Kazakhstan

On election day, 68 polling stations opened the doors of Kazakhstan's foreign missions in 53 countries, with 12.841 voters, or 88,47%

Presidential elections are being held in the country on Sunday and the Vice-President of the University Board Narikbayev KAZGUU described elections as the 'most effective tool of democracy'

According to latest survey by Ernst & Young with Euromoney and fDi Market Intelligence, Kazakhstan is one of the region’s most interesting countries for investment; the survey included 116 foreign investors of which 33 with a >€1,5 billion turnover

For over a year now, the country has maintained its position as the third largest contributor to Bitcoin, having overtaken Russia in February 2021

The country intends to increase transit potential of countries along the North-South International Transport Corridor, the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development said during a meeting with counterparts from Iran and Central Asian countries

The sixth Summit 'Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia' to be held in Astana on 12-13 October will see participation of the League of Arab States

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called early presidential elections for 20 November, cutting short his term of office but allowing him to have a second, longer one, in consequence of the recent constitutional reform

The Holy Father journey to the country from 13 to 15 September has been confirmed; under the motto "Messengers of peace and unity", he is expected to visit Nur-Sultan on the occasion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

According to the official spokesperson of the Kazakh MFA, Pope Francis will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan on 13-14 September 2022; thousands of pilgrims are already waiting for the Pope

Kazakhstan's oil exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium's Black Sea terminal are likely to be disrupted for at least a month each after repairs to two of the three individual berths begin

The number of passengers carried by Kazakh airlines increased by 7% to 4,6 million in the first six months of 2022

The number of people emigrating from the country is steadily decreasing, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics

From January to May this year 1,5 million tons of coal have been delivered to EU states, almost twice as much as in 2021, although most of them still have to go through Russian rails or ports to reach European countries