Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan Willing to Supply Gas via Proposed TAPI Pipeline to India, FM Says
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov took part in the Third Summit of Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), held Nov. 23 in Tehran, stressing that Kazakhstan is willing to supply up to three billion cubic metres of natural gas annually through a...
Nazarbayev Amends Education Law, Introduces Dual Training, Other Changes
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law “Introducing amendments in legislative acts of Kazakhstan on education” as part of the 100 Concrete Steps Plan, to be effective Jan. 1, 2017, reported the Akorda press service. “The new amendments will...
Karaganda Attracts International Operetta Stars
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. The Karaganda Theatre of Musical Comedy was the host Nov. 1 for DosStar, the fifth International Operetta Festival. The event opened with a Russian burlesque performance by the Omsk State Musical Theatre directed by People’s Artist of Russia Kirill...
Turkmenistan’s Pipeline Strategy: Building a Diversified Export Infrastructure
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Turkmenistan has huge mineral wealth, including reserves of natural gas that are estimated to be the fourth largest in the world. However, when the country became independent, it lacked an export infrastructure. The existing gas pipelines formed part of the...
Kazakh YouTube Channel Gains Success
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Saspens, Kazakhstan’s biggest YouTube channel, is the creation of Andrey Burnyakov. The 23-year-old from Karaganda launched his channel in November 2014 and now has more than 840,000 subscribers, mainly children and teenagers from Russia,...
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...
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,...
