Section: Kazakhstan
Kazakh PM, FM Address Newly Established Astana Club, Stress Commitment to Win-Win Cooperation in Central Asia
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov addressed Nov. 11 the closing session of the first meeting of the Astana Club, a new neutral platform operating on Chatham House rules of privacy for dialogue...
Nazarbayev, Business Leaders Visit UK, Ink $5 Billion in Agreements
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to London on Nov. 3-4, resulted in agreements worth more than $5 billion across fields, such as energy, pharmaceuticals, aviation and financial consulting. During the President met with Her Majesty the Queen,...
New EBRD Regional Report Predicts Lower Economic Growth for Much of Central Asia
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is predicting lower growth for most of Central Asia in its most recent Regional Economic Prospects report, forecasting average growth of 3.8 percent for this year and 3.9 percent in 2016, far...
Nurly Zhol Economic Policy to Help Kazakhstan Weather Global Economic Storm
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. We have witnessed a tumultuous year for the global economy. The spectre of the 2008 global financial crash is a constant reminder to governments of the dangers of complacency. Alongside the economic challenges of falling energy prices, political tensions between...
Joint Statement of the Fourth U.S. – Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership Dialogue
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The United States and Kazakhstan underscored their support for the Minsk process as the only means to resolve the conflict and restore peace in the borderlands of eastern Ukraine. The United States appreciated Kazakhstan’s commitment to expanding economic cooperation with Ukraine. The United States welcomed...
Kazakhstan plays leading role in ensuring security in CA – Yao Peisheng
BEIJING-SHANGHAI. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan is the brightest example of preservation of harmony and stability on the CIS space and plays a leading role in regional security ensuring. Yao Peisheng, former Ambassador of China to Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine told at the 4th Forum “China and Central Asian Countries” in Shanghai....
Kazakhstan, Russia Expand Bullion Holdings as Mexico Cuts Back
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan increased its gold reserves for a 36th month in September as Russia and Ukraine added to their holdings, according to data published by the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source:...
Former Secret Town Has Highest Number of Scientists per Square Kilometre
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – For four decades, Kurchatov, a town in East Kazakhstan, was the secret centre of operations for the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. Due to the surprisingly large number of scientists per square kilometre living there and engaged in peaceful research,...
CIS Leaders’ Meeting in Burabai Addresses Security Challenges
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. BURABAI – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired a meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Burabai, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 16, which focused intensively on security challenges such as terrorism. The...
Major World Economic Trends and Kazakhstan’s Anti-Crisis Strategy
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. The world economy, according to the latest estimates, greatly slowed its growth pace, which is significantly below expectations. In June 2015, the World Bank published its data on global growth in 2014, which it estimated to be only 2.6 percent, while the...
