Kazakh President Receives Adviser on Economic Development
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev positively assessed the contribution of Suma Chakrabarti, adviser on economic development, in improving the country’s investment policy at an Aug. 11 meeting, reported the Akorda press service. Tokayev thanked Chakrabarti for his work, noting that the proposals he made at the Supreme Council for Reforms meetings found support in several…
Qazaq Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Almaty and Bishkek in September
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s airline Qazaq Air will launch direct flights from Almaty to Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic, on Sep. 11, the airline’s press service reported on Aug. 10. The flights will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on modern and comfortable De-Havilland Dash 8-Q400 aircraft. The cost of a one-way ticket…
Kazakhstan’s Population Approaches 20 Million People
ASTANA – As of July 1, Kazakhstan’s population reached 19,899,377, with 48.8% of men and 51.2% women, according to an Aug. 10 statement by the Bureau of National Statistics. Some 12,317,671 people live in the cities, whereas 7,581,706 are rural residents. In the first half of the year, 189,500 children were born in Kazakhstan, of…
Kazakh Chess Players Win Silver and Bronze Medals at World Schools Team Championship
ASTANA – A Kazakh team from Astana took bronze medals in a category under 12. The chess players from Almaty claimed silver in a category under 18 at the World Schools Team Championship held from Aug. 4 to 8 in Aktau, reported Kazakhstan Chess Federation. The Velammal MHS Mogappair team from India won gold in…
Kazakhstan and Lithuania Bolster Partnership in Development Assistance
ASTANA – Kazakhstan Agency of International Development (KazAID) and Lithuania’s Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation to implement joint projects and strengthen regional interaction in the field of official development assistance (ODA) on Aug. 8 in Vilnius, reported KazAID’s press service. The sides underscored the great potential for cooperation…
Kazakh Ministry Announces Number of Days Tourists Spend in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – Tourists from Germany, India, South Korea, and the United States spent an average of four days in Kazakhstan, according to the eQonaq information system for registering international visitors, the Ministry of Culture and Sports announced on Aug. 9. Tourists from Uzbekistan are leading in terms of average length of stay, spending up to…
Kazakh Folk Ensemble Performs Abai’s Songs at Austria’s Oldest Festival
ASTANA – The Alatau folklore ensemble representing the Kenen Azerbayev Philharmonic of the Zhambyl Region performed works of Abai on the eve of the famous Kazakh poet’s birthday, celebrated on Aug. 10, at the largest traditional festival Villacher Kirchtag in Austria, Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Aug. 7. Sophisticated audience members from Austria,…
Kazakhstan Plans to Send 100,000 Tons of Oil to Germany This Month
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to send 100,000 tons of oil to Germany via the Druzhba oil pipeline in August, despite the shutdown of one of its strings due to a leak in Poland, reported the Kazakh Energy Ministry on Aug. 7. The Bolshoi Chagan oil pumping station received 11,600 tons from Aug. 3 to 5,…
Saudi Company Installs Central Asia’s Largest Wind Turbine in Uzbekistan
ASTANA — ACWA Power, a Saudi-listed company, installed the first wind turbine at the Bash wind farm project in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan, the company’s press service reported on Aug. 8. The wind turbine generator (WTG) is the largest in Central Asia, with a capacity of 6.5 MW. According to ACWA Power’s Chief Portfolio…
Astana Football Team Wins Home Match of Europa League
ASTANA — Astana football team won (2:1) a home match against Ludogorets team (Bulgaria) in the third qualifying round of the Europa League on Aug. 8, Sports.kz reported. Grigory Babayan, the head coach of Astana, changed the starting lineup, putting Marin Tomasov on the bench and Abat Aimbetov and Dembo Darbo on the field. The…
Kazakh Capital to Host International Circus Festival “Echo of Asia” This Week
ASTANA — The Kazakh capital will host the 14th international festival of circus art, “Echo of Asia,” on Aug. 9, to commemorate Astana’s 25th anniversary, reported the capital’s administration on Aug. 7. After 14 years, the festival has become a staple of Kazakhstan’s vibrant circus scene. The festival’s highlight is the best performances by young…
Economic Growth in Central Asia Gains Momentum Amidst Increasing International Partnerships
ASTANA – Central Asian countries demonstrate economic growth despite ongoing global geopolitical turbulence, increasing the attention to the region and enhancing partnerships with other countries. This development is expected to bring significant benefits to the Central Asian countries as a whole, particularly Kazakhstan, reported Kazinform news agency. For Central Asia, 2022 was packed with high-level…
Kazakhstan Prolongs Oil Output Cuts Until 2024
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has reaffirmed its commitment to the agreement on oil output cuts by 78,000 barrels per day till the end of 2024 following the latest agreement reached by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). This was announced at the 49th meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) on Aug. 4, reported…
