ASTANA – After a year of negotiating, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin recently agreed to a second fight in Las Vegas on September 15. “I’m...
ASTANA – Tourism is undoubtedly one of the most important sectors of any economy, accounting for a significant share of income into the state budget of many...
ASTANA – China National Machinery Import and Export will invest $1.1 billion to develop an automotive cluster in cooperation with the Kostanai-based Allure Group Company. The agreement...
ASTANA – Kazakhfilm is shooting the second season of its historical series about the Kazakh Khanate in the Tulkibas district of the South Kazakhstan region. “The second...
ASTANA – A recent investigation by the Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare found 17 dairy producers from Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan had violated Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) standards....
ASTANA – “Giselle,” directed by Brazilian choreographer Ricardo Amarante, will premiere June 23-24 at the Astana Ballet. The performance will open the Eurasian Dance Festival, the second...
ASTANA – Fifty-six kilometres of bike lanes will be introduced for the capital’s 20th anniversary as part of its environmental protection and nature use management, reported the...
ASTANA – Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov briefed members of the European Business Association of Kazakhstan (EUROBAK) and members of the diplomatic corps on Kazakhstan’s efforts to improve...
ASTANA – The Prosecutor General’s Office issued a press release June 4 addressing provocative social media posts and videos by the so called Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan...
ASTANA – The trial involving Iskander Yerimbetov, who is accused of fraud and money laundering under Kazakhstan’s Criminal Code, started June 14 in the Medeu District Court...
ASTANA – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has performed a pioneering role, said its legal advisory council (LAC) chairperson Michael Blair. In an interview with The...
ASTANA – Opening United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) partnership and liaison offices in the capital and Almaty will attract at least $20 million a year,...
ASTANA – Kazakh citizens planning for their children’s college educations can begin putting money away from the time the youngsters can crawl. The state education savings system...
ASTANA – The Zhambyl region tourism development map, which authorities expect will increase the flow of visitors up to 120,000 a year and promote job growth and...
ASTANA – Built on the traditions of the old world, Astana has a sense of futurism, said British artist Alex Connor, one of the Nur Kelbetti Astana...
ASTANA – The Atyrau region, one of Kazakhstan’s major oil producing regions, is seeking to boost agricultural development in an effort to diversify its economy. The changes...
ASTANA – Kazakh civil servants will receive higher salaries starting 2019, Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Fighting Corruption Chair Alik Shpekbayev announced recently. “Currently, we are...
ASTANA – The June 22-24 International Festival of Nomadic Culture, Nomad Way, in Astana will bring together the brightest artists of nomadic music culture. The festival will...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov briefed the June 11 ministerial meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Almaty on Kazakhstan’s priorities as CSTO...
ASTANA – Creating a unified window, opening a digital platform and automating public services to digitise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were reviewed during June 12 government...
ASTANA – Increasing investment activity and decelerating inflationary processes resulted in the Kazakh GDP growing by 3.9 percent in the first five months of 2018, said Minister...
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan has reduced the base rate to 9 percent with a corridor of +/-1 percent, according to its June 4 press...
ASTANA – The Nur Kelbetti Festival unveiled an exhibition June 12 at Kazakhstan’s National Museum featuring paintings of Astana’s landscapes and sights from different angles. The exhibition...
The changing dynamic in current economic trends indicates major shifts in the level of emphasis put upon conventionally known development frameworks. Emerging markets are gaining greater dominance...
In 1993, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) began actively working in Kazakhstan, investing more than $8 billion in the country’s economy to date. The...
There is a great deal to celebrate as Astana marks its 20th anniversary this year. It has, by any measure, been an extraordinary journey. In just two...
ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev addressed the 18th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) June 9 in Qingdao, China calling for greater multilateral economic cooperation...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Chinese company Risen Energy recently signed an agreement to build a solar power plant in...
ASTANA – “Men Qazaqpyn” (I am Kazakh), the nationwide singing contest, will return in September for its second season on Qazaqstan TV, reported the channel’s special projects...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to develop the country’s Internet of Things and additive manufacturing technologies under the national Digital Kazakhstan programme, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Askar Zhumagaliyev...