We Are All Strong When United, Says Director of Tatar, Bashkir Cultural Organisations

ASTANA – Rinat Abdulkhalikov, executive director of the Association of Tatars and Bashkirsof Kazakhstan, spoke with The Astana Times in early February about the Tatar and Bashkir...


Astana Will Hold Annual Burkasyn Mass Ski Festival this Month

ASTANA – According to the Astana Office of Tourism, Physical Culture and Sports, on Feb. 28, the capital will host the main public ski event of the...


Kazakhstan’s New Economic Policy Will Continue to Develop Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Minister of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov recently elaborated in an interview with the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper on prospects to stimulate economic growth while continuing structural reforms as called...


Cartoons Help Raise Public Awareness of Green Transportation Value

The United Nations Development Programme recently launched a series of cartoons in Kazakhstan. The cartoons aim to show just how easy life can be with green transportation...


Kazakh Agro Sector Anticipates Good Harvest, Investment Increase

The 2015 agriculturalseasonwill be marked byglobal changesin the agricultural sector, according to the Kazakh Ministryof Agriculture. Expectations are that the state will increase its support of the...


Efforts Underway to Improve the Lives of the Disabled in East Kazakhstan

Earlier this year, the Senate of Kazakhstan approved the bill “On the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” The United Nations Development...


Barys Has a Chance to Play in Gagarin Cup

ASTANA – After the All-Star match in the Kontinental Hockey League, Barys Astana is coming to the end of the regular KHL season. Initially, Barys played host...


Air Astana Set to Lower Prices on Domestic Flights

Consumers will soon be paying less for Air Astana domestic flight tickets as the company decided on Feb. 14 to slash its fuel fee for domestic flights...


Arlans Continue Winning Streak, Defeat American Knockouts 5:0 at Home

ASTANA – The World Series of Boxing (WSB) Astana Arlans team continued its undefeated streak to four wins this season by beating the American Knockouts 5:0 in...


Pre Rotary Heralds Launch of Rotary Club in Nation’s Capital

ASTANA – The first Rotary Connections meeting was held in Astana on Feb. 4 with the aim of setting up a prestigious Rotary Club in the capital....


NATO Representatives to Visit Kazakhstan This Year

A NATO delegation plans to arrive in Astana in the first half of the year, said Estonian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Jaan Reinhold. “We will greet NATO representatives...


Kazakhstan Automobile Market Sees Big Changes with EAEU in Place, Cheaper Ruble

ASTANA – The Kazakh automobile market was traditionally distinguished by high prices for used cars. At the same time, official car dealers in Russia provided a wide...


Celebrations Kick off Nationwide for the Year of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has dedicated this year to the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan and events have begun around the country to note the special designation....


Leaders of Eurasian Economic Union Countries Discuss Increasing Cooperation, Adding Kyrgyzstan in Moscow

ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov attended the first meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) intergovernmental council, held Feb. 6 in Moscow. The prime ministers...


Taraz Airport being Renovated Ahead of Kazakh Khanate’s 550th Anniversary Events in Autumn

ASTANA – The Auliye-Ata International Airport in Taraz will be ready to commission a new terminal in the third quarter of this year, the Liter newspaper reported...


Peace in Ukraine a Major Priority for Kazakhstan’s Diplomatic Efforts

One of the most important issues on the international agenda, as well as for Kazakhstan’s foreign policy, is a solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Regretfully in...


Political Consultations between Iran, Kazakhstan Held in Tehran

ASTANA – Bilateral political consultations between the foreign ministries of Kazakhstan and Iran took place in Tehran on Feb. 1, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry press service reports,...


Kazakh Boxer Secures Rio Olympic Bid

Berik Abdrakhmanov can pack his bags for Brazil, as the Kazakh lightweight boxer defeated Uzbekistan’s Hurshid Tojibaev Jan. 30 in the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) Inaugural Title...


New Historical Attractions to be Opened in Taraz in 2015

An historical and archaeological museum, as well as a centre for visitors built on the site of the ancient city, will be opened in Taraz this year....


Kazakh Academician Donates 7,000 Books to National Library

ASTANA – Academician and Doctor of Philological Science Myrzatai Zholdasbekov has recently donated his personal library to the National Academic Library. Deputy Prime Minister Berdybek Saparbayev, Minister...


Astana Hosts Marathon Dedicated to 550th Anniversary of Kazakh Khanate

ASTANA – A flash-mob marathon celebrating the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate was organised Jan. 31 by the Astana Akimat (city administration) and the Kazakhstan Amateur...


Issues with Mongolia, Ukraine Hinder Kazakhstan’s WTO Accession Efforts

Kazakhstan’s efforts to become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), an action the country has been attempting for 19 years, appears to be hindered by...


Kazakh Airports to Get $900 Million Makeover

ASTANA – One hundred sixty-seven billion tenge ($902 million) has been slated for investment into Kazakhstan’s airports, Director General of the Airport Management Group LLP Claude Badan announced on...


Germans in Kazakhstan Engaged in Business, Political, Social Development

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is home to many ethnic groups that once were either forced to move to the great steppes or migrated of their own accord from...


Tax Partnerships among Reforms to Boost Investment Attractiveness, Expert Says

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is open and keen for tax reform, said Wayne Barford, senior advisor to the International Tax and Investment Centre (ITIC), who visited in early...


Historical Sites Recall When Kazakhstan Was Buddhist

ASTANA – Kazakhstan today is a mostly Muslim country, but the Silk Road that crossed it was an important conduit for religions, including Buddhism, and some of...


2015 Astana Cycling Team Lineup Presented in Dubai

The Astana Pro Team presented its new cycling team Feb. 1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the off-season, the management of the Kazakh project did a...


Television Series Will Chronicle Exploits of Kazakh Heroes

On Jan. 29, 100 days before the celebration of World War II Victory Day, the Astana TV channel started broadcasting videos dedicated to the heroes of the...


Kazakhstan to Build National Pantheon to Country’s Heroes

ASTANA – Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly announced at a Jan. 30 media briefing that Kazakhstan is ready to build a national pantheon...


More than 7,000 Km of Roads to Become Toll Roads by 2022

ASTANA – Approximately one third of Kazakhstan’s roadways will be subject to toll charges by 2020, Vice Minister of Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek announced Feb. 2....