- Tuesday, 22 September, 2026
- Almaty 79 °F / 26 °C
- Astana 70 °F / 21 °C
ASTANA – Oil loading operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal have resumed in normal mode after a Sept. 8 drone incident near the facility,...
ASTANA – We want to take it out of the unregulated area and make it work, because it works whether we want it or not,” National Bank...
ASTANA – Elena Rybakina has made history for Kazakhstan, becoming the first athlete from the country to rise to the top of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are working to resume passenger ferry services across the Caspian Sea, reopening a route that connected the two countries until 2020 and...
ASTANA – As artificial intelligence drives a new investment boom, the best strategy may be to resist the excitement and focus instead on the bottlenecks that could...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan increased oil transportation through KazTransOil’s main pipeline network by 4% in the first eight months of 2026, while volumes transported into the Caspian Pipeline...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s first government meeting in its updated composition after the Kurultai elections focused on a topic that could determine the success of its economic transformation:...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is moving ahead with a $1.4 billion renewable energy project with Masdar, a leading renewable energy company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is stepping up its partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the country’s position as a...
ALMATY – For centuries, the history of the Golden Horde has often been told from the perspective of the societies it encountered. French historian Marie Favereau is...
The sense of progress and economic momentum in Kazakhstan is tangible and impossible to ignore. Speaking to Kazakhstan’s financial leaders, policymakers, and leaders in the leadup to...
Twenty years ago on Sept. 8, 2006, representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan gathered in Semipalatinsk, now Semey, to sign a treaty that would make...
ALMATY – Almaty and Astana are likely to retain their position as Central Asia’s leading economic centers, even as Tashkent and Bishkek record rapid growth and invest...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has announced its national teams for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16-27. The women’s team...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a long-term loan of up to 102 billion tenge (US$224.2 million) to Alatau Zharyk Company...
ASTANA – For decades, Kazakhstan has built its foreign policy around a principle central to its place in the world: maintaining productive relations with competing powers without...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is continuing to broaden its aviation network across Asia, with SCAT Airlines set to launch flights from Shymkent to Singapore via China’s Sanya on...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan residents are largely positive about improvements in their towns and villages, but their expectations are shifting toward further development of everyday infrastructure and services,...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s resilient economic growth, moderate public debt and strong external buffers are strengthening its ability to access global capital markets despite tighter borrowing conditions worldwide,...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a Central Asian space hub as the nation expands its satellite and spacecraft capabilities and deepens regional cooperation, including discussions...
ALMATY – The rapid decline of the Caspian Sea is emerging as one of Kazakhstan’s most complex water and environmental challenges, with falling water levels threatening ecosystems,...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan has one of the relatively young population structures globally, with people under 18 accounting for 34.2% of the population in 2025 and placing the...
We, the Foreign Ministers of the States Parties to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia (hereinafter referred to as the “CANWFZ Treaty”), on the...
ASTANA — The United States should establish permanent normal trade relations with Kazakhstan and offer greater economic opportunities rather than pressure the country to choose between Washington,...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s tourism sector is entering a new stage of development as investment, visitor numbers and transport connectivity expand, with the industry increasingly positioned as a...
For much of the past three decades, the international wealth-management conversation has centred on a relatively small number of financial centres: Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and...
ASTANA – S&P Global Ratings improved its assessment of Kazakhstan’s banking industry risk and upgraded or raised the outlooks on several financial institutions, citing stronger supervision as...
ASTANA – The sixth World Nomad Games (WNG) came to a close in the Kyrgyz Republic on Sept. 6, leaving a lasting impression on athletes, visitors, volunteers...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to increase exploration drilling over the next three years, with up to 200 exploration and appraisal wells expected to be drilled by 2028....
ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranked 44th among 163 countries in the 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), placing it among the world’s 50 most peaceful countries and reflecting an...
