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
Asia Kazakhstan 17-year-old Kazakh chess player Bibisara Assaubaeva won the World Blitz Championship; President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his Twitter account congratulated her
Asia Kazakhstan 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
Asia Kazakhstan Parliament passed a law to abolish the death penalty; the last execution took place in 2016
Asia Kazakhstan 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
Asia Kazakhstan 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
Asia Kazakhstan 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