Almaty akim visits social facilities with most complaints

Almaty akim Bakytzhan Sagintayev visited the social services center and children's infectious diseases hospital, which citizens complained about during the reporting meeting.

Region • 20 February, 2020

Cooperation prospects between Kazakhstan and Germany discussed

Industry and infrastructure development Vice-Minister Ruslan Baimishev met with the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Steffen Bilger.

Kazakhstan • 20 February, 2020

Benefits for large families to be increased depending on the number of children

The Majilis, lower house of Kazakh Parliament has adopted the draft law "On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts on motherhood and childhood" initiated by deputies. The document considers additional 4 monthly calculation indicators for each child in large families with more than 7 children.

Society • 20 February, 2020

Kazakh Agriculture Ministry on the change of subsidizing rules for egg producers

The state has always paid special attention to the production of eggs as one of the socially important food products. In 2010, the country produced 3.3 billion units of eggs, which closed domestic consumption by only 70% (the country imported 150 million eggs a year). At the same time, 64% of the production was produced in agricultural enterprises, and the rest in private farmsteads.

Economy • 20 February, 2020

Children from low-income families receive guaranteed social packages

Guaranteed social packages for children from low-income families has been provided in some cities. Priozersk, Bukhara-Zhyrau district of Karaganda region, Isatay, Makat districts of Atyrau region, and Burlinsky, Kaztalovsky districts of West Kazakhstan region were the first regions where the delivery of boxes with food sets began. The total number of recipients in the three regions was 420 children from 324 families.

Society • 20 February, 2020

A junior sergeant left the post in Shymkent

A junior sergeant left the post without permission while he was on duty at one of the military units of air defence near Shymkent.

Kazakhstan • 20 February, 2020

Govt on development of automotive industry in Kazakhstan

Today, the automobile industry of Kazakhstan is included in the list of 12 priority areas for the industrial development of the non-resource sector and is an object of consistent state support. At the end of 2019, the share of the automotive industry in the mechanical engineering of the Republic of Kazakhstan amounted to 26%, more than 50 thousand pieces of equipment have been produced, about 2.7 thousand cars have been exported. How is Kazakh automotive industry developing and what are the prospects? PrimeMinister.kz analyzed the development of the industry in the republic.

Kazakhstan • 20 February, 2020

State Geological Exploration Program for 2021-2025 discussed at Govt meeting

At the Government session on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, the concept of the State Geological Exploration Program for 2021-2025, the issues of electronic commerce development were considered, and measures to reduce non-priority budget expenditures were also discussed. On the sidelines, journalists received answers to questions about the current situation on coronavirus, primeminister.kz reports. 

Government • 19 February, 2020

New chairman of Tourism Industry Committee appointed

Ryspekov Dastan Adaevich from the Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve was appointed chair of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, primeminister.kz reports.

Appointment • 19 February, 2020

Kazakhstan's salt export increased 61 times, worth $6.3 million

In 2019, Kazakhstan produced more than 260 thousand tons of salt, which is 14.8% more than in 2018, Agriculture Ministry reports.

Economy • 18 February, 2020