Articles by Dana Omirgazy 

President Tokayev Focuses on Gender Balance, Competitive Salaries at Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve Forum 

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve forum on Feb. 20, focusing on the rule of law, gender balance and salaries of civil servants, reported the Akorda press service.  Kazakhstan pursues comprehensive reforms to build a fair and just society and strengthen public trust in the state.…

Kazakhstan’s Manufacturing Industry in 2023: Breakthrough Projects, Production of New Goods

ASTANA – Summing up the country’s achievements in the outgoing year, the Prime Minister’s press service released an overview of the industry’s results on Dec. 22. This year, 126 new manufacturing industry projects worth more than 488 billion tenge (US$1 billion) were launched, employing 8,900 people.  Thus, in August, the Kazchrome mining company’s Donskoy Mining…

KazTransOil Increases Oil Exports From Aktau Port by 50% in Nine Months 

ASTANA — KazTransOil national oil transporter, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas (KMG), exported 3.62 million tons of Kazakh oil from the Aktau seaport in January-November, a 50% surge compared to last year, reported the KMG’s press service on Dec.11. According to the company, the growth was driven by an increase in the volume of raw materials…

Kazakhstan, US agree to cooperate on nuclear energy

ASTANA – Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette signed an agreement Aug. 28 in Astana to cooperate on nuclear energy. “I am honoured to join Minister Bozumbayev in signing this joint statement, which chronicles the joint cooperative efforts of our two nations as co-chairs of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership and underscores…