+17° / +6°C WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 No 17 (179) www.astanatimes.com Tokayev’s first state-of-the-nation address sets tone Banking sector reforms are for socially oriented and business friendly state critical to developing Kazakh

By Aidana Yergaliyeva

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Presi- economy, says EBRD President dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev de- gard. This is quite natural in many livered his first state-of-the-nation By Assel Satubaldina emerging markets. We think we address as the head of state at the can help with that, with the reform, Sept. 2 joint session of the Kazakh NUR-SULTAN – The European but also investment in the banking Parliament. The hour-long address Bank for Reconstruction and De- sector going forward,” he said. provided specific instructions to velopment (EBRD), which has an In considering providing assis- government officials and calls on extensive portfolio of 262 projects tance for the country’s banking legislators to help strengthen civil in Kazakhstan, has invested nearly sector reforms, EBRD will need society and social security, support $9.1 billion since the country’s a complete picture of banks’ asset domestic businesses and develop independence in 1991. The bank quality and capital adequacy. the economy. now seeks to grow its assistance “We would like to see more con- Kazakhstan will continue its in banking sector reforms, said solidation in the banking sector; development by progressing the EBRD President Sir Suma Chakra- we would like to see some of the model set forth by Kazakhstan’s barti in a recent interview with a integrity concerns that have been First President, Nursultan Naz- group of journalists in the capital. well-known slowly being cleared arbayev, said Tokayev. “I think huge reforms are re- up. But the key action is an asset “The political transformation quired in the banking sector. This quality review this year,” he said. that I promised will be implement- is crucial, because in any modern The National Bank of Kazakh- ed gradually taking into account developing economy, the banking stan started a review Aug. 1 of the interests of the state and people. sector is fundamentally channel- country’s 14 banks, which make We will pursue political reforms ling people’s savings to high qual- up 87 percent of its banking sec- without running ahead of our- ity investments. So, banking has to tor, and plans to finish the work by selves,” he said. akorda.kz. Photo credit: be really efficient in doing that and December. The changes will start with an there is a lot of room for improve- increase in civil society’s involve- “It is necessary to support civil The Kazakh President also in- offered special locations, not in ment in Kazakhstan in that re- Continued on Page A5 ment in shaping government poli- society, to involve it in the discus- structed officials to allow more the outskirts of cities, by the cies. This will be accomplished sion of the most urgent national peaceful public rallies and to allow way,” Tokayev said. The Presi- through the recent establishment tasks,” he said. those protests to take place in more dential Administration has also of the National Council of Pub- The future elections to the prominent locations. created a department to ensure lic Trust. The council is meant to Mazhilis (lower house of Parlia- “If peaceful rallies do not public appeals to local govern- help the government “quickly and ment) and maslikhats (regional seek to violate the law or the ment bodies are heard and con- Kazakhstan shows positive efficiently respond to all construc- or city assemblies) will also help safety of citizens, they need to sidered. tive requests of citizens,” Tokayev broaden the country’s multiparty be embraced and to be given said. system, he said. permissions required by law and Continued on Page A2 model of integration, says OSCE HCNM Kazakhstan marks International Day against By Zhanna Shayakhmetova “I saw it in different contexts, not only at the House of Friendship in NUR-SULTAN – How can a Nur-Sultan; I saw it in the Parliament, country ensure social integration for where I witnessed that there are par- Nuclear Tests with non-proliferation award national minorities? Why is a state liamentary representatives of many language key for integration? How do ethnic communities,” he added. By Assel Satubaldina digital media help to ease inter-ethnic HCNM provided its recommenda- tensions? tions related to policing in multi-eth- NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s The Astana Times exclusively in- nic societies. First President Nursultan Naz- terviewed Organisation for Security “In Kazakhstan, we observe an arbayev presented Aug. 29 the and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) openness to all ethnic groups and Nazarbayev Prize for a Nuclear- High Commissioner on National Mi- every one of them should be given a Free-World and Global Security to norities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier chance to emerge in the top positions. the relatives of former Internation- Sept. 3 to learn more about the organi- We promote equal opportunities for al Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sation’s activities and the importance all without discrimination and that Director General Yukiya Amano, of integration. will help institutions like police that who passed away in July, and to As part of his visit to Kazakhstan, need to be trusted by the people. It Zannier met with state officials and will make it more effective, because the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- ministers to outline issues for them to then every community will trust that Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) address. He also sat with many ethnic the police represent everybody and Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo groups to explore the way forward in not only be seen as representing one in Nur-Sultan. terms of further engagement. ethnic group. There are good exam- Established in 2016, the Naz- “Kazakhstan is an active OSCE ples that Kazakhstan can present to arbayev Prize is awarded to promi- participating state. During its chair- the international community,” he said. nent individuals for their contribu- manship [in 2010] Kazakhstan organ- Since 2012, HCNM has been im- tion to nuclear disarmament and ised an OSCE summit, which remains plementing the Central Asia Educa- global security. the last summit in the organisation. tion Programme to develop bilateral Kazakh President Kassym- akorda.kz. Photo credit: L-R: Mrs. Zerbo, CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s Nobody else managed to organise and multilateral cooperation in the Jomart Tokayev praised the signif- First President Nursultan Nazarbayev and widow of former IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and his brother Mari one after that. It also showed leader- field of education. icant efforts undertaken by Amano Amano at the award ceremony in Nur-Sultan on Aug. 29. ship. Some of the conclusions of that “In the area of education, authori- and Zerbo towards nuclear non- summit still resonate strongly in the ties in Kazakhstan have invested a proliferation and security. resulted in the near completion of “This year marks the 25th zone in Central Asia,” said To- organisation,” he said. lot. There are schools in languages of “Heading the IAEA, Yukiya the international monitoring net- anniversary since Kazakhstan kayev. The idea of creating a common different ethnic groups, whether it is Amano played a key role in the work for the comprehensive nu- signed the Treaty on the Non- The award ceremony coincided Eurasian security space remains an Uzbek, Tajik, Uighur or Russian. We creation of the low-enriched ura- clear-test-ban treaty. He also took Proliferation of Nuclear Weap- with the Aug. 29 International Day important objective for the organisa- recommend in all our documents that nium bank in Kazakhstan and the initiative to establish the CT- ons, our country’s membership against Nuclear Tests, which was tion “even though now geopolitics everybody should learn the state lan- contributed to the settlement of BTO Group of Eminent Persons in the IAEA as well as the 10th unanimously designated by the have changed and have become much guage, as this is a key tool for integra- Iran’s nuclear issue. The activities and the CTBTO Youth Group,” anniversary since the establish- United Nations in 2009. more of an issue.” tion. If minorities or ethnic groups re- and efforts of Lassina Zerbo have said Tokayev. ment of a nuclear-weapon-free Continued on Page A3 “Dialogue is increasingly difficult ally want to play a role in society, feel in the organisation, but it is more that this is their home and they want needed than ever. We need to try to to become a full part of Kazakhstan’s find areas of cooperation and to find society, then they also need to invest solutions to problems. The OSCE in learning the language. At the same does remain one of the only fora time, the authorities should continue President calls for gradual reforms in first where you find this space,” he added. to ensure that groups also have the The office of High Commissioner opportunity to learn their native lan- provides recommendations for gov- guage,” he said. ernment bodies and societies regarding Zannier noted the positive dynam- National Council of Public Trust meeting common challenges and the best prac- ics in the last few years in terms of should be discussed here, together, cluding a more active role for the entrepreneurial corporations, and tice to improve inter-ethnic relations. developing cooperation in Central By Aidana Yergaliyeva certainly we must make agreed de- Kazakh Parliament, reported the collegiums of central government “We have a set of recommenda- Asia. Most importantly, the region cisions. Sometimes some slogans Akorda press service. bodies. This will improve trans- tions on integration of what we call can boast having ethnically diverse diverse societies. Many of these NUR-SULTAN – President and appeals look extremely attrac- “I am convinced that Kazakh- parency, including in the quasi- societies. recommendations are relevant for Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said dur- tive, but their authors are not re- stan should remain a state with a public sector, which has fallen “When you have the dialogue, Kazakhstan, but none of these rec- you have the beginning of the so- ing the Sept. 6 first meeting of the sponsible to the country. Reforms presidential form of government, from the public attention zone. ommendations is valid in absolute National Council of Public Trust for the sake of reforms are a sure but Parliament will have to take its lution to all the problems. I visited Members of the National Council terms or is applicable anywhere. all the Central Asian countries. In that reforms are needed to improve way to crisis and loss of state con- rightful place in the political sys- propose the widespread practice of Everything needs to be adjusted to some countries, I raised the issue life and government in Kazakhstan trol,” Tokayev said. tem,” he said. Open Akimat (city or regional ad- specific situations. There is a need to of schools for their ethnic groups but that those reforms should be The National Council of Pub- The President also supported ministration). Indeed, we need to take into account the history, culture and assistance to these schools. For adopted gradually and only after lic Trust was established over the the council’s proposals to devel- move to new standards of manage- and the specific sensitivities of the instance, in Uzbekistan I visited thorough discussion. summer by Tokayev to better facil- op a “listening state” that should rial culture. And the Open Akimat people who live in Kazakhstan, both the Tajik philology department at “The reforms will not be carried itate public input in the formation achieve its strategic development will allow the local government to majorities and minorities,” he said. Fergana State University. Uzbeks out for the sake of reform, but out of national policies. goals with input from civil society. be a service providing to society, In many areas, Kazakhstan is at the are training teachers to be teachers of necessity. The need for reforms Tokayev also said in the meeting “I support the proposal to in- remove the barriers between the forefront as a positive model of inte- in Tajik schools in Uzbekistan. It is has ripened, everyone understands that before adopting any economic clude representatives of the civil population and civil servants,” To- gration, said Zannier. The nation is a a very good example of openness this. But what reforms we should reforms, Kazakhstan’s socio-polit- sector in the supervisory boards kayev said. good way to show how to integrate or cooperation,” he said. carry out, this is a question that ical life needs transformation, in- of national companies, socio- Continued on Page A2 diversity in society. Continued on Page A3

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30 rally for “the government and July Aruzhan Sain was appointed Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Kazakhstan’s ombudswoman for NATIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF Tokayev to listen (to the move- children’s rights. A thirty-two- Public response generally positive ment) and begin a dialogue with year-old mother of three, who ty in allowing public rallies and for The President also suggested civil society… to bring national gave the name Togzhan, told The Kazakhstan has adopted a road By Dilshat Zhussupova those rallies to be allowed in more launching a pilot project on as- law in line with international law.” Astana Times that “the country map to promote exporting non-pri- prominent locations. sessing akimats’ (local adminis- A twenty-year-old university faces high rates of suicide among mary goods and services. The plan NUR-SULTAN – People in Ka- “According to the Constitution, trations) efficacy through surveys, student who only gave his first teenagers and abuse in children’s eliminates internal and external bar- zakhstan shared their thoughts on- our citizens have the right to free- so that “if more than 30 percent of name Alisher told The Astana homes (but that) Sain seems up for riers, which will reduce the nega- line and with The Astana Times re- dom of expression. If peaceful ral- surveyed people believe that the Times he agreed with Tokayev’s the tough job.” tive factors and consequences faced garding President Kassym-Jomart lies do not aim to violate the law akim (mayor) of a city or village is call for tougher penalties for sexu- “The politics of language in Ka- by producers and exporters while Tokayev’s Sept. 2 first state-of- and calmness of the citizens, they ineffective, then this is a reason to al violence, but said it is important zakhstan is an important issue,” promoting domestic products to the-nation address. need to be embraced and they need set up a special commission.” for the humanisation of the justice Astana Debate Union Co-founder foreign markets. The measures will Tokayev was elected President to be given permissions required He also aims to strengthen the system to continue. Aigerim Shadeyeva also said in also enhance export sectors through June 9 in an early election and in by law and offered special loca- role of Kazakh as a state language, He emphasised that “it is also response to Tokayev’s instruction economic and income policies by his first state-of-the-nation address tions. Not on the outskirts of cities, saying “the time will come when important that reform in human- to strengthen Kazakh as a state supporting national exports through outlined his vision for “a state that by the way,” he added. it will turn into a language of in- ising the justice system, particu- language. “We must not neces- creating favourable competitive con- listens” and responds to citizens’ Tokayev also called for the terethnic communication.” larly the rehabilitation of offend- sarily focus on strengthening the ditions and trade policy. The road constructive criticism. A complete