Kazakh PM Visits Construction Site of Production Plant Worth $46 Million in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov, Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development Kairbek Uskenbayev, and Akim (Mayor) of Nur-Sultan Altai Kulginov visited the construction site of a $46 million YDA Industrial Park multi-purpose plant, reported the Prime Minister’s press service on Aug. 13. The YDA Industrial Park will produce medical equipment, furniture, and modular…
Entrepreneur Promotes National History Through QR Clothing Brand
NUR-SULTAN – Nur-Sultan resident Daniyar Baltashev has designed the QR Code T-shirts sharing information about the outstanding Kazakh figures, reported Qazaq TV channel. The scan provides a link to the website with a biography and historical data. The debut collection named “Abylai Khan” includes profiles of prominent Kazakh khans, intellectuals, poets, scientists and heroes. Baltashev…
Kazakh Foreign Ministry Announces Winners of Foreign Media Contest
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the names of seven foreign journalists who won the contest New Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media, the ministry’s press service reports on Aug. 11. International relations, history, culture, tourism, health care, sports, nuclear disarmament, and renewable energy were among the topics covered. This year,…
Kazakh Speedcubing Prodigy Releases Book About Endless Possibilities of the Rubik’s Cube
NUR-SULTAN – Danial Arstambek, a 15-year-old Kazakh prodigy, who won numerous domestic and international competitions for speedcubing, has presented his book about the great possibilities of the small Rubik’s cube at an Aug. 10 press conference in Nur-Sultan, reported Kazinform. In 2019, Arstambek won second place in the championship in Dubai. “When I initially started…
Tokayev Meets with UN General Assembly President in Kazakh Capital
NUR-SULTAN – The ongoing reforms will bring the protection of human rights and the development of civil society in Kazakhstan to a new level, said President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid during the meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Aug. 11, reported the Akorda’s press service. Shahid…
Kazakh Government Takes Major Step Forward to Support Domestic Producers
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan intends to bolster the competitiveness of domestic producers by extending support measures, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said at an Aug. 11 meeting addressing the development of mechanical engineering. Smailov stressed the need to increase the share of local content in government purchases. According to Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development Kairbek…
Kazakh National Team Ranks Third as Islamic Solidarity Games Kick Off in Türkiye
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan ranks third in the early medals table having gained six gold, one silver and five bronze medals as the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games officially started on Aug. 9 in Türkiye’s Konya, reported the Ministry of Culture and Sports’s press service. Sports competitions started on Aug. 5. Around 4,200 athletes from 56 countries…
Help Center For Families of Children With Disabilities Opens in Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – The fourth center for families raising children with disabilities has opened in Nur-Sultan, announced the capital’s Akim (mayor) Altai Kulginov on his Instagram page. According to Kulginov, the center is unique in that it assists not only children with disabilities but also their mothers. “Mothers can retrain through advanced training courses, get assistance…
Saudi Arabia Investor ACWA Power Considers Building Wind Farm in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – ACWA Power, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, unveiled plans to build a wind farm in Kazakhstan on Aug. 10, highlighting the country’s vast green power opportunities, said Chief Investment Officer at ACWA Power Clive Turton during the meeting with the Kazakh Invest top management, the national company’s press service reported.…
Updates on Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Now Available on Official Social Media Accounts
NUR-SULTAN – All updates on the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions are now available on the congress’s official social media accounts, the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament’s press service reported. The official representative of the congress Nazym Zhangazinova asked the public to trust only confirmed official data, which the congress’s social…
UN General Assembly President to Visit Kazakhstan This Week
NUR-SULTAN – The President of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on Aug. 11-12. Meetings are planned with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, key officials from the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Senate of the Kazakh Parliament, the representatives of non-governmental organizations,…
Michigan State University Among Five Foreign Universities to Open Branches in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – A branch of the Michigan State University will be opened in Nur-Sultan in 2023, among five other renowned foreign universities across Kazakhstan, said Kazakh Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek at an Aug. 9 government meeting. “We are also working on opening branches of Russian universities, as instructed by the President.…
Oil Production Resumes at Kashagan Oilfield
NUR-SULTAN – Oil production resumed gradually at the Kashagan oilfield on the night of Aug. 10, reported the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC). It is expected that there will be limited gas flaring at the offshore and onshore production facilities under appropriate permits. According to NCOC, gas flaring is a standard process for restarting such…
