Asia Kazakhstan Over 100 foreign observers from the OSCE and other international organisations have so far been accredited for the referendum in Kazakhstan; accreditation of international observers will end today
Asia Kazakhstan Calculations for the upcoming referendum in the Republic have been submitted, with KZT 16,5 billion (almost $38 million) allocated from the budget
Asia Kazakhstan The national investment promotion company Kazakh Invest reported it formed a pool of investment projects at various stages of implementation worth 500 million tenge (1 million euros) in non-primary sectors
Asia Kazakhstan Pope Francis has expressed his desire to travel to Kazakhstan on the occasion of the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to be held at the beginning of September in the capital Nur-Sultan
Asia Kazakhstan The country is looking to enlarge its international transit potential by expanding its current network of eight international transit road corridors by 2030, as stated in the goals of the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development
Asia Kazakhstan The Kazakh capital hosted a Women Leadership Summit, bringing together female leaders in business, technology, media and civil society to discuss opportunities for women in business and politics
Asia Kazakhstan Over 40 companies in Kazakhstan received the tools and knowledge to export abroad as a result of 5-day coaching sessions provided in the framework of the EU-funded Ready4Trade Central Asia project
Asia Kazakhstan Oil production increased by 14% over the year with daily production reaching 1,7 billion barrels of oil; for 2022, the oil production plan has been reduced to 87,5 million tons from the 87,9 million tons envisioned in the national budget
Asia Kazakhstan Trade with the US amounted to US$2,2 billion in 2021, 30,8% higher than in the previous year
Asia Kazakhstan The government announced that it expects to receive the preliminary results of the investigation into the January protests in mid-March, while moving to arrest the former defence minister, Murat Bektanov, accusing him of inaction during the unrest
Asia Kazakhstan The EU Delegation in the country is launching four new projects to promote meaningful and structured participation of civil society organisations in local decision-making and to promote inclusive democracy
Asia Kazakhstan Human rights commissioner Elvira Azimova said that the Ombudsman will investigate police violence against protesters
Asia Kazakhstan The country has resumed air travel with 25 countries at a rate of 257 flights per week, almost reaching pre-pandemic numbers, reports the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development