President Tokayev Highlights Water Security as Kazakhstan’s Priority

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s ambition to address water security as a priority in the nation’s development, as he spoke at a July 9 ceremony, marking the Day of Water Sector Workers. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev awarded...

Food production climbed in Kazakhstan

Number of housing purchase and sale transactions decreased in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Middle Corridor Role is ‘Game-Changer,’ Says EIB VP

ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s strategic position in the Middle Corridor makes it a game-changer for regional logistics and innovation, said Vice president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Kyriacos Kakouris in an interview with The Astana Times on the...

Kazakhstan Secures 8 Golds, As World Boxing Cup Stage Wraps Up in Astana 

ASTANA – The World Boxing Cup stage concluded in Astana on July 6, with more than 400 boxers representing 31 countries battling it out for medals. Host country Kazakhstan secured eight gold medals, four silver medals, and four bronze medals,...

Kazakhstan Sees Surge in Schengen Visa Applications with Germany Leading as Top Destination

ASTANA – The number of Schengen visa applications submitted by Kazakh residents reached a ten-year high in 2024, with nearly 180,000 applications filed, according to the latest data released by SchengenVisaInfo. Photo credit: ma8 – stock.adobe.com...

Astana Leads 2024 Smart City Rankings in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry (MDIIA) has released its latest evaluation of local governments’ efforts to implement Smart City technologies. For 2024, the capital city, Astana, secured the top...

Kazakhstan sees surge in overseas branch campuses

According to the country’s the ministry of science and higher education, universities from Russia, UK, Türkiye, South Korea, Germany, and Italy are set to open institutions in the central Asian country. The Moscow State Institute of International...

Comic Con Astana Draws 75,000 Fans in Biggest Edition Yet

ASTANA – Comic Con Astana 2025 launched in the capital of Kazakhstan on July 9, promising to be the biggest edition by welcoming 75,000 guests, including 10,000 international pop culture enthusiasts. Comic Con Astana 2025 will welcome 75,000...

Over US$576.9 Million Invested in Kazakhstan’s Tourism Sector in Five Months

ASTANA – In just the first five months of 2025, over 300 billion tenge (US$576.9 million) has been invested in Kazakhstan’s tourism sector, Kazinform reported on July 9, citing the Kazakh Tourism national company. Turkistan. Photo credit:...

First National Urban Forum Launches Kazakhstan’s Urban Policy Development

ASTANA – The First National Urban Forum of Kazakhstan (NUF2025), held on July 8 in Kyzylorda, marked the beginning of developing a national urban policy, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. The NUF brough together representatives...

Kazakhstan proposes green tax on nonrecyclable packaging

Kazakhstan has put forward a plan for a tax targeting packaging that harms the environment, as revealed by Mazhilis deputy Azhar Sagandykova at the IX Eurasian Business Forum Green Energy & Waste Recycling Forum. The Times of Central Asia has...

Astana: City That Dreams With Us – 1. Listening to Wind

When we think of Astana, the first thing that comes to mind is high-level visits of politicians and international summits. It’s a city of strategy, diplomacy, and national ambition. But beneath that polished, political surface lies something...

Astana: City That Dreams With Us – 2. Tailoring Dignity, Stitch by Stitch

When we think of Astana, the first thing that comes to mind is high-level visits of politicians and international summits. It’s a city of strategy, diplomacy, and national ambition. But beneath that polished, political surface lies something...

Kazakhstan Putting Best Foot Forward To Firm Stability With Azerbaijan Via Joint ECO Graft

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. Holding the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Azerbaijan's Khankendi has an important symbolic and strategic significance in the context of the changing geopolitical...

Kazakhstan's Atyrau Forms Sister-Region Partnership With Chinese Liaoning

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 7. Akim (governor) of Atyrau region Serik Shapkenov took part in the forum of friendship of peoples and sister cities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was held in Shenyang, the...

IFC Reaffirms Support for Kazakhstan’s Diversification Push

ASTANA – Wiebke Schloemer, a regional director for Türkiye and Central Asia at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), explores key milestones in more than 30 years of partnership with Kazakhstan and what comes next in an interview with The...

President Opens Kazakhstan's First And Central Asia's Most Powerful Supercomputer

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 9. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid a visit to the National Supercomputer Center Alemcloud, where he rolled up his sleeves and participated in the ceremony to kick off a...

AD Ports Group, Kazakhstan Railways launch new JV operations

AD Ports Group, an enabler of integrated trade, transport, and logistics solutions, announced today (July 9) the commencement of operations of its Central Asian logistics joint venture, GulfLink, set up in partnership with KTZ Express, a...

Kazakhstan to Invest $500 Million in Turgundi–Herat Railway Project, Says Afghanistan

Kazakhstan plans to invest in the construction of the Torghundi–Herat railway line in Afghanistan. This was announced by Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov during a meeting with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs,...