Kazakh Delegation Visits US to Reaffirm Strategic Partnership, Discuss Impact of Sanctions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A top level Kazakh delegation visited the United States last week to discuss the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the U.S. and the sanctions policy. As part of the visit, the delegation, led by First Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff Timur Suleimenov, spoke about Kazakhstan’s economic outlook against the bacckdrop of…
Orthodox Christians in Kazakhstan Celebrate Easter
NUR-SULTAN – On early Sunday morning, part of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre was brought to the airport in Almaty, as Orthodox Christians in Kazakhstan celebrated Easter. The delegation that delivered the flame was greeted by the airport officials and priests of the southern regions. The procession of the Holy…
Kazakhstan’s Ruling Amanat Party to Hold Extraordinary Meeting This Week
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat party will hold an extraordinary meeting tomorrow focusing on the party’s further transformation, reports the party’s press service. The decision to hold the party’s meeting ahead of the schedule was made by its chair and the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on April 21. “It will bring together delegates from all…
Kazakh Foreign Minister Visits Moscow, Attends Central Asia Plus Russia Meeting
NUR-SULTAN – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi visited Moscow on April 22, where he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a narrow and extended format and attended Central Asia + Russia meeting, reports the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. The sides discussed the current state and prospects of…
Kazakh Defense Minister Supervises Batyl Toitarys Strategic Command Exercise
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov personally supervised the active phase of the Batyl Toitarys strategic command exercise in the Almaty and Zhambyl Region in April, reports the ministry’s press service. “We are soldiers. We are obliged to defend our state whatever conditions may be. I checked the level of training of the Armed…
New Economic Challenges Bring Opportunities for Investment Growth, Says Kazakh PM
NUR-SULTAN – The new economic challenges bring not only risks but also opportunities for investment growth, said Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov as he chaired the meeting of the Investment Office on April 20, reports the government’s press service. The meeting focused on the results of the implementation of target indicators for attracting investments in…
Kazakhstan Remains Committed to Sustainable Development Goals, Prepares Second Voluntary National Review
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan remains committed to implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as it prepares its second voluntary national review (VNR), said Alikhan Abakanov, Economic Research Institute (ERI) Deputy Chair, during a Central Communications Service press briefing on Tuesday. According to Abakanov, the implementation of the United Nations agenda on sustainable development until 2030 becomes…
Share of SMEs in Kazakhstan Reaches 34.7 Percent
NUR-SULTAN – The share of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the country’s gross domestic product grew by 7.9 percent between 2015 and 2021 and reached 34.7 percent, said First Vice Minister of National Economy Timur Zhaksylykov at a government meeting on Tuesday. “The output of SMEs almost doubled, reaching 29.7 trillion tenge (US$66.5 billion)…
Тop Politicians, Experts Meet in Kazakh Capital to Discuss “Second Republic” Reform Platform
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan hosted an expert meeting on April 14 to discuss the country’s reforms under the Second Republic agenda. The meeting was convened on the Talqylau (discuss from Kazakh) dialogue platform of the Institute of Public Policy of the Amanat party. The initiative to create the Talqylau dialogue platform was announced…
Kazakhstan Mulls Expanding Economic Incentives for Local IT Companies
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is considering expanding its program of preferences for domestic IT companies, said Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Mussin at a regular meeting of the government’s office working on crisis management measures on April 14. Mussin said that his ministry continues to monitor the current situation and prevailing…
Kazakhstan Doubles Funding for Science Programs in Past Two Years
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has doubled funding for science in the past two years while the country celebrated the Day of Science on Tuesday, reports the government’s press service. 84 billion tenge (US$183.7 million) of funding have been allocated in 2022. The development of science and research has been repeatedly voiced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. In…
AIFC Seeks to Foster Sustainable Economic Development in Kazakhstan, Contribute to New Kazakhstan, Says AIFC Governor
NUR-SULTAN – Over four years since its official launch, the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the nation’s ambitious project to become a financial hub, seeks to foster sustainable economic development in Kazakhstan in a broader effort to support the New Kazakhstan agenda, AIFC Governor Kairat Kelimbetov told The Astana Times. Officially launched in 2018, the centre…
World Bank Projects Europe and Central Asian Economies to Shrink by 4.1 percent in 2022
NUR-SULTAN – The economies of Europe and Central Asia are reeling from the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia and their economies are projected to shrink by 4.1 percent in 2022, says the World Bank’s latest Economic Update for the region released on April 10. The economic shocks are coupled with…
