Kazakhstan Elected to UN ECOSOC for Next Three Years
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has been elected to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for 2022-2024 at the 73rd plenary session of the UN General Assembly, reports the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. Kazakhstan’s candidacy to the council was supported by 180 UN Member States. This is the second time the Central…
Only One Region Left in Red Zone, Says Kazakh Healthcare Minister
NUR-SULTAN – Though the coronavirus infection does not seem to be going anywhere, there are some signs of improvement in Kazakhstan. Only the Kazakh capital city of Nur-Sultan is left in the high-risk red zone, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy at a Junе 10 government meeting. Six regions – Almaty city, Atyrau, Pavlodar,…
National Bank Updates Economic Forecast for Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The National Bank of Kazakhstan updated its forecast for the country’s economic growth to 3.6-3.9 percent in 2021 and at 4.0-4.3 percent for 2022, reports the National Bank press service. “The main factors behind the revised forecast were the higher oil price and expansion of positive fiscal impulse on the background of upward…
Kazakhstan to Fine People Breaching Self Isolation Regime
NUR-SULTAN – People violating the self-isolation regime will face an administrative fine starting June 10, said the country’s Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control in a statement. People diagnosed with coronavirus and people who have been in contact with infected patients are required to self-isolate. Failure to do so will entail an administrative fine of…
President Tokayev, António Guterres Discuss Cooperation Between Kazakhstan, UN
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and UN Secretary-General António Guterres discussed priority areas of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United Nations during their June 4 virtual meeting, reports the Akorda press service. The sides focused on joint efforts to address the pandemic, tackle climate change, and ensure regional security and stability. Tokayev and Guterres…
Kazakhstan Enters Green Zone as Epidemiological Situation Improves
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has entered the low-risk green zone as the epidemiological situation improves in the country. Only two regions – the capital city Nur-Sultan and the Karaganda Region – are left in the high-risk red zone. Almaty city as well as Atyrau, Akmola, West Kazakhstan, and the Pavlodar regions are in the yellow zone,…
Kazakhstan, Netherlands Sign $232 Million Agricultural Investment Deals
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the Netherlands signed agreements in the development of agriculture exceeding 100 billion tenge (US$232.5 million) during the visit of the Dutch delegation to Kazakhstan, reports Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service. Agreements were signed to launch joint projects for the development of horticulture and seed potato production in Kazakhstan, as well as…
President Tokayev, Armen Sarkissian Discuss Diplomatic Relations
NUR-SULTAN – Armenian President Armen Sarkissian visited the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan June 3, where he met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the First President Nursultan Nazarbayev, reported the Akorda press service. During the meeting, the heads of state discussed the development of Kazakh-Armenian cooperation, particularly ways to strengthen political dialogue, trade, economic, cultural and…
Domestic Air Travel Fully Resumed in Kazakhstan, Says Kazakh Minister
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Beibit Atamkulov reported on the aviation sector and said that domestic air travel has been fully resumed during his meeting with the population on June 2, reports the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service. The civil aviation industry was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic.…
Uzbek Prime Minister Visits Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov visited the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, where he met with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, his Kazakh counterpart Askar Mamin and other senior officials, reports the Akorda press service. During their meeting with Aripov, Tokayev said that current levels of bilateral cooperation demonstrate the high stability in relations amidst current…
Nur-Sultan Hosts Third Energy Saving Forum
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan hosted the third Energy Saving Forum on May 28 gathering government officials, representatives of international organizations, and experts, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development. The task is set to reduce the energy intensity of Kazakhstan’s gross domestic product by 30 percent by 2030 and by 50…
Kazakhstan Receives First Batch of China’s CoronaVac Vaccine
NUR-SULTAN – The first batch of China’s CoronaVac vaccine arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexey Tsoy at the government meeting, reports Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service. The first batch includes 500,000 doses. This makes the choice of vaccines wider for Kazakh citizens with four vaccines available now along with Russia’s…
President Tokayev Addresses Seventy-Fourth World Health Assembly
