THE MAIN MOSQUE IN ASTANA WILL BECOME THE LARGEST IN KAZAKHSTAN - BY ITS CAPACITY AND AREA IT WILL BE THREE TIMES BIGGER THAN THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY HAZRAT SULTAN MOSQUE, WRITES NUR.KZ. The new mosque will become the largest not only in Kazakhstan but in Central Asia. The...

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree allowing the capital city of Astana to be renamed Nur-Sultan in honour of the country’s founding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, akorda.kz announced March 23. The decree reads as follows: “In accordance...

ASTANA – The construction of a central gas pipeline will start this May in the capital, reported the department for the fuel and energy complex and utilities. The pipeline, part of the larger Saryarka project that will bring gas to the capital, worth 50 billion tenge (US$132 million)...

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev approved the draft sketch of the proposed World Trade Centre building in Astana at a Jan. 24 meeting with representatives of the World Trade Centre Association (WTCA) and Nest Investments Holding. WTCA is an international organisation...

ASTANA – Market intelligence and advisory firm International Data Corporation (IDC) placed the Kazakh capital among mature smart cities in its recent research analysis. IDC’s analysts evaluate the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in areas such as economic...

ASTANA – Smart locks will be introduced in the capital’s residential complexes, reports 24.kz. A new mobile application will allow users to access courtyards, parking and apartments with a single electronic key. Access may be extended to guests via e-mail or short message services...

ASTANA – Astana Akim (Mayor) Bakhyt Sultanov reviewed the comprehensive plan for the capital’s development of engineering and transport infrastructure for 2019 to 2023 at a Sep. 18 government meeting. Sultanov identified five promising development zones in the capital:...

In 2019, universal gastronomic market, football arenas and multi-level parking lots should appear in Astana. Drafts of new objects were shown to Tengrinews.kz correspondent in NC "Astana SPK JSC". Gastronomic market During investment forum of Saryarka district, it became known...

Investments in construction of residential district on an area of 62 hectares will amount to 1.2 billion dollars. In Astana, Serbian company “BK Tesla” intends to build a “city within a city”. One of the founders of the company, member of parliament of...

ASTANA – The share of investments in manufacturing has increased almost three-fold since Kazakhstan initiated the state programme on industrialisation, reaching approximately 24 percent of foreign direct investments since 2006. The indicator was previously 8-8.5 percent, said Investment...