President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced a package of social reforms, unprecedented in scope and content. Mortgage at 7 percent, as in developed countries, reduced income tax, a record number of grants for university education, increased microcredit and not directly related to the social sphere, gasification, which is designed to improve the state of […]
Day of First President of Kazakhstan
The Republic of Kazakhstan on 1 December marks the Day of the First President. The date of the celebration is chosen not accidentally, it is closely connected with Kazakhstan’s gaining Independence. It was 1 December 1991 that the first nationwide elections of the president of the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic took place. Nursultan Nazarbayev […]
Kazakhstan pins next phase of modernization on public consciousness
nCa Commentary Karachi, 5 May 2017 (nCa) — Kazakhstan has embarked on the third phase of its concerted drive toward well-rounded modernization. In a lengthy article, packed with out-of-the-box ideas, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has set the process in motion. The article is extensive in scope, with relevance not just for Kazakhstan but the entire region. […]
Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan sign strategic partnership agreement – GB conferred with Dostyk order
nCa Report Ashgabat, 19 Apr—The summit talks between President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in Astana on Tuesday (18 April 2017) led to the signing of several documents including the strategic partnership agreement. In all, nine documents were signed and a joint statement was issued by the presidents of both the countries. […]
Kazakhstan joins UNSC with well-defined peacekeeping mission
nCa Commentary Kazakhstan became the non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on 1 January 2017. It is the first country in Central Asia to be elected to the UNSC. On 10 January 2017, the foreign minister of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov presented the policy address of President Nursultan Nazarbayev “Kazakhstan’s Concept Vision on Sustainable Global […]