toughening of penalties “for sexual People responded to Tokayev’s ers, does not cease in the midst of status of the Kazakh language so map was developed based on the summary of his address can be violence, pedophilia, drug traffick- remarks online and in interviews toughening laws.” much as on addressing communi- conceptual and reformatory propos- found elsewhere in this publication. ing, human trafficking and other with The Astana Times. Alisher also said he supported cation issues among various so- als by non-resource sector exporters “It is necessary to support civil serious crimes, especially those In response to the President’s Tokayev’s task to make local au- cioeconomic groups in our country and the Atameken National Cham- society, to involve it in the discus- against children.” call for efforts to allow more pub- thorities more accountable through so that people may better under- ber of Entrepreneurs. It also con- sion of the most pressing tasks for “We have moved away from ex- lic rallies, Oyan Qazaqstan (Wake surveys, considering it important stand each other and each other’s tains new approaches to providing the state. That is why a representa- cessively repressive measures and Up Kazakhstan) civic movement “to monitor the (pilot project’s) problems and so that no language state support measures and offers 81 tive National Council of Public harsh punitive practices. However, activist Assem Zhapisheva re- implementation to ensure that the group would face discrimination in events, 52 to promote exporting non- Trust has been created, which will numerous serious crimes still oc- sponded on Twitter (@zhapishe- opinions of people are taken into educational institutions and the job primary goods and 29 for services. work on a rotational basis,” he said cur in the country. We got carried va), saying she would like to see account, not made-up statistics or market or at entertainment centres, of the council that will meet for away with the humanisation of the government require “only noti- non-representative survey results.” such as cafes, cinemas or restau- The Chess at School programme the first time Sept. 6 to determine legislation, having lost sight of the fication” of a protest, not seeing the Tokayev also noted in his ad- rants, due to the fact that they do was launched this year in 160 schools council rules. fundamental rights of citizens,” he necessity for its permission. Zhap- dress the need to strengthen the not know a given language, par- in 80 towns and villages, bringing He also called for more flexibili- said. isheva also urged during an August protections for children and in ticularly Kazakh.” the total to more than 15,000 chil- dren studying the strategy board game in 205 schools nationwide. The Kazakhstan Chess Federation began the programme in 2017. “Special textbooks were developed and 223 First National Council meeting Socially oriented state teachers and 25 psychologists took Continued from Page A1 working groups the initiatives he civil society. We all must proceed part in trainings. The effects of chess presented in his state-of-the-nation from the thesis that I expressed in Continued from Page A1 The President also tasked the on development of children were “It is time to give an impetus address. my inaugural speech, ‘Different government to postpone the intro- assessed in 22 schools. A training to political competition, expand Tokayev stressed the role of opinions – one nation.’ Indeed, Such a department is necessary duction of 5 percent additional pen- section, a glossary of chess terminol- the real participation of citizens the National Council in develop- without alternative, initiative and as “often people are forced to turn sion contributions until 2023. ogy and an online platform for train- in the political life of the country, ing initiatives and modernising activity, there is no development,” to the president because of the The June explosion at a weapons ers are available on the federation’s and promote the development of the country, saying the members’ he said. deafness and closed officials in depot near the city of Arys also ex- website,” said executive director a multiparty system. The state is varied opinions and positions will The National Council includes the centre and in the localities,” he posed numerous issues needing ad- Irina Grishchenko. obliged to listen to its citizens and, help the country develop. more than 40 representatives of said. dressing within the Armed Forces, most importantly, to hear them,” “Each of the members of the Na- civil society, public activists, The President also said Kazakh- Tokayev said. He stressed the “need FlyArystan, the national low-cost he said. tional Council has their own opin- political scientists and experts. stan needs to increase the penalties to streamline all military expendi- airline, will begin flights from Kosta- Tokayev also asked the Nation- ion and position. This is a com- Tokayev chairs the council him- for sexual violence. The country tures and strengthen financial and nai to Nur-Sultan on Oct. 3, reported al Council to further develop in pletely natural state of a developed self. had softened the penalties in May general discipline in the army.” the company’s press service. Ticket 2000 to encourage more victims to The President also reaffirmed prices will begin at 5,999 tenge report these crimes. That effort, the need to strengthen the role of (US$15) one way, which is 73 per- however, did not have the intend- the Kazakh language as a state lan- cent lower than competitors’ existing ed effect and the government has guage. pricing. Daily one-hour flights will determined tougher penalties are “Role of the Kazakh language as be operated on 180-seat Airbus A320 Address emphasises public involvement needed. the state language will be strength- aircraft and tickets are available on “We have gotten carried away ened and the time will come when it the airline’s website until March 28, with the humanisation of legisla- will turn into a language of intereth- 2020. Earlier, FlyArystan expanded tion, having lost sight of the fun- nic communication. For that, how- its route network with flights from in government, say experts damental rights of citizens. We ever, we all need to work together,” Shymkent to Nur-Sultan starting multiparty system, political competi- basis of state stability, which creates urgently need to tighten the pun- said the head of state. Oct. 3 and also announced plans to By Zhanna Shayakhmetova tion and pluralism of opinions in the prosperity for its citizens. ishment for sexual violence, pae- The President also addressed the double flights from Pavlodar to the country because it is important for “The objective of public dialogue dophilia, drug trafficking, human need for quality education and in- capital beginning the following day. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Presi- the stability of the political system is maximum openness and quick trafficking and other grave crimes, structed teacher pay raises over the dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s first in the long run. A multiparty system responses to the needs of people. especially against children,” the next four years, including a 25 per- BI Group has started work on state-of-the-nation address focused will push the ruling party to learn According to the Constitution, Ka- President said. cent salary increase in 2020. the ModeX modular home plant at on constructive public dialogue as a people’s problems, implement more zakhstan as a social state, takes re- The President also instructed Tokayev also announced an in- the Astana Industrial special eco- basis for a stable and prosperous Ka- tasks and be more demanding. Effec- sponsibility for the welfare of the national officials to increase the crease in funding for the With a De- nomic zone in Nur-Sultan, reported zakhstan, experts say. tive feedback, as Tokayev mentions population, especially its socially vul- pay of civil protection officers and gree to the Village programme up to Primeminister.kz. Modular housing “President Kassym-Jomart To- in his address, continues the course nerable part. In this regard, the Presi- reform the Ministry of Internal Af- 20 billion tenge (US$51.5 million.) construction, an advanced technol- kayev’s state-of-the-nation address declared by Nur Otan Party leader dent’s instructions to simplify the fairs. He instructed the allocation of “The gap in the quality of sec- ogy used in countries such as China, was interesting not only in terms of Nazarbayev at the recent congress,” system of targeted social assistance, 173 billion tenge (US$445,587.5) ondary education in urban and rural Germany and Singapore, reduces the what reforms and visions were pre- he said. provide social housing and introduce toward these tasks. schools is growing every year. The cost and time of construction and sented, but also in terms of the fact Sydyknazarov also said he thought a guaranteed social package for chil- “One of most pressing tasks is main problem is the lack of quali- makes housing more affordable. The that this was the first presentation of Tokayev’s initiative to allow more dren from low-income families are full-fledged reform of the law en- fied personnel in rural areas,” said project will create in excess of 700 the country’s development vision for peaceful rallies is important for the steps to maintain an adequate stand- forcement system. Tokayev. jobs and 405,000 square metres of the medium term. Many initiatives development of civil society. ard of living for all people,” Shauke- The image of police as an in- Tokayev also instructed the gov- housing per year. The first phase of and concepts were presented. The “The President said that if peaceful nova said, as reported by Kazinform. strument of power of the state will ernment to examine allowing work- the plant will be commissioned in goals and tasks set are based on the rallies do not seek to violate the law Tokayev’s measures to support gradually recede into the past. It ing citizens to use part of their pen- December. “The construction sector continuity of reforms declared by or calmness of citizens, then authori- micro and small businesses will also will become a body to provide ser- sion savings to buy a house or get is the most dynamically developing Kazakhstan’s First President, Nur- ties need to go forward and give per- have positive effect. A three-year ban vices to the citizens to ensure their an education. sector of the economy. This project sultan Nazarbayev,” Expert and As- mission to conduct them and allocate on inspections of micro and small security. At the first stage, we need Tokayev spoke on the need to ef- will not only increase housing af- sociate Professor of the Department special places for these, not on the business companies and measures to to reform, before end of 2020, the ficiently use the National Fund and fordability, but also give impetus to of Political Science of Lev Gumi- outskirts. I think this is an important involve mothers of large families in work of the Committee of Admin- said targeted transfers from 2022 the development of the construction lyov Eurasian National University thing for a civil society,” Sydyknaz- business will help to adapt to market istrative Police. We need to do it in will be reduced to 2 trillion tenge industry,” said Prime Minister Askar Mukhit-Ardager Sydyknazarov said arov said. conditions, said Shaukenova. a quality way and without gung-ho (US$5.15 billion). Mamin at the plant’s Sept. 2 opening The expert also emphasised the “Volunteering and development of in an interview for this story. approaches,” he said. The state will also allocate more ceremony. Tokayev set the task for legislators unity of the nation in its diversity as a social entrepreneurship can play an The government will gradually than 240 billion tenge (US$618.16 and government to strengthen civil key message. important role to prevent the spread cut a quarter of civil servants from million) for social rental housing by Kazakh geologists have identified society and social security, support “The concept of Civil Society of dependency. The President set the 2020 to 2024. This is intended to 2022. more than a dozen sedimentary ba- domestic business and economic de- Development 2025 will be adopted. task to find reserves by eliminating leave workers that are more pro- “Citizens who do not have in- sins which, according to the forecast, velopment at the Sept. 2 joint session Next year will mark the 30th anni- all ineffective expenses and increas- ductive and provide them with ma- come to purchase a property should of the Kazakh Parliament. versary of Kazakhstan’s independ- ing incomes,” she said. can produce approximately 130 bil- terial incentives, Tokayev said. be given an opportunity to live on a lion tonnes of fuel. “There is a need The President proposed a new ence, the 1150th anniversary of The national plan will be adopted The President also called for the social lease,” Tokayev said. concept of a “state that listens” with philosopher Al-Farabi and the 175th now to intensify exploration, since at for the implementation of the Presi- exemption of micro and small busi- The number of targeted social as- an interactive dialogue between civil anniversary of poet Abai Kunan- dent’s instructions, said Advisor to least 15 years went by between the nesses from taxes on core activities sistance recipients has grown from society and government. A National bayev. All these events are important President Yerlan Karin. discovery and launch of a new field. for three years starting from 2020 approximately 77,000 to more than Council of Public Trust has been es- dates for Kazakh people,” he said. “The President’s theses regarding The KazMunayGas national com- and tasked the government to re- 1.4 million in five years. Budget tablished to facilitate this dialogue. According to Sydyknazarov, the the development of political compe- pany started to develop a geological duce the numbers of state-owned spending on social support has in- “The main problems in our society President also paid much attention tition and the development of a mul- exploration programme for 2021- creased 17 times since 2017. should be discussed and find their to ensuring the rights and security tiparty system are positively received companies. 2025. The programme will indicate “In other words, more and more solution in the Parliament, but not of citizens. A key factor in enhanc- in social media. I think that today the The reduction of the compa- the areas of prospective sites and the in the streets. The authorities should ing the protection of citizens’ rights President reaffirmed his commitment nies operating in strategic sectors, people choose not to work or con- necessary financial resources. A set efficiently respond to all construc- and their security is the reforms of to the course of liberalisation. As be- however, should be carefully ap- ceal their income,” said the Presi- of measures will be developed to im- tive requests of people. There would the judicial and law enforcement fore, he stated that ‘there should be proached, Tokayev said, to prevent dent. prove legislation and provide tax in- be no need for public councils if the systems. no reform for the sake of reform.’ a substitution of state-owned mo- In 2018, government procure- centives to attract investment,” said Maslikhats (regional or city assem- “For the first time, Tokayev draws [For me] as a political advisor, the nopolies by private monopolies. ment totalled 4.4 trillion tenge Minister of Ecology, Geology and blies) fully fulfilled their role at the attention to the provocation of crime, issues regarding the development of He also said the government will (US$62.85 billion), 75 percent of Natural Resources Magzum Mirza- district, city and regional levels. The corruption and the quality of court public and civil dialogue are vital,” seize unused agricultural land. which were carried out in a non- galiev at the Sept. 6 oil and gas sector local authorities should support civil decisions. And he does not focus on Karin said according to Kazinform. “Many of those who received competitive way through purchases meeting in Atyrau. society,” said Sydyknazarov. the state, but on the individual. All The measures to develop a legisla- land leases for free from the state from one source. Tokayev urged a He also said major economic re- contradictions and ambiguities of the tive framework for exempting micro keep the land for future use without stop to the ‘feeding trough.’ The Astana Motors car assembly forms require the modernisation of legislation should be interpreted in and small business entities from pay- working on it. A whole layer of the He also suggested introducing an company will provide 60 18-metre the socio-political life. favour of citizens. The presumption ing tax on core activities are good so-called latifundists has developed assessment system where the peo- Golden Dragon buses to Almaty “The First President has built a of innocence is taken at a high level,” incentives for the development of in the country,” explained the Presi- ple will be able to evaluate the ef- transport parks, reported Kazin- strong and independent state with all he said. entrepreneurship, said Karin. dent. fectiveness of local governance. form. The larger-capacity vehicles its institutions of statehood during 30 Tokayev’s instructions to toughen “We see a balanced approach in The President emphasised the “For example, if as a result of will serve routes with intensive years. Now, at a new stage of devel- punishments for drug dealing, pae- the address. On the one hand, there use of land should be entirely the the poll, more than 30 percent of passenger traffic and the specific opment, the country is facing new dophilia, sexual assault and other are a lot of initiatives and instruc- responsibility of the Kazakh peo- the locals believe that the akim engines are adapted to operate on challenges,” he said. serious violations of the laws are tions regarding the social support of ple. He also stressed that foreigners (mayor) of a city or a village is environmentally friendly gas fu- The expert also spoke about To- crucial. the population. On the other hand, will not be able to buy lands in the ineffective, this is a reason for a els. The first buses will start run- kayev’s initiative to facilitate the Zarema Shaukenova, director of the President spoke about the neces- country. special commission to be set up,” ning in December. All buses meet development of a multiparty system. the Kazakhstan Institute for Strate- sity to support entrepreneurship to “The situation is aggravated by Tokayev said. the Euro-5 standard requirements “The head of state set the task to gic Studies under the President, said stimulate the economic initiative of the low level of direct taxes on He was elected President June 9 and a test drive is available for all contribute to the development of a constructive public dialogue is the citizens,” he said. land,” he said. with 70.96 percent of the vote. fleets. A3 EURASIA&WORLD

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Honoured artist of Kazakhstan, EXTERNAL NEWS IN BRIEF soloist of the Astana Opera Nur- lan Bekmukhambetov and ethno- Nazarbayev opens Kazakhstan’s pavilion at folklore ensemble Astana Sazy per- Kazakhstan presented the Trea- formed the Russian folk song “Jivet ty on the Prohibition of Nuclear moya otrada.” Weapons (TPNW) ratification Opera singer Saltanat Akhme- instrument to the United Nations exhibition hall in Moscow, meets with Putin tova and laureates of international (UN) Secretariat Aug. 29 in New There is no sphere of activity where competitions Aizada Kaponova and York. The official ceremony, By Elya Altynsarina we would not achieve impressive Anastasia Kozhukharova presented which coincided with the UN In- results,” said Putin. the Moscow audience a song titled ternational Day against Nuclear NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s “Our countries have a rich culture “Nightingales of the Great Steppe.” Tests, was attended by representa- First President, Nursultan Naz- and traditions that have become Alibek Dnishev, the famous Soviet- tives of the UN and the Interna- arbayev, met with Russian Presi- part of world civilisation. From era singer who is popular today, tional Campaign to Abolish Nu- dent Vladimir Putin and attended the depths of centuries, the great also performed Abai’s songs. clear Weapons, the coalition of the opening ceremony of Kazakh- deeds of Abylai Khan and Peter the “So many emotions in dancing, more than 500 non-governmental stan’s pavilion at the VDNH ex- Great, the scientific discoveries of so much depth in their voice. This is organisations from 103 countries position, museum and recreational Al-Farabi and Mikhail Lomonosov, the first time I hear the Astana Op- committed to banning nuclear complex in Moscow. Nazarbayev the poetry of Abai Kunanbaev and era performers and the performance weapons. The participants com- was visiting Moscow for the city’s Alexander Pushkin, the voices of of the Astana Ballet artists – it is mended Kazakhstan’s strong 872nd anniversary. Amre Kashaubaev and Fedor Chal- amazing,” said Galina, who was commitment to nuclear disarma- Kazakh artists and musicians iapin illuminate the path and inspire visiting Moscow with her family ment. welcomed pavilion visitors who new achievements,” Kazakh Minis- and came to Kazakhstan’s concert. were presented with Kazakh agri- ter of Culture Aktoty Raimkulova Rising stars from Kazakhstan and Thirty-nine Kazakh students cultural products, organic and eco- told the gathering. winners of the Voice song contest, won the Erasmus Mundus Joint friendly food. For Kazakhstan’s cultural days in Daneliya Tuleshova and Yerzhan Master’s Degree scholarship, the The Kazakh Embassy also organ- elbasy.kz. Photo credit: Russia, both countries will present Maxim, were also on the stage. biggest education programme in ised a presentation of a traditional ied, worked here, participated in nomic Union, so although he is no original dance performances, mu- The days of Kazakh culture will the European Union (EU). They Kazakh yurt and an exhibition of events,” said Nazarbayev at the longer the head of state with a sta- sic, folk and pop songs from Ka- continue in the Tretyakov Gallery were selected from nearly 585 crafts and more than 30 unique City Day ceremonies. tus of First President and certain zakhstan that will deliver “the most and Moscow’s cinemas. On Sept. fellow national applicants, joining items of 8th and 6th centuries BC. Nazarbayev also noted that on responsibilities, there is something vivid and wonderful experience” to 11, pianist Amir Tebenikhin is ex- this year’s 2,273 Erasmus schol- from the National Museum of Ka- the eve of the 75th anniversary of to discuss and he will continue the audience, reads a congratulatory pected to perform at the small hall arship recipients worldwide. The zakhstan. victory in World War II it is im- working toward strengthening the letter of Russian Minister Vladimir of the Peter Tchaikovsky conserva- Kazakh students will begin their “VDNH successfully is getting portant to relish the friendship and country and helping his successors Medinski. tory. studies at universities in Austria, back at its main purpose – to be- peace the current generation is liv- continue his work. At a concert curated by the em- Also during the visit, Kazakh Belgium, the Czech Republic, Es- come the largest exhibition, mu- ing in and acknowledge the “ideal” “There is no need to emphasise bassy, Aigul Kosanova and Serzhan Prime Minister Askar Mamin met tonia, France, Germany, Greece, seum, cultural, educational, public Kazakh-Russian relations. “I did once again that you are largely a Musin accompanied by the choir with his Russian counterpart Dmitri Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Portu- space, confirming Moscow’s en- everything to make this happen builder of Russian-Kazakh rela- and ballet troupe of the Astana Medvedev and several senior of- gal, Spain and the United King- during importance as a creative and and hope to see this continuing,” he tions that have reached an unprec- Opera and State Opera and Ballet ficials to discuss trade and invest- dom. During the pre-departure unifying centre,” said Putin. said. edented high level of alliance in the Theatre, presented a colourful vo- ment, joint infrastructure projects orientation session in Nur-Sultan “Moscow is very close to our Nazarbayev also said the two humanitarian and military fields, cal and choreographic “El saltan- and e-commerce in EAEU, among organised by the EU Delega- hearts, we used to visit it, we stud- countries live in the Eurasian Eco- and military-technical cooperation. ati” composition. other topics. tion, EU Ambassador Sven-Olov Carlsson said high quality educa- tion is the “key for resilient socie- ties,” with resilience, along with prosperity, being the two main pillars of the recently adopted President proposes award to recognise Asian writers EU Strategy for Central Asia. The this important event should be held of works by Asian writers. “It is national culture. The great steppe Asian civilisations is in harmony programme, he noted, contributes By Zhanna Shayakmetova on a permanent basis in Asia. Such high time to create a single elec- has witnessed diverse civilisations and not in conflict. to “people empowerment.” events should highlight the complex tronic library of works by Asian and cultures. Our country is locat- “Many still consider the Great NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Presi- issues of concern for humanity. Of writers. A treasury will be open to ed at the junction of roads connect- Silk Road only in an economic con- Popular Kazakh singer Dimash dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pro- particular importance is the devel- the world, in which materials of ing the west and the east, and the text. But in fact, as in antiquity, the Kudaibergen announced his Dec. posed at the recent first Forum of opment of Asia as a world centre of the unique Asian worldview will south and the north of a vast con- Silk Road is turning into a power- 10 solo concert will be held at the Asian Countries’ Writers in Nur- spiritual development. Therefore, be collected. I am sure that the tinent. We are a people that have ful force uniting civilisations. The Barclays Centre in New York, a Sultan to establish the Asian Gi- the creation of conditions for the work on the implementation of preserved the Turkic identity, who growth of the Asian economy is ac- venue that can accommodate up ant International Literary award. modernisation of literary processes such initiatives will unite our writ- originate from the Great Turkic companied by a rapid rise in litera- to 19,000 people. He will present Tokayev called for increasing the is one of the main tasks,” Tokayev ers and take Asian literature to a Kaganate,” he said. ture, art, and the education system. his “Arnau” programme. The con- prestige of the award and making said Sept. 4, addressing the forum new level,” he said. Asia observed how great civi- Asian literature is diverse and has cert is being organised with the it world-famous. participants. Meanwhile, the works of 30 Ka- lisations emerged, reached power deep origins,” he said. support of the Kazakh Ministry of “For the further development of The Sept. 4-6 event gathered 300 zakh writers and 31 poets will be and disappeared, he added. The The participants also discussed Culture and Sports. Before travel- Asian literature, we need to pay writers, including Nobel Prize nom- translated and published in six UN history of mankind is impossible the creation of the Association of ling to New York, Kudaibergen attention to the following impor- inees, Booker and ASEAN winners languages. These works will be without taking into account Arab, Writing Unions, the international will fly to St. Petersburg to- per tant issues. First of all, the Forum and winners of creative and nation- available to 2.5 billion readers in Chinese, Indian and Persian civili- committee for Forums of Asian form Nov. 29 for 12,000 fans. of Asian writers should become an al awards from 38 countries. more than 90 countries. “Thanks sations. Despite all the differences, writers and its regular participa- important dialogue platform for the The head of state also suggested to the works of Kazakh writers, the “oriental cultures have always had tion in international literary forums, Kazakhstan has moved up one creative community. I believe that creating a single electronic library world community is studying our much in common.” The secret of book fairs and literary biennials. spot to 80th in the World Travel and Competitiveness Index re- leased Sept. 4 by the World Eco- nomic Forum (WEF) that ranks 140 countries on their relative strengths in global tourism and International Day against Nuclear Tests... travel. The report methodology is based on four sub-indexes in- Continued from Page A1 movement,” added Tokayev. In take more vigorous steps towards a “A world free of nuclear weap- the CTBTO and Mongolia also at- cluding an enabling environment, turn, Nazarbayev said the escalat- nuclear weapons-free world. ons, including banning on nuclear tended the event. travel tourism policy and enabling The date commemorates the clo- ing confrontation between the two “We need to revise the archaic testing, remains the highest disar- Mongolia declared nuclear- conditions, infrastructure, natu- sure of the Semipalatinsk test site, nuclear powers, the United States concept of strategic stability based mament priority of the UN. Ka- weapon-free status in 1992 and ral and cultural resources, and 90 where 456 Soviet nuclear tests and Russia, and their exit from the on nuclear weapons. We need to zakhstan has been strong supporter that was recognised internation- individual indicators distributed were conducted over 40 years. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forc- create a new nuclear arms control in this task. I thank former presi- ally by the United Nations General among 14 pillars. Kazakhstan Nearly 1.5 million people in Ka- es Treaty produced “serious nega- system. It is important to negotiate dent Nursultan Nazarbayev for his Assembly Resolution 55/33S on scored 3.7 points. In the Europe zakhstan have suffered from the tive consequences.” the development of the Universal commitment to this cause and the “Mongolia’s International Security and Eurasia sub-regional area, the consequences. “The renewed nuclear arms race, Treaty on the Reduction of Nu- establishment of this prize. This and Nuclear Weapon Free Status” country led in the price competi- Among the guests were former including in space, that the two clear Weapons,” said Nazarbayev. year’s laureates, Yukio Amano and in 2000. tiveness category due to reduced Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs countries started, is of great con- He underscored the need to in- Lassina Zerbo, richly deserve this The seminar participants ex- hotel and fuel prices, greater pur- and member of the award com- cern. The Intermediate-Range Nu- troduce an effective system of recognition,” said Guterres. plored the key challenges in nucle- chasing power and low ticket taxes mittee Franco Frattini, the IAEA clear Forces Treaty ceased to have legally binding negative security The disarmament and nuclear ar non-proliferation and capacity and airport charges. Spain topped Deputy Director General Mary effect and Kazakhstan was party to guarantees from the nuclear pow- non-proliferation regime faces building, ways to strengthen co- the ranking with 5.4 points, fol- Alice Hayward, former Director this treaty,” said Nazarbayev. ers. “deep and growing challenges.” operation and the role of nuclear- lowed by France, Germany, Japan General of the Organisation for the The risk of terrorist groups ac- “At the same time, members of “The international community weapon-free zones in the broader and the United States replacing the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons quiring nuclear weapons remains the nuclear club must commit to a must stress in its cooperation to effort to promote nuclear disarma- United Kingdom in the top five. (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu, Deputy the gravest threat. package of obligations and restric- achieve our collective goal – the ment and non-proliferation. They Chairman of the Nuclear Threat “More than 20 countries of the tions to adjust their policies in the world without nuclear weapons. I also reviewed proposals to institu- Parliamentarians from more Initiative Foundation and former world keep potentially dangerous area of weapons of mass destruc- count on your support in securing tionalise the inter-zonal coopera- than 60 European and Asian United Kingdom Secretary of De- nuclear materials and each of them tion. It is first of all important that our future,” he concluded. tion between the zones and efforts countries and 16 international or- fence Lord Desmond Browne. can become a target for destructive they curtail the traditional practice The Kazakh capital also wel- to expand the geography of the ganisations will gather Sept. 23- Tokayev noted the decision to forces,” said Nazarbayev. of maintaining and modernising comed Aug. 28 the representatives zones. 