Business news in brief

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested more than $9 billion in Kazakhstan since the country’s independence, said EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti in...


External news in brief

Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan were presented in Moscow during “Kazakhstan: New Opportunities,” an event organised by the Kazakh Embassy in Russia, Kazakh Trade Mission in Russia and...


High-altitude Assy-Turgen Observatory offers visitors steppe plus stars

NUR-SULTAN – Built in 1981, the Assy-Turgen Observatory (ATO) conducts astronomical observations for the Fesenkov Astrophysical Institute. The observatory is located on the picturesque Assy-Turgen plateau, 85...


KazAvtoProm increases car sales, number of domestically-assembled cars hikes

NUR-SULTAN – KazAvtoProm, the Kazakh Union of Automotive Enterprises, sold 24,700 new passenger and light commercial vehicles in the country from January-May, a 19.9-percent increase year-on-year. More...


Kindergarten shares innovative ideas for effective learning with regional teachers

NUR-SULTAN – The experienced and qualified teachers at Karlygash kindergarten under the Presidential Affairs Department medical centre use best practices by sharing knowledge with preschool teachers from...


Bozzhyra tract “sugar castles” fascinate tourists

NUR-SULTAN – Bozzhyra is a picturesque tract on the Mangystau Region’s Ustyurt Plateau, decorated with chalk mountains that visitors call “sugar castles.” The most famous are the...


Kazakh PM, EU ambassadors discuss developing investment and trade

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin met with European Union (EU) diplomatic mission heads July 1 to discuss investment cooperation. The parties addressed trade and economic...


Kaskasu Science School prepares young scientists to commercialise their projects

NUR-SULTAN – Kaskasu Science School, an interdisciplinary summer school, held a five-day educational programme June 24-28 for young scientists and researchers to help them commercialise their projects...


Kazakhstan to create more favourable conditions for ethnic brethren returning from abroad

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is attempting to create better conditions for oralmans (ethnic Kazakhs leaving in other states and returning to their historic motherland)) by improving the legislation...


Astana Opera to present “Abai” and “Madama Butterfly” in Tashkent

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Opera will stage Latyf Khamidi and Akhmet Zhubanov’s opera “Abai” July 10 and Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madama Butterfly” July 13 in Tashkent. The...


Executing debt relief for approximately 500,000 Kazakhstan citizens to cost $274 million over two months, say ministers

NUR-SULTAN – Approximately 105 billion tenge (US$274.32 million) will be required to execute President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s decree to provide debt relief to some of the country’s most...


Akmola Region expects alternative energy to cover up to 45 percent of all energy resources by 2023

NUR-SULTAN – The Akmola Region will be launching six alternative energy projects totalling 153 billion tenge (US$404.16 million). As a result, local authorities expect the share of...


In today’s world, we need a stronger partnership between the European Union and Central Asia

In our highly interconnected world of today, where closer regional and inter-regional cooperation is essential for peace and prosperity, Europe and Central Asia have never been so...


UMAY Boost business education programme develops women entrepreneurs’ skills, vision

NUR-SULTAN – The first round of the UMAY Boost business education project to increase the practical skills and knowledge of Kazakhstan’s women entrepreneurs has concluded. The Nur-Sultan...


Ministerial Conference will create new trade, business and investment opportunities for Central Asia, says WTO spokesperson

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will be the first Central Asian country to host the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) June 8-11, 2020. The event will...


Kazakhstan’s Jusan operation sets example for other countries, says UN Children’s Rights Committee Chair 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Jusan operation, which returned nearly 600 citizens from Syria, is an excellent example for other countries to follow, said United Nations Committee on the...


AIFC International Arbitration Centre opening ceremony, EdTech and FinTech summits mark second day of Astana Finance Days

NUR-SULTAN – The second day of the Astana Finance Days conference in the capital included the opening ceremony of the Astana International Finance Centre (AIFC) International Arbitration...


Almaty Marathon’s open water swim promotes healthy lifestyle for all

NUR-SULTAN – The annual open water swim portion of the Almaty Marathon was held June 30 at the Heaven Club recreation area in the Almaty Region’s Kapshagai...


Yulia Putintseva defeats Naomi Osaka for third time, advances to Wimbledon second round

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, ranked 39th by the World Tennis Association (WTA), defeated world number two player and U.S. and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka of...


Alexey Lutsenko wins gold in individual, group races at national cycling championships

NUR-SULTAN – Astana Pro Team cyclist Alexey Lutsenko won gold in the 40-kilometre individual race June 26 and the 162-kilometre group race June 30 at the Akmola...


World of Nomads festival presents ancient traditions, martial arts competitions

NUR-SULTAN – The fourth Koshpendiler Alemi (World of Nomads) festival took place June 28-30 at the Ethnoaul national cultural complex in the capital. The festival included competitions...


AIFC Bureau organises seminars for Kazakh companies preparing for IPOs

NUR-SULTAN – As part of the 2019 Astana Finance Days, the Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Bureau for Continuing Professional Development (BCPD) organised Getting Trained for IPO...


KazakhExport to establish, strengthen Kazakh-Chinese business relations through new representative office in China

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s export insurance company will establish and strengthen business relations among Kazakh and Chinese firms through its new representative office in China, reports Inform.kz. “As...


GPS tracking technology to prevent cattle loss, raiding in Almaty Region

NUR-SULTAN – Cattle in the Almaty Region are being tracked by Global Positioning System (GPS) as part of a $700,000 pilot project developed by South Korean companies...


Kazakh authorities work to resolve conflict at Tengiz oilfield

NUR-SULTAN – More than 40 people received minor injuries after a conflict, 11 a.m., June 29, among Consolidated Contracting Engineering & Procurement S.A.L Offshore (CCEP) workers at...


Kazakhstan continues justice system reform efforts with conference on juvenile penal system 

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan continued its efforts to improve and reform its justice system with a national conference in the nation’s capital June 27 on the country’s juvenile...


Astana Hub launches Roadshow 2019 programme to promote start-ups

NUR-SULTAN – The Astana Hub recently launched Roadshow 2019, a programme to promote start-up projects internationally. The programme will help start-ups grow and secure international funding and...


Kazakhstan, UNESCO to establish ‘International Centre for Rapprochement of Cultures’

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan and the United Nations signed an agreement June 25 in Paris to establish an international centre for the rapprochement of cultures in Almaty under...


Hundreds race through capital in Nur-Sultan Duathlon

NUR-SULTAN – The Nur-Sultan Duathlon 2019 was held in the Kazakh capital June 23. About 500 people took part in this event. The competition consisted of a...


Foreign investments create 6,000 jobs in Kazakhstan since beginning of 2018, 4,000 more expected by year’s end

NUR-SULTAN – Fifty-seven projects with foreign capital and worth $5.1 billion will have created more than 10,000 jobs in Kazakhstan by the year’s end, said Kazakh Invest...