Author: Mariyam Aleneva

Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, according to the company’s report The ranking was announced on March 2 at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit in London, where delegates discussed the role of soft power in international politics and business. “This annual report into Soft Power covers the ability to influence others through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion. It encompasses a wide range of tools, including business and trade, governance, international relations, culture and heritage, media and…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, announced his intention to enter the markets of Southeast Asia and the Middle East, including through Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea, the pro-Kremlin news agency Sputnik.kz reports . “We will expand promising foreign economic relations and build new logistics corridors. Decisions have already been made to extend the Moscow-Kazan expressway to Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk and Tyumen, and in the future to Irkutsk and Vladivostok with access to Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, which, among other things, will significantly expand our economic ties with the markets of Southeast Asia,” Putin said. In…

Ottawa, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – February 20, 2023) – Visit Kazakhstan at Booth #7009 at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) Convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) from Sunday, March 5 to Wednesday, March 8, 2023. About Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has the 6th largest reserves of natural resources in the world and the 10th largest total mineral production globally (excluding oil and gas). The country has 12% of the world’s uranium resources. The Government of Kazakhstan invites foreign companies to explore more than 60 deposits of precious and non-ferrous metals for mutually beneficial projects. Kazakhstan invites you to the Opening…

ASTANA – Two hundred and eighty-one candidates from party lists and 435 candidates from single-mandate districts will run in the March 19 elections to the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, as the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) closed the registration of candidates on Feb. 18. Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis consists of 98 deputies, with 29 to be elected from single-mandate territorial constituencies and 69 from party lists. Wrapping up the results of the registration process at a Feb. 19 meeting, CEC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov emphasized the growing public interest in the electoral processes and political activity. Abdirov attributed high competitiveness in…

GMs Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Fedoseev, Jorden van Foreest, and Arjun Erigaisi share the lead after an action-packed first day of the 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship. After five rounds the leaders dropped only half a point each having fended off several challengers, including GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who couldn’t repeat his famous 2021 upset over Carlsen when they faced in round four. GM Valentina Gunina was the standout in the women’s section with a perfect 4/4 and is being tailed by a chasing pack of five players which includes Chinese GM Tan Zhongyi and former Women’s Rapid Chess Champion GM Humpy Koneru. The 2022 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship will continue with…