Kazakhstan's Youth Presidential Reserve launches second selection: what's new?

Kazakhstan’s Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve began receiving applications for its second cohort from September 1. Fifty young and talented young people from all over Kazakhstan will be selected into the reserve. While the applications are still open and final results will be announced only in December, we sat down to talk to Azhar Kaliyeva, Chief Consultant of the Talent Management Department at the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Affairs.

24 September, 2021 10:59

How did COVID-19 affect children: Interview with UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan

Disruptions in education, school closures, social isolation, increased violence: these are just among the few devastating consequences that children had to endure when the pandemic occurred. The pandemic has also exacerbated the existing inequities and problems. In our latest broadcast, we sat down to talk to Arthur van Diesen, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan, to understand the impact of the pandemic on children's well-being.

21 September, 2021 10:05

Kazakhstan celebrates the Constitution Day

"We, the people of Kazakhstan, united by a common historic fate, creating a state on the indigenous Kazakh land, considering ourselves a peace-loving and civil society, dedicated to the ideals of freedom, equality, and concord, wishing to take a worthy place in the world community, realizing our high responsibility before the present and future generations, proceeding from our sovereign right, accept this Constitution." That is how the Constitution of Kazakhstan begins. On August 30, Kazakhstan will celebrate the Day of the Constitution and it is a good chance to revise our memories why do we need this document. I am joined by Aidana Akesina, a research fellow at the Kazakh Institute of Strategic Studies.

30 August, 2021 11:53

28 years of Bolashak Presidential Scholarship

In 1993, Kazakhstan was the first Central Asian country to launch the Bolashak presidential scholarship program for international study. Over the years, Bolashak, which means ‘future’ in Kazakh, gave a chance to thousands of talented young people to study abroad with all expenses paid scholarship. We were joined by Ainur Karbozova, President of Bolashak Center for International Programs, to talk about the major milestones in the program over its 28 years.

10 June, 2021 14:28

What awaits the Kazakh aviation industry?

In 2020, the international passenger traffic suffered a dramatic 60 percent drop, bringing air travel back to 2003 levels, according to the January report of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Today, the crisis seems far from over, but more efforts are needed to bring the aviation industry back on track. We sat down to talk with Peter Griffiths, Director General of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, about the development of the nation's aviation industry.

4 June, 2021 13:10

Kazakh, American NGOs partner to seek new solutions to address domestic violence

Domestic violence has been a major concern and the last year has seen a rise in domestic violence incidents as the pandemic forced many families to stay at home. The United Nations referred to this as a "shadow pandemic." Every effort to address this major issue count. The recent partnership of Kazakhstan Aieldery (translated as women from Kazakh) and Minnesota-based Domestic Abuse Project sought to train Kazakhstan's psychologists and experts working in this area. The project was supported by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission in Kazakhstan.

4 June, 2021 13:05

A year into COVID-19: what we have learned?

Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with more than 160 million confirmed cases and three million deaths. We sat down to talk to WHO Country Office Representative in Kazakhstan Dr Caroline Clarinval to discuss what we know about the coronavirus, what the year has been for Kazakhstan, and how the WHO supported the country in addressing the outbreak. The first coronavirus case was reported on March 13, 2020, in Kazakhstan. Since then, there have been over 375,000 coronavirus cases.

25 May, 2021 17:17

ADB projects Kazakhstan's economic growth to reach 3.2 percent in 2021

The Asian Development Bank projects the Kazakh economic growth to reach 3.2 percent in 2021 and accelerate to 3.5 percent in 2022 in its latest report published April 28, assuming investment, hydrocarbon production, and manufacturing increase and vaccination continue as scheduled. To discuss how Kazakhstan can ensure the sustainability of the economy moving forward, I sat down to talk to Genadiy Rau, ADB Economics Officer.

4 May, 2021 15:59

Unprecedented effect of the pandemic: how will Kazakhstan's tourism industry survive?

Global tourism has been hit hard in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74 percent according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization. With widespread travel restrictions and evolving nature of the pandemic, the crisis seems far from over. Most tourism experts do not expect international tourism to return to pre-pandemic levels before 2023. Take a look at our latest interview with Talgat Amanbayev, Managing Director at Kazakh Tourism national company, where we talk about what the year 2020 has been for Kazakhstan's tourism industry and what is planned ahead, among other topics.

22 April, 2021 16:58

Improving environment: local plant recycles wastepaper to produce egg trays

Improving the environment does not need moving mountains. Improving the environment can begin with small steps, such as sorting your own waste. There are many ways how this waste could be recycled and one of them is producing egg cartons. Take a look at Strategy2050.kz latest coverage about the Ecopack plant that recycles waste paper into egg trays.

13 April, 2021 11:45

What the year of 2020 has been for Kazakhstan's investment activity?

A year into pandemic, the world is still bearing its consequences. According to the recent report published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global foreign direct investment collapsed in 2020 falling 42 percent from $1.5 trillion in 2019 to an estimated $859 billion. Managing Director of Investment Promotion and Marketing Division at KAZAK INVEST national company Jandos Temirgali sat down to talk with Strategy2050.kz correspondent about what the year of 2020 has been for Kazakhstan’s investment activity.

12 February, 2021 15:31

Kazakhstan Aviation industry in pandemia: losses and plans on recovery

Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan was founded one year ago in August 2019. Director General of Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan Mr. Peter Griffits headed the organisation with the ultimate goal to increase the flight safety level of the country up to 80%. This goal is in the list of «100 concrete steps» of the National Plan by the first President Nursultan Nazarbayev (number 68). In the interview for Strategy2050.kz Mr. Griffits reflected on what had been done for the past year in this direction and shared his plans including tackling pandemia of Covid-19 in aviation industry of the country.

