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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…

ASTANA – The Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC) published its macroeconomic review for Kazakhstan on Jan. 31, projecting the country’s average annual consumer inflation rate to slow down to 9.8 percent this year, according to the AERC press service. Despite a global recession and ongoing uncertainty, the AERC provided a rather positive outlook for 2023,…

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed his government to begin holding public hearings and drawing up the capital’s new general plan at a Jan. 31 meeting dedicated to the development of Astana, the Akorda press service reported. The President highlighted the update of the 2050 strategy as the primary task. According to him, the document…

ASTANA – The Kazakh capital should become the innovative city of the future, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting on Jan. 31 devoted to the development of Astana, reported Akorda press service. President Tokayev highlighted the importance of attracting IT business professionals, urging the capital’s administration and the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and…

ASTANA – The majority of early parliamentary election potential voters favour political pluralism, advocating for three or more parties to be represented in the Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament), according to a Jan. 25-28 “Public Opinion” Research Institute telephone survey in Kazakhstan, reported the institute’s press service.  “The voters advocate for political pluralism. Nearly 30…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan intends to place 1,800 saiga fawns into their natural habitats in semi-free conditions for scientific research, with 750 million tenge (US$1.6 million) allocated for a three-year plan to domesticate these antelopes. The information was provided in a report by the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Ecology and Natural…

ASTANA – Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan will launch direct flights from Astana to Ankara starting on May 23, the company’s press service reported. The national carrier is set to operate flights between the two capitals two times a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays with Airbus A320 aircraft. Another Kazakh airline company, Qazaq Air, will launch…

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov visited a large trading-logistics center and major industrial facilities, including a lead processing plant, pharmaceutical enterprise, oil refinery, and aluminum can production plant on Jan. 27 as part of his working trip to Shymkent, reported the Prime Minister’s press office. “The center’s expansion will allow Shymkent to become…

ASTANA – Portugal’s opera diva Susana Gaspar and Kazakh and world opera soloists Maria Mudryak and Medet Chotabayev will perform at the Gala Concert to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU) at the Astana Opera on February 2, reported the theater’s press release. According to the Head…

ASTANA – Kazakh pop star Dimash Kudaibergen took part in the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival in Mumbai as a jury member, he wrote on his Instagram page on Jan. 27. The festival gathered representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Uzbekistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Türkiye. …

ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested $525 million in 14 projects in Kazakhstan in 2022, reported the bank’s press service on Jan. 27. “The green sector accounts for the largest share of total investments at more than 60 percent of the projects. As part of the signed projects, the EBRD…

ASTANA – The Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the start of the accreditation period for foreign journalists, who will cover the March 19 early elections to Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, and maslikhats, local representative bodies.   According to the Central Election Commission guidelines, journalists should be given permanent or temporary accreditation from…

ASTANA – Two-time blitz world champion Bibisara Assaubayeva defeated one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, Sergey Karyakin, in the rapid chess format at the International Chess Stars Tournament in Moscow on Jan. 24-26, the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports’ press service reported.  According to the tournament’s commentators, Assaubayeva rightfully holds the title of world…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on Jan. 26 to establish the National Council for Science and Technology, according to the Akorda press service. “The council aims at improving the management of the national scientific system and elaborating recommendations for defining priorities for the development of state policy in the field of…

ASTANA – The Kazakh government hosted a economic policy council meeting to discuss the draft law on the repatriation of illegally withdrawn assets, reported the Prime Minister’s office on Jan. 25. The law contains rules designed to eliminate the conditions for the illegal withdrawal of assets, stimulate voluntary returns or initiate forced returns, among other…

ASTANA – The KazMunayGas (KMG) National Company and Eni, an Italian multinational energy company, agreed to build a hybrid power plant in the Mangystau Region, as Chairman of KMG Management Board Magzum Mirzagaliyev met with the delegation led by Eni’s Natural Resource Upstream Director Luca Vignati on Jan. 25 in Astana, reported the company’s press…

ASTANA – The 2022 Wimbledon Champion and the first Kazakh racket Elena Rybakina made it to the finals at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 26. Rybakina won over the former first world racket Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), and the women’s singles match ended with a score of 7:6, 6:3. Rybakina will face the…

ASTANA  – Kazakhstan is interested in strengthening cooperation with the Council of Europe, said Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko during his visit to the headquarters of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Jan. 25, the Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.  Vassilenko also took part in the meeting of the PACE Group of European…

ASTANA – Azerbaijan’s air carrier Azərbaycan Hava Yolları is set to resume passenger flights on the Baku-Astana, and Baku-Almaty routes in March this year, the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee’s press service reported on Jan. 24. The airline plans to operate the Baku-Astana flight twice a week starting from March 10 and the Baku-Almaty flight two…

ASTANA – Atyrau court announced the verdict in the trial against 27 participants of the riots in January 2022, the court’s press service reported on Jan. 23.  The special Atyrau court accused 27 protesters of participating in mass riots, inciting violence, and calling for active disobedience to government officials. The mass riot led to clashes…