Why Latin American countries top the coronavirus ranking?

In recent months, COVID-19 has created a sensation in Latin America. As of today, the number of reported cases exceeds 3 million. The region, where no one expected the large coronavirus outbreak in the beginning, has become one of the world leaders in the number of reported cases: Brazil is in second place, Peru - in fifth, Mexico - in seventh, Chile - in eighth (according to Johns Hopkins University's data). Given that only 8 percent of the world's population lives in this part of the planet, they account for more than a quarter of all those infected and over 25 percent of the deaths. Moreover, COVID-19 attacked not only “mere mortals”, but “big league” as well: the Heads of Brazil, Bolivia, Honduras, the Vice President of Venezuela, dozens of ministers and other high-ranking officials have been infected. How did it happen? Let’s take.

21 July, 2020 09:23

Second wave of COVID-19 in the world: countries again tighten quarantine regime

According to the latest statistics of Johns Hopkins University, over 13,670,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 586,000 deaths have been reported as of July 17. Despite the improvement of the epidemiological situation in a number of countries, many States that have weakened their self-isolation regime have faced a new outbreak of the pandemic. Which countries have introduced a quarantine regime again? Read more in the review below.

17 July, 2020 09:13

What did President talk about at Government’s extended session?

The extended session of the Government under the chairmanship of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was held today via videoconference. The Head of State touched upon the most important and topical issues related to the fight against the coronavirus infection, Kazakhstan’s socioeconomic development, the progress in implementation of the instructions given by the him regarding the key areas of Government’s activity and the goals for the period ahead. Read more details in the material by the Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

10 July, 2020 17:55

National Symbols Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan

Today, on June 4, Kazakhstan is celebrating the Day of State Symbols. State symbols are one of the essential attributes of any state, embodying its identity and sovereignty. Knowledge of the country’s history and the meaning of the state symbols expand knowledge about the country broadly, form the civic maturity of the nation. Read more about the main attributes of our country in the review material of the Strategy2050.kz Information Agency.

4 June, 2020 08:55

World toponymies: streets bearing names of Kazakh WWII heroes

Today the whole world is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. During the four years that the war lasted, it claimed the lives of thousands of our countrypeople. Their memory always lives not only in the hearts of grateful descendants, but also in the names of city streets. There are a lot of streets and avenues in Kazakhstan bearing the names of Kazakh war heroes. But we are interested how many such streets in the world? Read in the review of the Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

9 May, 2020 06:43

Kazakhstan Army: strengths and weaknesses

Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces were established on May 7, 1992 by the Decree of First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. For 2020, Kazakhstan is ranked 63 of 138 out of the countries considered by the annual GFP review. The Global Fire Power ranking utilizes over 50 individual factors to determine a given nation's PowerIndex score with categories ranging from military might and financials to logistical capability and geography. It should be noted that last year the Global Fire Power ranking gave Kazakhstan the 54th position. Now we are trying to find out what led to a decrease by 9 levels.

6 May, 2020 16:18

Unity Day in Kazakhstan: we are different but we are together

Today Kazakhstan is celebrating one of the beloved holidays – Unity Day. This is a holiday of friendship, peace and reconciliation that are so necessary for restful life in our country which is home for more than 150 nationalities and ethnic groups. So, where did the tradition to celebrate the first day of May come from? Read in the review of Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

1 May, 2020 12:09

COVID-19 and social welfare payments. International practices

At the time of the coronavirus outbreak worldwide, people end up in financial distress. In response to the current situation, the governments of some countries have decided to ease economic problems and help SMEs and population have a hard time. Strategy2050.kz news agency presents a review of economic support measures that are taken by different world countries.

16 April, 2020 11:51

Korea shares its experience in fight against COVID-19

The international community is facing an unprecedented global crisis with the fast spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to an ever-growing number of countries and peoples. To beat COVID-19 and recover from the devastation it has wrought, an unprecedented level of global solidarity and coordinated action is needed. The Republic of Korea has overcome the worst phase of the spread of the virus so far in the country, and the Government is ready to fully share all information and insight garnered in their ongoing fight against COVID-19. Read more in the review of the Strategy2050.kz new agency.

6 April, 2020 14:59

Black Monday crash: reaction of foreign media to collapse in oil prices

A sharp oil price collapse multiplied by a worldwide outbreak of coronavirus shocked the global stock markets four days ago, on March 9, 2020. Around the world, business media keep a wary eye on the exchange situation and make cautious forecasts. What is their reaction to this? Read more in the review material of the Strategy2050.kz Information Agency.