24 in Nur-Sultan for the Fourth close the Semipalatinsk test site The world’s nine nuclear-armed nuclear facilities,” he said. of the nuclear-weapons-free zones The seminar was organised in Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian had “historical significance.” states, he noted, do not intend to Nazarbayev said the award of Latin America and the Carib- partnership with the United Na- Countries’ Parliaments themed “Taken against the resistance of curtail their programmes. With the serves as a reminder that the future bean, Africa, South Pacific, Cen- tions Office for Disarmament Af- Greater Eurasia: Dialogue. Trust. the Soviet military elite and indi- increasing global distrust and geo- should entail a world without nu- tral Asia and Southeast Asia for fairs (UNODA) and is part of the Partnership. Kazakhstan’s Mazhi- vidual politicians, the decision of political confrontation, the world clear weapons. the seminar themed “Development preparation work to the Fourth lis, lower chamber of the Kazakh the First President Nazarbayev to ushers in the unprecedentedly dif- In the video address to the gath- and Strengthening of Consultation Conference of the State Parties Parliament, Russian State Duma close the nuclear test site required ficult stage. ering, United Nations Secretary Mechanisms between Existing to Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and National Assembly of South great courage and firm will. It has Nazarbayev urged the gathering General Antonio Guterres thanked Nuclear-Weapon-Free zones.” scheduled for April 24, 2020 in Korea are co-organisers of the facilitated the entire antinuclear and the international community to Kazakhstan for the efforts. The representatives of the IAEA, New York. inter-parliamentary forum. Dur- ing the two-day meeting, the par- ticipants will explore the ways dom of expression is something the users of the media have a good bit of a departure from the original to promote sustainable devel- that we do defend, but we need to cultural level. I think we will see method as the office was created opment in Eurasia, the world’s make sure that this freedom of ex- less and less of these problems. I with a task of quiet diplomacy. largest continent accounting for Kazakhstan shows... pression is used positively, avoid- think it’s a good investment in the In the beginning, everything hap- 65 percent of the world’s popu- Continued from Page A1 reflects the social progress. The ing situations where everybody is long term,” he said. pened behind closed doors and lation, 75 percent of the energy problem we face in some cases is free to insult everybody and try to To reach their target audience, nobody knew exactly what the resources and 40 percent of the In February, HCNM released that digital media can be misused damage everything,” he added. the OSCE High Commissioner High Commissioner was working global GDP. The gathering will the Tallinn Guidelines on National for all sorts of reasons and purpos- The guidelines show how to ad- launched a live #AskHCNM ques- on. Times have changed. Some of also seek solutions to better co- Minorities and the Media in the es. Sometimes negative elements dress the problem in social media. tion and answer session in May the things that we still do behind ordinate the cooperation between Digital Age, a paper outlining poli- and tendencies, for instance, hate There is a balance between freedom 2018 on Twitter. closed doors are some sensitive is- the countries and implement eco- cies that may help ease inter-ethnic speech and tendencies to discrimi- of expression and the need to regu- “We have an e-mail address, sues that need to be handled care- nomic projects. The forum coin- tensions. Zannier noted digital me- nate against certain groups, can late the use of social media, as it which is [email protected], and we fully. And we still do that, but we cides with the 25th anniversary of dia platforms are a great tool to emerge in social media and can has no boundaries. Education is the often get requests of intervention can be vocal and we can also tell the Eurasian integration initiative communicate more broadly and also create coalitions of people answer. The more people invest in to look into certain issues, espe- people what principles we stand put forward by Kazakhstan’s First have a dialogue in society. who see things in the same manner. education, the more they will work cially from minority groups. It’s a for and try also to promote them President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, “This not only reflects the tech- Now, we are all arguing in favour with the younger generation. good way to show that we’re there with governments and in their so- in 1994. nological progress, but it also of freedom of expression. Free- “We invest in making sure that and we’re there to listen. This is a cieties,” he said. A4 ECONOMY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

ECONOMY Government explores Kazakhstan must tighten its NEWS IN BRIEF Non-cash payments on Ka- zakh issuers’ cards within and beyond the country doubled to structural changes to monetary policy, says NB head 6.3 trillion tenge (US$16.24 bil- crease rates in the European Union lion) from January-July, reported Staff Report and China lower inflationary pres- ranking.kz. Until 2019, the share sures. of international payment sys- increase GDP growth NUR-SULTAN – Existing glob- “The slowdown of the U.S. tems in non-cash options ranged al economic trends dictate a tighter economy reduces the risk of capi- between 97-99 percent. During By Dilshat Zhussupova monetary policy in Kazakhstan, tal outflows from developing the first six months of 2019, the said Kazakh National Bank Head countries and, accordingly, re- share of local payment systems NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh Erbolat Dossaev Aug. 27. He lieves pressure on their currencies. had significant growth from 0.7 government and the Accounts named lowering global demand Inflationary pressures are relative- to 7.5 percent year-on-year (yoy) Committee will examine state and uncertainty in trade policies as ly low amid stabilisation of infla- and 476 billion tenge (US$1.23 holdings and national companies factors affecting the policy. tion in Russia, as well as low rates billion), a 23-time increase. The to determine if structural chang- “The following factors will in- of price increases in the European share of non-cash in the total es are needed to increase GDP fluence the decline in inflation Union and China,” said Dossaev. turnover increased from 26.2 to growth, said First Deputy Prime rates. Lowering global demand Even though the global factors 39.4 percent. Internet payments Minister and Minister of Finance and uncertainty in trade policies mostly dictate a tighter monetary accounted for 65.2 percent of the Alikhan Smailov at a Sept. 3 gov- have helped soften external mon- policy, the National Bank intends total, while those via POS-termi- ernment meeting. etary conditions. In particular, the Kazakh National Bank Head Erbolat to pursue a balanced interest rate nals represented 33 percent. Fed rate was reduced for the first Dossaev. policy while monitoring the future Approximately time in 10 years,” he noted, refer- dynamics of both external and in- Private enterprises operating ring to the U.S. Federal Reserve. prices from $71.60 per barrel in ternal factors. with state participation decreased First Deputy Prime Minister and Particularly for Kazakhstan, the 2018 to $61.30 in 2019. The fore- “Given growing consumption 5.3 percent to 648 year-on-year 100 billion tenge Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov. reduced demand for oil is an im- casts of the National Bank were in emerging global markets and (yoy) in the first half of 2019 (US$257.43 million) portant factor that affects its future based on data from the Ministry declining global stocks, especial- and 16 percent over the past five was allocated by Public Procurement) have been monetary policy forecasts. of National Economy on oil prices ly grain and meat, rising global years. Yet in the same six months, developed to stimulate fair com- “The world oil market is char- and other indicators of the exter- prices could become a long-term 566 public private partnership the Samruk Kazyna petition, reduce corruption and acterised by the uncertainty asso- nal sector and economic develop- and negative global inflation trend. (PPP) contracts were signed for improve the quality of goods, ser- ciated with the continuing tension ment,” he added. In these conditions, the National 1.5 trillion tenge (US$3.87 bil- Sovereign Wealth vices and qualifications of suppli- in trade relations between large According to the National Bank, Bank intends to pursue a balanced lion). According to the Kazakh- Fund to reduce ers. This will make it possible to economies. We forecast a slight however, inflation will be within interest rate policy. Currently, fac- stan Public Private Partnership increase budget revenues,” he ex- weakening in demand for Kazakh the forecast target corridor, as fac- tors so far favour a tighter mon- Centre, the PPP contracts were unemployment plained. export products to 12 percent in tors such as the slowdown of the etary policy. We will closely moni- 1.5 times the cost of the projects’ and improve living The Ministry of Finance will 2019. These dynamics are based U.S. economy, stabilised inflation tor the dynamics of external and portfolio. The main share of the consolidate an extrabudgetary so- on the scenario of a decline in oil in Russia and reduced price in- internal factors,” he added. contracts is at the local level and standards among the cial security system by creating a represents 98.4 percent of the to- unified social fund and introducing tal. Private investments exceeded rural population as of a single social payment to further 570 billion tenge (US$1.47 bil- September. optimise costs. lion) and state obligations related “The organisation of the budget to investment were 177.5 billion tenge (US$457.49 million). The The effort follows Kazakh Presi- process at all levels will also be Social spending to increase figures show private business and dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s built to accommodate the involve- ment of the population in form- the state have found mutually call for structural transformations beneficial points of cooperation, in the public and quasi-public sec- ing local budgets. Laws will be adopted for regional, city and rural 2.9 percent by 2022 said the centre. tor to ensure annual gross domes- levels of power to become more years, of which 749 billion tenge trial and Innovative Development tic product growth of at least 5 per- The Caspian Pipeline Consor- economically independent in solv- Staff Report (US$1.9 million) are transferred to (SPAIID), the new Business Road- cent by 2025. tium (CPC) exported 41.517 mil- ing local problems,” said Smailov local budgets. Three hundred and map programme will continue, and Approximately 100 billion tenge lion tonnes of oil from January- on a measure for efficient budget NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh four billion tenge (US$784 mil- the tasks of developing local roads, (US$257.43 million) was allocated August, a 3.26-percent increase formation and use. government will increase social lion) is additionally provided for rural water supply, gasification and by the Samruk Kazyna Sovereign year-on-year (yoy). CPC export- spending 2.9 percent by 2022, said annual indexation and increase in housing for youth and large fami- Wealth Fund to reduce unemploy- ed 61.084 million tonnes of oil in Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister recipients of pensions and benefits. lies with low-income families will ment and improve living standards The Ministry 2018, 10.8 percent more than in and Minister of Finance Alikhan The increase in spending will be be ensured,” said Smailov. 2017. Of all the oil CPC shipped among the rural population as of of Finance will Smailov Aug. 27. reflected in the percentage of the Total 2020 expenditures will be last year from the Novorossiysk September. He also outlined the main fea- state budget allocated to the social 12.7 trillion (US$31 billion) tenge. port sea terminal, 54.3 million “We will evaluate the real con- consolidate an tures of the proposed 2020 to sector, from 44.7 percent to 47.6 “Expenditures in 2020 are tonnes were from Kazakh fields. tribution of the Sovereign Wealth 2022 national budget law, which percent by 2022. planned in the amount of 12.7 tril- extrabudgetary social The largest volumes came from Fund to the growth of people’s is based on the forecast of socio- Another state budget priority lion tenge (US$31 billion) with Tengiz (28.7 million tonnes), welfare over the past 14 years,” security system by economic development until 2024. area will be the real sector devel- an increase of 809 billion tenge Kashagan (13.2 million tonnes) said Smailov. “Social spending for 2020 is opment, for which 2.39 trillion (US$2 billion) by this year,” said creating a unified and Karachaganak (10.3 million After evaluating the effective- planned in the amount of 5.69 tenge (US$616 billion) is provid- Smailov. tonnes). CPC, which transports ness of the fund, the Ministry of trillion tenge (US$14.69 billion), ed, which makes 18 percent of the The increase in social expendi- social fund. more than two-thirds of Kazakh- Finance and the National Bank or with an increase of 303 billion budget. ture measures were accepted with- stan’s total oil exports, was es- will develop measures to improve In addition, according to the tenge (US$782 million),” said “To support the development of in the context of the budget deficit tablished to construct pipeline its use. Sept. 2 state-of-the-nation address, Smailov. the real sector of the economy for decrease. and export oil in transit through “We will seek funds to improve the number of civil servants and Another priority area from 2020, 2.39 trillion tenge (US$616 “The share of non-oil revenues Russia’s territory. The consor- social support for the population employees in national companies 2020 is implementing President billion) is provided. Implementa- is growing steadily from 61.4 per- tium owns the 1,511-kilometre by reducing inefficient spending will be reduced 25 percent in 2020- Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s in- tion of the Nurly Zhol, Nurly Zher cent this year to 71.2 percent in Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline, and increasing budget revenues (in 2024, and financial incentives will structions to improve the status of programmes, the development of 2022. The budget deficit is planned which connects the fields in the fund),” said the minister. be created for the best employees teachers with expenses of 1.2 tril- the agro-industrial complex, State with a phased decrease to 1 percent western Kazakhstan with the “Amendments to the law (On to boost their productivity. lion tenge (US$30 billion) for three Programme of Accelerated Indus- of the GDP in 2020,” said Smailov. Black Sea coast.

