UK chose the word of 2019

Oxford Dictionaries declares “climate emergency” the word of 2019. Usage of the term increased 100-fold in the space of 12 months, The Guardian reports.

21 November, 2019 17:46

Kazakh Trade and Integration Ministry discussed coop with China’s Inspur Group

The Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration hosted a meeting of Kazakh Trade and Integration Minister Bakhyt Sultanov and the Senior Vice President, President of the Foreign Business Unit of the Chinese Corporation Inspur Group Yang Jun, Strategy2050.kz informs referring to the Ministry.

21 November, 2019 17:22

Senate approved Doping bill

The Senate of Kazakhstan’s Parliament in two readings has adopted the bill “On Amendments and Additions to Some Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Physical Culture and Sport”, which provides for toughening the responsibility for the use, prescription and distribution of prohibited drugs and substances. In particular, the introduction of administrative responsibility in respect of persons who prescribed doping to an athlete, which provides for a fine of 200 monthly calculation indices, the Committee for Sport and Physical Education reports.

21 November, 2019 16:34

Israeli investors to carry out large projects in Akmola region

Governor Yermek Marzhikpaev of Akmola region has met with the President of Israel’s Amos VP Agro LTD Vladimir Polevoi today, the press service of the Governor’s Office of Akmola region reports.

21 November, 2019 16:17

Afghanistan veterans awarded in Moscow

The Kazakh Embassy in Russia hosted the solemn presentation of the “For Courage” and “For Military Merit” awards to Kazakhstani veterans of the war in Afghanistan, received from the archive of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and transferred to the embassy by the state awards department of the Russian President’s Administration, Strategy2050.kz reports.

21 November, 2019 15:47

EU Ambassadors highly assess prospects for political and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan

The meeting of Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi of Kazakhstan with the heads of diplomatic missions of EU Member States on Thursday in Kazakhstan has covered a wider range of bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union, Strategy2050.kz informs with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

21 November, 2019 15:15

Head of State received National Bank Chairman

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has received Chairman of the National Bank Yerbolat Dossayev, Akorda’s press service informs.

21 November, 2019 12:20

Kazakhfilm's 'Guardian of the Light’ won 2 prizes at International Film Festival in Sochi

The film "Shyraqshy" ("Guardian of the Light") by Yermek Tursunov received two prizes at the Sochi International Film Festival and Awards as it was recognized the best, and also received the prize "The Best Actress", awarded to the people's artist of Russia - Nina Usatova. Yesterday Muratzhan Mukazhanov, who played the lead role in the film, presented the film to the Russian audience at the award ceremony, the Kazakhfilm studio’s press service informs.

21 November, 2019 12:07

Kazakhstanis handed over 120K old cars for recycling

Today, the recycling program for decommissioned vehicles celebrates 3 years. Over the duration of the program, 121,477 vehicles were accepted. The total amount of payments to the population amounted to over 11.5 billion tenge, Strategy2050.kz refers to the press service of Operator ROP.

21 November, 2019 11:32

Kazakh parliamentary delegation to attend IPA CIS session in St.Petersburg

The Kazakh parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament Nurlan Nigmatulin will take part in the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States, held on 21-22 November in Saint Petersburg, the press service of the Mazhilis informs.

21 November, 2019 11:05

Kazakhstan sees decline in foreign bank investments for second consecutive year

Investments in fixed assets from foreign bank loans have more than halved, with the percentage of foreign bank loans amounting to less than 0.1% of the total investments, Finprom.kz informs.

21 November, 2019 10:38

$1.5 bln annually loses Kazakhstan from export of agricultural raw materials - research

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries account for only 4.3% of GDP. The low level of development of the sphere is associated with a lack of funding, insufficient innovative equipment, and inadequacy of special equipment. Nevertheless, Kazakhstan has great potential for agricultural development. By 2021, it is expected that exports of processed products may increase 2.5 times to 2.4 billion US dollars, and labor productivity will grow 3 times and reach 3.7 million tenge per employee. As a result, more than 600 thousand new jobs will be created, Strategy2050.kz has learnt from FinReview.info.