Acclaimed Kazakh Artists Go on Nationwide Tour This Month
NUR-SULTAN – Qazaqconcert state musical organization named after Roza Baglanova announced the start of a tour across 15 single-industry towns. Artists have already arrived in the Abai Region, Qazaqconcert Director Aktoty Raimkulova said at an Aug. 8 press conference in the capital. “Kazakhstan is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with…
Sports Drama by Kazakh Director Enters Selection List of Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival in Italy
NUR-SULTAN – “Alga/At the Start” – a sports film by Kazakh director Yernar Nurgaliyev – has been selected for the main program of the world’s oldest (and one of the most prestigious) Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival, which will be held Nov. 7-13 in Italy, Forbes Kazakhstan reported on Aug. 8. The film, premiered in…
Usharal Airport to Welcome Visitors Traveling to Alakol Lake From August 15
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Aviation Administration has granted a certificate to the Usharal Airport in the Alakol District of the Almaty Region following the reconstruction of the artificial runway, the Civil Aviation Committee reported on Aug. 9. SCAT airlines will start operating 14 flights per week on the Usharal-Almaty and Usharal-Nur-Sultan routes from Aug. 15.…
Kazakh Female Chess Players Are Among World’s Best at FIDE Women’s Chess Olympiad
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh women’s chess team shares 3-5 places with India-1 and the US, the best result in the history of Kazakhstan, as the FIDE Women’s Chess Olympiad concludes in Mamallapuram, India, announced Vice-President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Darmen Sadvakasov in an Aug. 9 Facebook post. “Zhansaya Abdumalik and Bibisara Assaubayeva won the…
Construction, Trade, Transport and Communication Show Highest Growth, Says Kazakh PM
NUR-SULTAN – Construction, trade, processing industry, transport and communication showed the highest growth between January and July, said Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov during his meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday, reported the presidential press service. Speaking about the results of socio-economic development, less than a month after Tokayev criticized the work of the…
OECD Recognizes AIFC’s Tax Regime to Comply with Global Tax Transparency Standards
NUR-SULTAN – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the tax regime of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) complies with global standards of tax transparency in its recent report. “The introduction of Substantial Presence requirements and the resulting OECD recognition lays the foundation for the development of a complete and more transparent…
Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces Accreditation for Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, Pope’s State Visit to Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – Accreditation of international media to cover the seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which will take place on Sept. 14-15, as well as Pope Francis’ official visit to Kazakhstan on Sept. 13-15 is now open, Kazakh foreign ministry’s press service reports. The upcoming Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional…
Bolashak Onshore Processing Facility Suspends Oil Production Due to Gas Release at Kashagan Oilfield
NUR-SULTAN – The Bolashak Onshore Processing Facility on Kashagan oilfield suspended its operation on Aug. 3 as a result of a gas release within the perimeter of the site, reported the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) on August 5. The incident had no negative impact on people’s health. According to the standard procedure, the facilities…
Kazakhstan and Andorra Sign Visa Exemption Agreement, Enhance Tourism Cooperation During Andorran Foreign Minister’s First Official Visit to Nur-Sultan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and Andorra’s Foreign Minister Maria Ubach signed a bilateral visa exemption agreement during Ubach’s first official visit to Kazakhstan on Aug. 4, reported the Kazakh foreign ministry’s press service. The agreement provides Kazakhstan’s citizens with 90 days of visa-free travel to Andorra during a 365-day period. It is…
Kazakhstan to Increase Horse Meat Exports to Japan
NUR-SULTAN – Nine more Kazakh meat-processing enterprises have been included in the register of companies allowed to export horse meat to Japan, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture on Aug. 4. Overall, the register now includes 43 Kazakh companies. The information on the volume of exports and the start date, however, was not specified. Kazakhstan’s…
Kazakhstan Firmly Committed to ‘One China’ Policy on Taiwan, Says Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan supports Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy on the issue of Taiwan and views the island as an inalienable part of China’s territory, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Aibek Smadiyrov said on Aug. 4, the Kazinform news agency reports. According to him, Kazakhstan stands for the observance of the existing norms of international law…
OPEC+ Members Agree on Slight Increase in Oil Production
NUR-SULTAN – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC partners, a group of oil exporters called OPEC+, approved a slight increase in oil production at the 31st OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting held via video conference on Aug. 3, reported the organization’s press service. Minister of Energy Bolat Akchulakov represented Kazakhstan at the…