Consulting services for par- ent companies, as well as in the management sector, decreased Government presents plan to implement 26.2 percent to 123.6 billion tenge (US$318.57 million) in the first half of the year, report- ed energyprom.kz. The main state-of-nation address bulk of services (90.8 percent) is in three regions. Companies Kazakhstan needs to close the edu- years, Kazakhstan will set up cen- said the problem is in the transport able, particularly for socially vul- in Nur-Sultan account for 55.7 By Assel Satubaldina cation gap between cities and rural tres nationwide to support children capacity and the shortage of air- nerable segments of the popula- percent of the consulting budget, areas and increase the number of who have suffered from violence. craft to meet the existing demand. tion, is also among the Tokayev’s a decrease of more than 40 per- NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh qualified education professionals Legislation is also planned to The launch of low-cost airline priorities. He said the government cent over the year. Almaty com- government prepared the national in rural areas. protect the rights of women and FlyArystan in May was part of the should develop a single housing panies’ spending increased 20.1 plan to implement the initiatives To achieve these goals, said children. effort to decrease the ticket fares. policy. percent, comprising 28.4 per- presented by President Kassym- Saparbayev, the government will “The 2030 concept to protect Kassymbek said the airline plans Kazakhstan’s Nurly Zher pro- cent of the total. Atyrau Region Jomart Tokayev in his Sept. 2 implement plans, such as a new children will be developed. With a double increase in the number of gramme will provide rental hous- spending decreased 29.2 percent, state-of-the-nation address. The model to finance schools, a mobile this in place, we expect the decline flights from 14 to 28 by the end of ing without redemption to large accounting for 6.6 percent of the plan has now been sent to Tokayev teacher project and the multidisci- in crime rates among children and 2019. families at affordable conditions. total. Kazakh President Kassym- for review and approval. pline preparation of teachers. the decline in the suicide cases. “The government and Samruk “For this purpose, we allocate an- Jomart Tokayev urged reducing In his address, Tokayev pledged The work will be done with the lo- Kazyna plan the additional capi- nually 50 billion tenge (US$128.7 unreasonable consulting spend- to improve public administration, Legislation is also cal executive bodies,” he said. talisation of Air Astana and Qazaq million) until 2025. There is an an- ing from the budget during the better protect citizens rights, diver- Tokayev also urged the govern- Air airlines to increase their fleet. nual financing of 32.8 billion tenge August meeting with the govern- sify the economy, support micro planned to protect the ment to work on the price forma- The work will be continued to de- (US$84.4 million) to ensure rental ment. and small business, modernise the tion and tariffs, stressing the high crease the cost of jet fuel given the housing with no redemption for social security system and develop rights of women and prices for goods and services in the modernisation of Kazakhstan’s nearly 3,700 people in the social Aluminium ore production the country’s vast regions. children. country. He cited the high air fares oil processing plants that nears its vulnerable category,” said Kass- declined 20.8 percent year-on- The President also directed the as an example. completion,” said Kassymbek. ymbek. year (yoy) to 2.5 million tonnes development of a “listening state” “It raises questions why the In line with Tokayev’s instruc- Kazakhstan has also launched in January-August. In 2018, the in which public input is more “We will introduce changes to flights of our main air carrier tion to allow working citizens to the Bakytty Otbasy (Happy Fam- production volume reached 6.1 heavily considered in the forma- the education system in rural areas (Air Astana) on the most popular use part of their pension savings, ily) programme that provides million tonnes, a 26-percent in- tion of policy. to improve the work conditions for routes are much more expensive Saparbayev said the government mortgage loans at two percent in- crease. The largest enterprise Following that address, Kazakh teachers in understaffed schools. and sometimes for up to 30 per- will consider allowing citizens to terest rate and ten percent down in the industry is Aluminium of Deputy Prime Minister Berdy- The government was instructed cent than [along the comparable use the funds to buy homes, get an payment. Nearly 6,000 families Kazakhstan, owned by Eura- bek Saparbayev briefed a Sept. 3 to develop the roadmap to support distances] in Europe. What ex- education or medical services. are expected to get loans as part sian Resources Group (ERG). government meeting on some of gifted kids, analyse the training of plains the high cost of services Saparbayev also said the gov- of this programme until the end The company is the only one in the country’s existing and future specialists that are in no demand. at our airports? Why is the cost ernment along with the National of 2019 and Kazakhstan’s House the country producing alumina initiatives that were included in We are also introducing amend- of jet fuel for foreign carriers at Bank of Kazakhstan will examine Construction and Saving Bank re- (raw materials for aluminium the plan presented by Sept. 10 to ments to the legal acts in the de- the airports higher than for do- the nation’s pension system. ceived 50 billion tenge (US$128.7 production). On average, the implement the President’s goals. velopment of science,” said Sapar- mestic ones? This hurts the avia- “We need precise calculation million) for this purpose. company annually produces 1.4 In his address, Tokayev empha- bayev. tion industry of Kazakhstan and and careful decision to ensure the The state will also allocate more million tonnes of alumina from sised the need for quality educa- Tokayev also underscored the the country’s transit potential as lifelong pension payments of citi- than 240 billion tenge (US$618.16 bauxite mined in the Kostanai tion and instructed teacher pay need to protect children’s rights it loses its international competi- zens and not undermine the stabil- million) for social rental hous- and Pavlodar regions. Unpro- raises over the next four years, and increase the penalties for sex- tiveness,” he said. ity of the system in general,” he ing by 2022, designed for people cessed aluminium production beginning with a 25 percent sal- ual and domestic violence. In response, Kazakh Deputy said. whose income is not sufficient to also decreased 6.7 percent yoy to ary increase in 2020. He also said Saparbayev said in the next two Prime Minister Zhenis Kassymbek Making housing more afford- purchase a property. 965,200 tonnes. A5 BUSINESS

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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF Banking sector reforms are critical... A pilot project on a tax-free shopping for foreigners will be Continued from Page A1 at other countries. Inequality tends but because the ring road is getting so gases (GHG), part of its National implemented in Almaty’s Esentai to increase in the initial period of much time to get to the starting line, Emissions Trading System begun in Mall to boost tourist inflow and “What we promised is that we modernisation. Jobs have to be cre- it now needs to start; then, the other 2013 as the key mechanism to regu- purchasing power, reported the would send one of our managing di- ated first of all, good quality jobs,” ones will be unlocked,” he said. late carbon emissions and boost low- Ministry of Finance State Rev- rectors, the one who leads on bank- he said. Chakrabarti also noted the organi- carbon technology development. enue Committee. The committee ing sector, to Kazakhstan and then The country needs to make an- sation’s increasing renewable sector Kazakhstan also ratified the Paris developed the rules and terms we will take his conclusions. We will other push on privatisation and de- activities. Climate Agreement in 2016 and in accordance with Article 68 of then track the asset quality review for velop public and private partnerships “The first six months of this year committed to ensure a 15-percent Kazakhstan’s tax code. Tax-free the rest of the year and we will make (PPP), he added. we have done three major solar reduction of greenhouse emissions shopping is the ability to buy some decisions in early January next Chakrabarti commended Kazakh- projects; that is three of the ten we by 2030 as its nationally determined goods in a foreign country and ob- year about what sort of investments stan’s large-scale privatisation pro- have done. That shows the momen- contribution. tain a sales tax refund. The coun- would be appropriate,” said Chakra- gramme and noted KazAtomProm’s tum is increasing in this area and I “That is how Kazakhstan became try’s tax rebate programme will barti. initial public offering in November am pretty sure there will be more a leader amongst emerging markets launch on a broader scale in 2022 He noted EBRD invests in the found 15 percent of its shares listed of these projects to come in the at the Paris Climate Agreement. It at airports in the capital, Almaty banking sector in two ways. on the London Stock Exchange and coming year or two. I really think was one of the first countries that and Shymkent. Refunds will range “One is we often provide, par- the Astana International Exchange EBRD President Sir Suma Kazakhstan will come as a regional said it would set a national deter- Chakrabarti. from 7-22 percent of the purchase ticularly, debt finance to help a bank (AIX). Listing Polymetal shares on leader in this area without a doubt,” mined contribution towards reduc- price and depend on the size of the move in a right direction; not just the AIX has been “transformative.” public-private partnerships (PPPs) he said. ing carbon emissions and so during value-added tax and tax-free op- a credit line, but also technical as- Kazakhstan also plans to float could also draw investors to the na- ERBD provided a $51.3-million that space, we were the first bank to erator fee. sistance to improve the capability stocks of its biggest companies, in- tion. Chakrabarti cited the Big Al- loan to the 100-MW Saran solar do solar project in Kazakhstan. The of the bank itself. The other area is cluding Air Astana, Kazakhtelecom maty Ring Road as an example of power plant, the largest solar project potential is huge here, because the An investment agreement was that we sometimes take the equity in and KazMunayGas. He noted the a PPP project of paramount impor- in Central Asia, adding to the $22 weather conditions are such that we signed Aug. 24 among the Turke- the bank before privatisation. Right move will attract more strategic in- tance not only for Kazakhstan, but million Green Climate Fund (GCF) can invest very easily. But some of stan Region Akimat (adminis- now, we are doing something like vestors to the country. also Central Asia. loan. It also supported constructing the things that happened that made tration), Kazakh Invest, ECO- that in Belarus prior to privatisation “We have been at the heart of The 66-kilometre road that en- the Burnoye 1 and Burnoye 2 solar renewables much more attractive are culture, Green Land Alatau and as well,” he said. encouraging privatisations of these circles Almaty, the country’s larg- power plants in the Zhambyl Region. that prices have come down, so the Eurasian Development Bank to He noted the significant achieve- entities. We think it will be very suc- est city, will be completed in 2021. The projects are part of the EBRD technological advances everywhere construct a 500-hectare green- ments Kazakhstan has made since cessful. We have been lobbying for Turkish and South Korean investors and GCF renewable framework de- mean the prices reduced,” he said. house complex in the Keles dis- 1991 and said further reforms are ensuring that the timeline on these have provided $387 million for the signed to increase investments in the Cooperation is gaining momen- trict, reported the akimat press needed. privatisations is met, because Ka- project. sector and tap Kazakhstan’s renew- tum. service. The planned investment is “One of the fundamental issues is zakhstan has made great public com- “It will then pave the way for other able energy market. “In the last 18 months, we have $1.1 billion. Construction will be that the country has been modernis- mitments on progressing these priva- new PPP deals in Kazakhstan. We Chakrabarti praised Kazakhstan’s invested another billion dollars in carried out in several stages and ing and transforming very fast in tisations and doing them in a quality have been thinking about Asfendi- commitment to global efforts to another 43 projects, so there is big the greenhouse will be equipped the last 25 years; it is also true that way,” he said. yarov Hospital in Almaty and also combat climate change. In February, momentum going forward,” he said. with a modern climate control many people have felt left out of that Political economy decisions, he highways as well as a hospital in the country launched an online plat- The EBRD will start preparing a system. Approximately 50,000 transformation. That is very com- noted, are fundamental to determine Karaganda. There are lots of ideas form to monitor, report and verify new country strategy for 2021-2025 tonnes of product will be collected mon in economic history if you look how much should be privatised and for PPPs and we are exploring them, emission sources and greenhouse next year. from the greenhouse annually.

Pavlodar Region Akim (Gover- nor) Bulat Bakauov charged the regional akimat (administration) with creating industrial zones in Lack of standardisation poses problems the region before year’s end to boost economic activity, reported Pavlodarnews.kz. Constructing new infrastructure for businesses for halal industry in CIS, notes conference in Pavlodar’s special economic cate from Halal Audit and Control Metrology Institute for the Islamic the Tatarstan Halal Standards Com- rennet, as it is often of non-halal zone (SEZ) is under way; for ex- By Nazira Kozhanova Centre, a private company which Countries (SMIIC) General Direc- mittee, represented one of the or- origin, and does not certify com- ample, 2.2 billion tenge (US$5.67 had no affiliate links with any of- tor Ikhsan Ovut noted such criteria ganisations willing to participate panies that mechanically slaughter million) has been allocated to NUR-SULTAN – Participants at ficial Muslim organisation. are already present in Muslim na- in developing universal standards. cattle and poultry. construct communications needs, a recent conference in the Kazakh Post-Soviet countries have simi- tions and CIS countries may simply He proposed prohibiting certify- As a result of the discussion, par- he said. Three large projects – a capital discussed the difficulties of lar industry problems, said Islamic need to follow the institute’s exist- ing products that contain beef pro- ticipants proposed the IOFS Sec- new power unit at Eurasian En- introducing standards in the halal Organisation for Food Security ing model to overcome technical tein from cattle skins, a source of retariat create a working group to ergy Corporation, manufactur- industry in the Commonwealth of (IOFS) General Director Erlan trade obstacles. CIS country partic- protein which is unnecessary but develop suggestions to improve the ing reinforced concrete products Independent States (CIS), reports Baidaulet, who noted the main dif- ipation in developing universal ha- makes production cheaper. Its value current halal system in CIS regions. at Bogatyr Invest and producing the Islamic Organisation for Food ficulty is the lack of a universal, in- lal standards and other procedures is also doubted because its halal sta- The roadmap was developed Sept. sand blocks at Pavlodar River Port Security. ternationally-recognised accredita- within SMIIC, however, is still un- tus is difficult to prove. Moreover, 1, and Ovut was offered a consult- – will also be implemented in the tion body. Certificates are currently der question. Tatarstan certification bodies close- ing role to create, implement and region in the near future, said aki- issued by international, state and Irek Ziganshin, chairperson of ly watch for the presence of animal audit universal standards. mat Industrial and Innovative De- Bodies often certify private companies, which often do velopment department head Gani- companies that not recognise certificates other than bet Aubakirov. their own. process halal and non- The lack of international and Kazakhstan recently approved state accreditation bodies is also the Eurasian Economic Union halal products using a concern, said Baidaulet. Private (EAEU) introducing a quota on the same equipment, companies frequently work without importing hot-rolled steel to pro- accreditation certificates and sev- tect metal producers in member causing cross- eral organisations issuing them are countries, reported Kazinform. A not registered legal entities. 12,029-tonne quota for Kazakh- contamination, and Halal certification bodies do not stan and a 20-percent duty will be the majority do not cooperate with each other, even levied for imports exceeding es- within a single country, according to tablished volumes starting Dec. 1. examine products for conference participants, continued Hot-rolled steel, used to manufac- traces of pork in gene Baidaulet. Certificates are issued ture metal structures and products by five non-state organisations, and construction materials, is pro- laboratories. the Association of Halal Industries duced by the country’s Arcelor- in Kazakhstan, Halal Damu, Halal Mittal Temirtau, which supported Holding, Halal Quality and Halal the measure. Rimma Gakhova, representing Services Alliance, each of which the Consumer Rights Protection works according to its own under- The international rating agen- National Association Society, noted standing of the principles. cy Moody’s Investors Service pork DNA was found in halal prod- Bodies often certify companies changed the outlooks on the De- ucts at the Bizhan, Pervomaiskie that process halal and non-halal velopment Bank of Kazakhstan Delicatesy and Rubikom Enterprise products using the same equip- (DBK) and Fund of Financial meat factories in October 2018. It ment, causing cross-contamination, Support for Agriculture (FFSA) is unclear how the companies were and the majority do not examine Aug. 28 from stable to positive, able to obtain their halal certificates products for traces of pork in gene reported Moodys.com. Moody’s and who issued them. laboratories. The lack of funding also affirmed their global scale Recently, the Tsaritsyno meat for Muslim organisations is also a ratings. FFSA’s national scale rat- plant in Russia was also held ad- problem, said Baidaulet. ing was upgraded from A2.kz to ministratively liable, as its sausages Conference participants agreed A1.kz. “The change in outlooks to marketed as halal have been found there is a pressing need for inter- positive on DBK and FFSA mir- to contain pork, continued Gakho- national halal industry standards rors the change in outlooks on va. The factory obtained its certifi- in CIS countries. Standards and their parents’ (Baiterek National Management Holding (Baa3 positive)) and KazAgro National Management Holding (Ba1 posi- tive)) long-term issuer ratings and reflects the very high affiliate sup- port incorporated in their ratings,” noted the report.

