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President Tokayev Outlines Vision for Kazakhstan’s Scientific Revolution ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the importance of increasing Kazakhstan’s scientific potential to transition from a follower to a leader among countries, as he addressed the science community on May 31 in Almaty, reported Akorda. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addresses the scientific community. Photo credit: Akorda Tokayev highlighted ongoing efforts in this direction, mentioning the… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85394

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Italian Companies Seek More Cooperation with Kazakhstan ASTANA—Italian companies expressed their interest in developing investment, trade, and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan during the meeting with Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurleu on May 30, which was held as part of a working trip to Rome, reported the ministry’s press service. Photo credit: Kazakh Foreign Ministry Stefano Pontecorvo, President of Leonardo transnational company,… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85406

Tokayev Addresses Environmental Issues, Road Infrastructure in Almaty ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the development of environmental culture and the broad involvement of citizens, non-governmental organizations, and businesses in solving environmental problems at a meeting with ECO Network Founder Evgeny Mukhamedzhanov in Almaty on May 31, reported Akorda. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meets Evgeny Mukhamedzhanov. Photo credit: Akorda Tokayev praised the ECO Network… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85402

News Digest: Foreign Media on Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court, Middle Powers’ Role in Tackling Challenges, and More ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court, role of middle powers in resolving global challenges, and more. Charyn Canyon in the Almaty Region. Photo credit: visitalmaty Middle powers have the power to save multilateralism Euronews published an… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85385

Kazakhstan Commemorates Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression ASTANA – On May 31, Kazakhstan pays tribute and memory to the victims of political repression and famine of the last century, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev wrote on his X account. Photo credit: Adilbek Tauekelov/Kazpravda Tokayev wrote that Kazakhstan pays considerable attention to restoring historical justice for the innocent victims of repression and to a… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85395

Kazakh President Visits New International Terminal of Almaty Airport ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the new international terminal of Almaty airport on May 31 during his working trip to the city, reported the Akorda press service. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the new international terminal of Almaty airport. Photo credit: Akorda Almaty International Airport General Manager Alp Er Tunga Ersoy highlighted that the… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85387

Kazakh Movie Wins at Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival ASTANA – Kazakh film “Happy Independence Day” by Camila Sagyntkan won the Best Short Film category at the sixth International Eurasian Film Festival in London, United Kingdom, held from May 25 to 30, reported Kazinform. Photo credit: collab.sundance.org The film triumphed among seven finalists in the category. This year, approximately 100 films from 22… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85380

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National Bank of Kazakhstan Lowers Base Rate to 14.50% ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced plans to reduce the base rate by 25 basis points to 14.50% per annum, with a corridor of +/- 1 percentage point, reported the bank’s press service on May 31. National Bank of Kazakhstan building. Photo credit: kapital.kz Annual inflation slowed to 8.7% in April, aligning… Read full post here https://astanatimes.com/?p=85373