Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev has named potential markets where Kazakhstan can export its fish products. Mirzagaliyev said Kazakhstan was in good place to ramp up fish production and increase its export volumes. “There are huge potential markets for export right next to us,” said Mirzagaliyev, adding that Kazakhstan could export…
Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Liechtenstein, Vatican, Rhodes and Malta Alibek Bakayev paid a working visit to Vaduz, Liechtenstein. At the meeting in the Liechtenstein’s Office of Foreign Affairs, the parties discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation and interaction in the international arena. The most promising areas of cooperation between Kazakhstan…
Minister of Labor and Social Protection Birzhan Nurymbetov claims in case of a possible second wave of coronavirus thousands of people in Kazakhstan may lose their jobs. While addressing the Government’s hour at Majilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, on September 24, minister Nurymbetov said the coronavirus pandemic had already challenged and had…
Kazakhstan has begun returning electricity to Kyrgyzstan within the framework of a trade exchange agreement, the National Energy Holding Company of Kyrgyzstan reports. Earlier, in pursuance of a government order, Electric Stations OJSC and the authorized power company of the Republic of Kazakhstan signed an agreement on the exchange of electrical energy. From June to…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a new financing for the construction of a 76MWp solar plant in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, a leader in the development of renewable energy in Central Asia, with a total installed solar capacity of 216MWp. The $42.6-million package provided to the well-established German developer…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a $30-million Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in Kazakhstan to support gender inclusive green finance for households and small private sector companies investing in green technology solutions. A microfinance organization, KMF, signed up as the first local partner financial institution with a credit line of…
Clinical trials of Kazakhstani QazCovid-in vaccine against the COVID-19 virus developed by the Scientific Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems have started, the Ministry of Education and Science reports. Adult volunteers aged 18-50 years old will be involved in the clinical trials. Phase 1 trials will define the vaccine’s safety on 44 volunteers free of…