Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has been recognized for 4 Star service excellence, retaining the accolade of “Best Airline in Central Asia and India” in the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the eighth consecutive year. The prestigious awards ceremony took place at the 53rd edition of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget…
Kanat Baigonyrov, Deputy Head of Almaty Urban Mobility Department, spoke about the launch of an electronic driver assessment system in Almaty. He mentioned the need to prevent accidents caused by bus drivers’ fatigue and chronic illnesses. “In this regard, an electronic system for the assessment of drivers’ physical condition will have been launched in Almaty…
The country’s GDP growth reached 4% in January-May, Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin said at a government meeting. He instructed to take measures to increase the pace of economic development. The main drivers of the economy were construction – an increase of 8.8%, trade – 7.5%, transport – 5.3%, processing industry, including mechanical engineering –…
Kazakhstan exported 1.2 million tons of flour in September-March 2018-2019, down by 21% YoY and the lowest volume in three years. Afghanistan is the biggest importer with its market share reaching 67%. Growth in exports is registered to China (+272%) and Tajikistan (+59%). A decrease in shipments is observed to Afghanistan (-20%), Uzbekistan (-33%) and…
65 billion tenge will be allocated additionally for the repair of motor roads in Atyrau region, according to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who said it at the meeting with the population of Atyrau region. “There are more than 2,000 kilometers of roads in the region. However, half of them are in a poor condition. I commission…
At a meeting with the public in Taraz on June 3, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the government was drafting new amendments to the Tax Code. “The government is now drafting a package of amendments to the Tax Code. As per these amendments, the new enterprises will be issued investment tax credits for…
From June Kazakhstan’s Air Astana will expand its Nur-Sultan-Istanbul service from current five to six flights a week. It will fly A320 aircraft, the Kazakh Civil Aviation Committee’s press service reports. Besides, from the beginning of July Turkish Airlines is set to raise its flights from Nur-Sultan to Istanbul from existing five to seven flights…
The information security management system of Air Astana JSC has been certified to be compliant with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard. The certificate of compliance was presented to Air Astana JSC in April. After several years of ground work on policies, procedures, documents and systems the certification process started in October 2017 having contracted with Kazakhstan…
Kazakh National Economy Minister Ruslan Dalenov gave an insight into the country’s economic growth rates. According to him, the country’s GDP growth made 4% in January-April against 3.8% recorded in this January-March due to accelerated development in manufacturing sector, service industry, agriculture and steady construction rates. “Since the beginning of the year the inflation rate…
Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has charged to allocate KZT 29 billion for the construction of 20 schools in Almaty region in 2020-2021. “Our main goal is to improve the quality of life. We should solve the problems of dangerous school buildings and three-shift education. The region lacks 20 schools. It is crucial to allot…
FlyArystan low-cost airline has performed its first flight landing in Nur-Sultan, the Telegram Channel of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry reads. The solemn presentation of the first flight of FlyArystan low-cost carrier took place at the airport. Samruk Kazyna CEO Akhmetzhan Yessimov, Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister…
Kazakhstan is looking to export electricity to EAEU countries, where it is also a member. The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an economic union, which includes Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan. “In the last three years the total volume of exported electricity reached 13.789 billion kWh (4% of the volume produced). Within the framework…
FlyArystan has demonstrated its Airbus A320 aircraft, which is ready to take passengers on board. The Kazakh low-cost airline will operate its first flight on the Almaty – Nur-Sultan route on May 1. “We are part of the Air Astana group of companies. The aircraft also belongs to Air Astana, but previously it had a…
Thanks to support of KazakhExport Export Insurance Company (Baiterek affiliate) Kazakhstani companies have reached a new level of cooperation, Chairman of the Board of Baiterek National Management Holding Aidar Arifkhanov said. KazakhExport encourages Kazakhstani companies to enter the international market of construction services. For example, the country’s companies take part in the railways construction tender…
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are planning to increase the volume of mutual trade to $4 billion. Nowadays, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan carry out joint projects and cooperation programs in such areas as mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, food industry, tourism, transport and logistics. Recently, the volume of trade between the two countries has grown at a high rate.…
Tyulkubass district of Turkestan region has harvested 600 tons of walnuts, the local administration’s press service reports. The said district is considered a home to the best tasting apples and walnuts. In 2018 the district planted walnut trees on the territory stretching over 257 ha. This year it plans to bed out walnut trees on…
“It is planned to build 10 ski resorts in Almaty to boost mountain skiing tourism,” deputy head of the Almaty city tourism department Kalibek Akylbekov said. “Mountain skiing tourism development will embrace three clusters in Almaty and Almaty region until 2025. Last year the Austrian company developed the Almaty and Almaty region alpine tourism cluster.…
Kazakhstan negotiates with a number of Indian tractor makers including Mahindra & Mahindra company for the purchase of tractors and agri-input mechanization equipment to boost the agriculture, the country’s ambassador in India Iskander Baitassov reported. “We are holding dialogues with some Indian tractor makers. Negotiation with Mahindra & Mahindra is ahead than others. We are…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts Kazakhstan’s economic growth to slowdown in 2019 and 2020, reflecting lower oil prices and reduced growth in China and Russia. “Aside from oil revenues, public investment is expected to become a key source of economic growth in the coming years,” reads the latest ADB outlook. The bank expects the growth…
FlyArystan, a low-cost airline, has announced the sales start for its first flight en route Almaty-Taraz slated for May 1, the company’s press service reports. The one-way ticket cost starts at KZT 4,999, including passenger charges. The flight duration is 60 minutes. The daily flights will be operated by Airbus A320. FlyArystan is expected to…
Vice Minister of Energy Magzum Mirzagaliyev informed about preliminary results of the country’s gasification and plans for the future. “As for gasification, in 2014 we adopted the country’s general gasification scheme that reflected priority areas and domestic demand in gas. The general gasification scheme is financed from the national budget, national operators’ revenues and other…
Al Hilal and Zaman-Bank are the two Islamic banks operating in Kazakhstan today. The latter received an official permit from the National Bank for voluntary reorganization into the Islamic Bank in 2016. In August 2017 the bank obtained its license and was renamed the JSC Islamic Bank “Zaman Bank”. In a year, the total share…
The results of two months of 2019 show that the revenues of air transport enterprises in Kazakhstan rose by 21.2% YoY and reached 49.7 billion tenge ($1.3 billion). The share of air transport in the transportation industry as a whole was 10.8%; in 2018 the share of airlines was slightly lower – 10.2%. The main…
The launch of Air Astana’s low-cost division, FlyArystan was announced in November 2018, Air Astana’s press service reported. The new airline has already appointed 90 new staff and is well on the way to the 150 people needed by the time operations commence in a few months time. The new airline will provide a real…
The volume of bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Malaysia increased almost 4-fold compared YoY and amounted to $478 million in 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan reported. Exports from Kazakhstan reached $351.7 million, while imports from Malaysia reached $126.1 million. In 1996, Kazakhstan and Malaysia opened their embassies in Kuala Lumpur and Almaty,…
A new local history museum is being constructed in Sairam district of Turkestan region. The project cost totals KZT 86.5 million, the governor’s press service reported. Batyr Tulegenov, the site supervisor, informed that the construction works commenced in August 2018 and were expected to be completed in April. There will be various valuable exhibits telling…
At the instruction of the Head of State, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan and Air Astana are working round the clock to launch FlyArystan low-cost airline. The ticket sales for the carrier’s commercial flights are expected to start on March 29. “Starting from May,…