Kazakhstan

Trade with the US amounted to US$2,2 billion in 2021, 30,8% higher than in the previous year

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

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

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

17-year-old Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubaeva won the World Blitz Championship; President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his Twitter account congratulated her

The number of foreign students from the United States, Africa, Russia and Middle Eastern countries studying at Kazakh universities has increased to 30.000, the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science reports

The newly created Yelim-Ai National Ecotourism Association organiszed a conference to promote natural tourism and protect biodiversity together with national parks, state enterprises and the business community

In the world's largest landlocked country, the volume of goods, luggage and suitcases transported by sea and coastal transport has seen an increase of 3,4% compared to last year

A women's entrepreneurship development centre has been opened in Turkistan; it's the first of 17 centers to be opened in all regions of the country

90 people have died since 2006 at ArcelorMittal Temirtau mines, with accident rates in all divisions rising over the past 10 years; urgent action is needed across the country to overcome the emergency

In an agreement, the first of its kind in Central Asia, obtained after threatening Facebook with blocking the 3,2 million local users, the country gained access to FB's internal content reporting system, thus being able to remove content deemed harmful