Kazakh Senate Chair Discusses Upcoming Nuclear Disarmament Conference, Trade and Development in Geneva
Kazakh Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the heads of international organisations July 13-15 during a working visit to Geneva, Switzerland. During a meeting with Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the sides exchanged views on the international agenda as well as the work of the UN Conference on Disarmament. Møller…
Astana Launches New Project on Separate Waste Collection
Starting in late July, a new project on separate collection of waste launches in Astana under the Astana Tazartu company’s supervision, reported the press service of the company. The press announcement stated that the first phase of the project will involve 50 residential complexes, where plastic trash containers are going to be installed. It is…
Kazakhstan Offers Affordable High Education Prices, Says Akare Agency
The international Akare agency recently announced its survey on higher education. According to the analysed data, Kazakhstan was recognised as a country to offer education opportunities for the most affordable prices. It was stated that one year of studies in a Kazakh university will approximately cost $4,500. This amount also includes accommodation, food and additional…
First Chemical Reactors Shipped to Kazakhstan from South Korea
The first shipment of petrochemical production reactors produced in South Korea was recently fulfilled in the port city of Ulsan. The freight was transported along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The preparatory works on the shipments have been carried out by the Sales Office of Russia in Seoul since 2015. As a result, several agreements…
Western Tien Shan added to UNESCO World Heritage List
ASTANA – The Western Tien Shan, the trans-boundary serial nomination located across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been included on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The nature of the Western Tien Shan region has a high level of endemism and endangered species of flora and fauna, reports the…
Astana Opera Closes Out Third Season
A grand gala concert marked the end of Astana Opera’s third opera season July 16 with a staging of the famous grand pas from the ballet “Paquita” in the theatre’s Great Hall. The ballet was staged by Artistic Director of the Astana Opera ballet troupe and Honoured Art Worker of Russia Altynai Assylmuratova. Among performers…
Roadside Businesses Succeeding in Akmola Region
ASTANA – As national highways pass through the Akmola region, as well as dozens of regional and district roads, Kazakhstan business people have begun to develop roadside businesses. Zukhrab Veliyev started a roadside business 12 years ago along the Astana – Petropavlovsk highway. He started with one small trailer, where only three people were able…
Kazakhstan’s Inflation Rate for First Half of 2016 was 4.6 Percent
ASTANA – The inflation rate in Kazakhstan for the first six months of 2016 was 4.6 percent, according to the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy. Food prices increased 5 percent, non-food items 4.7 percent and paid services 4.1 percent. Since the beginning of the year, prices have increased for potatoes by…
Kazakhtelecom Announces New Major Shareholder Ahead of Possible IPO
ASTANA – Sobrio Limited has bought a 24.47 percent stake in national telecom operator Kazakhtelecom, the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) reported. “Sobrio Limited became a new major shareholder of Kazakhtelecom as a result of the transaction made within the same group and acquired a stake from its affiliates – companies including Bodam B.V. and Deran…
Air Astana Introduces New Flight to Tehran
The Air Astana national carrier introduced a new direct flight from Almaty to Tehran on June 30, reported the press service of the company. The flights will be available three times per week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and will use Embraer 190 aircraft. The plane offers 88 seats in economy class and nine seats…
Astana Hosts Concert Featuring Argentine Pianist Luis Ascot
ASTANA – Argentine pianist and Geneva Conservatory of Music honourary professor Luis Ascot presented a concert at the Astana Opera Chamber Hall June 16 featuring works by Chopin and Liszt and the Argentine tango. Performing on the main stages of the U.S., Europe, India and China, the musician always includes works by Liszt and Alberto…
Kazakhstan to Expand Visa-Free List of Countries
This solution to grant more countries visa-free regime will increase the inflow of foreign tourists during the major international event EXPO 2017. This statement was made during the reporting of the delegation of Astana EXPO 2017, headed by Chairman AkhmetzhanYessimov at the 159th session of the General Assembly of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) in…
Belgian VanHool Buses to be Produced in Kyzylorda
Kazakhstan plans to start production of VanHool buses based on the technology of the Belgian company which annually manufactures approximately 1,400 buses and coaches and as many as 4,000 commercial vehicles. Representatives recently held several meetings in Astana, Almaty and Kyzylorda. The total value of the agreement on bus construction, which will be based in…
