New Executive Director of First President Fund named

Kanat Dzhumabayev has been appointed the Executive Director of the Fund of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan-Elbasy, Strategy2050.kz has learnt from Kazinform.kz.

17.01.2020

19 thousand foreigners work in Kazakhstan

As of January 1, 2020, 19,145 foreign citizens are engaged in labor activities in the territory of Kazakhstan with the permission of local executive bodies, Strategy2050.kz reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population.

17.01.2020

PM instructs to finish major road projects throughout 2020

A governmental meeting on the road industry’s development under the Nurly Zhol state program for 2020-2025 has taken place chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, primeminister.kz reports.

17.01.2020

SCAT launches Nur-Sultan-Xi’an flights

SCAT, one of the major airlines in Kazakhstan, has launched regular flights en route from Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) to Xi'an (China). The flights are due to be operated on Boeing-737 aircraft, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

17.01.2020

Kazakh Ambassador to Lithuania paid a visit to Tauragė

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Lithuania, Viktor Temirbayev, paid a working visit to the city of Tauragė (Lithuania) on 15 January 2020, the Kazakh foreign ministry informs.

17.01.2020

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held several meetings

The Head of State has received a famous playwright Rosa Mukanova and director of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies Akhan Bizhanov, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the press service of Akorda.

17.01.2020

Nigmatulin held meeting of Mazhilis Bureau

Speaker, Nurlan Nigmatulin, chaired the Mazhilis Bureau to shape draft agenda for the upcoming plenary meeting of deputies, Strategy2050.kz informs with reference to the press service of the lower chamber of the Parliament.

17.01.2020

Kazakh-Hungarian coop discussed in Budapest

Kazakh Ambassador to Hungary Zhanibek Abdrashov met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Hungary, Co-Chairman of the Kazakh-Hungarian Intergovernmental Committee on economic cooperation and the Strategic Council, Chairman of the Hungarian National Assembly’s Friendship Group with Kazakhstan Mihály Varga on 15 January 2020, Strategy2050.kz.

17.01.2020

Volume of construction work doubled over the past 10 years - research

Construction in Kazakhstan is one of the key sectors of the economy and one of the most attractive investment areas. This sector accounts for 5.6% of Kazakhstan’s GDP, and in terms of employment, the construction sector provides over 620 thousand jobs, Strategy2050.kz refers to FinReview.

17.01.2020

Mikhail Mishustin became new Prime Minister of Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Mishustin as Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the Kremlin website.

17.01.2020

Khoja Ahmed Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University receives special status

By a decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 15 January 2020, the Khoja Ahmed Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish was given a special status, Strategy2050.kz reports.

17.01.2020

Asset Issekeshev appointed as Secretary of the Security Council

The Head of State signed a decree appointing Asset Issekeshev as the Assistant to the President - Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the press service of Akorda.

17.01.2020

Court attitude is changing – Nursultan Nazarbayev

First President of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Zhakip Assanov, elbasy.kz reports.

16.01.2020

Senate reviewed Kazakh-Russian Agreement on Baiterek Space Complex

At an expanded meeting of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Defense and Security, the draft Law “On the ratification of the Protocol on Amendments and Additions to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Creation of the Baiterek Space Complex dated 22 December 2004" was reviewed, the Senate press service reports.

16.01.2020

PM Mamin held meeting on livestock development

Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired a meeting devoted to the development of livestock, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

16.01.2020

KTZ Express launched new regular service for sending LCL from China to Kazakhstan

A service for sending groupage cargo on the principle of LCL (Less than container load) by way of Lianyungang - Xi'an - Almaty with a frequency of once a week - on Tuesdays, was launched by KTZ Express JSC, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy informs.

16.01.2020

About 450 kg of lemons from Uzbekistan tried to import in carry-on baggage

There were 600 kg of pomegranates and 430 kg of persimmons, as well. All fruits were seized by state inspectors on plant quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan and returned to their country of origin. The perpetrators were brought to administrative responsibility, Strategy2050.kz refers to the Ministry’s press service.

16.01.2020

EmbaMunayGas increasing its reserves

Upon the instruction of President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on enhancing geological exploration, EmbaMunayGas (“EMG”), a subsidiary of KazMunayGas, significantly increased the reserves of the hydrocarbon resource base in 2019, made possible thanks to additional exploration of existing fields, KazMunayGas’s press service reports.

16.01.2020

Baiterek Holding adopts experience of Russia’s Project Finance Factory

Chief Executive Officer at Baiterek National Managing Holding Aidar Arifkhanov and heads of the Holding’s subsidiaries paid a working visit to Moscow, where they met with top managers of Russian state financial institutions, the Holding’s press service informs.

16.01.2020

President appoints new Head of the State Security Service

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has inked the decrees on appointments, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the Akorda press service.

16.01.2020

SDGs localization: Kazakhstan sets new objectives with UNDP, ADB

Kazakhstan wrapped up 2019 by producing its first voluntary national review on the sustainable development goals to start the new year with fresh objectives, including updating a final national list of SDG indicators, amending the current state planning system, as well as localizing the SDGs in the regions, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

16.01.2020

Labor state inspectors protected rights of more than 41K workers in 2019

In 2019, state labor inspectors in 1,771 enterprises of the republic revealed wage arrears to 43.3 thousand employees worth more than 6.1 billion tenge, Strategy2050.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population.

16.01.2020

Beibut Atamkulov met with Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve’s members

On 15 January 2020, the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, Beibut Atamkulov, met with specialists enrolled in the Presidential Youth Staff Reserve, the Ministry informs.

16.01.2020

Ferroalloy production grew in Kazakhstan in 2019

Last year the country produced 2.02 million tons of ferroalloys (+ 6.3% within the year). Of these, 34.3%, or 693.9 thousand tons (+ 5.6% within the year), were produced in Aktobe region, and 62.9%, or 1.27 million tons (+ 6.9% within the year) in Pavlodar region, Energyprom.kz informs.

16.01.2020

Head of State received GRECO Executive Secretary

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Executive Secretary Gianluca Esposito, Strategy2050.kz refers to Akorda’s press service.

15.01.2020

Kazakh President welcomes members of Presidential Youth Staff Reserve to Akorda

The Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has welcomed new 300 members of the Presidential Youth Staff Reserve at the Akorda Presidential Palace, the press service informs.

15.01.2020

Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant brought to administrative responsibility

The Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control conducted an inspection in relation to Pavlodar Petrochemical Plant LLP, the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan informs.

15.01.2020

Almost 50K units of agricultural machinery transferred to Kazakhstan's farmers

At the same time, in 2019 KazAgroFinance JSC helped Kazakhstan’s farmers on favorable terms to acquire 5.9 thousand new tractors, combines, seeders and sowing complexes, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan reports.

15.01.2020

KazAgro lashed out over KZT 477 bln on development of Kazakhstan's agricultural sector in 2019

The size of financing of Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex through the financial institutions of KazAgro National Manager Holding is increasing annually. In 2019, KazAgro funded agribusiness entities in the amount of more than 477 billion tenge, of which more than 448 billion tenge was allocated for agricultural lending and about 29 billion tenge for the purchase of grain, Startegy2050.kz has learnt from KazAgro’s press service.

15.01.2020

Nigmatulin: Mazhilis will pursue work to improve domestic legislation

At the first in this year plenary meeting of the Mazhilis, Chairman, Nurlan Nigmatulin, outlined the priorities for work for the forthcoming period before the deputy corps, Strategy2050.kz informs referring to the press service of the Mazhilis.

15.01.2020