandemic, in lockdown, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov during the June 4 online briefing. Earlier this day, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took to Twitter to call for people to observe lockdown measures including…
Survey Reveals Up and Coming Top Growing Jobs Within Kazakhstan
Companies began to gradually resume operations in Kazakhstan after the easing of the state of emergency on June 1st. As business activities begin returning to normal, FinReview information and analytical center has dedicated its top analysts to study the world market, and cross-analyze it with popular job search portals in Kazakhstan to identify professions that…
Kazakhstan’s Leading Cardiac Surgery Hospital Keeps Operating to Save Lives
Kazakhstan is one of the few countries where transplant surgery is being performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Yuriy Pya, CEO of Nur-Sultan based National Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center. The Center has continued providing emergency and urgent care to patients with heart diseases including newborns, reported its press service. Last May, two transplant surgeries…
Kazakhstan Joins United Nations Development Programme on Preserving Biodiversity
Kazakhstan will join the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Mapping Nature for People and Planet project along with Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Uganda, the UNDP reported in Kazakhstan. The unique pilot project will transform the way the local governments use spatial data to tackle conservation and sustainable development. The UNDP selected the pilot countries…
Baikonur Cosmodrome Continues Space Operations Despite Lockdown
June 2 marks the 65th anniversary of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world’s first and largest space launch facility. Baikonur was always a source of pride for all citizens but Kazakh people had a special attachment to the facility and their own feelings watching the first man be launched into space out of Kazakhstan. Baikonur is…
President Tokayev Accepts Invite to Rescheduled Moscow’s Victory Day Parade
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will take part as an honored guest at the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany. This was announced during Tokayev’s telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 26. He is one of the first world leaders to accept…
Draft Decree on Award for Fight Against COVID-19 is Available for Public Comment
A draft presidential decree on awarding medals to exceptional citizens who participated in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has been submitted for public discussion on July 1 on the Open NPA website, which is intended for publishing draft projects and conducting public discussion on government policy, according to the Ministry of Information and Social…
Atameken Business Channel Opens Studio in Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan’s Atameken Business Channel began broadcasting in Kyrgyzstan on May 18 according to the company’s press service release. The TV channel is available in all regions for Aknet cable operator users. Its main mission is to create a platform for the exchange of information between the business communities of the two neighboring countries. The Atameken…
Semei Region Prepares to Celebrate 175th Anniversary of Abai
The final preparations are underway in the East Kazakhstan region of Semei ahead of the celebration of the 175th anniversary of Abai Aug.10. The Kazakh poet, writer, philosopher, composer and translator was born in the Abai district near Semei. Abai is considered the founder of Kazakh literature. Abai’s philosophy has since become an integral part…
Nazarbaev’s Personal Foundation Hosts Social Justice Competition to Promote Civil Engagement
The Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy announced the winners of the National Digital Fair of Social Ideas and Projects on May 14. Fifteen out of fifty projects received funding for the implementation of their unique projects geared at promoting civil society initiatives in Kazakhstan. A shortlist of winners: Nur-Sultan based Emoji…
World Bank to Support Central Asian Countries Struggling With Covid-19 Fallout
The World Bank is working on a project to support livestock and digital development in Kazakhstan. The first project will help small-scale livestock farmers and the government integrate the national livestock development program. The second project will contribute to the development of artificial intelligence to help oversea the industrys. So far, preliminary financing stands at…
Tokayev Toys With Income Tax Scale Plans During First Visit to Almaty After End of State of Emergency
A gradual introduction of a progressive scale for individual income taxes will be discussed by experts and the public, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his working visit to Almaty. A change in the Individual Income Tax was announced on May 11 at the state commission meeting. “I set the task before the government to study…
UN Launches Coping with COVID Mental Health Support Sessions in Kazakhstan
The United Nations (UN) in Kazakhstan remains committed to supporting the most vulnerable groups affected by the coronavirus crisis in Kazakhstan. The latest UN report declared that “the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, together with measures to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus, could potentially be catastrophic for millions of children worldwide.” The…
