Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Civil service experts exchange best practices at Astana Civil Service Hub conference in Dubai
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The public sector must keep up with private sector innovation, concluded speakers at the Feb. 10-12 Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH) conference on Civil Service in the Post-Soviet Countries: Challenges, Prospects and Benchmarking during the seventh World...
Aktobe region bets on manufacturing, agriculture, SMEs and PPPs, governor says
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In this exclusive interview, Berdybek Saparbayev, Akim (Governor) of the Aktobe oblast in the western Kazakhstan, speaks about the major efforts by his administration to develop industry, agriculture and road infrastructure and attract tourists as they...
Kuryk seaport to boost shipment capacity
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Approximately 2.5 million tonnes of freight will be shipped through Kuryk seaport in 2019, one million tonnes more than last year. Photo credit: kuryk.kz. The port, on the Caspian Sea in the Mangystau region, was put into service in December 2016 and...
Alstom strengthens its positions in Central Asia, focuses on localising technology in Kazakhstan
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Alstom, the French multinational rail transport company, started delivering Kazakh-produced Prima T8 electric locomotives to Azerbaijan in late December. Capital-based Electric Locomotives Assembly Factory (EKZ) plans to produce 40 freight locomotives...
It is important to be one of bright facets of culturally rich Kazakhstan, says Polish community leader
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Polonia Polish Community Public Fund, an ethnocultural centre, actively participates in developing cultural, social and economic ties between Kazakhstan and Poland . It seeks to remember the past and create a common future. Photo credit: assembly.kz....
Nomad culture, ethno-sports key to drawing tourists to Central Asia, says Nomad Games organiser
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Central Asian countries are paying ever more attention to controlling their own national brands. The Astana Times spoke with Maksat Chaki, former Kyrgyz vice minister of culture, information and tourism and now World Nomad Games organiser, about the...
World Bank forecasts Kazakhstan’s growth to ease to 3.5 percent in 2019
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The growth rate of Kazakhstan’s economy will decrease to 3.5 percent this year as oil production growth levels off and further fiscal consolidation efforts continue, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects: Europe and Central...
Kazakh ice cream gets silver in Forbes Russia top 10 new brands rating
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Forbes Russia, one of the most popular and authoritative economic rating agencies, has ranked Shin-Line’s Bakhroma ice cream second among its top 10 best new products of 2018. “One of the main directions of development of our company is export. In...
Kazakhstan incorporates UNDP recommendations to protect agriculture from climate change
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) new report “Climate Change Adaptation in Europe and Central Asia: Adapting to a Changing Climate for Resilient Development,” which draws on lessons learned from Kazakhstan’s wheat farming...
Kazakh ‘#Explorestan’ tourism branding seeks to take sting out of ‘Stan’
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s tourism brand was presented to the general public Dec. 7 at Astana’s Travel Media Talks international forum and will soon be submitted for state approval. Rashid Kuzembayev. Photo credit: Kazakh Tourism Facebook Page. Tourism...
