Officials Brief Public on Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border Procedures under EAEU
ASTANA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security Committee, Ministry for Investment and Development and Ministry of Agriculture officials explained the order and process of Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border operations at a…
Kazakhstan Citizens Send Less Money Abroad as Cross-Border Transfers Decline
ASTANA – Cross-border money transfers from Kazakhstan declined in January-April, extending a downward trend in outbound remittances. Photo credit: Depositphotos.com Residents transferred 184.4 billion tenge (US$377.9 million) abroad during the…
Border Protection Services Training Held in Aktau
NUR-SULTAN – More than 100 service officers, including personnel of Kazakhstan’s Naval Forces and the National Security Committee’s Border Service, participated in comprehensive exercises on Aug. 2 at the Aktau…
President Tokayev Announces Major Initiatives at Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Leaders in Cholpon-Ata
…approaches to border delimitation Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: “Kazakhstan, as the only post-Soviet state that has completely delimited its long border, is ready to provide all possible assistance in finding mutually acceptable…
Astana Think Tank Forum Discusses Middle Powers’ Role in Global Order
ASTANA – The Astana Think Tank Forum 2024 opened on Oct. 16 in the capital, centered on the theme Middle Powers in a Changing Global Order: Strengthening Security, Stability, and…
Kazakhstan Faces New US Tariff Measures Under Trump’s Executive Order
ASTANA – United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 7 extending certain tariff rates until Aug. 1. Under the order, Kazakhstan will face a new 25%…
Customs Controls Removed on Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border, as Kyrgyzstan Joins EAEU
ASTANA – The presidents of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev participated Aug. 12 in the ceremony to remove customs controls on the nations’ border, reported the Akorda presidential…
Key Security Challenges in Central Asia
…1.5 105 1.68 Turkmenistan 261 1.5 336 1.5 Uzbekistan 1422 3.5 1568 3.2 It is undeniable that the withdrawal of coalition forces could weaken the regional security system and…
Kazakhstan to Launch Investment Order Program to Boost Import Substitution in 2026
…agro-industrial complex worth 4.3 trillion tenge (approximately US$8 billion), covering 202 projects,” said Vice Minister of Agriculture Ermek Kenzhehanuly. The investment order continues previous state programs aimed at import substitution,…
Dimash Kudaibergen wins audience vote at World’s Best competition, voluntarily leaves competition
…the performance, he announced the completion of his participation in The World’s Best contest explaining that he wants to give way to the younger participants, 12-year-old Kazakh singer Danelia Tuleshova…