21 November, 2019 10:06

Kazakh Foreign Minister met with the Canadian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi held a meeting with the of the Canadian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe, Stéphane Dion, who has arrived in Nur Sultan on a working visit, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service informs.

21 November, 2019 09:19

Elbasy met with Supreme Court Chairman

First President of Kazakhstan – Leader of the nation Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Supreme Court Chairman Zhakip Assanov, First President’s press service informs.

20 November, 2019 18:01

Kazpost, UNICEF issued stumps to celebrate World Children’s Day

Today on World Children's Day, Kazpost and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has held a ceremony to start selling the stumps devoted to the 25th Convention on the Rights of the Child in Kazakhstan, Kazpost’s press service informs.

20 November, 2019 17:45

Head of State visited Digital Center

At the Digital Services Center, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was presented with e-government services that provide services to citizens and guests of the country, Akorda’s press service informs.

20 November, 2019 17:15

President of Center for Development of Labor Resources held B2B meetings in UAE

Within the framework of the VI annual Knowledge Summit in the UAE, President of the Center for Development of Labor Resources Tamara Duissenova met with the UAE Minister for Youth Affairs and the Chairman of the Knowledge Fund, the Center for Development of Labor Resources reports.

20 November, 2019 16:49

Kazakh Head of State toured the capital's innovation facilities

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has visited the Alem programming school, the Astana Hub international technology park for IT startups, and Astana IT University within Astana EXPO-2017, the Akorda press service informs.

20 November, 2019 16:27

Any violent sexual acts will pertain to serious crimes - Nigmatulin

At the plenary session, during the first reading of amendments to improve the criminal and criminal procedural legislation, Mazhilis Chairman Nurlan Nigmatulin spoke in favor of toughening the punishment for serious crimes, primarily for drug trafficking and violence against minors, the press service of the Mazhilis reports.

20 November, 2019 15:44

Film ‘Baluan Sholak’ to be screened at International Film Festival of India

The film "Baluan Sholak" directed by Nurgeldi Sadygulov features in the programme "World Panorama" at the 50th Indian International Film Festival that takes place in the State of Goa on 20-28 November 2019. The film was made by the Kazakhfilm film studio following the order of the Kazakh Ministry of Culture and Sports, Kazakhfilm’s press service informs.

20 November, 2019 15:10

Kazakh Ambassador handed over credentials to Emir of Kuwait

Kazakh Ambassador to Kuwait Daulet Emberdiyev presented his credentials to the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah at the Bayan Palace, the Kazakh foreign ministry informs.

20 November, 2019 12:39

EU, Kazakhstan hold Subcommittee on Justice and Home Affairs and Human Rights Dialogue

The European Union and Kazakhstan held their 17th Subcommittee on Justice and Home Affairs and 11th Human Rights Dialogue. This year the annual meetings took place at a time of political change for Kazakhstan and a pivotal moment for EU-Kazakhstan bilateral relations with the ratification by all EU Member States of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), Strategy2050.kz has learnt from the press and information office of the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan.

20 November, 2019 12:00

Nur-Sultan to host international hand-to-hand tournament

The V international tournament in hand-to-hand and army combat for the cup of the First President of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev will take place in the city of Nur-Sultan from November 26 to November 30, Strategy2050.kz reports referring to the press service of CSKA.

20 November, 2019 11:37

Kazakhstan beats Netherlands in Davis Cup doubles

Kazakhstan sealed a 2-1 victory over Netherlands with the first decisive doubles win of the Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals, Olympic.kz reports.

20 November, 2019 11:20

13 memoranda worth $860 mln signed in Almaty rgn

Following the results of the JETYSU INVEST-2019 International Investment Forum held in Almaty region, 13 memoranda worth 860 million US dollars were signed. This was announced by Governor of Almaty region Amandyk Batalov during a briefing on the results of the socio-economic development of the region for 10 months, which took place at the Central Communication Service under the President of Kazakhstan in Nur-Sultan, the press service of the Governor of Almaty region reports.

20 November, 2019 10:58