Uralsk hopes technopark projects will improve quality of life, transparency in state services

NUR-SULTAN – The IT HUB technopark opened in Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Region, June 7, as a part of the nationwide Digital Kazakhstan programme. The technopark is intended...


Turkish company to invest nearly $286 million to build two multi-regional hospitals in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Turkish YDA Holding company will invest 110 billion tenge (US$286.24 million) in the construction and equipment of two medical facilities in Petropavlovsk and Turkestan. The...


Astana Opera premieres Giselle

NUR-SULTAN – The classic ballet “Giselle,” written by opera and ballet composer Adolphe Adam and first staged in 1841 in Paris, premiered June 14 in the Kazakh...


Exploration kicks off at Central Asia’s largest tin field in North Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN – Tin One Mining, the mineral exploration and development company co-owned by Lancaster Group and Samruk Kazyna Invest, has started exploration at Central Asia’s largest and...


Fathers discuss family, children and responsibilities at UN-sponsored event in Nur-Sultan

NUR-SULTAN – The UN Population Fund, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN Women invited fathers working in the media, civil society, international development and advocacy to discuss...


Kazakh Healthcare Ministry to set price ceilings for medicine in July

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Ministry of Healthcare will set price ceilings for wholesale and retail drugs in July, reports Primeminister.kz. “Price regulation rules were developed, an order...


Kazakh farmers to produce up to three million tonnes of soybeans

NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Agriculture is implementing the Northern Soya programme aimed at helping farmers increase soybean yield in the North Kazakhstan Region. In five years,...


Eight-year-old Kazakh player wins rapid chess gold at French Chess Rapid, Blitz Open

NUR-SULTAN – Eight-year-old Kazakh chess player Sauat Nurgaliyev took the rapid chess gold at the French Chess Rapid and Blitz Open tournament June 7, the Kazakh Chess...


PRI seeks to help Kazakhstan reform criminal justice system, prevent torture

NUR-SULTAN – Penal Reform International (PRI) is seeking to assist Kazakhstan in reforming its penal system, step up efforts to prevent torture and update detention facilities in...


ICD seeks to increase Central Asian participation in Islamic finance through developing local SMEs, says company chair

NUR-SULTAN – Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) seeks to advance the private sector in Central Asia through funding agricultural and transport infrastructure...


Kazakh GDP showing steady growth, says minister of national economy

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh GDP growth, calculated at 4 percent from January-May, is maintaining positive dynamics, noted Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov. “The dynamics in investments outpace...


Aktobe workshop begins rail cargo soft container production

NUR-SULTAN – The Aktyubinsk Polymer Factory workshop in the industrial zone of Aktobe has begun producing big bags and railcar liners for the transport of bulk cargo....


International investors explore Kazakh investment opportunities at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

NUR-SULTAN – Investment opportunities in Kazakhstan were presented to foreign companies June 6-8 at Russia’s 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), reports Invest.gov.kz. Since 1997, SPIEF...


Kazakhstan beats San Marino 4:0, ranks third in Euro 2020 Qualifiers

NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh national football team defeated the San Marino national football team 4:0 June 11 in the fourth matchday of the Union of European Football...


Kazakh President makes new central and regional government appointments

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made new appointments to government positions June 12 and 13, reported the Akorda press service. Askhat Aimagambetov was appointed June 13...


Kazakh President immediately begins focus on improved civil services, fight against corruption with new agencies

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev divided June 13 the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption into separate state bodies. Both bodies will be subordinate to...


Kazakhstan inaugurates newly elected President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

NUR-SULTAN – The inauguration of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took place June 12 at the Palace of Independence in the capital. Tokayev swore an oath to the...


Kazakh weightlifters win 2019 British International Open medals

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh weightlifters Denis Ulanov and Ilya Ilyin won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the June 7-9, 2019 British International Open weight-lifting tournament at the...


Zerenda-Schuchinsk highway to be improved to make region more attractive to tourists

NUR-SULTAN – The Zerenda-Schuchinsk highway and its surrounding territory will undergo infrastructure development to make the Zerenda resort area more attractive to tourists, reported www.yunews.com. Despite its...


Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture upgrades equipment, increases crop variety

NUR-SULTAN – The Ministry of Agriculture has upgraded spring sowing and harvesting equipment with new investment subsidies and introduced the Northern Soya programme to diversify crop production,...


Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the nuclear suppliers group in 2019-2020

In June 2019, Kazakhstan takes over the Chairmanship of the 48-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) from the current chair Latvia. In June 2019, Kazakhstan takes over the...


National news in brief

Alstom has started producing Prima M4 KZ4AT passenger electric locomotives at the Nur-Sultan-based EKZ joint venture. The company plans to hire 35 additional workers for the new...


Business news in brief

Tyson Foods is negotiating a multibillion-dollar investment in beef production in Kazakhstan in order to access China’s market, reports Kazakh Invest. After African swine fever’s devastating effect...


External news in brief

Kazakhstan and Germany have created an organisation designed to deepen economic and cultural ties between the countries. The first meeting was organised as part of the conference...


Economic news in brief

Kazakhstan plans to launch an independent verification system to certify the qualifications of professionals, Kazakh Minister of Labour and Social Protection Berdibek Saparbayev announced recently. The system...


Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected Kazakhstan’s president with 70.96 percent of the vote

NUR-SULTAN – Incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won Kazakhstan’s June 9 presidential election, receiving 70.96 percent of the vote (6,539,715 votes), said Central Election Commission (CEC) Member Lyazzat...


Kazakhstan’s second largest airline launches flights to Prague, Ulanbaatar

NUR-SULTAN – SCAT, Kazakhstan’s second largest airline, launched direct flights to Prague and Ulaanbaatar from the nation’s capital June 2 in an effort to boost tourist flow...


Election of Tokayev is major step forward for Kazakhstan’s political development

The election of a national President is always a significant moment in a country’s history. But as we have said before, when the election is to choose...


Kazakh athletes win three medals at Karate 1 Premier League in Shanghai

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh athletes Sofya Berultseva, Darkhan Assadilov and Kaisar Alpysbai were among the winners at the June 7-9 Karate 1 Premiere League main series in Shanghai,...


Kazakh tennis player Bublik loses to Lopez in Mercedes Cup main draw

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh professional tennis player Alexander Bublik lost to Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez June 10 for a spot in the men’s single main draw of the Mercedes...