Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan: A Vibrant City That Honors its Past
NUR-SULTAN – On July 6, Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan celebrates its 23rd birthday. The young rapidly growing city sprung into existence around the small town of Akmola back in 1998. The city’s Soviet past, new 21st-century landscape and diverse makeup caused by the intense migration of young people from all over the country make Nur-Sultan the…
Kazakhstan’s Commitment to Low Carbon Future Ranked 33rd by Green Future Index
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been ranked 33rd out of 76 in the Green Future Index that evaluates countries’ commitment to a low carbon future, reported the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Technology Review, the Index author, on July 1. The Green Future Index conducts cross-country comparisons and generates scores across the following five pillars, including…
Kazakhstan Assesses Progress Made Registering Undocumented Citizens
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan shared the work done in the country to protect civil registration rights during the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) presentation of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Decade’s midterm report on July 1, reported the press office of the UN ESCAP. The report…
Kazakhstan Makes Gains in 2020 UN Global Cybersecurity Index Report
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been ranked 31st out of 182 countries in the 2020 Global Cybersecurity Index by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nation’s (UN) information and communication technologies initiative, reported the press service of the ITU on June 28. Kazakhstan now occupies the second position in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)…
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Projects Robust GDP Growth Rate for Kazakhstan in 2021
NUR-SULTAN – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) adjusted the forecast of Kazakhstan’s real GDP growth rate for 2021 from the previous 3.0 percent to 3.6 percent in its biweekly review on June 28, reported the press office of the EBRD. The EBRD’s forecast for Kazakhstan’s real GDP Growth in 2022 has also…
World Bank Report Highlights Importance of Structural Reforms for Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth, Predicts 3.2% Increase
NUR-SULTAN – The World Bank shared its latest report on the economy of Kazakhstan on June 28 predicting a modest growth of 3.2 percent by the end of the year and emphasized the need for effective structural reforms to facilitate the country’s economic recovery. In May 2020, the World Bank pledged approximately $500 million of…
Almaty Economy Continues to Grow As Anti-Crisis Measures Implemented
NUR-SULTAN – The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Bakytzhan Sagintayev reported that the economic growth indicator of the largest city in Kazakhstan reached 107.8 percent due to the implementation of anti-crisis measures, such as tax and lease payment exemptions and subsidized interest rates on loans at the June 25 briefing in Almaty. Fixed capital investments in…
Kazakhstan Reaches Near Total Broadband Internet Access Across Country
NUR-SULTAN – Broadband internet access is available in 118 cities and 4,500 villages, which in total have a population of 18.2 million people or 97.2 percent of the total population of Kazakhstan, reported the Kazakh Bureau of National Statistics. As of June 1, there are 2.7 million fixed broadband subscribers in Kazakhstan who use high-speed…
New Education Legislation Signed by President Tokayev Promotes Inclusivity in the Classroom
NUR-SULTAN – A new law on inclusive education, signed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on June 26, requires all educational organizations with students with special needs to adapt inclusive educational programs to all students, reported the Akorda press service. President Tokayev noted that the number of children with special educational needs in the country continues…
Astana Ballet to Premiere First Ballet Production of “Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu”
NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Ballet will premiere its debut production of the season and the first ballet adaptation of “Kozy-Korpesh and Bayan-Sulu” on July 2-3, reported the theater’s press service. The Kazakh epic poem of the 13th-14th century that centers around a love story of Kozy and Bayan-Sulu has never been transformed into a ballet…
New Social Entrepreneurship Law Offers Tax Incentives for Socially Responsible Businesses
NUR-SULTAN – New law on social entrepreneurship offers tax incentives, subsidizing loan interest rates and state support for businesses working with socially vulnerable groups. The law was signed June 24 by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, reported the Akorda press service. The law was initiated by the deputies of the Kazakh Parliament to enhance legislative regulation…
Kazakh Children and Youth Celebrate International Olympic Day
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh children and youth participated in country-wide celebrations on International Olympic Day that included events for children with special needs and newborn children, reported on June 23 the press service of the Kazakh National Olympic Committee. The celebrations came ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics where Kazakh athletes will have a chance…
President Tokayev Stresses Importance of New Rural Elections for Political Engagement of Kazakh Citizenry