The Centre for Attracting Inves- tors and Promoting Investment Projects will launch in the East Kazakhstan Region in September, reported the East Kazakhstan In- focentre. It will seek to support new investment projects in the region, such as the 14 recently- approved projects in food produc- tion, furniture, light industry and tourism worth 1.1 billion tenge (US$2.84 million). Twenty-two projects worth 551 billion tenge (US$1.42 billion) are scheduled to begin in the region by 2022 and create 6,400 jobs. A6 EDITORIAL&OPINION

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a proposal for a new Strategy by the end of 2019. The extensive and inclusive con- President’s state-of-the-nation European Union and Central Asia: sultation process with Central Asian partners on the orientations of the fu- ture EU Strategy involving govern- ments, civil society, the private sec- address sets right course for New Partnership in Action tor and researchers from the region tion. Regional cooperation as a fac- and the EU member states have con- By Peter Burian tor of stability and sustainable de- firmed that the significant changes velopment is deeply rooted in EU’s underway in Central Asia create im- country’s future The European Union (EU) has DNA. That is why the EU very much portant opportunities for greater EU he first state-of-the- for complacency when global been engaged with the five coun- welcomes and supports this direction engagement. An explicit demand for nation address Sept. 2 growth is slowing and uncertain- tries in Central Asia from the very and wants to help and contribute to a “more ambitious” presence and en- from President Kassym- ty is rising – independent ana- moment they gained their independ- translating this positive spirit into gagement of the EU made the prepa- Jomart Tokayev un- lysts are increasingly confident ence in the early 1990s. During that concrete action. ration of a new Strategy for Central Tderlined how Kazakhstan is Kazakhstan is firmly on the right period the EU, as the biggest donor Having said that, I wish to em- Asia particularly timely. confidently beginning the next track. This hard work explains in the region, played an important phasise that the EU does not want The main goal of the EU is to help stage of its development. On the why the time has arrived for a role in supporting sovereignty and to push or impose any models of through existing and new initiatives economy, public services, quality greater priority for gradual but independence of the partner coun- to embrace, common values and in- regional integration and coopera- and platforms to increase the resil- of life and political reform, there steady political reform. tries in Central Asia, helping them ternational commitments, in particu- tion or put our partners before any ience of the region as a whole, as were ambitious plans to drive the Indeed, it is telling that Presi- to build their new socio-economic lar in the area of basic freedoms and binary choices. It should be firmly in well as of the individual states of the country forward. dent Tokayev has gone further systems, create a legislative basis human rights. the hands of the countries of Central region, since only resilient states and There was a commitment – by suggesting that to build on his and development programmes and While expecting more progress Asia themselves to decide how they societies are able to efficiently tackle backed by concrete policies – to predecessor’s illustrious legacy strategies for sustainable develop- in reforms, we fully understand the want to cooperate. At the same time, the existing challenges and pressures tackle inequality and ensure that depends on such a move. The ment. I dare say that also thanks to complexity of challenges the coun- the EU’s experience, including the of today. all shared in the country’s grow- sustained economic progress the this contribution, the region man- tries of Central Asia and their soci- values and principles the EU was Here, I wish to use an excel- ing prosperity. There will be a country needs to achieve its goal aged to preserve a large degree of eties are facing. In this regard, I am established upon, as a peace project lent quote of First President Naz- more determined effort to close of joining the top 30 most-devel- stability in a situation when it was pleased to note that there is a grow- could serve as a source of inspiration arbayev from his speech on the Third the gap, whether it is by raising oped countries, he said, requires facing many formidable challenges, ing understanding in the region that and useful practices for our partners. Modernisation of Kazakhstan: “Only incomes or improving health and political reform. both inherited and new ones. promoting rule of law, good govern- The capital of Kazakhstan – Asta- those nations, which manage to get education services in rural areas. What was clear, as well, was The first comprehensive EU strat- ance, human rights and a strong role na (Nur-Sultan) – historically hosted ahead of the future and decisively Communities, too, are to be the direction he saw these re- egy for the region, adopted in 2007, of civil society is not a “Western the first consultative summit of the meet the challenges, without stand- helped by new investments to forms taking. The aim is a mod- represented an important qualita- agenda.” These principles are uni- leaders of Central Asia, discussing ing and waiting, are the winners.” expand the supply of drinking ern and effective ‘listening’ state tive upgrade of the relationship and versally recognised. These elements strengthened regional cooperation The EU is interested in all Central water and to offer modern sanita- – responsive to the concerns and paved the way for a more coherent are key for all the countries in gain- in jointly addressing many inher- Asian countries becoming winners tion and gas to homes across ambitions of the Kazakh people and better coordinated engagement ing their rightful place in the world ited and new challenges the region and wants to continue to be a reliable the country. The new policies and, in turn, providing them with of the EU in key areas of transfor- economy, global trade and transport is facing, including border security, and committed partner for the mod- to increase the supply of afford- the opportunity to find solutions mation and modernisation of the as well. prevention of violent extremism and ernisation and sustainable develop- able homes and, importantly, to to the challenges the country Central Asia partner countries re- It is encouraging to see that these climate change, but also regional ment of the region based on regional ensure fairness in the way they faces. It is a political process flected in three strategic initiatives: principles have also found their place trade and connectivity. In a very and local ownership and leadership, are allocated, will be widely in which a genuine two-way European Rule of Law Initiative for in the National Development Strate- short period of time, these initiatives with no hidden geopolitical agenda. welcomed. dialogue was not just encouraged Central Asia, European Education gies of our partners, including the and rapprochement between neigh- The EU has the only interest and There was investment as well but essential. Initiative for Central Asia and the ambitious reform programme 100 bours, addressing many outstanding objective – that Central Asia devel- to boost agricultural produc- This is to be achieved by Regional Platform for Environment steps initiated by First President of issues through constructive dialogue, ops as a peaceful, resilient and more tion, including through a huge further developing Kazakhstan’s and Water Cooperation. These three Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. led among other things to an unprec- closely interconnected economic and increase in irrigated land. Ensur- multiparty system, strengthen- initiatives together with the region- They need to be implemented in edented growth of cross-border trade political space. ing start-up businesses are not ing civic society and building on al security programmes – BOMCA practice, and we are ready to help to and strengthening regional coopera- I believe the 2030 Agenda for strangled in red-tape and inspec- the promising initial work of the and CADAP – have provided use- this end. tion. I believe this is the best testi- Sustainable Development provides tions should provide a big boost National Council of Public Trust. ful platforms for inter- and intra-re- One of the important conclusions mony of benefits and dividends of a new opportunity for strengthening to jobs and innovation. In his address, President Tokayev gional dialogue and cooperation in we also drew from our own experi- regional and cooperative approaches the partnership and cooperation, on But it was perhaps in the made clear that he believed a addressing key challenges in the re- ence was that for the region to re- over regional competition and ri- one hand, between the EU and our commitment to step up political modern country should not fear gion through regional cooperation. main stable and fully benefit from valry. partners in Central Asia, but on the reform that the clearest signs differing opinions. Such diver- It is important to note in this re- its strategic location and potential, it New EU Central Asia Strategy: other hand, also between the EU and that Kazakhstan is entering a sity, provided the views were gard that the implementation of needs to address existing challenges Partnership for Resilience and Pros- other international organisations, in new stage of our journey. It is expressed constructively, could various regional and bilateral pro- without delay; it needs to continue perity particular the UN, Organisation for a change of emphasis, which add to the long-term strength and grammes within the EU’s multi- reforming and modernising, creat- In 2017, the EU Member States Security and Co-operation in Europe reveals a real confidence in the stability of a country, he sug- annual indicative programme in ing better conditions for all citizens in Council Conclusions on the EU (OSCE) and other actors pursuing future and how far the nation gested. Central Asia for 2014-2020 has to exercise their rights, improving strategy for Central Asia from June the same values and approaches in together has come. There was an emphasis, too, been underpinned by a significant the business environment and build- 19 recognised that the countries of implementing together an ambitious For as our country worked to on the individual and ensur- increase in financial allocations ex- ing a rules-based space attractive for Central Asia have become significant package of sustainable development overcome the many challenges ing their rights were respected. ceeding one billion euros (US$1.1 investors. partners of the EU and welcomed the goals based on national ownership, it faced in the first tough years Time and time again during billion). These financial resources New Momentum and Dynamism progress achieved in developing EU shared responsibility and account- after independence, precedence his speech, President Tokayev were provided at a time when the in EU-Central Asia Cooperation and relations with all five countries indi- ability. was given rightly to economic showed that he was on the side EU was facing consequences of Partnership vidually, as well as the Central Asian I believe the EU has a lot to offer to progress over political moderni- of the citizen – whether it was the global financial crisis. This is, I am pleased to note that through region as a whole. our partners through sharing the ex- sation. Those questioning this ap- against the indifference or inef- in my view, the best testimony of these years our partnership has ma- While emphasising that the main perience of individual member states proach only need to look at many ficiency of a government body the EU’s strong commitment to the tured and, in particular, in recent objectives and priority areas of the from their modernisation and trans- recent examples around the world or an over-reaching official. He security, stability and prosperity of years it acquired new content and 2007 EU Strategy for Central Asia formation processes and reforms. of what can happen if political announced new mechanisms to Central Asia – key objectives of our dynamism also thanks to a pro-active and the Council Conclusions on the liberalisation is rushed or comes ensure government, national and strategy. attitude of our partners to inter- and Strategy of June 22, 2015 remained Ambassador Peter Burian has before citizens have an economic local, was more responsive to its I did not want to sound compla- intra-regional cooperation. pertinent, the Council of the EU rec- been the EU Special Representa- stake in their society. The result citizens and to enhance the rights cent and imply that everything that Indeed, we clearly registered this ognised that it was time to review tive for Central Asia since April too often is not more democracy of the individual. the EU was trying achieve in Central new spirit of regional cooperation and renew the EU relationship, tak- 15, 2015. The opinion originally but more chaos and violence. The aim, he said, was a strong Asia when implementing the strat- and solidarity in Samarkand in 2017 ing into account new geopolitical appeared in the Diplomatic Her- Nothing will be done to risk all President, an influential parlia- egy was easy and successful. There during the Conference on regional realities and evolving needs and ald of Kazakhstan, Issue No. 2 of that Kazakhstan has achieved in ment and an accountable govern- were also difficult moments and set- development and security. We wel- capacities of our Central Asian part- 2019. the last three decades. But while ment. Last week showed Ka- backs, which some interpreted as the come these “new positive winds ners. The Council therefore invited there is, of course, more to do zakhstan has made a good start EU’s inability to promote, and the blowing’ in Central Asia conducive the High Representative and the EU The full version of the interview on the economy – and no room in reaching this goal. Central Asian countries incapability to strengthening regional coopera- Commission to come forward with is available online. Kazakhstan has potential for additional reductions of GHG emissions vironmental conventions, includ- Green Academy was established if, when planning for 20-30 years of the National Chamber of Energy By Bakhyt Yessekina ing the Kyoto Protocol (2009) in 2013 and was the first green in terms of profitability, they are Auditors and Experts, the potential and the Paris Climate Agreement think tank in the Commonwealth equal in costs or not significantly for energy saving in the whole of The efforts of countries for sus- (PCA, 2015), under which the of Independent States (CIS). Its more expensive than traditional Kazakhstan, according to the ener- tainable development are especial- country has committed to reduce experts have identified at least ones. This is clearly confirmed gy audit of top 50 enterprises, is up ly relevant today when the entire greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions three trends in the framework of when concluding partnership deals to five million tonnes of standard system of international relations by 15-25 percent from the 1990 the PCA. First is planning the de- and choosing investment options fuel, which will reduce CO2 to 3.6 is facing new global challenges. level. velopment of energy and the econ- in almost all countries of the world million tonnes per year, i.e. almost Today, opportunities for coopera- Mitigating global climate warm- omy, taking into account the likely and in state and private companies one percent of total GHGs emis- tion between states and the private ing by reducing GHGs emissions changes for 2020-2040. In many in all sectors of the economy. sion in the country. sector and public organisations and environmental pollutions cases, this leads to a wait-and-see Without the implementation World experience demonstrates as well as increasingly accessible are some of the main directions attitude in approving international of pilot projects for the develop- that the UN countries in terms of technologies help address complex of the Green Bridge Partnership and national projects that would be ment of breakthrough low-carbon the implementation of Paris Cli- and unresolved past issues. Programme (GBPP) suggested by profitable if the current situation technologies in the next decade, it mate Agreement have started to The trend, approved at the 21st the First President of Kazakhstan, were maintained. will be practically impossible to develop low carbon strategies on United Nations Framework Con- Nursultan Nazarbayev, in 2012 