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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s export of processed and unprocessed gold reached 4.2 tons or $66.9 million in January-November of 2022, according to the finprom.kz analytical website. The volume is about the same in tons as was exported in 2021 (4.3 tons), with an 88 percent increase in monetary terms. Between 2017 and 2021, Kazakhstan exported the…

ASTANA – Sixty-four people, including 42 citizens of Kazakhstan and 22 citizens of Kyrgyzstan, were evacuated to Astana on Feb. 9 from the Turkish areas affected by the devastating earthquake, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. People were evacuated from the provinces of Gaziantep, Mersin, Kahramanmaras, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa, and Elazig. A group of Kazakh…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Almas Aidarov and British Minister for Investment Lord Dominic Johnson pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, pharmaceuticals, energy, and education during the ninth meeting of the Kazakh-British Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation (IGC) on Feb. 7 in London, reported the Kazakh Foreign…

ASTANA – A special rescue jet brought 16 Kazakhstan’s citizens from the earthquake hotspot in Türkiye to Astana on Feb. 7, said Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov during a press briefing, reported the ministry’s press service.  “Türkiye accommodates approximately 75,000 Kazakh people, 968 of them are registered in Turkish consular offices, while 8,219 students…

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed his government to allocate US$1 million to provide further Kazakhstan’s urgent aid to earthquake victims in Türkiye on Feb. 8, the Akorda press service reported. Tokayev paid a visit to the Turkish Embassy in Kazakhstan and expressed condolences and support for the fraternal people in the aftermath of a…

ASTANA – FlyArystan, Kazakhstan’s low-cost airline, is set to resume Almaty-Samarkand direct flights starting from March 18, reported the company’s press service. “Seasonal flights between Almaty and Samarkand will be operated twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays by Airbus A320 through May 31,” reads the report. Last week, the airline announced the launch of…

ASTANA – Turkistan, a historic city in the south of Kazakhstan, is set to host the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian countries on Feb. 9-10, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. The forum will host the representatives of Central Asia parliaments to discuss the issues of strengthening comprehensive strategic cooperation among the states…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan mobilized rescue and medical personnel to assist those affected by the deadly earthquake in Türkiye, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations on Feb. 7. “Rescuers of the national operational rescue team and medical workers left Almaty with rescue vehicles and rescue and medical equipment, including numerous hydraulic…

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the Kazakh government to provide emergency assistance to Türkiye in dealing with the aftermath of the Feb. 6 earthquake in the country’s southeast, reported the Akorda press service.  President Tokayev expressed condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a telegram. “On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and…

ASTANA – The Kazakhstan sport shooting federation finished atop the overall medal standings, snatching ten medals at the International Sport Shooting Federation’s Rifle and Pistol World Cup held in Indonesia on Jan. 27 – Feb. 7, wrote the Kazakh federation on its Instagram page.  The Kazakh team medalists won three gold, five silver, and two…

ASTANA – Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov discussed multilateral cooperation in the Central Asia region with Natalia Gherman on Feb. 2 on the eve of the completion of her tenure as the Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) and her appointment as the UN Executive…

ASTANA – The best IT companies and most efficient IT specialists were honored at the Digital Almaty Awards 2023, the annual award of excellence in digitalization, at the Digital Almaty forum on Feb. 3, reported the forum’s press service.  The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states presented awards to the…

ASTANA – Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, and the National Bank of Kazakhstan presented a bilateral report on the state of the digital assets industry and DeFi (decentralized finance) in Central Asia at the Digital Almaty forum on Feb. 3, reported the forum’s press service. Binance and the National Bank are…

ASTANA – The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries addressed the possibility of removing digital barriers between EAEU member states, as well as introducing innovative solutions in trade and key global technological trends during the Digital Partnership in New Reality plenary session at the Digital Almaty International forum on Feb. 3,…

ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi led a Kazakh delegation on an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on Feb. 2 to set the priority areas of cooperation between the two countries, the Foreign Ministry’s press service reported. During the meeting with the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al…

ASTANA – Digital Nomads IT community members from Kazakhstan are developing projects to promote young women in the industry, provide sports programming and free resources to university students. Kazakh IT specialists presented their projects at the Digital Nomads: Digital Trend panel session as part of the Digital Almaty International forum, which kicked off in Almaty…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan agreed on Jan. 6 to build the Kambar-Ata-1 hydroelectric power plant (HPP) on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan to generate electricity to Central Asian countries and ensure the region’s sustainable water supply, reported the Kazakh Energy Ministry press service.  The construction costs of the Kambar-Ata-1 HPP, set to become…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi paid an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Feb. 1, where he met with Omani counterparts to intensify cooperation in trade, economic and investment spheres, the Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.  Tileuberdi’s visit to Oman was the first in 30 years since…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell issued a joint statement on Feb. 2, as Kazakhstan and EU celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s…

ASTANA –  The participants of the Digital Almaty forum, which started on Feb. 2, discussed the prospects for the development of Kazakhstan’s crypto industry and how digitization can help unlock women’s potential in the economy, the forum’s press service reported. The Head of the Affiliated Center of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Pavel Koktyshev said that…

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Museum received over 680 artifacts of great cultural worth and around 80 other valuable exhibits, the Jibek Joly TV channel reported on Jan. 31. The National Museum received, as a donation, unique mammoth fossils, ancient household items and tools, clothing, and jewelry found by Kazakh archaeologists during archaeological excavations in…

ASTANA – Kazakh actor Askar Ilyasov won the Best Male Actor award for his role in the “Paralympian” sports drama directed by Aldiyar Bairakimov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Mumbai, the actor wrote on his Instagram page on Jan. 31. “We had a mission: to put a spotlight on the Paralympians.…

ASTANA – Kazakh and German officials and business leaders explored prospects for cooperation at a Jan. 31 Kazakhstan-Bavarian Investment Roundtable in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, the Kazakh Invest national company’s press service reported. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Almas Aidarov highlighted the country’s investment potential, which could be attractive for expanding Kazakh-German cooperation.  Aidarov…

ASTANA – The first meeting of the Human Dimension Dialogue Platform in 2023 took place  on Jan. 30. The Consultative and Advisory Body under the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs discussed the country’s international obligations in the field of human rights and on ensuring their implementation in the judicial system, according to the ministry’s press…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Cerebra AI-powered software for early stroke detection made it to the final of the largest independent startup ecosystem competition, the Global Startup Awards, reported the Ministry of Education and Science on Jan. 30. The startup was founded by Doszhan Zhussupov, a recipient of Kazakhstan’s Bolashak Presidential Scholarship, which allows gifted young people…