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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national rail carrier transported more than 6 million passengers during January-June. Almaty recorded the highest passenger departures with 993,000 travelers, followed by Astana with 855,000 and Shymkent with 393,000, reported the Passenger Transportation’s press service on July 2. Strong…
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ASTANA – Kasper helps customers make confident choices in the Kaspi Shop: it understands the user’s needs, clarifies details, compares options, explains complex terms in simple language, and helps select the best item for their individual requirements. Mikhail Lomtadze, CEO and co-founder of Kaspi.kz, has…
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ASTANA – The Astana Times has made a selection of articles on Kazakhstan featured in international media worldwide this week. Today’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s new strategic partnership with Georgia, constitutional reforms, the country’s growing role in international transport corridors, and more.…
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ASTANA – Kazakh leaders held a series of high-level meetings with executives of major international companies and financial institutions on the sidelines of the 38th Plenary Session of the Foreign Investors Council on July 2, focusing on expanding investment cooperation, advancing strategic projects, and…
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ALMATY – China has become the official partner of the Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026), marking a new stage in cooperation between Kazakhstan and China in AI-powered filmmaking and digital creative industries. The partnership was announced recently during the festival’s official launch in Beijing at Shougang…
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ASTANA — The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has directed a cumulative $2 billion toward sustainable development projects and expanded its green investment portfolio to $1.08 billion in 2025, according to the bank’s Sustainability Report presented during its Annual Meeting and Business Forum on June 26 in…
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ALMATY – As Michelle Yerkin prepares to conclude her tenure as the United States Consul General in Almaty, she leaves Kazakhstan at a moment of deepening engagement between the two countries. For Yerkin, who first served in Almaty two decades ago in 2003, the posting has been both a professional milestone and a…
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ASTANA – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a series of meetings with the heads of major international financial institutions and global companies on the sidelines of the 38th plenary session of the Foreign Investors’ Council on July 2, discussing investment, infrastructure, digital transformation, artificial…
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ASTANA — Astana attracted a record 438.3 billion tenge (US$840 million) in tourism investment in 2025, the highest figure among Kazakhstan’s regions, as the capital continues to expand its tourism infrastructure and international promotion efforts, city officials said. Speaking at a July 1 briefing at the…
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ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined Kazakhstan’s new investment agenda centered on artificial intelligence, digitalization, critical minerals and value-added manufacturing at the 38th plenary session of the Foreign Investors’ Council on July 2, reaffirming the country’s commitment to maintaining…
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ASTANA – Tokyo and Astana are building new momentum in their city-to-city partnership, with finance, artificial intelligence and digital technology emerging as key areas for cooperation, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said in an interview with The Astana times following her May visit to Kazakhstan. “Tokyo would…
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ALMATY – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a series of bilateral meetings with executives of leading international energy companies and financial institutions on the sidelines of the 38th plenary session of the Foreign Investors’ Council, reaffirming Kazakhstan’s commitment to expanding investment…
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ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the calendar for preparations for the Aug. 23 elections to the Kurultai and confirmed that seven political parties will be eligible to participate in the vote. The election campaign officially began on July 1 with the presidential decree…
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ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed a landmark Treaty on Friendship, Good-Neighborliness and Cooperation for the Development of Central Asia in the 21st Century during Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev’s official visit to Ashgabat on July 1, marking what both sides described as a historic step…
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ASTANA – Global oil demand is expected to continue growing through 2050, reaching 124.1 million barrels per day, according to the latest World Oil Outlook 2026 released by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Demand is forecasted to reach 113.3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030 from…
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ASTANA — Central Asia’s next logistics challenge is no longer building highways. It is ensuring that roads, railways, ports, warehouses, customs systems and digital platforms operate as a single, seamless network. That was the central message from a panel discussion on transport connectivity held during the…
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ASTANA – The Kazakh government is implementing a package of measures to increase household incomes, reduce debt burdens, maintain macroeconomic stability and expand energy capacity, as part of the president’s instructions to transition to a new model of economic growth. Speaking at a July 1 government meeting,…
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ASTANA – Kazakh Grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva has reached a career-high fifth place in the latest FIDE women’s world rankings, breaking into the global top five for the first time in her career. According to FIDE’s July rankings, the 22-year-old earned 2,538 rating points, climbing two places from the…
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ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree on July 1 scheduling elections of deputies to the Kurultai for Aug. 23. The decree, issued in accordance with the Constitution of Kazakhstan, instructs the Central Election Commission to organize and conduct the elections, reported Akorda. It…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court hosted a scientific and practical conference on June 30 to mark the entry into force of the country’s new Constitution on July 1, bringing together government officials, legal scholars, judges, international experts and academics to discuss its role in shaping the…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new Constitution entered into force on July 1 following its approval in a nationwide referendum on March 15. Replacing the 1995 Constitution, it sets out changes to the country’s system of government, the distribution of state powers, constitutional rights and public institutions. The key…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan presented its experience in repatriating and reintegrating citizens from conflict zones in Syria and Iraq during the UN Counter-Terrorism Week in New York on June 26 to July 2, highlighting its humanitarian approach and rehabilitation efforts. At the High-Level Conference, Kazakhstan outlined…
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ASTANA — The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a written declaration on June 25 welcoming Kazakhstan’s constitutional reforms following the March 15 referendum. A day later, members of the European Parliament discussed the country’s political modernization and cooperation with the…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to expanding trade, investment and technology cooperation during the Kazakhstan-United States Business Roundtable on June 30, where government officials and business leaders outlined new areas for strategic partnership and signed a memorandum…
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Water security has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, and rising demand placing unprecedented stress on freshwater resources. Against this backdrop, the United Arab Emirates has established itself as a leading…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Germany are seeking to expand cooperation across key strategic sectors, with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche, discussing investment, industry, energy, transport logistics and critical minerals on June 29 in Astana. “For…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranked 24th in the KidsRights Index 2026, becoming the only country from Eastern Europe and Central Asia to enter the global top 25 and outpacing its Central Asian neighbors in the annual ranking of children’s rights. The index was released on June 24 by KidsRights, an Amsterdam-based…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Parliament met for the last time in its current form on June 30 as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev framed the country’s constitutional overhaul as a new stage in political modernization and marked the close of a three-decade institutional chapter. A new Constitution takes effect on July 1…
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ASTANA – Citizens of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates could soon face fewer bureaucratic hurdles when driving in each other’s countries after Kazakh Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov and UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed a memorandum on…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan is looking to deepen cooperation with Indonesia as part of a broader effort to strengthen ties with the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region, Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev said during a meeting with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Anis Matta on June 29, who arrived in…