Articles by Dana Omirgazy

ASTANA – The Kazakhstan national team took part in the opening of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept. 23, reported the National Olympic Committee’s press service. The opening parade, which took place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, commonly known as Big Lotus, brought together delegations from 45 Asian countries. The national…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is set to create the Export Credit Agency, based on the KazakhExport insurance company, to expand measures to support exporters. In the first reading, the deputies of Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, have approved the relevant draft law. In a Kazinform interview, Mazhilis deputy Ruslan Kozhasbayev spoke about the…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu took part in an informal meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) on Sept. 23 on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, reported the ministry’s press service.…

ASTANA – Kazakh and Kyrgyz business leaders signed commercial documents worth nearly $65 million during the first Interregional Forum, attended by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Akylbek Zhaparov, on Sept. 22-23 in Taraz, reported the Prime Minister’s press…

ASTANA – The Astana Times has compiled a selection of articles on Kazakhstan published in international media. This week’s foreign media digest includes coverage of the United States-Central Asia cooperation prospects, Kazakh-Iranian ties, and other topics. Biden meets five Central Asia leaders on UN sidelines President Joe Biden is turning Washington’s gaze to Central Asia…

ASTANA – According to the eQonaq information system, some 448,000 foreign tourists visited Kazakhstan during the summer, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Tourism and Sports on Sept. 21. Almaty leads among the regions in the number of foreign guests with nearly 139,000 tourists, followed by Astana with some 68,000 visitors. The Almaty Region closes the…

ASTANA – Deputies of the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, ratified the agreement to establish the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF) at a Sept. 20 plenary meeting, reported the Mazhilis’ press service. The member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan – agreed…

ASTANA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its growth forecast for Kazakhstan, projecting a 4.1% rise in 2023 and 4.3% in 2024, up from the 3.7% and 4.1% previously estimated in April. This adjustment, detailed in the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released on Sept. 20, is attributed to heightened consumption and investment spurred…

ASTANA – The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), a regulator of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), and the Kyrgyz Republic’s Service for Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market (SSRSFM) under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation in capital markets, reported the AFSA press service…

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Murat Nurtleu, met with foreign counterparts to enhance cooperation during a working trip to New York, reported the ministry’s press service on Sept. 21. During the extraordinary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council, chaired by Nurtleu, the parties discussed the prospects for…

ASTANA – The new law on the return of illegally withdrawn assets will not affect conscientious investors, according to a statement on the Kazakh Prime Minister’s website on Sept. 21. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on the return of illegally acquired assets to the state in July. The law provides a framework for the…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan will remain a staunch advocate of a strong and effective role of the United Nations (UN) in sustainable development, said President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, addressing the first session of the Leaders’ Dialogue that discussed scaling up actions on key transitions to accelerate Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) progress on Sept. 18 in…

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held bilateral meetings with Presidents of Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iran, and Slovenia on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Sept. 18 in New York, reported the Akorda press service. At the meeting with Hungarian President Katalin Novák, Tokayev highlighted the…

ASTANA – Dastan Kosherbayev, chief commercial officer of Kazatomprom national atomic company, spoke about uranium supplies along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, in an interview to Bloor Street Capital as part of the World Nuclear Symposium 2023 on Sept. 6-8 in London. During his interview, published on the…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirmed the country’s readiness to make every effort to strengthen the work of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) during a Sept. 15 meeting of the Council of Heads of the IFAS Founding States in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), reported the Akorda press service. Tokayev said this year…

ASTANA – The Astana Times has compiled a selection of articles on Kazakhstan published in international media. This week’s foreign media digest includes coverage of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, Kazakh-Chinese cooperation and other topics. Route to Kazakhstan – connecting Central Asia and Europe through the Middle Corridor Maersk, a Dutch integrated transport and logistics…

ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KCF) announced its major rebranding with an updated corporate identity, strategic concept, and a new logo reflecting the heritage of Kazakh culture, and launched the Chess Caravan national project, reported the federation’s press service on Sept. 11. “We want to rethink the brand, fill it with new meanings, and…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s economy expanded by 4.9% in January-August, including a 4.4% growth in the real sector and a 4.8% increase in the service sector, Deputy Minister of National Economy Azamat Amrin announced at a government meeting on Sept. 13, according to the Prime Minister’s press service.   Positive dynamics were observed in the main industries,…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is opening the Silkroad Innovation Hub representative office on Sept. 15 to support and promote startups from Central Asian and Turkic states. The announcement was made by Bagdat Mussin, the Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, during a Sept. 13 government meeting chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov,…

ASTANA – Kazakh Invest national company released an article on Sept. 11, presenting investment opportunities in Kazakhstan and encouraging U.S. business to explore new areas of cooperation and deepen existing ties to enhance competitiveness, promote economic growth, and contribute to regional development. Oil & gas Kazakhstan, a global energy player with substantial oil and gas…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for a completely new model of relations between the state and businesses as he addressed the country’s business leaders on Sept. 12 in Astana, reported the Akorda press service. Tokayev mentioned the new economic development model proposed in the state-of-the-nation address on Sept. 1. He stressed the need…

ASTANA – A street in Astana will be named after Anadolu (Turkish form of Anatolia) to mark the centennial anniversary of Türkiye. This was announced during the meeting of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sept. 11, reported the Akorda press service. Tokayev congratulated Fidan on his appointment and expressed…

ASTANA – The QazaqGaz national company plans to launch a new Anabay gas field in the Zhambyl Region this year, according to the company’s Chair Sanzhar Zharkeshov. The announcement was made during a Sept. 11 meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, as reported by the Akorda press service. The meeting focused on the company’s key…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov and Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Almaty Cluster Office and UNESCO Representative to Kazakhstan Amir Piric discussed prospects for cooperation during a Sept. 7 meeting, reported the ministry’s press service. According to Umarov, the cooperation between Kazakhstan and UNESCO has…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s legendary cyclist and  General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team Alexander Vinokurov won gold medal in the male 50-54 category at the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship 2023 in Nice on Sept. 10, reported the team’s press service. Vinokurov completed a 140.6-mile (226.2 kilometers) quest that combined ocean swimming, cycling and running along…