Kazakhstan Senate Passes Voting Reform to Give Citizenry More Options at Ballot Box
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Senate ratified the amendment to return the “against all” option to voting ballots in elections on all levels. The decision to confirm amendments and additions to the “On elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan” Constitutional Law was made at the Senate’s meeting on May 20, according to the Kazakh Senate press…
Kazakh Women Are More Involved in Entrepreneurship Since Start of Pandemic
NUR-SULTAN – Visa presented the results of a study indicating higher Kazakh women’s participation in the field of entrepreneurship since the start of the coronavirus crisis and outlining distinctive features of women’s entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan. The results were shared by the press service of Visa on May 17. The study was conducted within the framework…
Kokshetau Named Cultural Capital of Kazakhstan in 2021
NUR-SULTAN – Kokshetau became the cultural capital of Kazakhstan in 2021 as a result of the Ruhani Kazyna national festival dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakh independence, reports Kazakh Ministry of Sports and Culture on May 18. The winning title makes Kokshetau a primary destination for all national cultural competitions, including those among museums,…
FC Kairat Allows Spectators Back Into Stadium For the First Time Since Start of Pandemic
NUR-SULTAN – Almaty-based FC Kairat beat FC Aktobe at the Central Almaty arena with the 4:2 final score on May 18, reports the press service of the club. The game marked the first time Kairat allowed spectators to watch the game from its stadium’s stands since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The entrance for…
Kazakh Innovative E-Agricultural Platform Becomes Champion of WSIS Prize 2021
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh digital agricultural platform Supervision Technology Digital Land Monitoring became one of the 5 final champions of the World Summit on the Information Society Prizes in the e-agriculture category. The Digital Land Monitoring project was selected by voting among 20 nominated projects and the final winner was announced by the WSIS on…
Kazakhfilm Begins Implementation of 3-Year Modernization Plan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhfilm studios have begun the modernization process that is expected to last 3 years and incorporate new technical equipment, reconstruction of engineering networks and buildings and a new film set. Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports Aktota Raimkulova shared the plans during her meeting with the Central Communications Service on May 14. The…
Kazakhstan’s Population Reaches 18.94 Million
NUR-SULTAN – The population of Kazakhstan, as of April 1, 2021, amounted to 18.94 million people having increased by 250,200 or 1.3 percent from last year, according to a report by the Kazakh Bureau of the National Statistics Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms released May 14. The urban population constitutes the majority with 11.204…
Kazakh Government Creates Atlas of Jobs to Improve Professional Development and Education Standards, Tackle Unemployment
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population presented an expanded Atlas of New Professions and competencies to the representatives of central government bodies. The expansion of the Atlas aims to introduce innovative strategies for professional development and keep up with economic trends affecting employment opportunities in the country, the…
Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves of the Kazakh National Bank Grow by Nearly $700 Million.
NUR-SULTAN – Gold and foreign exchange reserves of the Kazakh National Bank increased by $690 million over the month amounting to $34.2 billion as of April 30, shared Deputy Chairman of the Bank Aliya Moldabekova on May 13 in an interview for Kapital.kz. “The growth was stimulated by an increase in the gold portfolio by…
Kazakh Singer KALIYA Becomes UNFPA Honorary Ambassador to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Singer and activist Akmarzhan Kusherbayeva, known by her stage name KALIYA, has been appointed UNFPA Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations Population Fund in Kazakhstan. The appointment was announced by the UNFPA Kazakhstan press service on May 13. Kaliya is the first Kazakh citizen to be offered the title from UNFPA. The partnership…
Almaty Mosque Hosts Eid al-Fitr Celebration for Kazakh Children Returned from Syria
NUR-SULTAN – The Center for Rehabilitation and Consultation under the Department of Religious Affairs of Almaty and the Zarya Vostoka (Dawn of the East) Mosque hosted a celebration of Eid al-Fitr on May 13 for women and children who returned to Kazakhstan from the Syrian-Iraqi conflict zone, reports Zakon.kz. The organizers aimed for the event…
Kazakhstan and France Sign Bilateral Agreement on Economic Cooperation Through 2030
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and France signed a joint roadmap for economic and investment cooperation until 2030. The document was signed on May 13 during the visit of Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to Kazakhstan, the press office of the Kazakh Invest…
Mayor of Almaty Pledges to Finish Dam in Ayusai Gorge, Protect Almaty From Mudslides
