Kirill Gerassimenko earned Olympic license

Leader of Kazakhstan’s national table tennis team Kirill Gerassimenko earned Olympic license, Egemen.kz reports with reference to the Olympic.kz.

Tennis • 01 June, 2021

Akan Rakhmetullin met with heads of UN country agencies in Almaty

Akan Rakhmetullin visited the international organizations building and met with Michaela Friberg-Storey, UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan as well as the heads of UN regional and country agencies accredited in Kazakhstan as part of his visit to Almaty city on May 31, Egemen.kz cites the website of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.

Government • 01 June, 2021

The Head of State to address Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to address the Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries, Egemen.kz has learnt from President’s official spokesperson Berik Uali.

President • 25 May, 2021

The Head of State makes changes to Electoral Law

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed the Constitutional Law making changes and additions to the Constitutional Electoral Law in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Egemen.kz cites the press service of Akorda.

President • 25 May, 2021

Pandemics and Political Performance

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a laboratory for testing different governance systems in the face of a public-health crisis, ultimately revealing massive variance in country performance. For example, countries in East Asia (China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan) tended to do a better job of controlling the pandemic than did many countries in the Americas and Europe.

World • 29 June, 2021

Three Warnings for Emerging Economies

The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report, published twice a year, is the most important source for evaluating the current and future outlook for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The recently released June edition is especially significant because of the warnings it contains.

Economy • 29 June, 2021

America’s Comeback Tour

US President Joe Biden’s first international tour felt like a breath of fresh air.

World • 29 June, 2021

Biden Is Back, America Isn’t

America is back. That was the key message US President Joe Biden sought to convey during his first trip abroad since taking office in January. But while Biden himself has rejoined the mix of global leaders – having served as vice president in Barack Obama’s two administrations – past US policies might not get the same opportunity for a comeback.

World • 28 June, 2021

Coronavirus situation in Kazakhstan as of June 21

Kazakhstan confirmed 930 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Egemen.kz reports.

Coronavirus • 21 June, 2021

4 people die of COVID-19-like pneumonia in Kazakhstan over past day

57 daily cases of pneumonia flagged as pneumonia with COVID-19-related signs have been reported in Kazakhstan.Egemen.kz reports.

Coronavirus • 17 June, 2021