Kazakh Prime Minister Instructs to Simplify Entry for Foreigners
ASTANA – One of the key objectives of the 2023-2027 Migration Policy Concept is to attract highly qualified specialists to Kazakhstan, including entrepreneurs and potential investors, Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said at an Aug. 8 government meeting, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Business migration According to Tamara Duissenova, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…
President Tokayev Says Kazakhstan Needs New Economic Model During Regional Visit
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Ekibastuz power plant on Aug. 9 during his working visit to the Pavlodar Region and urged the government and Akim (governor) to monitor the quality and duration of its restoration, reported the Akorda press service. The President emphasized that the suspension in the work of the Ekibastuz power…
Kazakhstan Team Wins 20 Medals at Summer FISU World University Games
ASTANA – Kazakh national team secured 20 medals, including two gold, seven silver, and eleven bronze at the Summer International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Games, which took place from July 28 to Aug. 8 in Chengdu, China, Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek wrote on his Telegram channel on Aug. 8.…
Olympic Training Base in Almaty Region Nears Completion
ASTANA – The construction of an Olympic training base with a capacity of up to 2,300 athletes in the Almaty Region is set to be completed by year’s end, Minister of Culture and Sports Askhat Oralov said at an Aug. 7 meeting with the region’s administration. Covering an area of 40 hectares, the small Olympic…
Public Foundation Builds Shelters for Homeless Cats in Almaty
ASTANA – Twenty houses with feeders for stray cats have been built in Almaty city’s Medeu and Almaly Districts as part of a project launched by Animal Security, a public foundation, the organization announced on Aug. 6. According to Animal Security, nearly 50 more similar houses are under construction. All the cats living in these…
Kazakhstan Considers Route for Exports to Persian Gulf Countries
ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin and CEO of Simatech Shipping and Forwarding Davood Tafti discussed the possibility of creating the shortest direct route for Kazakh exports to the markets of the coast of East Africa, India, the Middle East, Pakistan, and the Persian Gulf at an Aug. 7 meeting, reported…
Kazakhstan Should Attract Educated and Qualified Migrants, Says Expert
ASTANA – Kazakhstan should involve its diaspora to facilitate the attraction of investments, innovations and technologies, according to Gabit Matayev, the chief researcher at the Economic Research Institute. In a recent study published on July 27, Matayev said the Kazakh diaspora can act as a human link to attract the inflow of capital, knowledge, and…
Kazakhstan Returns Mineral, Hydrocarbon Deposits to State Ownership
ASTANA – Deposits of gold, coal, iron, copper, hydrocarbons, bauxites, poly metals, and other materials have been returned to the state fund, First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar said at an Aug. 3 meeting on returning solid minerals and hydrocarbon deposits to state ownership, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. According to Sklyar, subsequent deposit…
Investments in Kazakh Finance Ministry Bonds Hit All-Time High
ASTANA – Investments in the bonds of the Kazakh Finance Ministry have soared to a historic high of 453 billion tenge ($1 billion), said Olzhas Igsatov, the head of the monetary operations department at the National Bank of Kazakhstan, the bank’s press service reported on Aug. 2. According to Igsatov, investments of non-residents in the…
Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Discuss Trade Cooperation
ASTANA – Kazakhstan proposed to Afghanistan to use the potential of a Kazakh trade house in Herat and to open an Afghan trade office in Kazakhstan to boost cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin said at an Aug. 2 meeting with Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industry Alhaj Nooruddin…
Kazakhstan Allocates 550 Scholarships for International Students
ASTANA – This year, Kazakhstan has allocated 550 grants as part of the scholarship program for foreign nationals, including 490 undergraduate, 50 master’s and 10 PhD grants, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education reported on Aug. 2. Currently, about 2,400 applicants chosen out of 6,000 are undergoing an online interview, which is the last…
Expert Offers Insight on Middle Corridor’s Development, Kazakh Passport’s Power
ASTANA – Despite complex geopolitical events, the global political and economic system remains quite stable, enabling Kazakhstan to keep pursuing its ambitions and enhancing its role as a bridge between the largest economies of Asia and Europe, Adil Kaukenov, the chief expert at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KazISS), said in an interview with…
Almaty Sets Priorities for Unlocking Industrial Zone’s Potential
ASTANA – The city of Almaty prioritizes the development of the manufacturing industry, tourism, the IT sector, and the creative industry, following the instructions of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to unlock the potential of the city’s industrial zone, Kazinform reported on July 31. During the visit to Almaty last year, the President instructed to stimulate competition,…
