Almost 9.6 million foreign tourists visited Kazakhstan last year, which is twice as much as the year before, Nurtas Karipbayev, head of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan, said at a briefing at the Central Communications Service on June 6. A traveler photographs Lake Kolsay in the Almaty…
The government of Kazakhstan has adopted a resolution to allocate 12 billion tenge (25.5 million US dollars) to compensate for material losses of businesses after large-scale floods. So far, regional commissions have reviewed and approved 178 applications from small and medium-sized businesses worth 1.5 billion tenge (3.2 million US dollars). According to the preliminary assessment…
Photo: The IMF said that the Ukrainian economy continues to remain stable The Board of Directors of the IMF decided to allocate 2.2 billion dollars to Ukraine – they will be used for budget support. The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund approved the next tranche of the program for Ukraine in the…
Minister of National Economy Nurlan Baybazarov signed the framework program agreement between the government of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Development Bank worth 2 billion US dollars on the construction of reservoirs and highways. Photo: primeminister.kz According to the press service of the Prime Minister, the agreement was signed on June 27 during a forum organized…
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and the special representative of the Chinese government for European affairs, Wu Hongbo, during a meeting in Croatia, exchanged views on further efforts to restore a just and durable peace in Ukraine. "On the sidelines of the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia, I met…
The head of the Committee for the Protection of Children's Rights of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nasymzhan Ospanova, reported that there are 6.8 million children in the republic. According to her, the new model of preschool education and training, implemented since 2022, shows positive results. "The organization of the educational…
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and the special representative of the Chinese government for European affairs, Wu Hongbo, during a meeting in Croatia, exchanged views on further efforts to restore a just and durable peace in Ukraine. "On the sidelines of the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia, I met…
QazaqGaz National Company and Chevron Corporation through its subsidiary Chevron Munaigas Inc. On July 1, they signed a cooperation agreement regarding potential geological exploration at the Zhalibek site in the Aktobe region near the Zhanazhol and Urichtau deposits. Photo author: QazaqGaz. Click to see the map in full size. Map developed by The Astana Times.…
WestJet expressed outrage and said it would prosecute the union for the cost and stress involved. Canadian airline WestJet has been forced to cancel at least 150 flights due to a strike by its maintenance workers union. This affected the plans of 20,000 passengers who had flight tickets. This was reported by the Associated Press…
Photo: instagram.com/dukeandduchessofcambridge Prince William met with the England team and their head coach Gareth Southgate ahead of the Euros and shared his youngest son's advice. The future king of Great Britain has shared important advice from Prince Louis, which he passed on to the England football team. This is reported by Hello magazine. In particular,…