NUR-SULTAN – Akim (Mayor) of Almaty Bakytzhan Sagintayev pledged to focus on increasing mudslide protection during his visit to the construction site of the dam in Ayusai gorge on May 11, the press service of Almaty Akimat (city administration) reported. Currently, there are 114 glaciers and 35 moraine lakes located in the upper reaches of…
Commemorations of Kazakh Contribution to World War II Take Place in Russia, Croatia and Moldova
NUR-SULTAN – A series of events commemorating the contribution of Kazakh soldiers to the victory over fascism in 1945 took place in Russia, Croatia, and Moldova over the past week, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service reported. A photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakh independence and the Victory Day opened in the…
Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev: Kazakh Hero Who First Mounted the Victory Banner Over Reichstag
NUR-SULTAN – May 9, 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. While the story of the hard-won victory of the Red Army is widely known, the story of the Kazakh hero who played a key role on the path to victory is less so. On…
Artist from Oslo Searches for Kazakh Veterans
NUR-SULTAN – Norwegian artist Webjörn Sand turned to the Kazakh Embassy in Oslo with a request to help find the living Kazakh veterans who took part in the liberation of the north of Norway from Nazi occupation in 1944, as well as the soldiers who were in Nazi captivity on the territory of occupied Norway,…
Kazakh Startup Egistic Provides Daily Satellite Imagery for Local Farmers
NUR-SULTAN – Founded to help Kazakh farmers, the Egistic service platform recently announced its partnership with Planet, operator of the world’s largest satellite constellation for Earth images, on its Instagram account on May 5. The Egistic company is now one of the few Central Asian companies offering daily satellite imagery for its clients in agriculture. …
Kokmaisa Fest 2021 Introduces Kazakh Traditions to Promote Virtual Tourism
NUR-SULTAN – The traditional Kokmaisa ethnic festival was held online for the fifth time in a row in the Terisakkan village of the Ulytau district in the Karaganda region on May 2. This year’s festival was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence. The festival is seen as a good opportunity to introduce Kazakh…
Nazarbayev University Social Development Fund Fosters Youth Social Entrepreneurship
NUR-SULTAN – In 2020, the Nazarbayev University Social Development Fund underwent a transformation by expanding from its work within the Nazarbayev University (NU) community to funding and supporting social entrepreneurship projects with the potential to have an impact beyond the university. Currently, the fund sponsors nine social projects related to education, ecology, healthy lifestyle and…
Amazon Prime Acquires Streaming Rights for Kazakh Film “Tomiris”
NUR-SULTAN – The “Tomiris” film directed by Akan Satayev is now available on Amazon Prime for audiences in the U.S. and Canada, Kazakhfilm studio reported on April 26. The film was produced by Kazakhfilm with a $6.5 million budget and first premiered in September 2019. It has been translated into more than 10 languages. In…
President Tokayev Meets with Winners of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces Project
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the winners of the 100 New Faces of Kazakhstan project on April 30, reported the Akorda Press. The President noted that their talents contributed to the development of Kazakhstan. “The winners of the project are the people who represent Kazakhstan to the whole world. We pay tribute to…
Kazakhstan and Russia Sign Economic Cooperation Program For 2021-2025
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin visited Kazan where he participated in talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the Prime Minister’s press service reported on April 28. Mamin and Mishustin discussed bilateral cooperation in trade and economics, transport and logistics, energy and geological spheres, as well as industrial cooperation, the agro-industrial complex and…
Nur-Sultan to Increase Facilities for Children with Special Needs in Capital
NUR-SULTAN – Akim (Mayor) of Nur-Sultan Altai Kulginov reported that a sports facility for people with special needs will be built to expand the network of training centers in the capital in his Instagram on April 28. The sports complex will include facilities for several sports sections, including football for the visually impaired, wheelchair basketball,…
Gold Manufacturing Increases by 13 Percent in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Gold production increased by 13 percent and gold ore production grew by more than 26 percent in Kazakhstan over the past year, Energyprom reports. In the first quarter of 2021, the extraction of gold-bearing ores in the country reached 7.1 million tons, which is 26.4 percent more than a year earlier. Some 79.3…
SCO Qingdao Forum Shows Growth of Trade Ties Between China and SCO Member States
QINGDAO – The annual turnover between China and the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has reached $245 billion in 2020, reports Kazinform. This was announced at the SCO Qingdao Forum on Local Economic and Trade Cooperation, which opened on April 26 along with the 2021 SCO International Investment and Trade Expo in Qingdao. …