Second, the introduction of the restrain the increase in global av- the national and sub-regional lev- vention on Climate Change (UN- the start of more active actions to and approved by the 66th United “carbon price,” which are charges erage temperature by more than 2 els. In this regard, it is hoped the FCCC) Conference on Climate reduce greenhouse gas emissions Nations General Assembly. for greenhouse gas emissions in degrees Celsius. At present, a wide new Ministry of Ecology, Geol- Change (COP21) in 2015, remains under the new climate agreement Unfortunately, the potential of one form or another in a stimulat- range of technologies exist and are ogy and Natural Resources of a priority in the global economy will inevitably lead to an increase the GBPP included in the Rio Dec- ing or burdensome form, that is successfully used in the world to Kazakhstan continues to develop and demonstrates the constructive in global economic costs of $1 tril- laration has not been realised. At being implemented or expected in ensure economic growth and at the the low carbon strategy started in attitude of the leading powers un- lion and a reduction of the global the same time, when cross-country the future, which shifts the com- same time reduce emissions and 2016 with the wide participation of der the auspices of the UN towards GDP in 2030 by 1.9 percent. initiatives are welcomed, such as petitiveness of various projects improve the quality of the environ- scientists, experts, businesses and the need to transform the com- Kazakhstan has declared it- the С40 initiative in which cities and trade flows. This is clearly evi- ment. NGOs. modity model of the economy and self an initiator and responsible around the world work together denced by the results of bilateral For Kazakhstan, an important transition to a low-carbon develop- participant in international and and share experiences, they should meetings of the main emitters such direction in harnessing the carbon The author is a member of the ment model. regional programmes for sustain- be updated and should be used as as China, the United States, the potential is to increase energy ef- Green Council under President According to estimates by the able development and ecology. a driver for the implementation of European Union and India. ficiency and energy conservation of Kazakhstan and Director of International Energy Agency As it is known, Kazakhstan has the PCA not only in Kazakhstan Third, the total trend towards the in all sectors of the national econ- the Green Academy Scientific (IEA), even an annual delay in ratified more than the 22 UN en- but also in the Asia-Pacific region. choice of low-carbon solutions, omy. According to the calculations Research and Education Centre.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Kazakhstan, Russia to manufacture Mi helicopters in Almaty lateral projects in existing and new One helicopter was sold to Kyr- By Diana Vassilenko industries in Kazakhstan. gyzstan in 2018. Currently, a con- The N-125, N-130, N-145, and tract is being concluded with the NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Mi-8AMT brand helicopters are Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs Minister of Industry and Infra- produced in the country. A plant to for the purchase of five light N130 structure Development (MIID) assemble and maintain Kazakhstan helicopters in 2019. Roman Sklyar and Russian Min- Engineering helicopters opened in The plant maintains helicopters ister of Industry and Trade Denis 2012. The plant is owned by Kazakh- in Kazakhstan and is a regional hub Manturov discussed implement- stan Engineering and the French- in Central Asia for the maintenance ing joint projects during an Aug. German company Eurocopter. of Airbus Helicopters and pilot and 27 meeting at the 14th Interna- “The plant is equipped with technician training. tional Aviation and Space Salon workshops for mechanical unit Organisations in both countries MAKS-2019 in Zhukovsky city maintenance, repairing sheet metal are also considering participating in Russia. products, repairing electrical equip- in the implementation of projects “An agreement to start making ment and on-board electronics, re- for the Baikal and L610 aircraft large assemblies of civilian Mi- pairing products made of compos- production in conjunction with class helicopters at the Almaty Air- ite materials and blades, as well as Russian Helicopters. craft Repair Plant No. 405 in 2020 a workshop for repairing engines, Earlier the MIID press depart- was reached,” the MIID press ser- hydraulic equipment, facilities for ment reported that the large as- vice reported. maintenance and painting, an au- sembly of Mi-8AMT and Mi-171 The countries have also launched tonomous boiler room, and ware- helicopters would be established in an effort to facilitate cooperation house premises,” the MIID press Kazakhstan. The main purchasers between Kazakh and Russian air- release informed. of Mi-8AMT and Mi-171 helicop- craft construction companies. They stan-produced products into the of aircraft manufactured in Russia, discussed developing industrial The plant’s production capac- ters are governmental agencies and also discussed integrating Kazakh- production chain for the assembly Lsm.kz reported. The parties also cooperation and implementing bi- ity is up to 10 helicopters per year. airlines. Kazakh Invest initiates four projects Kazpost launches online chatbot to assist customers vide answers. Now, all the calls will workers were also provided with By Diana Vassilenko have one input channel, which, in electronic scooters. addition to the chatbot, will be han- “The postal digitisation has also worth $217 million in first half of 2019 NUR-SULTAN – The Qpost dled by live operators, and answers affected our postmen. They started 41 countries, including interna- investors Aug. 13 based on the postal operator’s first online chatbot to customers’ questions will be pro- using electronic scooters. This in- By Zhanna Shayakhmetova tional experts, representatives of one window principle and inter- recently began helping customers on vided instantly. novation significantly decreased international and state organisa- action rules. The mechanism is the post.kz website and Facebook If the chatbot can’t answer a ques- the time of letter deliveries and is NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh In- page. On Aug. 28, it also appeared tion, the client’s chat will be trans- beneficial for the health of our post- vest supported implementing on the instant messenger Telegram. ferred to one of Kazpost’s operators. men,” Kazpost wrote Aug. 20 on its four projects worth $217 million Kazakh Invest operates according to the one “Our new virtual assistant that The online assistant will improve Facebook page. and construction and installation window principle. The company conducts was developed by using artificial and learn how to provide high- “Before, I had to get to my desti- works for 12 projects worth $1.7 intelligence (AI) technologies and quality service in the process. As it nations by foot, thus, I experienced billion in the first half of 2019. systematic work to clarify local laws and algorithms is able to quickly and ef- possesses artificial intelligence, the pain in my legs and I would deliver Thirty-four projects worth ficiently track mailings and report more requests it processes, the faster my last letter for the day at 4 p.m., $7.1 billion have entered the procedures, provide transparency on decision- their whereabouts in real time, pro- and better its answers will be. now I can finish my delivery - ser execution phase, the company’s making and reduce the administrative burden. vide information on posting and de- With time, the chatbot will handle vices by 2 p.m.,” said a capital post- press service reported Sept. 2. livery rates and advise on all issues not only postal services issues, but woman in a 24.kz video report. “It is also expected to assist in related to receiving mail services,” also financial requests, online pay- Kazpost is following the state the commissioning of 30 projects tions and the heads of the larg- built on three stages – front of- the press service of the Kazakh na- ments and purchases of train tickets, programme adopted in 2017 Digital worth $2 billion and to launch est local and world companies fices at the external, central and tional postal service Kazpost reports. lottery tickets, receiving loans from Kazakhstan, the aim of which is to the construction and installation including AGCO Corporation, regional levels. Previously, the company received major Kazakh banks, and even de- create smart cities, by doing things works of 35 projects worth $4 Cisco, CITIC Bank Corporation, The unified national interactive requests from customers via eight posit money. The chatbot operates in such as automating public services billion. Approximately 40 per- Nokia, Tyson Foods, Valmont website invest.gov.kz is available communication channels. This sig- Kazakh and Russian. and integrating smart street lighting cent of projects planned for com- Industries, WILO SE Group and in English, Kazakh and Russian. nificantly increased the time to pro- This month, Nur-Sultan postal systems. missioning are related to renew- Yildirim Group. KGIR-2019 re- It provides information about the able energy and information and sulted in signing 41 agreements investment climate, opportuni- communication technologies,” worth $8.2 billion. ties in priority sectors and pro- according to the company press As a single negotiator with jects requiring investment and release. investors on the government’s allows sending requests. This year, the company is behalf, Kazakh Invest operates A round the clock call centre planning to help open 400 mega- according to the one window for investors (+7 7172 620 620) watts of solar power plants, 90 principle. The company con- has provided more than 1,200 megawatts of wind power plants ducts systematic work to clarify consultations this year. and 25 megawatts of hydro pow- local laws and procedures, pro- As part of the Investment er plants. The total cost is $680 vide transparency on decision- Ombudsperson activities, the million. making and reduce the admin- company received 35 requests Kazakh Invest organised the istrative burden. It serves as the regarding investment activities, third annual Global Investment solo coordinating centre for the seven of which received positive Roundtable (KGIR-2019) in nation’s special economic zones. resolution, two were clarified in May. The event attracted more The government approved a accordance with current legisla- than 1,100 participants from new procedure for working with tion and 26 are in progress. Experts predict shrinking smartphone sales will recover in Kazakhstan, globally by 2020 reported the International Data ple, Xiaomi and Oppo, accounted Staff Report Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide for 69 percent of the total global Quarterly Mobile Phone Track- market volume in the second NUR-SULTAN – Smartphone er. Notably, shipments reached quarter. In Kazakhstan, Samsung sales declined in China, Kazakh- 333.2 million from April-June, had a 42.55-percent market share stan and the United States in the 2.3 percent less than last year, in August, Apple (19.99 percent), second quarter of the year, re- when shipments were 341.2 mil- Xiaomi (12.06 percent), Huawei ported Finprom.kz. Experts ex- lion. (11.01-percent) and Oppo (1.81 pect a recovery in global sales in The sharpest quarterly declines percent). 2020. were observed in China and the “Demand for high-end smart- United States. The decline in the phones has slowed at a greater former was less severe than in rate than demand for mid-range Global smartphone “the second half of 2018, sug- and low-end smartphones. To gesting some recovery is under- try to boost smartphone replace- shipments totalled way in the world’s largest single ments, we’ve seen manufactur- 644 million from market,” reported IDC.com. ers bringing premium features Conversely, shipments in the such as multilens front/back January-June Asia-Pacific region, excluding cameras, bezel-less displays and compared to 673.9 China and Japan, were up more large batteries from their flagship than 3 percent in the second quar- smartphones into lower-priced million in the ter. This was “fueled by growth models,” said Gartner Senior Re- across India and many Southeast search Director Anshul Gupta on same period last Asia markets,” the document Gartner.com. year, reported the added. “A key driver in the second Through August, Kazakhstan quarter was the availability of International Data had 25.8 million mobile cellular vastly improved mid-tier devices subscribers, 5.1 percent fewer that offer premium designs and Corporation’s (IDC) than the 27.2 million a year ear- features while significantly un- Worldwide Quarterly lier. Approximately 14.8 million dercutting the ultra-high-end in of those subscribers had Internet price. Combine this with intensi- Mobile Phone access, 4.5 percent more than the fied and generous trade-in pro- Tracker. 14.1 million the previous year. In grammes across major markets the same time period, the density and channels and upgrading now of mobile cellular subscribers was makes more sense to consumers,” Global smartphone shipments 140 per 100 individuals; those said IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly totalled 644 million from Janu- with Internet access, 80 per 100. Mobile Phone Tracker Research ary-June compared to 673.9 mil- The five largest smartphone Manager Anthony Scarsella on lion in the same period last year, suppliers, Samsung, Huawei, Ap- IDC.com. A8 BUSINESS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Sisters seek to instil love of art with Instagram-based business per. Wearing a piece of art, how- turtlenecks. The collection will be item. Everything we make and will By Diana Vassilenko ever, is not a religious promotion; named MusicArt with the theme of make is going to be universal; we it is the promotion of aestheticism internationally acclaimed Kazakh want to promote the idea of things NUR-SULTAN – Two sisters, and we want our people to under- musicians, such as NAZIMA and being sex-free. The kimono we Arna Jan and Dana Sarsenbayeva, stand that,” said Jan. Scriptonite. want to make will also be a free launched in August the Instagram- She has always had an entrepre- “I want people in Kazakhstan, size. If objects have no boundaries, based brand Uncool.Store, which neurial mindset – she was the first and around the world, to start maybe people will start thinking promotes art appreciation and free- to sell flowers in hat boxes, which thinking art is cool. We provide that people shouldn’t be labelled dom from societal boundaries. is now a common practice in the free worldwide delivery, 24/7. The either,” said Jan. “We labelled our brand as un- city, and had a business selling price for one cap is $25; that is be- Both sisters draw and paint. cool because people are often ig- watches. That outlook, combined cause we use high-quality technol- Sarsenbayeva’s creations are ab- norant of art or simply negatively with a profound appreciation for ogies to make our printed images stract. She decorated Na Kryshe, a react to it. It might be a question art, gave birth to the idea of start- lasting. We care for the quality of restaurant in the capital with large of religious tolerance or intoler- ing a business where it can be pro- the images; we want them to be as paintings on the walls. Jan prefers ance, for that matter, but some moted. detailed as in real life,” said Jan. academic drawing and digital art. people start criticising us for pro- Uncool.Store currently sells She travelled to Italy to photo- In December, they plan to host a moting Christianity, saying they made-to-order caps in different graph of some of the masterpieces, gallery of their artwork together can’t wear our caps since Jesus is colours with prints of famous art- including the Last Supper, to use with a branded fashion show. depicted on them. You see, many work by Salvador Dali, DaVinci, for the prints. She then used Photo- Updates about future events and of our caps have prints of famous Henri Matisse, Michelangelo and shop to edit the pictures and com- their products can be seen and or- paintings with Jesus Christ, such Edvard Munch. Soon, the sisters plete the design for the caps. dered at their official Instagram ac- Instagram page. Uncool store Photo credit: as Leonardo DaVinci’s Last Sup- plan to sell kimono-like coats and “A cap is a free-size and unisex count @uncool.store. Caps from the Absolute Art collection with The Last Supper. International rideshare company Kazakh renewable energy Bolt launches operations in capital and tin industries are ones to tenge (less than US$1). Users will