17 November, 2020 16:07

Dr Caroline Clarinval: We'd like everyone, everywhere, to understand what their role is in this fight against COVID-19

It is almost six months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. A number of the confirmed cases worldwide exceeded on Monday the figure of 27 million people. Some experts predict a second wave of COVID-19 that will come with a seasonal flu in autumn and winter. Is it will be wilder and when will it happen? How to protect yourself and others? WHO Country Office Representative to Kazakhstan Dr Caroline Clarinval responds these and other questions and gives recommendations in a interview with Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

7 September, 2020 13:27

Nenad Erić: Regardless of conditions we must play to win

Nenad Erić has been keeping goal for the tenth season in a row. All successes of “Astana” FC over the past years have been inextricably linked to the reliable performance of its fearless goalkeeper. In an interview Nenad Erić told how he rubs through the long pause in the Kazakhstan Premier League tournament caused by the coronavirus pandemic, what he thinks about Astana's prospects in this season and how he sees his future.

24 July, 2020 16:23

I view myself only in a medical profession - nephrologist

When asked which profession is the most important, everyone will answer differently. But this year Kazakhstanis and people from across the globe have understood especially the momentousness of the most honorable profession. Their work is the most essential, the most difficult, the most responsible, requiring continuous improvement. These are the people who really count, who face the most important challenges - to diagnose, treat and prevent a disease; to ensure preservation and promotion of people's health; to save lives. These people are health workers. Our correspondent interviewed talented young nephrologist working at the “Fresenius Medical Care Kazakhstan” Hemodialysis Center (Kostanay city), Zhandos Demeyev, who told us about his profession, decision to return to his hometown after foreign education and difficulties that stand in the way of his career.

21 June, 2020 09:00

Elbasy remains the intelligent core of the nation - Saltanat Rakhimbekova

Elbasy remains the political guarantor of reforms of the foreign and domestic policy, the intelligent core of the nation, Saltanat Rakhimbekova, Doctor of Economics, Chairwoman of the Board of the ALE “Coalition for Green Economy and G-Global Development”, member of the Council for the Transition to the Green Economy under the President of Kazakhstan, Chairperson of the Public Council of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan shared her opinion in the interview with the Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

20 March, 2020 11:03

To retain our unity we need to consolidate on the basis of language - Sherzod Pulatov

Sherzod Pulatov, Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Uzbek Ethno-cultural Centre in Nur-Sultan, shared his views on Gratitude Day celebrated in Kazakhstan on 1 March with Strategy2050.kz correspondent.

28 February, 2020 17:16

To stay relevant, the nation needs to invest in technology education - Anurag Maloo

According to Anurag Maloo, a regional manager for South and Central Asia with Techstars, to keep up with the current developments in IT, technology education needs to be promoted, as well as young persons should take part in dealing with local issues. Keep reading a brief interview brought by Strategy2050.kz.

25 October, 2019 17:18

It’s a very significant profession: expert about white hat hackers

In a brief interview with Nico Schottelius, founder of Data Center Light, shred a light on the concept “a white hat hacker”, shared his impression of the Digital Bridge Forum, and answered to the question “what features make a good tech entrepreneur?”

25 October, 2019 16:15

Decrease in fossil shares, switch to renewables are main energy challenges - IAEE President

Strategy2050.kz stood a chance to sit down with the President of the International Association for Energy Economics, Christophe Bonnery, who attended the 4th IAEE Eurasian Conference dubbed “Energy Resources of the Caspian and Central Asia: Regional and Global Outlook” taken place in the past week at Nazarbayev University in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan. Keep on reading the brief interview.

21 October, 2019 10:31

We are satisfied with the level of our cooperation - Korean Ambassador Mr. Kim Dae-Sik

Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan, Mr. Kim Dae-Sik, sat down with the Strategy2050.kz news agency on the sidelines of the Knowledge Sharing Programme 2019 Regional Seminar in Eurasia that is taking place in the Kazakh capital city of Nur-Sultan.

25 September, 2019 14:40

PATA CEO Dr.Mario Hardy on Kazakh tourism: you have a very diverse product to offer

While Dr.Mario Hardy, Chief Executive Officer at the Pacific Asia Travel Association, was sitting down with the Strategy2050.kz journalist, he told about Kazakhstan’s tourism, spoke about what he liked about Kazakhstan during his three visits to our country, and shared his views on cities with old and modern buildings.

19 September, 2019 14:02

Kazakhstan in WTO: what changes have taken place in 4 years

In an interview with Kazakh Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Zhanel Kushukova, the Strategy2050.kz news agency digs into major changes in Kazakhstan’s trade following WTO accession. The interviewee speaks about how Kazakhstan shapes e-commerce as well as the implications of America’s intention to withdraw from the WTO and the U.S.-China trade war.

29 August, 2019 16:10

Yakup Beris on RES: when you use something do not destroy something else

Yakup Beris, UNDP Resident Representative, briefly sat down with the Strategy2050.kz correspondent. He spoke of the economic benefits of renewable energy sources, sustainability, the role of RES in the future, calling for the best possible way to utilize them. Keep reading for more details.

5 July, 2019 10:51

New agreements between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan: joint bank and direct flights

On June 25, 2019, business and official people of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan gathered in Kabul, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to participate in an annual trade and economic mission. The most actual issues discussed were creation of a joint bank for businessmen and opening of direct air flights between two countries. To know more about the potential of trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, we interviewed Deputy Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Chamber of International Commerce Nuraly Bukeikhanov. Read more on the website of the Strategy2050.kz Information Agency.

4 July, 2019 10:03