Kazakh Folk Music Project Wins British Council’s Big Idea Challenge
…and image-making products and by teaching online dombra classes,” she said, noting her motivation is to “improve relations between different nationalities.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohoWo2NaNQ&feature=emb_logo The Big Idea Challenge video pitch competition is…
Genome – Kazakhstan’s first domestically-manufactured cosmetics brand
…new impetus to developing the industry and a related one, as well as set a new standard for local cosmetics. The products are presently sold only online at www.genome.kz, with…
Business news in brief
…the DAR Lab competition for IT startups. Participants may submit commercial projects in logistics, financial technology, insurance, retail, e-commerce, pharmacology or social projects in improving the rural and urban environment,…
Kazakh TV unveils fascinating new season
…the host of the show, the audience will travel around Kazakhstan. Studying the unique local flavour of national cuisine and using the most popular products, the presenter will be cooking…
Ontustik Invest 2016 Forum Seeks International Investment in South Kazakhstan
ASTANA – The Ontustik Invest 2016 forum is expected to attract 500 people, including representatives of foreign companies, diplomatic missions, international organisations, local businesses, central government and local authorities, national…
Kazakhstan-Centric Mobile Messenger Service Unveiled in Astana
…Communications Service (CCS). “iTys is available in three languages: Kazakh, Russian and English. iTys is a new name in Kazakhstan’s IT sphere. We are confident that the launch of our…
Revival of the Aral Sea: Kazakh and World Efforts to Restore the Island Sea
…Compliance Committee of the UN Convention on the Use of Trans-boundary Watercourses and former Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS)….
Capital Libraries Gaining Users Despite Digital Age
…year. Engineering and technical workers use the collections, while state companies, joint stock companies, small and private companies, higher education institutions, administrative and other facilities are among its collective users….
Oil and Russia: Twin Shocks for the Caucasus and Central Asia
…For further discussion, see “Learning to Live with Cheaper Oil Prices amid Weaker Demand”, IMF Regional Economic Outlook Update for the Middle East and Central Asia, January 2015 [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/reo/2015/mcd/eng/mreo0115.htm]. …
Astana Piano Festival Supports Young Musicians
…amongst three age groups will take part in the competition,” Lyudmila Doroshenko, director of Accordi di Astana said, www.ortcom.kz reported. Receipt of applications to participate in the contest began on…
