88 thousand jobs to be created during modernization of irrigation infrastructure

At the government conference call chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, the issue of modernizing the irrigation infrastructure of irrigated lands was considered. Presentations were made by Minister of Geology, Ecology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev and Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov, primeminister.kz reports.

Society • 08 April, 2020

Sign language translation to be connected to school TV lessons

Minister of Education and science Askhat Aimagambetov told about the features of new distance learning formats during the state of emergency.

Society • 08 April, 2020

Global Covid-19 death toll passes 75,000

The number of deaths worldwide from the coronavirus has passed 75,000 since the outbreak was first identified at the end of 2019, according to the tally of official statistics kept by Johns Hopkins University.

Coronavirus • 07 April, 2020

Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with Prime Minister Askar Mamin

During the meeting, the First President of Kazakhstan stressed that thanks to the measures taken, it was possible to reduce the rate of spread of coronavirus infection. This is reported by the press service of the First President of Kazakhstan - Elbasy.

Government • 07 April, 2020

Japan to declare state of emergency amid surge in virus infections

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, a government official said Monday, as a recent surge in infections sweeps Tokyo and other major cities, Kyodo says.

World • 06 April, 2020

Currently, work of e-government portal stabilized — Askar Zhumagaliyev

Today over 80% (565) of public services in the country are already available online. More than 50 thousand digital signatures were issued remotely. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Askar Zhumagaliyev, primeminister.kz reports.

Government • 06 April, 2020

New cases in Nur-Sultan and Almaty are stable

The rate of increase in cases of infection in Nur-Sultan and Almaty is stable and does not exceed 30% per day, Healthcare ministry says.

Coronavirus • 03 April, 2020

Implementation of Employment Roadmap to cover 7 thousand projects

Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Birzhan Nurymbetov reported on measures to ensure employment primeminister.kz reports.

Society • 03 April, 2020

Costs of implementing Employment Roadmap to increase to 1 trillion tenge — Ministry of Finance

At the government conference call chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov reported on the revision of the republican budget for 2020, including expenses for supporting the economy, SMEs, citizens and ensuring a balanced budget, primeminister.kz reports.

Government • 02 April, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak latest: 16 new cases, overall 402 infected

16 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered, including 7 in Nur-Sultan, 2 in Atyrau region, 6 in Karaganda region, and 1 in North Kazakhstan region.

Coronavirus • 02 April, 2020