Kazakhstan
A permanent home for Eurasia-wide dialogue
A Eurasian-continent-wide dialogue is needed to synchronize the efforts of Europe and Asia—a forum where the two sides can come together and exchange visions on common issues, writes Yerzhan Saltybayev. For centuries, Europe and Asia have been considered separate worlds, with little credence given to the idea of Eurasia being a single continent. But in […]
#Kazakhstan invests in theatre
President Nazarbayev wants to modernize but keep a distinct cultural identity, and on his soft power programme was last year’s World Theatre Festival, writes Béatrice Picon-Vallin. Last summer’s Second World Theatre Festival in Astana, Kazakhstan, felt more like a film festival with its red carpets and limos, and Juliette Binoche reading Kazakh poetry at the […]
Amid trade wars, countries like #Kazakhstan remain open for business
The battle between openness and isolationism in world trade is nothing new. However, global interest in so-called ‘trade wars’ has increased hugely of late, due to the escalation of tensions between China and the US. Recently, both countries have imposed a series of tariffs on products, amid warnings from the IMF and others that this […]
#Kazakhstan offers Astana as central location to address challenges during #OSCE meeting in ##Milan
Kazakhstan presented its proposals to strengthen the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and to increase its role in addressing international challenges during the organization’s December Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Milan, writes Malika Orazgaliyeva. Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Abdrakhmanov briefed the meeting on President […]
#Kazakhstan exports to 110 countries, continues developing manufacturing industry
Kazakhstan exports products to 110 countries, said President Nursultan Nazarbayev during a December national teleconference in the capital. He spoke with 28 enterprises from different fields and regions and launched production units in alternative energy, agriculture and metallurgy, writes Saltanat Boteu. Photo credit: akorda.kz “Our key markets are China, Russia, Central Asian countries and the […]
Sale temps pour les gibiers de la CPI et leurs complices
Si certains citoyens centrafricains auteurs et coupables présumés de crimes de guerre et crimes contre l’humanité côté anti-balaka connaissent actuellement de sales moments, cas des deux gros poissons que sont Alfred YEKATOM alias ROMBOT déjà transféré le 17 novembre 2018 à la CPI à La Haye et l’autoproclamé « coordinateur national » des anti-balaka Patrice Edouard NGAISSONA […]
A new look at #Kazakhstan history builds bridges to the future
Winston Churchill is among those credited with the observation that it is the victors who write the history books. He was reminding us that the version of history with which we are most familiar has often been biased in favour of those nations or regions that have enjoyed not just military but also political and […]
