Zerenda offers Borovoe-style vacation in area less visited

ASTANA – Kazakhstan offers a myriad of unique places to enjoy breath-taking scenery and nature and the Zerenda resort area is one of them. Zerenda is located...


Kazakh Museum enters Alliance of Art Museums and Galleries of Silk Road

ASTANA – Employees of the Almaty-based Abylkhan Kasteyev State Museum of Arts joined in Beijing with representatives of national art museums and key art institutes in 17...


Group works to make Kazakhstan’s sacred places available online

ASTANA – From snowy mountain peaks to ancient archaeological tombs, some of Kazakhstan’s sacred places were inspired by myths and legends. The Sacred Kazakhstan Science and Research...


Japan to invest in Kazakhstan’s urban transport, nuclear energy, water supply

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Japan will implement seven joint projects, including in the areas of nuclear energy, transport and water supply, worth approximately $2 billion, Kazakh Minister...


Yedil Khussainov on Nomad Way, mission of his music and stumbling blocks for Kazakh music industry

ASTANA – Musician and composer Yedil Khussainov talked about his music, his thoughts on the Nomad Way festival and the problems facing the Kazakh music industry, such...


Number of large Kazakh businesses declining

ASTANA – The number of large businesses in Kazakhstan decreased from 2,300 to 2,200 in the past year. Large companies closed in six regions of the country,...


AIFC launches Expat Centre to assist influx of AIFC-related workers

ASTANA – The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) recently launched the Expat Centre to assist the influx of foreigners expected following the AIFC’s official opening. “The establishment...


Kazakh, Russian cosmonauts help promote tourism at Alakol Lake

ASTANA — Kazakh and Russian cosmonauts recently gathered at the resort zone of Alakol Lake in the Almaty region to revive the past tradition of post-space-flight rehabilitation....


Astana Opera to premiere anniversary gift from UK composer, ‘Shine, Astana,’ in gala concert

ASTANA – More than 1,000 musicians will perform during the “Shine, Astana” concert premiere at the Astana Opera House July 2. The event is dedicated to the...


Cancer incidence rate rises 9.5 percent in 10 years, while mortality declines, says Kazakh health minister

ASTANA – The number of Kazakh citizens diagnosed with cancer increased 9.5 percent in 10 years, while mortality rate from the disease declined by 28.5 percent, said...


Kazakhstan, China to construct dam on Khorgos River

ASTANA – The Kazakh Senate recently ratified an agreement between the Kazakh and Chinese governments to construct the Chukurbulak (Almaly) dam on the Khorgos River. “The dam...


National Bank of Kazakhstan clarifies details of 7-20-25 housing programme

ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan released a report June 27 to answer frequently asked questions from citizens about the 7-20-25 housing lending programme. “To participate...


Kazakh Parliament member urges protection of gold, foreign exchange reserves

ASTANA — Kazakh Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) Deputy Azat Peruashev proposed during a recent Mazhilis plenary session to diversify Kazakhstan’s foreign exchange portfolio, renounce one currency...


KDIF encourages Delta Bank, Kazinvestbank depositors to seek damage reimbursements

ASTANA – Few depositors of Delta Bank and Kazinvestbank have applied for compensation from the Kazakhstan Deposit Insurance Fund (KDIF) for damages related to those banks being...


Turkestan region launches investment projects, draft regulation on border issue open for public discussion

ASTANA – The Turkestan region has initiated a project offering anti-corruption support for investors. Entrepreneurs wishing to invest in the region have all the conditions to protect...


Astana population agglomeration nears 1.2 million

ASTANA – The capital’s population agglomeration has reached 1.189 million and officials expect a 33-percent demographic growth to 1.6 million by 2030, reported Kazakh First Vice Minister...


Investments to modernise Alakol are successful

ASTANA – The impressions of early vacationers at Alakol Lake in the Almaty region indicate to tour operators that the money allocated to modernise the infrastructure was...


We need to develop our children in professional way, says one of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces

ASTANA – Yelena Dmitrienko, one of Kazakhstan’s 100 New Faces, is the president of Zhuldyz Association, which unites children’s public organisations across the country. She has devoted...


Officials directed to speed up work on business regulation improvements

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev, speaking at the June 26 government meeting, instructed officials to accelerate introducing the normative legal acts (NLA) to improve the...


Kazakh National Bank denies devaluation rumours

ASTANA – The Kazakh National Bank recently denied rumours being spread on social media of a pending currency devaluation. “At the moment there are no obvious risks...


Kazakh income and property declaration to become universal Jan. 1, 2020

ASTANA – Declaring income and property, currently mandatory for Kazakh Parliament deputies, judges and several categories of individuals, including civil servants and those obliged by the constitutional...


Charyn Canyon officials to pave canyons dirt access road

ASTANA – The dirt access road leading to the Charyn Canyon, located 200 kilometres from Almaty, will be rebuilt as an asphalt surfaced road, inform.kz reports. The...


KMG International operating profits reach $47 million in first quarter 2018

ASTANA – Kazmunaygas (KMG) International, part of the Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company Kazmunaygas, showed 12 percent growth in operating profits in the first quarter of...


Atameken suggests regional screenings for effective business development

ASTANA – The Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) is offering to conduct a detailed study of each region’s socio-economic potential, promising to provide financial support for...


Kazakh Senate adopts measures to humanise criminal justice system further

ASTANA – The Kazakh Parliament’s Senate (upper chamber) adopted June 21 amendments to humanise the criminal and criminal procedural legislation and improve the activities of law enforcement...


Astana is great achievement of the entire nation, President Nazarbayev says

In a recent interview with prominent journalist Sauytbek Abdrakhmanov, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev talked about the birth, formation and development of Astana and the capital’s 20th anniversary,...


FC Astana beats FC Kairat in Kazakhstan Premier League

FC Astana extended its lead in the Kazakhstan Premier League over Kazakhstan Professional Football League rival FC Kairat with a recent win in Almaty. The match was...


Shchuchinsk-Borovoe resort zone introduces year-round activities

ASTANA – The four-season concept has been introduced at the Shchuchinsk-Borovoe resort zone to provide tourists with year-round leisure opportunities. The Burabai resort annual activity calendar has...


Astana International Financial Centre benefits investors and region

It would be hard to find many countries geographically more different to Kazakhstan than Dubai and Singapore. They are, after all, both tiny in size, border the...


Kazakh boxer victorious in Los Angeles

Kazakh boxer Meiirim Nursultanov recently knocked out Mexican Josue Obando in the sixth round of a fight at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The win...