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the closing session of the 74th World Health Assembly that ran from May 24 to June 1 and gathered delegations from all 194 WHO member states. The theme of this year’s World Health Assembly was ending this pandemic and preventing the next – building together a healthier, safer,…
President Tokayev Reaffirms Commitment to Chair WTO Ministerial Conference in Fall
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirmed his country’s commitment to chair the 12th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference scheduled to be held in the end of November and beginning of December during his virtual meeting with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday, reports the Akorda press service. The meeting focused on the preparations ahead…
Kazakh Foreign Ministry Predicts Rise of Foreign Direct Investment To Pre-Pandemic Level In Next Two Years
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects the level of foreign direct investment in Kazakhstan to rise back to the pre-pandemic level at the turn of 2022-2023. The prognosis, along with the results of previous foreign investments and current projects in development, was shared by the Ministry at a press briefing on May 31.…
Kazakhstan Honors Victims of Stalinist Political Repressions and Famine
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan marked on May 31st the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repressions and Famine, the day when the nation remembers one of the darkest pages of its history, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomat Tokayev in his address to the people of Kazakhstan, reports the Akorda press service. The day honors the victims…
WHO Director-General Commends Kazakhstan’s Vaccine Rollout
NUR-SULTAN – Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commended Kazakhstan’s vaccine rollout during their virtual meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on May 28, reports the Akorda press service. As of May 31, 2,114,112 people in Kazakhstan have received at least one dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, and 1,055,920 have…
Turkish Airlines Launch Flights From Turkistan
NUR-SULTAN – Turkish Airlines launched flights from Turkistan to Istanbul on May 22, reports the Civil Aviation Committee. The launch of the new route is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence. Flights will be operated once a week on Saturdays on Boeing 737 aircraft with plans to increase the frequency as the epidemiological…
Kazakhstan to Increase Share of Renewable Energy to 15 Percent by 2030
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to bring the share of renewable energy in the nation’s total energy grid to 15 percent by 2030 at the May 26 meeting that reviewed the development of the energy industry in Kazakhstan, reports the Akorda press service. While the development of renewable energy has been on…
Каzakhstan to Allocate Nearly $702 Million in 2021 to Its Employment Program
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will allocate 300 billion tenge (US$701.7 million) to its Employment Road Map program in 2021, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at a May 25 government meeting. The roadmap has four areas – improving the quality of life, increasing access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses, development of agriculture, and development…
Kazakhstan Approved to Begin Selling on Amazon
NUR-SULTAN – E-commerce giant Amazon has added Kazakhstan to its list of countries accepted to register for selling on Amazon on May 20, the Kazakh Trade and Integration Ministry announced on Tuesday. “We are pleased to announce that Kazakh businesses can now sell on Amazon. We are ready to work with Kazakhstan’s dynamic business community,…
Kazakh PM Instructs Government to Accelerate Vaccine Rollout
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin has instructed his government to accelerate the vaccine rollout during a May 25 government meeting, as more than two million people in Kazakhstan have received at least one dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, reports the Kazakh prime minister’s press service. As of May 25, 2,015,053 people have…
Kazakh, Tajik Businesses Sign Agreements Worth $100 Million in Dushanbe
NUR-SULTAN – Following last week’s official visit by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Dushanbe, the businesses of the two countries signed agreements worth $100 million, said Kazakh Minister of Trade and integration Bakhyt Sultanov. Sultanov, who has also been to Dushanbe as part of the delegation, noted the two countries have the potential to bring their…
Ashyq App Gives Hope to Businesses to Reopen
NUR-SULTAN – Since the outbreak of coronavirus last year in March, businesses in Kazakhstan have been reeling from the consequences, but the recent launch of the Ashyq system seems to have given hope to businesses for reopening. The system now includes 6,800 businesses, while another 600 are still waiting to join the system. The app…
President Tokayev Chairs Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting on May 21 , reports the Akorda press service. The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council is the highest supranational body of the Eurasian Economic Union that comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. In 2021, Kazakhstan took over the presidency of the union…
