Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
St. Petersburg Forum Helps Rebuild Trust, Develop EU-EAEU Dialogue
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. There are plenty of clouds on the horizon for the global economy, as the World Bank’s latest outlook report has confirmed. Looking at what has happened over the first half of this year and the risks ahead has forced the bank to cut back again its forecasts...
Success Story at a Global Level: Kazakhstan on Foreign Policy between East and West
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakhstan, a vital partner of Germany in Central Asia and one of the leading countries in the post-Soviet space, is celebrating this year the 25th anniversary of its independence. Its achievements are self-evident, thanks to the balanced foreign policy of...
KADEX Exhibition Helps Countries Maintain Capable National Defence
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. The terrible events in Aktobe on 5 June have once again demonstrated that no country – not even a society as stable as Kazakhstan – is immune from the threat of rogue religious extremists. The cowardly attack underlines how international cooperation and readiness...
KADEX 2016 Brings Together Military Experts Producers from 40 Nations
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – KADEX 2016, the international exhibition of military equipment and armament, took place June 2-5 in the capital. The event displayed aircraft and space technologies, army and navy armaments, air defence systems, IT technologies, robotic systems and...
FM Idrissov: Security and Stability Have Become Milestone Tasks of SCO
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. TASHKENT – At the meeting here of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states on May 24, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov emphasised that in today’s reality, ensuring security and...
Astana Hosting AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) women’s world championships opened May 19 in the capital. This year, the tournament’s already high status rose even further. In the rings inside Barys Arena, not only world championship...
Team Kazakhstan Falls from IIHF World Championships Top Division
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Photo credit: sports.kz ASTANA – The eighth attempt in history for the team of Kazakhstan to stay in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships Top Division, which this year is taking place in Russia, proved unsuccessful. Having started...
Almaty Company Wind Generator Company Uses Kazakh Components
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Photo credit: Timur Batyrshin ASTANA – Tree Energy, a small company from Almaty has launched a challenge to world leaders in the production of wind generators and water-power stations using 90 percent of Kazakhstan components. “Our form of blades makes our wind...
Early 20th Century Merchants Left Indelible Mark on City’s History
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, merchants in Akmola, as the town was called then, were not only the great-grandparents of today’s modern business environment – they also left beautiful houses and facilities behind...
Almaty Region Hosts KazGeo Tengri Ultra Marathon
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – More than 400 runners participated May 7-8 in the Great Steppe Marathon held on the Ili River near Almaty’s legendary Tamgaly Tas. The athletes, from Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Poland,...