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted the importance of the innovative elections for the rural akims (mayors) for political reforms and engagement of all citizens in the decision-making processes in the country to continue. The statement was made during an official government meeting on June 23, reported the Akorda press service. “This event is…
Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister, Azerbaijani President Agree on Strengthening Trade Ties Ahead of 30th Anniversary of Bilateral Diplomatic Relations
NUR-SULTAN – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev commended the extensive history of friendly relations between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan ahead of next year’s 30th anniversary Azerbaijani-Kazakh diplomatic relations during the visit of Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi to Baku on June 21, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of…
Preliminary Results Confirm Arrival of Indian COVID-19 Double Mutation Variant to Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – The akimat (city administration) of Nur-Sultan confirmed that out of 54 patients in Nur-Sultan sampled for additional examination, 56 percent show the preliminary presence of the Indian COVID-19 variant, also known as the Delta variant, on June 22, reported the press service of Nur-Sultan’s akimat. The sampling of the Nur-Sultan residents also revealed…
Central Asian Countries to Create Unified Higher Education Zone
NUR-SULTAN – The ministries of education of the Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, have agreed to create a unified higher education area in the region that would entail an exchange of knowledge, students and academic staff between their higher education institutions, reported the press service of Kazakh Ministry of Education and…
Disney’s Kazakh Dubbing Project Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Release of New Pixar Cartoon (Video)
NUR-SULTAN – The new Pixar cartoon “Luca” came out on June 17 and became the 37th film dubbed from English to Kazakh as part of the collaboration project between Disney and the Bolashak International Scholarship program, reported the press service of Bolashak. The collaboration between Disney and Bolashak titled Start With Yourself began in June…
Foreign Companies to Invest More Than $500 Million in Kazakhstan’s Agro-industrial Sector, Chemical Industry
NUR-SULTAN – Newly announced foreign investments from Dutch, Turkish and Arab companies are expected to finance projects worth more than $500 million in Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial sector and chemical industry, reported the press service of the Kazakh Invest national company. A $273 million (117 billion tenge) meat processing plant will be built in the East Kazakhstan…
Kazakhstan Improves Position In IMD-2021 World Competitiveness Ranking
NUR-SULTAN – Improving its last year’s standing by seven positions, Kazakhstan was ranked 35th out of 64 countries in the 2021 World Competitiveness Ranking on June 17, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy. The World Competitiveness Ranking is carried out by the World Competitiveness Center of the International Institute for…
New Wind Farm in Aktobe Region to Expand Kazakhstan’s Wind Power Capacity
NUR-SULTAN – The construction of the new wind farm Badamsha-2 that is expected to significantly increase the rapidly growing renewable energy industry in Kazakhstan will be completed in the Aktobe region by the end of the year, reported the press service of Sarens engineering company on June 15. Badamsha-2 will be the second wind farm…
Aral Sea Restoration Efforts to Include Planting Million-Hectare Saxaul Forest
NUR-SULTAN – Saxaul trees will be planted on one million hectares of the drained bottom of the Aral Sea on the territory of Kazakhstan as part of the new effort to stop dust storms in the region, reported the Central Communications Service on June 15. The decision was made after a delegation of the Kazakh…
ITeachMe Public Fund Develops Roadmap to Make IT Sphere in Kazakhstan More Inclusive
NUR-SULTAN – The ITeachMe Competence Development Center announced a new project on developing a roadmap for improving the inclusion of people with disabilities in the IT sphere on June 14, reported Kazinform. The ITeachMe Competence Development Center is a public fund aimed at increasing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the social life and…
Kazakh Biosafety Research Institute Begins Clinical Trials of Another Vaccine Against COVID-19
NUR-SULTAN – Clinical trials of QazCoVac-P, another Kazakh vaccine against COVID-19, were launched on June 15 at the Kazakh Biosafety Research Institute, reported the press service of the institute. QazCoVac-P is the second vaccine of the Biosafety Research Institute that has successfully passed preclinical trials in a specialized enterprise of the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare…
Exhibition Dedicated to Medical Workers Opens in Almaty
NUR-SULTAN – The “We Will Win This Together” exhibition of paintings and photographs dedicated to frontline medical workers opened at the Kazakh Central State Museum in Almaty on June 11, reported the press service of the museum. The exhibition showcases Kazakh photographer Ruslan Mazunin’s close-up portraits of medical workers who have been tirelessly treating COVID-19…
President Tokayev, US Special Representative Discuss Kazakh-American Сooperation on Afghanistan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed enhancing the Kazakh-American strategic partnership to ensure security and stability in Afghanistan during their June 14 meeting in Nur-Sultan, reported the Akorda press office. In addition to the withdrawal of the American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, the parties…
