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ASTANA – In 2023, over 9,000 people from Central Asian countries migrated to Kazakhstan, predominantly choosing to settle permanently. This trend is anticipated to persist this year, according to an analytical article in Kazinfrom. The largest number of migrants from the Kyrgyz Republic settled in the Almaty border regions, with 518 people, and in the…
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ASTANA — If you’re ready for a break from the workweek, a range of exciting events are on the horizon. Whether you’re into books, music or sports, there’s something for everyone. Make sure to mark your calendars and set aside some time to enjoy the weekend. Astana Events Astana Eurasian Book Fair on April 17-21…
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ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s authorities have started building new houses in the flood-affected Pavlodar, Karagandy and Aktobe Regions, reported the Prime Minister’s press service on April 18. The commission inspected 2,602 residential buildings in the affected regions, of which 1,499 were assessed. As a result, it was revealed that 794 houses are subject to restoration, and…
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ASTANA – Floods made it possible to fill reservoirs even in the arid regions of Kazakhstan, said Moldir Abdualiyeva, an official representative of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, at an April 16 briefing at the Central Communications Service. “Flood waters made it possible to fill all reservoirs, even in arid regions, which is…
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ASTANA — Bagdat Mussin, Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, met with Rebecca Hunter, Starlink Global Licensing and Market Activation Director at SpaceX, on April 16 to discuss cooperation prospects, reported the ministry’s press service. The sides discussed creating digital projects, providing broadband internet to rural schools, and expanding Starlink technology in…
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ASTANA – Co-founders of Kaspi.kz, one of the region’s most prominent fintech companies, Vyacheslav Kim and Mikhail Lomtadze, will transfer 20 billion tenge ($44.6 million) to help people affected by devastating floods in Kazakhstan, reported Kazinform on April 17. The allocated funds will be sent to the North Kazakhstan and Akmola Regions to restore, purchase…
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ASTANA – Business leaders from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic signed commercial documents worth $300 million at an April 17 business forum, the Trade and Integration Ministry’s press service reported. Both sides agreed to construct solar power plants, a ferroalloy plant, and a distribution center in the Kyrgyz Republic’s territory to supply agricultural and other products.…
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ASTANA – Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs sent more than 50 tons of humanitarian aid to Kazakhstan on April 18 amid large-scale floods, reported the ministry’s press service. The humanitarian cargo includes food, blankets, pillows, bed linens, inflatable boats, medications, rubber boots, diesel and electric generators, and other essential supplies. “Our cooperation with Kazakhstan has…
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ASTANA – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed digital tools to improve flood forecasting and instructed a swift launch of a service for accepting claims for compensation for damage caused by floods during an April 17 meeting at the Digital Government Office, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Bektenov urged the Ministry of Digital Development,…
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ASTANA – With the support of the Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) and Green Finance Center, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) launched its inaugural sustainability Eurobonds, raising 100 billion tenge ($222.7 million) with a three-year maturity on the Vienna Multilateral Trading System platform, the AIFC’s press service reported on April 16. This issuance represents…
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