Kazakh PM Instructs Astana Administration to Secure Funding of Key Projects
ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov called on the capital’s administration to address the financing of Astana’s priority projects during the budget preparation at a government meeting on Aug. 7, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Smailov set a task to develop and submit to the government the Comprehensive Development Plan of the city’s…
Kazakh, Cambridge Archaeological Expedition Finds Burial Mound
ASTANA – Joint archaeological expedition of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) and Cambridge University specialists found a woman’s burial mound during excavations near the Ainabulak village in the Zaisan district of the East Kazakhstan Region, the Kazakh Ministry of Science and Higher Education reported on Aug. 2. Next to the mound, the archaeologists found…
Kazakhstan’s Vinokurov Wins Gold at UCI Gran Fondo World Championship in UK
ASTANA – General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team and Olympic cycling medalist Alexandr Vinokurov won the gold medal at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Gran Fondo World Championships in the 50-54 age category Glasgow, Scotland, reported the team’s press service on Aug. 5. Vinokurov completed the distance of 159 km in four hours five minutes…
Kazakh Foreign Ministry Reveals Winners of Foreign Media Contest
ASTANA – The Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the eight winners of the Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media contest, reported the ministry’s press service on Aug. 4. Journalists and bloggers from five continents presented their articles and content on Kazakhstan, published in newspapers, on popular online platforms, blogs, and podcasts, covering…
Kazakhstan’s FlyArystan Lowcoster Introduces Check-In Fee for International Flights
ASTANA – FlyArystan, Kazakhstan’s low-cost airline, has introduced check-in fees at airports for international flights from Aug. 3, following the announcement they made on July 3. Online check-in remains free. According to the statement, the carrier charges 5,000 tenge ($11.20) for the check-in service for international flights bought in advance on the app or on…
First China-Central Asia Freight Train Leaves Guiyang to Almaty
ASTANA – A cargo train left Dulaying International land-sea logistics port in Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on July 28 to Almaty, marking the launch of the first direct China-Central Asia rail-road intermodal freight train service from Guiyang, reported Xinhua. A train loaded with more than 1,500 tons of goods, including mattresses, children’s products, and…
Kazakhstan to Start Five Weekly Flights to Azerbaijan
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s flagship carrier Air Astana signed a codeshare agreement with AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines, as per which the two airlines will operate joint flights on the Baku-Almaty-Baku route five times a week, Air Astana’s press service reported on July 31. Codeshare agreements offer Kazakh passengers more travel destinations, flexibility, convenience, and high-quality services. By…
Kazakhstan’s CICA Chairmanship Brings Progress in Enhancing Connectivity in Asia
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Tumysh and Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Kairat Sarybay signed a Roadmap for the Implementation of the Kazakh Chairmanship’s Priorities in CICA for 2023-2024 on July 28, outlining progress in implementing activities to strengthen connectivity in Asia,…
Foreign Tourist Arrivals Triple in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – The hotels in Kazakhstan welcomed nearly 250,000 foreign nationals from June 1 to July 23, which is over three times more than in the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Sports reported on July 27. According to the eQonaq information system for registering international visitors, 77,645 foreign tourists stayed in…
Kazakhstan Advocates Uniting International Efforts to Assist Afghanistan
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is advocating to combine international efforts to assist Afghanistan and address the country’s complex humanitarian crisis, said Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov at a meeting with United States Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, reported the ministry’s press service. West arrived in Astana to attend the C5+1 special session on…
Kazakhstan, Qatar Expand Number of Flights Between Cities
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Qatar have signed a memorandum to expand the number of flights from seven to 14 a week on the routes Astana-Doha and Almaty-Doha, following talks on July 27-28, reported the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee. The total frequency has been increased from 21 to 38 flights per week, with a rise in…
Kazakhstan Receives Formal Invitation to Paris Olympics 2024
ASTANA – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) invited Kazakhstan’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) to participate in the 33rd Summer Olympic Games 2024 in Paris, Sports.kz reported on July 28. Two hundred and three out of 206 NOCs received an invitation from the IOC, except from Russia and Belarus. Guatemala has been officially suspended from the…