Kazakhstan to Send 500 Scientists Annually to Train at World’s Leading Scientific Centers
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will allocate 500 scholarships annually to enable its scientists to train in the world’s leading scientific centers as part of a broader effort to develop education and science in the country, said Minister of Education and Science Askhat Aimagambetov during his meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Akorda on April 12. Every…
BREAKING! Kazakhstan’s Gennadiy Golovkin Beats Murata to Become World’s Middleweight Champion In the “Fight Of the Year”
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh boxer Gennadiy Golovkin defeated Ryota Murata on Saturday to claim the belt of the world middleweight champion (WBA Super and IBO versions) in Japan’s city Saitama, reports Sports.kz. Kazakhstan’s most well known boxer Golovkin, who turned 40 on Friday, sent Murata to knock out in the ninth round. The fight was supposed…
Kazakh FM Reiterates Calls on Russia, Ukraine to Seek Peaceful Solution
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi reiterated his country’s calls on Russia and Ukraine to seek a peaceful solution to their month-long conflict and pursue the negotiation process. “Our country consistently advocates the earliest possible settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through negotiations and diplomacy,” Tileuberdi said in his interview with Khabar 24 TV channel…
Kazakhstan, Singapore Agree to Create Container Hub in Aktau Sea Port
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Berik Kamaliev and Vice-President of Singapore’s PSA International company Lee Pen Gi agreed to create a container hub in Aktau port during their meeting in Nur-Sultan, reports the ministry’s press service announced on April 7. Located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea at…
Kazakhstan to Lift Restrictions at Border Checkpoints with Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan Next Week
NUR-SULTAN – Starting April 11, Kazakhstan will lift restrictions on the crossing of the state border at land checkpoints with Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan, reports the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service. The decision was made by the interdepartmental commission on the prevention and spread of coronavirus during their meeting on Wednesday. Explaining their decision, the…
Kazakh Officer Departs for UN Peacekeeping Mission in Western Sahara
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces officer and major Arman Tastanbekov has been deployed as a military observer at the United Nations Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), the country’s Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday. Tastanbekov, who served with the Kazakh peacekeeping mission in Lebanon from October 2018 to May 2019, will spend one year in the…
Kazakhstan’s Real GDP Growth Estimated in 2021 at 2.1 Percent
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of National Economy reduced its real GDP growth forecast from the previous 3.9 percent figure to 2.1 percent, Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov said during a government meeting on Tuesday. He said the forecast was refined taking into account the foreign economic situation and trends in the oil market.…
Dimash Kudaibergen to Perform in Germany and the Czech Republic Next Week
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s star Dimash Kudaibergen will perform in Germany and the Czech Republic next week as part of his Arnau world concert tour. Arnau is Kazakh for dedication – meaning the concert will be about the artist’s dedication to his motherland. Fans from Dusseldorf have a chance to enjoy the singer’s six-octave range…
Kazakhstan’s FDI Flow Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Level, Says National Bank
NUR-SULTAN – Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into the Kazakh economy rebounded to pre-pandemic levels reaching $23.7 billion and growing 37.7 percent compared to 2020, said the National Bank of Kazakhstan. In 2020, FDI amounted to $17.2 billion. The top foreign investors are the Netherlands, the United States, Switzerland, Russia, and China. Together, they account…
Prosecutor General’s Office Releases New Data from Investigation into January Events
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office has released new data from their month-long investigation into the January unrest at a Central Communications Service press briefing on Tuesday. The investigation is carried out by interdepartmental investigative and operational groups led by special prosecutors. They are currently investigating 262 criminal cases, including 44 on acts of…
Kazakhstan Hopes to Expand Network of International Road Corridors to Maintain Transit Potential
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan seeks to expand its international transit potential to add to its existing network of eight international transit automobile corridors, said Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development Kairbek Uskenbayev at a recent government meeting. The renewal is planned to be completed by 2030. Uskenbayev said the transport and transit sector witnesses positive dynamics.…
Kazakhstan, EU Intensify Dialog on Bilateral Cooperation, Effects of Geopolitical Tensions
NUR-SULTAN – Top Kazakh and European Union (EU) officials held a number of meetings in Brussels, Nur-Sultan and elsewhere over the past week with the sides reaffirming readiness to maintain and expand their partnership across the board. The significance of the talks was hightened by the geopolitical tensions between the West and Russia over the…
