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A joint programme on innovative development, technology transfer, capacity building support for business infrastructure, industrial parks and clusters as well as trade capacity and export support between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Eurasian Economic Commission is under development now. Member of the board in charge of industry and agriculture at the Eurasian…

ASTANA – Akim (Mayor) of Astana Adilbek Dzhaksybekov recently instructed taxi drivers officially serving Astana International Airport to be taught Kazakh and English, reported the official website of the akimat. The city head gave the assignment during a meeting on the activities and development of the airport. “The staff of the official airport taxi, which…

German company Promondis Kazakhstan recently began construction of the country’s largest solar power plant with a total capacity of 75 MW in South Kazakhstan, according to the regional akimat (administration). The press report states the total volume of foreign investment in the implementation of the comprehensive project will be $250 million. The first phase of…

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Berdybek Saparbayev met with a delegation from the Republic of Korea on March 26 to sign memorandums and discuss ongoing cooperation efforts. The delegation included the heads of Gangnam Severance, the Health Industry Development Institute and the International Health Centre, all leading clinics in the country. Kazakhstan was represented by…

The South Kazakhstan region has the potential to become a major fruit and vegetable producer, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said during a visit to the region on March 27, according to the Akorda press service. The President noted that the government places great importance on the development of the South Kazakhstan region, which has the largest…

A total of 60 billion tenge (US$320.98 million) has been allocated from the state budget this year for spring fieldwork, which is 20 billion tenge (US$107.67 million) more than last year. The gross grain harvest this year is expected to total no less than 17.2 million tonnes, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov announced recently.…

The last military train loaded with military equipment that will be used in an upcoming military parade dedicated to the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War arrived in Astana from Almaty on March 28, according to a the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Kazakhstan. The Central Military Orchestra of…

Production at Kazakhstan’s only tire recycling plant has begun rolling again after being shut down for two years. The German equipment and technologies used at the plant allow up to 32,000 tons of raw material to be processed annually. While the plant was offline, Kazakhstan’s environmental regulations underwent considerable changes. This simplified the plant’s operations…

More than 3,000 people gathered Feb. 28 in Astana for Burkasyn 2015, a skiing festival in honour of Kazakhstan, its veterans and its independent constitution. “A sports competition was organised by the Department of Tourism, Physical Culture and Sports of Astana in honour of the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the World War II,…

A new high-tech device in the form of a wristwatchto help parents track their children’s location has been developed in Almaty, reported KTK television channel . Children will be able to communicate with family members via Bluetooth linked to the mobile phone of their parents by pressing a single button. According to the device’s developers,…

A nationwide campaign titled “Made in Kazakhstan” meant to support domestic manufacturers was launched in Astana on Feb. 16. “At the enlarged session of the Government on Feb. 11,  President Nursultan Nazarbayev called to provide support to domestic producers by launching a nationwide campaign ‘Made in Kazakhstan’,” according to the press service of the office…

The final agreement was recently reached between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on construction of the underwater section of the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM), according to Azerbaijan Minister of Communications and High Technologies Ali Abbasov. The agreement is expected to be signed during the first quarter of the year, so that construction can be launched by…

The Football Federation of Kazakhstan presented Spaniard Carlos Martorell Bakes during a Dec. 20 press conference as the new coach of Kazakhstan’s youth football team (U-17). Bakes has a masters degree in coaching methodology and aFédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) PRO A category coaching license that he obtained while working with the Barcelona football…

ASTANA – The construction of Astana’s EXPO 2017 facilities was officially launched in a ceremony on April 24, when Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a capsule on the site in the capital that will house the exhibition complex. The President also examined the schedule for the complex’s construction. Addressing the ceremony, Nazarbayev said that the…

ASTANA – “The population of Saiga in Kazakhstan is growing, reaching 187,000 in 2013,” Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at a department meeting, according to the prime minister’s official website. “Today, there is a positive trend in the number of Saiga steppe antelope, which in 2013 reached 187,000, an increase of…