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Unitedly Deal With Flood Consequences After Major Dam Collapse In Region
On May 10, the Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin and Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov visited the recently flooded areas in the Maktaaral district and the villages of Nurlyzhol, Orgebas and Firdousi in the Zhanazholsky district. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are working together to tackle the flood damage after the partial collapse of Uzbekistan’s Sardoba reservoir…
Special S. Кorean COVID-19 Mobile Testing Unit Launched By Government In Almaty
A new COVID-19 mobile testing unit was introduced on May 9 in Almaty, according to the Atameken Business Channel. The system will allow doctors to check people without leaving the car and only costs 15,500 tenge (US$37). Based on the Medical Partners Korea (MPK) clinic the SKL laboratory uses reagents and equipment from Seegene Inc,…
Kazakhstan Calls In Volunteers to Form Paramilitary COVID-19 Response Team
On May 7, Kazakhstan celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day. It was exactly 28 years ago, that the nation’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree on the formation of the National Armed Forces to ensure the military security of the country, to prevent armed conflict and to develop the defence capabilities of the Armed…
Kazakh Government Makes Jobs Guarantee Top Priority For Workers
The Kazakh government announced plans to create more than one million jobs this year as part of the new Employment Roadmap state program. As the coronavirus pandemic has a negative impact on the economy and especially the labor market, the new program is definitely one of the major measures in the post-emergency period. Supporting local…
Kazakhstan Remains Committed to Worldwide Humanitarian Effort to Battle COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the globe. To mark three months since the public health emergency was declared, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for unity at the national level and solidarity on the global level during an online briefing at the organization’s headquarters in late April. Executive Director of WHO emergencies program Mike…
President Tokayev Exclusive Interview: Kazakhstan Must Lead Effort To Improve Relations With Neighbors
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev opened up about growing up in a family of veterans as well as his view on foreign policy and relations with neighboring countries ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory Day in an exclusive interview with Mir Interstate Television and Radio Company on Friday. World War II became a challenge for…
Kazakhstan Сelebrates Virtual People’s Unity Day, Religious Holidays To Prevent Mass Gatherings
As the COVID-19 pandemic virus has spread across the world, nations are getting used to a new lifestyle. People work from home. People study at home. Now people will have to learn how to enjoy spending their favorite holidays in lockdown as well! Citizens are usually thrilled to celebrate People’s Unity Day on May 1…
Eurasian Economic Council Approves Emergency Measure to Save Economies From Collapse!
The Eurasian Economic Council approved the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) macroeconomic policy draft guidelines for 2020 – 2021 on April 29 as reported by the organization’s press service. The heads of the EAEU member states including the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of…
Kazakhstan Leads World Community in Corona Containment Early Response!
Kazakhstan has a total of 3,402 confirmed coronavirus cases as of April 30 with 25 deaths and 866 recovered cases. Most cases have been detected in the Kazakhstan’s largest cities – Almaty (1,051), Nur-Sultan (645) and Shymkent (192). The government immediately took preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus from March 13 after the World…
International cooperation needed for secure, free digital world, says UN Special Advisor
NUR-SULTAN – International cooperation is required to realise the benefits of digital technology and new technologies, said Fabrizio Hochschild, special advisor on preparations for the United Nations (UN) 75th anniversary commemoration in a Feb. 1 interview with The Astana Times. Digital technology is transforming everything – the way people relate to one another, how they…
AIFC, OneWeb to bring next generation satellite technology to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has announced plans to cooperate with London-based global communications company OneWeb to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan, reported the AIFC press service Jan. 27. The agreement, signed by AIFC Governor Kairat Kelimbetov and OneWeb CEO Adrian Steckel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, aims to enhance…
EBRD invests more than $761 million in 29 private, public sector projects in Kazakhstan in 2019
NUR-SULTAN – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested $761 million in 29 private and public sector projects in Kazakhstan in 2019, reported the bank’s press service Jan. 17. Support for small businesses is particularly important as the country moves to reform its economy and strengthen its private sector. “This was another strong…