13 March, 2020 13:52

Vehicle recycling: world experience

To date, industrialized countries pay great attention to the development of the car recycling industry. The Netherlands, the USA, Japan, Germany, and other countries with a high level of production and use of vehicles not only earn from the processing of used cars, but also solve the environmental problems. Almost all economically developed countries have developed government programs, which include measures for qualified examination of machines, disassembly procedures of cars taken out of service at processing plants, reuse of removed parts, recycling of bodies, and disposal of non-recyclable waste. Read more about this in the review by the Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

4 March, 2020 13:32

Kazakhstan set to bring SME share to 50% by 2050

According to Ruslan Dalenov, minister of national economy of Kazakhstan, in developed countries, or OECD countries, SMEs’ contribution to economy is between 30 to 69%. He has also shared the measures taken in Kazakhstan so as to near developed countries’ figure, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

25 February, 2020 11:03

Kazakh trade ministry set to bring share of online shopping to 10%

Last year, Kazakhstan saw its e-commerce market increasing by 1.8-fold, reaching 700 billion tenge.  Its share in the total retail commerce stood at 3.7%, Bakhyt Sultanov, minister of trade and integration, said, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

18 February, 2020 12:44

Government lays out measures to accomplish Head of State’s tasks

Measures to realize the tasks given by the Head of State at the 24 January 2020 expanded government session have been in the spotlight today at the government session chaired by the Kazakh PM, Stratgey2050.kz correspondent reports.

28 January, 2020 11:13

First President – National Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s 10 Foreign Trips

During his nearly 30 years in office, First Kazakh President – National Leader, Nursultan Nazarbayev had taken a great number of foreign trips. In this article, devoted to the First President Day, we are about to take a look back at 10 high-level visits of Nursultan Nazarbayev that left a mark in Kazakhstan’s history.

29 November, 2019 17:00

EU launches three programmes in Central Asia to promote trade, rule of law, investment

The capital city of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, is hosting on 28-29 November the European Union regional conference on enhanced integration for prosperity of Central Asia, which acts as a catalyst of regional integration among the five Central Asian countries and is sync with the new EU Strategy for Central Asia, adopted in June 2019. The conference has seen the signing of 3 EU programmes worth 28 million euros to support trade, the rule of law, investment and growth in Central Asia, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

28 November, 2019 14:56

Nur-Sultan hosted Kazakh-Swiss round table with presence of Kazakh Trade Minister and Swiss President

On 22 November 2019, a Kazakh-Swiss round table took place in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, with President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer and Kazakh Trade and Integration Minister Bakhyt Sultanov in attendance. The round table rallied the countries’ high-ranking officials, business representatives, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

25 November, 2019 11:26

Kazakhstan seeks France’s experience in waste management

Economic growth and ongoing urbanization are the reasons for annual increase in solid waste, which is one of the acute environmental issues for any country. Kazakhstan is not an exception as it envisages waste recycling at 40% in 2030 and at 50% in 2050 under the Green Economy Transition Concept. Today, the Forum has been held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Kazakhstan titled “Strategy of Kazakhstan for Waste Management” in the Kazakh city of Nur-Sultan, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

30 October, 2019 15:18

Kazakh-Mongolian Business Forum kicked off in Kazakh capital

Prime Ministers of the two States, Askar Mamin and Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, have opened the Kazakh-Mongolian Business Forum today in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

11 October, 2019 14:05

World Investor Week finishes in Kazakh capital

The World Investor Week taken place on 30 September to 6 October in 6 Kazakh cities aimed at increasing awareness of the protection of financial services’ consumers, the basics of investment and terms of doing business in the AIFC. The last conference was held in the confines of the AIFC in Nur-Sultan, Strategy2050.kz correspondent reports.

8 October, 2019 14:54

Kazakhstan hosted 4th MSEAP

The 4th Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of Eurasian Countries dubbed “Greater Eurasia: Dialogue.Trust.Partnership” has taken place in the Kazakh capital,  Nur-Sultan, merging parliamentary delegations from 65 countries of Europe and Asia and representatives of 14 international parliamentary organizations to hold discussions regarding the approbation of new partnership models based on a joint and collective decision on the emerging tensions among countries as well as the combat against common challenges, Strategy2050.kz informs.

24 September, 2019 17:26

Bastau Business is all about employment provision – PM

Bastau Business has been running for three years now, covering 15 thousand persons and 28 thousand persons with training in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The project started in a pilot mode in 2016 following the presidential order regime giving people an opportunity to run their own businesses. This year the programme is expected to cover 75 thousand persons, while 15 000 businesses are expected to be opened, the correspondent of the Strategy2050.kz Information Agency informs.

23 September, 2019 16:12

Nur-Sultan 2050 Strategy: life expectancy to be 82 years

By 2050, thanks to the implementation of a strategy, Nur-Sultan will have life expectancy of 82 years, while the population of the city will reach 2.4 million people, Strategy2050.kz informed.

19 September, 2019 17:30

Issekeshev: Competitiveness issues to become one of the priorities of the First President of Kazakhstan Foundation

The Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils has gathered in Kazakhstan. More than 200 participants, including 50 international experts from 16 countries, have gathered in the city of Nur-Sultan at the global innovation summit. Each year, leading economists, financiers, politicians, representatives of engineering and exact sciences discuss the most pressing issues. For example, a year ago in Malaysia, the main focus was on technology. This year, experts are focused on competitiveness issues.

17 September, 2019 19:02

Kazakhstan attracted investments worth $24bn in 2018

The function of encouraging investments is incumbent upon the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, which is also in line with President Tokayev’s tasks to attract modern technology-related investments from the U.S., Germany, Japan, and China to Kazakhstan and have an economic growth pace of higher than 5 per cent.

3 September, 2019 10:25