AERC Forecasts Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth to Reach 4.4% in 2023
ASTANA – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) improved its forecast of Kazakhstan’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 4.4% in its macroeconomic review published on July 31. Kazakhstan has experienced significant external shocks related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and internal challenges, including the fires in the Abai Region that claimed the lives of 14…
Kazakhstan Hosts International Tournament With World Chess Champions
ASTANA – Uralsk Open 2023 international chess tournament, a stage of Kazakhstan’s Cup among men and women, took place from July 21 to 28 in Uralsk city with the participation of world chess champions, reported the Kazakhstan Chess Federation’s press service. The tournament, with a total guaranteed prize pool of 23 million tenge ($51,487), brought…
Kazakhstan Sends First Trucks on New Trade Route to Pakistan
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has sent several trucks on a new trade route to Pakistan through Afghanistan in a pilot mode as part of a recently launched project, Kairat Torebayev, Vice Minister of Trade and Integration, said at a July 31 press briefing, reported Kazinform. According to Torebayev, Kazakhstan is currently negotiating with National Logistics Cell,…
Output of Machine-Building in Kazakhstan Triples to $6.7 Billion
ASTANA – In the past five years, the share of the machine-building industry in Kazakhstan’s economy grew 1.5 times, with the production output tripling to over three trillion tenge ($ 6.7 billion), Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said at an Aug. 1 government meeting, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. According to Minister of Industry and…
Astana Hosts Conference on Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking
ASTANA – A conference titled Strengthening National and International Partnerships to Combat Trafficking in Persons, dedicated to the World Day against Trafficking in Persons observed on July 30, took place in Astana on July 27-28. It is reported that Kazakhstan registered 110 cases of human trafficking in the past six months, reported Khabar news. Every…
Kazakh Defense Minister Briefs President Tokayev on Strengthening National Defense
ASTANA – Kazakh Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov briefed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the outcomes of the work in the first half of 2023 and the steps taken to strengthen the country’s defense at a July 25 meeting, reported the Akorda press service. Zhaksylykov informed about a new format of military training of the Kazakh army,…
Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company Reveals Cause of Emergency Shutdown
ASTANA – Excessive wear and tear of the generation equipment caused an emergency shutdown at a large unit of the Mangystau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC) on July 3, Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) reported on July 25. As noted in the company’s statement, a protection relay and an automatic emergency response system of the…
Kazakh President Condemns Quran Burnings as Unacceptable Provocations
ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev considers the acts of burning the Quran in several countries of Northern Europe as unacceptable provocations aimed at escalating tension in the world and undermining trust between peoples and states, the Akorda press service reported on July 26. As stated by the President, the increasing cases of religious…
Kazakhstan Increases Rail Freight Transportation to China by 37% This Year
ASTANA – Kazakhstan shipped 8.3 million tons of cargo to China by rail in the first six months of 2023, 37% more than in the same period last year, according to the outcomes reported on July 21 by the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) national railway company. Kazakhstan has tripled grain exports to one million tons,…
Katon-Karagai National Park Upgrades UNDP-Sponsored Tourist Route
ASTANA – The Katon-Karagai State National Natural Park, one of the largest in Kazakhstan, opened an upgraded tourist route Orman Zholdary (Forest Route), in the East Kazakhstan Region on July 21 with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), reported the UNDP Kazakhstan. The route’s concept is based on the idea that each…
Kazakhstan, UNICEF Address Improving Quality of Children’s Lives
ASTANA – Improving the quality of children’s lives was discussed at a July 23 meeting between Tamara Duisenova, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Protection, and Octavian Bivol, Deputy Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, the Prime Minister’s press service reported. UNICEF…
Cargo Transshipment in Aktau Port Grows 23% in 2023
ASTANA – The volume of cargo transshipment in the Aktau port grew 23% to over two million tons so far this year, the Atameken Business reported on July 19. Located on the northeastern shore of the Caspian Sea, the Aktau port, with three dry cargo and three oil terminals, holds major international importance in the…
