Uzbekistan to apply Kazakh public service development experience

ASTANA – Uzbekistan intends to adopt Kazakhstan’s experience in developing public services, Kazakhstan’s Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption reported Dec. 22. State Services Department Director...


Tokyo audience welcomes Kazakh theatre with deeply moving play

ASTANA – A full house of 800, many of whom waited in line for a seat, were recently treated to Almaty’s Auezov Theatre presentation of the play...


Kazakh foreign ministry beefs up economic presence in Asia, FM tells parliament

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov recently briefed participants at a government hour at Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) on the country’s foreign policy in...


Kazakhstan launches UNSC presidency with January work programme, new flag raising ceremony

Kazakhstan began its month-long mission as UN Security Council President Jan. 1 presenting the council’s January activity programme and organising a member-state working breakfast hosted by the...


7.1 percent inflation rate recorded in Kazakhstan in 2017

ASTANA – The inflation rate in December 2017 reached 0.7 percent compared to the previous month and 7.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according...


Kazakhstan’s first robot surgery, transplantology centre to open in Ust-Kamenogorsk in 2018

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s first robot surgery and transplantology centre will open in the first quarter of 2018 in Ust-Kamenogorsk. The centre is being paid for by the...


Deaflympics encourages Almaty to apply to host 2019 Winter games

ASTANA – The Head of International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Valery Rukhledev recently visited Almaty and encouraged Kazakhstan to submit an application for Almaty to...


MyBusiness: business without borders app to aid entrepreneurs doing business in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The “MyBusiness: business without borders” app, developed and created by Chevron, the British Council and the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, is a hoped-for way...


Kazakhstan set to assume UNSC presidency Jan. 1

ASTANA – For the first time in its history, Kazakhstan will assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January as a non-permanent Security Council...


Television spot highlights new Nazarbayev Prize for a Nuclear Weapon Free World and Global Security

A 30-second television spot concerning Kazakhstan’s peace keeping efforts and the Nazarbayev Prize for a Nuclear Weapon Free World and Global Security was produced recently. To watch...


Mangistau region intends to boost energy efficiency, build business environment

ASTANA – Construction of wind and solar power plants is underway in an effort to develop renewable energy sources in the Mangistau region in 2018, according to...


26 years of independence: changing trends in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Kazakhstan celebrated its 26th anniversary of independence Dec. 16 this year. During the period, the country made the leap from the economic and political disruption...


2017 Kazakh-Turkish trade exceeds $1.5 billion

ASTANA – Trade between Kazakhstan and Turkey exceeded $1.5 billion in the first 10 months of 2017. The recent meeting of Kazakhstan’s State Revenues Committee and Turkish...


Kazakh President discusses major 2017 issues in year-end press briefing

ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave a press briefing to domestic media Dec. 22, discussing Kazakhstan’s digitisation programme, employment, transportation infrastructure, the Kazakh language switch to a...


ATOM project honorary ambassador takes part in Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

ASTANA – Kazakh artist and Honorary Ambassador of The ATOM Project Karipbek Kuyukov took part in the Dec. 10 ceremony in Oslo, Norway where the International Campaign...


Nazarbayev University graduates develop device to lower cost of electricity delivery

ASTANA – Nazarbayev University graduates have developed a device to extend the working capacity of transformers, the press service of the city administration reported recently. The project,...


Kazakhstan reconstructs 1,300 kilometres of highways in two years

ASTANA – Kazakhstan saw 1,300 kilometres of highways reconstructed in 2015-2016 within the nation’s large-scale Nurly Zhol programme. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the programme in his...


Kazakh government approves draft law on foreign currency transactions control

ASTANA – The Kazakh government approved Dec. 26 the nation’s draft law on foreign currency transactions control during its weekly meeting. National Bank Chair Daniyar Akishev noted...


Smart city development launches in major Kazakh cities to improve infrastructure, increase urban attractiveness

ASTANA – Smart city technologies are being introduced in the country’s five largest cities –  Aktobe, Almaty, Astana, Karaganda and Shymkent – as part of the Digital...


Nazarbayev, Jeenbekov enhance cooperation, ink border demarcation treaty in Astana

ASTANA – The new Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov arrived Dec. 25 in Astana for a two-day official visit to meet Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and other top...


Yulia Galysheva of Kazakhstan wins gold at Freestyle Ski World Cup in China

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Yulia Galysheva won a gold medal in moguls at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski World Cup stage  in Thaiwoo, part of China’s...


Major international table tennis tournament held in Astana

ASTANA –  The final matches of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Grand Finals took place in the Kazakh capital Dec. 14-17. Ping-pong lovers watched...


First Kazakh sports food producer seeks quality, promotes healthy lifestyle

ASTANA – Demand for sports nutrition is rising in Kazakhstan, as people are becoming eager to stay fit and be more involved in sports. Eldar Beldeubayev, Yerzhan...


Halyk Bank board of directors approves merger with Qazkom

ASTANA – The Halyk Bank board of directors has approved a merger with Kazkommertsbank (Qazkom). The agreement will be finalised after passing all necessary procedures, including appropriate...


Kazakh government tests GPS tracking of state-owned vehicles

ASTANA – The Information and Registration Centre is testing a system that would use GPS to track government vehicles, Inform.kz reports. The project will include the use...


Latest Astana Process Syria talks result in documents on confidence-building measures

ASTANA – The Dec. 22 8th rounds of Astana Process talks in the Kazakh capital to help de-escalate the conflict in Syria resulted in the adoption of...


Barys loses to Dynamo Moscow 3:5 in rollercoaster game

ASTANA – In an away match on Dec. 21, Barys lost to Dynamo Moscow 3:5, but managed to at least shred the nerves of the home team...


Student literacy in Kazakhstan above international average

ASTANA – The International Association for the Evaluation and Educational Achievement of students (IEA) announced the results of its 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)....


World Bank names conference hall in Washington after bank’s first female Kazakh employee

ASTANA – The World Bank recently named a conference hall in its Washington offices after the first Kazakh woman hired by the bank. The conference hall was...


More than 500,000 Kazakh residents are on travel ban list due to unpaid debts

ASTANA – More than 500,000 Kazakh residents cannot travel overseas because of unpaid debts. As of December 13, 690,529 temporary restrictions have been imposed on travel outside...