PetroKazakhstan commits to employ health and safety, environmental protection
NUR-SULTAN – PetroKazakhstan Oil Products (PKOP) reaffirmed its commitment to the safety and health of its employees as well as to protecting the environment, putting these outcomes among its top goals in a conversation with The Astana Times. The company shared its efforts and achievements in these fields. Environmental issues are concerning the world more…
Kazakh-Italian business forum generates investment interest from Italian businesspeople
NUR-SULTAN – The Nov. 13 Kazakh-Italian Business Forum demonstrated the interest among Italian businesspeople in investing in the Central Asian country. “I am very happy that the Kazakh business community is very attracted by the Italian economy, by Italian businessmen and businesswomen. Today, we were so successful to have more than 100 representatives of different…
Naming children after events is trend in Kazakhstan, say researchers
NUR-SULTAN – Researchers curious about trends in Kazakh baby names have determined national events play a significant role when parents make their choices, reported factcheck.kz. Using data from the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy, they concluded cultural, political and religious events in the past 30 years have been quite influential. The researchers…
Kazakhstan to tighten hiring practice for foreign workers, counter wage imbalance
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will tighten the laws regulating the process of hiring foreign workers, after inspections led by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection identified labour and migration legislation violations at 63 large enterprises, including disproportionate salaries between the foreign and local workforces, reported tengrinews.kz Nov. 3. The ministry reported on the legislation violations,…
Astana Club presents top 10 risks for Eurasia in 2020
NUR-SULTAN – International experts presented the report on global risks in 2020, which assesses and attempts to forecast the most essential dangers for Eurasia, Nov. 11 as part of the fifth annual Astana Club session. The report lists ten possible global problems that could occur in the upcoming year. “The security horizon globally has been…
Kazakh chess players take fourth place at World Youth Olympiad
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh national chess team took fourth place at the 2019 FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs or International Chess Federation) World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad, its best result to date, according to a Kazakh Chess Federation press release. Çorum (Turkey) hosted the games Oct. 28-Nov. 5. Forty-eight teams from 38 nations participated…
SOS Children’s Village celebrates 25th anniversary
NUR-SULTAN – SOS Children’s Village will celebrate its 25th anniversary Nov. 29 and share its achievements. “The work on decreasing the number of orphaned children and making life of the current ones more comfortable will continue. We did not notice [how] the 25 years [flew by], but we can see the result of the decision…
Kazakh President visits textile, sewing equipment factory that employs socially vulnerable
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the Astana Utaria production and innovation company Nov. 1, noting the quality and relevance of their products and the company’s social impact, reported total.kz. Astana Utaria, established in 2002 by Saule Shauyenova, assembles and supplies professional sewing equipment and manufactures work wear and household and technical products. The company…
Kazakhstan’s Golden Man shines in Athens
NUR-SULTAN – The Epigraphic Museum in Athens, Greece, will present The Procession of Altyn Adam (Golden Man) Nov. 11-Dec. 11 through the World’s Museums, reported tengrinews.kz. The display, organised by the Kazakh National Museum, is part of The Great Steppe: History and Culture exhibition. Since May 2018, the exhibit has travelled throughout the world, visiting…
Entrepreneur turns exploration of Alatau Mountains on motorbike into business
NUR-SULTAN – The Alatau Mountains, the great mountain range near Almaty, is the pride of the city and a popular destination not only for tourists, but for locals as well. While some enjoy a relaxed walk or cableway ride, others go for more active recreation. Temirlan Sali liked hiking in the area and after several…
Kazakhstan celebrates Saken Seifullin’s 125th birthday
NUR-SULTAN – Cities across Kazakhstan celebrated the 125th birthday Oct. 15 of poet, enlightener and politician Saken Seifullin. Karaganda, Kokshetau and the capital hosted the biggest events. The three cities held conferences, aityses (traditional improvisational composing contests) and concerts to commemorate his life and work. His descendants attended festivities dedicated to their well-known ancestor. “This…
Training, lecture series launches to help Kazakh parents with sex education
NUR-SULTAN – Karlygash Kabatova, the founder of UyatEmes.kz (Not Shameful), and her colleagues, speaking at an Oct. 29 press breakfast, announced the launch of new training and lectures for parents to aid them in dealing with questions of sex education and their children’s health. Uyat Emes began last year as a website with articles for…
Kazakh National Bank to introduce 200 tenge coin
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh National Bank announced Oct. 17 the release of a new 200 tenge coin in 2020 to increase the life span of lower denominations, reported tengrinews.kz. “Lower denomination banknotes wear out in one or one and a half years. To compare, banknotes of higher denominations serve much longer. The life span of…
Kazakh PM instructs government to prioritise development of public-private partnerships
NUR-SULTAN – Prime Minister Askar Mamin directed government agencies Oct. 22 to prioritise the development of private-public partnerships (PPP). “The development of PPP is one of the priorities in the work of the government. The most significant projects belong to the transport, infrastructure, energy, housing and communal services, education and healthcare sectors,” the prime minister…
Kazakh doctors to start issuing drugs using electronic prescriptions in January
NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Healthcare announced Oct. 8 it will introduce a paperless system for issuing prescriptions beginning in January, reported Kazinform. The ministry’s Committee for Quality Control and Safety of Goods and Services noted 35 percent of all prescriptions are currently issued electronically. The Atyrau, East Kazakhstan and Karaganda regions have transferred to…
Astana Ballet presents night of one-act plays
NUR-SULTAN – Astana Ballet theatre presented the one-act plays “Salome” choreographed by Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Mukaram Avakhri and “In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated” by William Forsythe Oct. 12, reported its press service. Oscar Wilde’s unexpected and shocking interpretation of the famous biblical story inspired Avakhri to create the play, which was first staged in…
Kazakh shoe dryer interests foreign investors
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh entrepreneur Kairat Nurlybekov has signed an agreement with Dutch company KYLLA for a $5.6 million investment in his invention, a shoe dryer. He will be travelling to the Netherlands to discuss the details of the agreement, including the option of KYLLA purchasing a share of the enterprise. “Aside from the Dutch, other…
Saryarqa pipeline finishes, completing first stage of providing Kazakh cities with gas
NUR-SULTAN – The last joint of the Saryarqa pipeline outside the capital, also called the “golden joint,” was ceremoniously welded Oct. 9, signifying completion of the first stage to provide gas there and to other Kazakh cities, reported inform.kz. The 1,061-kilometre pipeline stretches from Kyzylorda through Zhezkazgan, Karaganda and Temirtau, ending at the capital. Construction…
Daneliya Tuleshova becomes Kazakhstan UNESCO Club ambassador
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh singer Daneliya Tuleshova has been named one of the nation’s United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Club ambassadors. She received a badge and certificate to verify her status during the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs reporting conference, noted inform.kz Oct. 9. “I was surprised when I found out about…
Kazakh figure skaters win bronze medal, secure spot in World Championship 2020
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh figure skaters Maxine Weatherby and Temirlan Yerzhanov took the bronze at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, scoring enough points to participate in next year’s Four Continents and World figure skating championships, reported zakon.kz Oct 14. Their medal was the only one for the country at the event, which closed Oct 12in Almaty.…
