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Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Sustainable Finance, OECD Reports
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has positioned itself as Central Asia’s frontrunner in sustainable finance, according to a June 16 report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Responsible Business Conduct for Sustainable...
Kazakhstan Strengthens Ties with Afghanistan
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu paid a working visit to Afghanistan on July 10, where he met with senior Afghan officials to deepen cooperation in trade, transit, agriculture, and infrastructure, the Kazakh...
Kazakhstan’s E-Commerce Market Soars 42%, Hits Record $6 Billion in 2024
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s retail e-commerce market reached a new historical high of 3.4 billion tenge (US$6 billion) in 2024, a 42% increase over 2023, according to a new study by Strategy&, part of the PwC global network of firms, released on July...
Environmentalists Urge Relocation of Hyrasia One Green Hydrogen Project
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is facing growing pressure from environmental experts to alter the course of the country’s flagship green hydrogen initiative. The Public Council under the Ministry has recommended relocating...
Comic Con Astana 2025: Kazakhstan’s Premier Geek Culture Festival Set to Break Records
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Geek culture has become a vibrant facet of Astana’s tourist appeal, and on July 9, the city kicked off the fourth edition of Comic Con Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship festival for anime, comics, and cosplay. Over the years, festival-goers have...
How ForteBank is Shaping Kazakhstan’s Banking Future
World Finance
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  In the fast-evolving financial landscape of Kazakhstan, ForteBank stands as a testament to pragmatic leadership and disciplined strategy. Under the stewardship of CEO Talgat Kuanyshev, ForteBank has entered a new chapter defined by universal...
Bonn Conference: New Approaches for Strengthening Climate Policy
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
From June 16 to 26, 2025, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Subsidiary Bodies met in Bonn to lay the groundwork for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), scheduled for November in Belém, Brazil. The session...
Time to transform Afghan-Kazakh interaction into sustainable cooperation
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 11, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Kabul on Friday said the time had come to transform the existing positive interaction between the two countries into sustainable and...
Experts Forecast 5% Economic Growth for Kazakhstan in 2025
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital hosted the presentation of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development’s (EFSD) regional economic report, which outlined mixed economic trends across the region in early 2025, shaped by a combination of domestic...
Kazakhstan Builds Saxaul Nursery on Dried Aral Seabed
Times of Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
Kazakhstan is ramping up its ambitious afforestation efforts on the dried bed of the Aral Sea, with the establishment of a new saxaul nursery in the Kyzylorda region. Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev recently visited...
Kazakhstan expands global air links, deepens ICAO ties in push for aviation growth
Daryo
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Kazakhstan is expanding its international air connectivity, with direct flights now operating to over 30 countries and plans to launch new routes to destinations such as New York, Tokyo, and Singapore. This development was highlighted during a...
Kazakhstan’s New Supercomputer Marks Breakthrough in National Tech Independence
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new national supercomputer can perform in just one second as many calculations as the entire world’s population – all 8 billion people – could do in over four days if each person solved one equation every second, said...
Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan
The Interpreter
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July 11, 2025
After shutting down its last Soviet-era reactor in 1999, Kazakhstan is now on the cusp of returning to nuclear energy. Long reliant on non-renewables and electricity imports, the country faces rising energy demands and an urgent need to diversify...
Kazakh scholar: Chinese modernization worth studying
China Daily Global
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Gulnar Shaimergenova, director of the China Studies Center, Kazakhstan, said that the integration of technological progress with respect for tradition in Chinese modernization process offers a valuable and inspiring model for urban governance....
Italy strengthens bilateral ties with Kazakhstan
ANSA
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July 10, 2025
Italy's Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Antonello De Riu, met with Kazakhstan's Minister of Industry and Construction, Ersaiyn Nagaspayev. The talks covered strategic areas in which Italy has expertise. such as technology transfer and innovation....
The power of partnerships: European climate leadership with less America
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Global governance arrangements are under pressure from the climate action withdrawal of the Trump administration and, in many countries, from leaders’ fears of a growing domestic “greenlash”. The EU has adjusted its topline messaging in...
Kazakhstan's Infrastructure Strategy Centers On Middle Corridor Development - Analyst
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Kazakhstan is consistently expanding its transport infrastructure along North–South and East–West key transit corridors, with particular focus on developing the Trans-Caspian International...
Kazakhstan Nears Universal Coverage in Inclusive Education
The Astana Times
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July 9, 2025
ASTANA – As of 2025, Kazakhstan has ensured inclusive education in 70% of preschool institutions, 90% of general secondary schools, and 81% of technical and vocational institutions, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Higher and Postgraduate...
Why Optimism is Kazakhstan’s Strength
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
Kazakhstan is often described as a “transitional” state, neither a poor nor a wealthy society, neither Eastern nor Western in culture, but rather a blend of codes, where young people listen to pop music and respect their grandmothers, speak...
Kazakh child celebrates recovery from cancer in Türkiye hospital
Sabah
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July 9, 2025
Zeine Seitkul, a 6-year-old girl from Kazakhstan who was diagnosed with lymphoma, has regained her health following six months of intensive treatment in Türkiye. To celebrate her discharge, balloons in the colors of the Kazakh flag were released...