Kazakhstan selects Russian Rosatom to lead its first nuclear power plant project – Reuters

Kazakhstan has chosen Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom to lead an international consortium for the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant. Source: Reuters Details: Proposals for the project were also submitted by China’s...

Kazakhstan Launches Construction Of 'Centerwest' Corridor Linking To Trans-Caspian Route

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 14. Construction has officially begun on Kazakhstan's new Center–West highway corridor, a key infrastructure project aimed at enhancing domestic connectivity and boosting the country's transit...

Rosatom to Build Kazakhstan's First Nuclear Power Plant

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's top uranium producer, authorities in the Central Asian country said on Saturday. "Rosatom has been named as the leader...

Business News | Mont Vert Group Signs $500 Million Deal to Build Medical University and Hospital in Kazakhstan

VMPL Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 14: Pune-based leading real estate firm Mont Vert Group has signed a $500 million (approx. ₹4,300 crore) agreement with Kazakhstan's Big B Corporation to develop a medical university and a multi-specialty...

China-Kazakhstan freight terminal boosts cooperation

Kazakhstan Suspends Flights Over Middle East

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Aviation Administration has announced a ban on flights over six countries in response to heightened regional tensions in the Middle East. Photo credit: muratart/Shutterstock. “Due to the current situation in the Middle East...

Kazakhstan bans flights over 6 countries

AKIPRESS.COM - The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan has imposed a complete ban on flights over the airspace of Iran, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, as well as in their vicinity, the Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan reported....

Russia to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant

ASTANA An aerial view shows the village of Ulken (foreground) and the proposed nuclear power plant site near in the village of Ulken, located on the shores of Lake Balkhash, about 400 kilometres north of Almaty, on September 22, 2024, the place...

Russian energy giant Rosatom to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear plant near Balkhash Lake

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A glimpse of Kazakhstan in 60 seconds

Nestled in the heart of Eurasia, Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country -- vast, diverse, and full of surprises. In January 1992, China and Kazakhstan officially established diplomatic ties. Take a glimpse of Kazakhstan in just 60...

Russia's Rosatom to lead consortium to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan: Kazakh agency

Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom has been tapped to lead an international consortium to build the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country's atomic energy agency said on Saturday. Other proposals came from the...

Rosatom to Lead International Consortium for Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Project

ASTANA – Kazakhstan selected the Russian Rosatom state atomic energy corporation as the leader of the international consortium for the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant, the Kazakh Atomic Energy Agency announced on June 14....

Business Drives Social and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan

ASTANA – The business strategy is anchored in three core pillars: contributing to the economy, maintaining environmental standards and investing in human capital. That’s the philosophy of Kazakh businessman Kenges Rakishev, who views business not...

Kazakhstan discovers 38 new mineral deposits

By Alimat Aliyeva Kazakhstan is significantly ramping up its geological exploration activities. In the first quarter of 2025 alone, 38 promising mineral deposits were identified, containing projected reserves of copper, nickel, coal, gold, and...

Kazakhstan Reshapes Its U.S. Partnership

On June 12, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister–Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu in Washington. According to the State Department readout, the American side reiterated its commitment to Kazakhstan’s...

Graphics: China-Central Asia ties deepen as Kazakhstan leads trade

In 2024, Kazakhstan emerged as China's top trading partner in Central Asia, accounting for 46 percent of regional trade, with a total volume of $43.8 billion. The first China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi...

Kazakhstan Backs Over 500 Non-Resource Enterprises in Expanding into Foreign Markets

ASTANA – Five hundred fifty-seven Kazakh enterprises from the non-resource sector received support to enter the foreign markets during the first five years of the Export Acceleration Program, the Ministry of Trade and Integration announced at the...

Kazakhstan’s Crypto Boom and Blackout 

How bitcoin mining fueled a power struggle between autocrat Nursultan Nazarbayev’s successor and the powerful remnants of the old regime. On 25 January 2022, as temperatures plunged to -30°C, Kazakhstan’s electricity grid collapsed, triggering...

Kazakhstan discovers 38 promising mineral deposits in Q1 2025

ASTANA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan has intensified its geological exploration efforts, identifying 38 promising deposits of copper, nickel, coal, gold, and rare earth metals in the first quarter of 2025, the country's Kazinform news agency...

Kazakhstan to implement 9 investment projects in light industry

ASTANA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan plans to launch nine investment projects in the light industry sector, Kazinform news agency reported Friday. The announcement was made by Mukhamed Andakov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Industry under...