New Shymkent District under Construction
ASTANA – Construction of a new district in Shymkent aims to develop the city as the third major city of the state under the order of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Construction of so called “Shymkent City,” a new administrative and residential area started recently. “Today is a fateful moment, when we start to build our…
Batyr Arular Competition Announces Best Servicewomen of 2016
The names of winners of the Batyr Arular Second National Contest of Female Soldiers were recently announced. Eighty participants competed for the right to be called the best servicewoman of 2016. After the open voting, which was held on the website of the Ministry of Defence from the beginning of April to the end of…
EU, Kazakh General Prosecutor’s Office Conduct Seminar on Strategic Planning, Project Management
ASTANA – The General Prosecutor’s Office of Kazakhstan with the support of the European Union project “Enhancing Criminal Justice in Kazakhstan” organised a workshop May 26-28 for representatives of law enforcement and judicial authorities on the basics of strategic planning and project management in Zerenda in the Akmola region. “The EU project ‘Enhancing Criminal Justice…
International Archaeologists Examine Ancient Mounds of East Kazakhstan
An international team of historians and archaeologists has started large-scale excavations of five ancient monuments in East Kazakhstan, reported the InfoCentre of the region. The archaeological expeditions are being conducted in the Berel mounds in the Katon-Karagai district, the Shiliktinsk Valley in the Zaisan district, Ablaikit fortress-monastery in the Ulan district, Kyrykungir monuments in the…
Ethnographic Camp Allows Visitors to Live as Ancient Nomads
The Nomads of the Great Steppe ethnographic camp will open its doors June 10. The three-day festival will be organised on the Ili River in the Almaty region and held under the motto: “Living in the present, thinking about the future, without forgetting the past!” According to the organisers of the event, the ethnographic recreation…
Internet Platform Provides Information for Entrepreneurs, Investors in Kazakhstan
The Atameken Centre for Monitoring and Market Expertise recently launched a Business Register, an online business platform listing local entrepreneurs and foreign investors. According to the head of Atameken, Nariman Tulegenov, the website – located at www.businessreestr.kz – is designed to work in the business-to-business format and contains information about all entrepreneurs who legally operate…
National Geographic Magazine Photo Exhibit Opens in Astana
The exhibition of the Fifty Best Photos of National Geographic magazine opened May 27 in the National Museum of Kazakhstan in Astana, as part of the official presentation of the National Geographic Kazakhstan publication, reported the press service of the museum. The exhibition features some of the most amazing pictures that have been created during…
Small Kurultai of Kazakhs Held in Europe
ASTANA – A traditional small kurultai (assembly) of Kazakhs in Europe was held May 14-15 in Cologne, Germany, and gathered about 2,000 representatives of ethnic diasporas from Germany, the U.K., France, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey and the U.S. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Bolat Nussupov read…
State Bodies Prepare to Transfer Functions to Competitive Environment
ASTANA – First Deputy Minister of National Economy Marat Kussainov talked about implementing the 97th step of the Plan of the Nation that expands opportunities for citizens to participate in decision-making process through the development of self-regulation and local government during the meeting of the lower house of Parliament on May 17. Kussainov also discussed…
Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sport, Russian Union Agree to Cooperate
ASTANA – A press conference dedicated to the premiere of the Russian movie “Tak slozhilis zvezdy” (That’s the Way the Stars Aligned) was held in Moscow on May 17. During the press conference, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan and the Union of Cinematographers of Russia signed a memorandum on cooperation in the…
Finnish Secretary of State Praises Kazakh Peace Initiatives
The meeting of the Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Peter Stenlund and Kazakh Ambassador to Finland Murat Nurtleyov took place on May 9, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The officials discussed further perspectives of bilateral cooperation between the states in political and economic…
Police to Patrol Yessil on Domestically Assembled Boat
ASTANA – A Kazak-produced Kazboat-47 police patrol boat is out to patrol in the water area of the Yessil River in Astana, reported the press service of the capital’s department of internal affairs. The police boat features a signalling loudspeaker with a flashing light, portable radio station, life vests, fire extinguishers and first aid medical…
