ASTANA – Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov shared positive developments in Kazakhstan’s economy over the year in an interview with the 24KZ TV channel, the Prime Minister’s press service reported on Dec. 28. Economic outlook Despite global challenges, the country’s economy has shown a steady growth, reaching 4.9% over the first 11 months, with an expected […]
Read MoreAKIPRESS.COM – Human development should be at the core of attention in Mongolia and the countries in the Asia-Pacific region for development and stability. Resident Representative of the UN Development Program in Mongolia Matilda Dimovska emphasized social and economic growth strategies for human development during the presentation of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on […]
Read MoreKyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to change the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the local culture symbolises fickleness and servility. The Central Asian nation’s flag, adopted in 1992 after it gained independence from the Soviet Union, depicts a yellow […]
Read MoreUzbekistan and Russia are on the verge of finalizing a contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant, according to Alexei Likhachev, the head of Rosatom. Despite the slowdown in work processes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has continued to progress and is now nearing its conclusion. In 2019, the two nations […]
Read MoreASTANA – The Turkistan Region has commenced the construction of a new 152-kilometer railway line Darbaza-Maktaaral to augment capacity and enhance export and transit potential, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov announced at a Nov. 27 teleconference, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. A new checkpoint will be established along the Kazakh-Uzbek state border as part […]
Read MoreAKIPRESS.COM – As mountainous and landlocked country, the Kyrgyz Republic is most vulnerable to climate change in the Central Asian region, President Sadyr Japarov said at the summit of heads of state of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in Baku. Centuries-old glaciers in the Tien Shan are irreversibly melting […]
Read MoreBEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang will visit Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from Nov. 26 to 30, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. Ding, also […]
Read MoreAs of the end of September, Kyrgyzstan’s state debt, encompassing both external and internal liabilities, has approached a staggering $5.987 bn (531,108.91 bn soms), according to data provided by the Ministry of Finance. The external debt constitutes $4.486 bn (398,004.07 bn soms), while the internal debt is $1.500 bn (133,103.94 bn soms). Over the month, […]
Read MoreASTANA – The population of Kazakhstan reached 20 million people on Nov. 14, reported the Bureau of National Statistics. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated citizens on this significant milestone. “A happy family is the foundation of national well-being and the country’s sustained progress. The state will continue to work to fortify family values, protect motherhood and […]
Read MoreULAN BATOR, Nov.14 (Xinhua) — Large parts of Mongolia are likely to experience the extreme wintry weather “dzud” this winter, local media reported Tuesday, citing the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring. A dzud is a brutal weather phenomenon in which a frigid winter kills vast numbers of livestock, either by starvation or […]
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