travel guarantees with fixed rates, By Yerbolat Uatkhanov be able to see the exact price when a branding programme and daily ordering a vehicle. bonuses. NUR-SULTAN – Bolt, a major “The launch of Bolt is a great watch, says Norwegian study European transport platform, be- event for Nur-Sultan. We tried to spite global challenges caused nium, for which Kazakhstan is the gan operating Sept. 4 in the capi- The launch of Bolt meet the needs of city residents By Nazira Kozhanova by an oversupply of U.S. shale number one producer and exporter tal. Several thousand drivers have is a great event for in a comfortable taxi for a reason- oil, the oil and gas industry still in the world, the tin industry is also already started working. able price. We are pleased to start NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh is the key industry for investors reported to be on the rise. With “More than 25 million users in Nur-Sultan. We tried our work in Kazakhstan precisely renewable energy and tin indus- interested in Kazakhstan. Even Japanese and Chinese electronic more than 30 countries use Bolt from the capital and we hope that tries are potential growth sectors with the shift to renewable ener- industry demand for tin, there is a services. Now, the European quali- to meet the needs of new Bolt users will appreciate our and oil and gas are still a safe bet gy sources that is planned in Ka- shortage in the world market. Ka- ty of Bolt taxi service is also avail- city residents in a service. In the near future, we plan for investors, according to the lat- zakhstan, natural gas is forecast zakhstan is reported to have the able in Kazakhstan. We are con- to start work in other cities and we est Norwegian International Busi- to be a “bridge fuel,” so invest- largest underdeveloped tin deposi- vinced that happy drivers are the comfortable taxi for a are also considering the possibility ness Project report. The report ing in it would be a safe choice, tory in the world, Syrymbet. key to the best service; therefore, reasonable price. We of launching other Bolt services in provides potential investors with as Kazakhstan’ gross natural gas The authors note that due to we offer more favourable condi- the country, including renting elec- an overview of Kazakhstan and its production has been on the rise Kazakhstan and the Central Asia tions for cooperation for drivers are pleased to start our tric scooters and food delivery,” most promising industries. in recent years up to 46.4 billion region being relatively uncharted who continue to join Bolt in Nur- said Bolt Representative Office “Significant progress has been cubic meters (Bcm) in 2016, ac- territory, it is particularly attrac- Sultan,” said founder and CEO work in Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan head Arai Bekem- made with a vision to turn Ka- cording to the report. tive for potential investors and en- Marcus Willig. precisely from the bayev. zakhstan into the region’s most As for the renewable energy sec- trepreneurs. The minimum trip fee is 500 Bolt will face challenges in the investment friendly country. For- tor, since the transition towards The International Business tenge (US$1.30). Landing costs capital and we hope market, regional manager Juris mer President (Nursultan) Naz- green energy in Kazakhstan is in Project, which employs gradu- passengers 330 tenge (US$0.85), Krumins told The Astana Times, arbayev laid out a strategy, the its early stages and growing, the ate students attending the Norwe- with additional fees of 40 tenge that new Bolt users but the company has overcome Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy, call- potential for the renewable energy gian University of Science and (US$0.10) per kilometre and 10 will appreciate our similar tests in the past. The capi- ing for better governance, im- sector is bright. With increasing Technology (NTNU), Norwegian tenge (US$0.026) per minute of tal transportation market has in- provement of the welfare and tax expertise, regulatory and further School of Economics (NHH) and travel. service. tense competition and Bolt will systems, support for small and financial incentives, the market BI Norwegian Business School Bolt provides discounts of up face strong rivals such as Yandex. medium-sized businesses and barriers will further decrease and (BI), was founded and has been to 50 percent to everyone who The commission for Bolt driv- Combined with lower commission development of infrastructure to attract more private investments, supported by Innovation Norway downloads the application. By ers is much lower compared to the for drivers, the company will seek transform Kazakhstan into one of says the report. since 1984. The report is available using the app, for example, a trip 12 percent for other taxi services. to provide very comfortable condi- the 30 most advanced nations by The minerals and mining indus- at http://www.ib.no/news/2019/06/ from Baiterek to the EXPO 2017 The company, however, offers tions and offer sessions and sup- 2050,” notes the report. tries are also expected to be strong. report-available-on-the-business- location will be approximately 400 additional benefits such as driver port in Kazakh and Russian. According to the report, de- Aside from more well-known ura- opportunities-in-kazakhstan/. B Nation&Capital

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PEOPLE CULTURE SPORTS People should be faithful to their Artist exhibits Tengrianism- Khabibullin wins bronze at IFSC motherland, country of residence, inspired paintings Climbing World Championships says Cossack community leader B2 B3 B7 Tokayev declares 2020 as year of volunteer Kazakhstan to develop New Professions Atlas which new technologies, products Staff Report and management practices will ap- pear within them and which new NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh specialists will be required by em- Ministry of Labour and Social ployers,” he said. Protection confirmed the decision The NPA is needed as there is no to create a New Professions Atlas alternative applied product used (NPA) during the Aug. 28 meeting throughout the country. When of the National Council of Quali- choosing a profession, many citi- fications in the capital. The listing zens are guided by the wishes of will create industry credentials and their parents, internal prejudices professional standards. and subjective trends. Sayasat Nurbek, BTS Digital ed- Nurbek identified a number of ucational centre director, noted the system prerequisites and challeng- company, a partner of the Eurasian es that require adequate human re- Resource Group (ERG), presented sources for the economy and affect the project outlook in cooperation the quality of life and individual with the ministry, reported the lat- economic situations in connection ter’s press service. with the overflow of labour re- “The atlas is a map forecasting sources and workers layoffs. He promising industries and profes- classified the main factors into two Photo credit: akorda.kz. Photo credit: sions for the next 10-15 years. It categories. tives, volunteer and social pro- of access to education, training, unteering with one of the social will help us understand which ar- By Nazira Kozhanova jects originate in social networks. employment and quality leisure. organisations. eas will be actively developing, Continued on Page B5 Interested people with an active The proposal to declare 2020 More than 200 volunteer or- NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh Presi- lifestyle offer socially significant the Year of Support for the Vol- ganisations currently operate dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev ideas and projects. We must pay unteer Movement was initially in Kazakhstan, with more than signed the decree Aug. 27 declar- attention to them and strongly voiced during the forum by Na- 50,000 people involved in the ing 2020 as the Year of the Vol- support them,” he added. tional Volunteer Network Chair- movement. Last year, 25 projects unteer. The state needs to develop person Vera Kim. Tokayev then aimed at increasing volunteer po- French family tours world in Speaking at the May 29 Ka- education centres for volunteers, supported the idea by paraphras- tential and training and attracting zakh-Russian Youth Coopera- a better information policy and ing Viktor Tsoi’s “Zvezda Po Im- individuals and volunteer organi- tion Forum in Kostanai, Tokayev volunteer infrastructure within eni Solnce” lyrics as “volunteer- sations for social projects and noted the volunteer movement is social networks. Tokayev noted ing is the work of young people, events were implemented within campervan, enjoy Nur-Sultan’s necessary for the country, report- the government and akims (gov- a cure for wrinkles.” the state social order in the re- ed Zakon.kz. There is a particular ernors) must offer their support to In July, the Ministry of Educa- gions. The Qazvolunteer website need to develop digital volunteer potential young volunteers by en- tion and Science supported stu- was launched in May to make initiatives. couraging constructive youth ini- dents by offering to pay part of volunteering more accessible for people and architecture “I see that many civic initia- tiatives and controlling problems their tuition in exchange for vol- Kazakh youth. “We visited Saint-Petersburg, By Diana Vassilenko Moscow, Novgorod, Volgograd, after Astrakhan, we came to Ka- NUR-SULTAN – A family of zakhstan. We visited Aralsk, Shy- three from Normandy, France sold mkent, Almaty, and Semey. Af- everything they owned to go on a terwards we went all the way to Almaty graffitists draw attention trip around the world in a campervan Mongolia, travelled around the they lovingly named Le Daciel Tour. Gobi Desert. Setting forth in the Like true nomads in a mobile house northern direction from there, we not unlike the yurt, the Pereira fam- reached Baikal, then Novosibirsk, to Kazakh history and culture ily travelled around the south of Ka- and now we are here, in Nur-Sul- “Back then, we often drew hip- colours, but when you step back, “Young people found us and of- zakhstan on their way to Mongolia, tan,” said Pereira. The family ar- By Saltanat Boteu hop characters like Tupac and the work is becoming holistic,” fered to paint the studio building’s and on their way back from Russia rived in the capital Sept. 8. Notorious B.I.G. and then we re- said Tanayev. wall, saying they will buy paint for they decided to see the north of Ka- “It is a very good city, the people NUR-SULTAN – Almaty graf- alised: why not draw, glorify our The team also creates paint- us. We decided to help, experi- zakhstan, including its capital. here are very happy, always smil- fitists Yerzhan Tanayev and Ali heroes? We began to draw histori- ings and shows as part of exhibi- ment and paint something interest- “The first two letters in DACIEL ing, and really friendly. It is my fa- Zakir, known as Tigrohaud Crew, cal figures such as Abai Kunan- tions across the country. They are ing. The mural is a portrait of a boy stand for David, my husband, CI vourite place in Kazakhstan so far. have created dozens of murals bayev (Kazakh poet, composer inspired by world graffitists and by Zakir. He had portraits (in the stands for Cindy, that is me, and El The nature, the interesting design throughout Kazakhstan as well as and philosopher), Dinmukhamed painters, music and nature. past) of people with realistic style stands from Eloise, our daughter,” of the buildings, the architecture, India, Russia and Turkey. Most of Konayev (Kazakh Soviet politi- “I get inspired by foreign artists’ head and small body with gloves. explained Cindy Pereira. is all very fascinating. There are their works are portraits, including cian), Abilkhan Kasteyev (Kazakh works; for example, Aryz, Marat I created the background in wild The Pereira family embarked many kids’ parks, too. We have historical figures, in a mixed style painter) and Al-Farabi (Oriental Morik. Music is also inspiring. In style graffiti,” said Tanayev. on their journey in April this year, Kazakh friends in Nur-Sultan, they and authentic ethnic atmosphere. philosopher),” he added. general, modern art inspires me, The team’s prominent works are starting with a tour around Bel- treated us to Kazakh food,” said The duo, created by two fellow To date, Tigrohaud Crew has and not only street art,” he added. portraits of Kasteyev (graffiti in gium followed by Germany, Po- Pereira. students from Almaty College of created works in Aktau, Aktobe, One of the pair’s recent works Almaty), Konayev (graffiti in Al- land, Italy, Estonia, and Russia. Continued on Page B2 Decorative and Applied Arts, initial- Almaty, Karagandy, Kostanai, the is a mural in the capital dedicated maty), cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbe- ly expressed their interest in the art capital and Taldykorgan. The mu- to Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly, a tov (mural in Taldykorgan), labour form in 2006 after seeing graffitists at rals are a mixed style that includes Kazakh composer, instrumentalist leader Kamshat Donenbayeva the annual SNICKERS URBANиЯ photorealism, Kazakh traditional and folk artist. (mural in Kostanai) and Kunan- THINGS TO WATCH & festival. The following year, they de- patterns, geometric elements and “I painted a modern image of bayev (mural in Kostanai). cided to participate themselves. other components. Qurmangazy. As far as I know, “In the work process, many PLACES TO GO “At that time we were still in “Our style can be called qu- there are no reliable photographs passers-by stopped and said that college where we studied easel raq korpe (a quilt, the front side of him. They are drawn from sto- Konayev was a great man. Even ASTANA OPERA painting and we decided to par- of which is sewn from colourful ries… Then why not create his an elderly lady came up and said ticipate next year. In 2007, after pieces of fabric). We collect our modern portrait. The result was a she had personally seen him and Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Giselle, ballet preliminary drawing on the walls, work from pieces of different col- geometric and monumental work,” described what a wonderful person Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Eugene Onegin, opera we decided to participate. There ours and then every colour, every he said. he was,” he said. Sept. 19, 20 at 7 p.m. The Silken Ladder, opera were four of us, then only two of spot should play its role… Some The team creates complimentary The artists’ works can be found us, Ali Zakir and I, continued (to of our works are very difficult to murals as part of street art festivals on their Instagram pages @zakir_ Sept. 22 at 12 p.m. Musical Tale about the Sacred paint graffiti),” Tanayev said in an understand at close range. It seems and commercial ones, such as the tigrohaud and @tanai_tigrohaud Bird Samruk, concert interview for this story. that there are some kind of chaotic work for a photo studio in Almaty. as well as at behance.net/ilovetig Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. Mikhail Fokine’s ballets

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 People should be faithful to their motherland, country Kindergarten for of residence, says Cossack community leader children with special

By Saltanat Boteu

NUR-SULTAN – People should needs seeks support be faithful to their motherland and country of residence, said Kazach- ya Volnitsa Cossack community leader Semyon Rakov. After serv- ing in the Kazakh Armed Forces for 12 years, he settled in Karagan- dy and became the group’s head in 2001. “We urge every member of our community to love and respect the country we live in. I believe every person should be a faithful son or daughter of his or her motherland and country of residence,” he told assembly.kz. “I do not consider myself a stranger in Kazakhstan. I am very comfortable here and I love every- Shaimardanova on her Facebook thing. My ancestors used to take By Diana Vassilenko page. part in battles in the Kazakh land. The centre received a three mil- My mother and my brothers are NUR-SULTAN – A kindergarten lion tenge (US$ 7,711.35) grant now living in Omsk. My decision in the nation’s capital for children from the Road Map 2020 state to stay in Kazakhstan was accept- with special needs, including those programme and donations from ed positively. I have never regret- on the autism spectrum, is appeal- foreign embassies in the Kazakh ted this decision,” he added. assembly.kz. Photo credit: ing to the public for funding to stay capital to help with startup costs. Rakov is proud of his multina- “Our aims are strengthening the tions and customs. The Kazachya At the same time, the commu- open. The school is also competing to tional family. unity of the people of Kazakh- Volnitsa ensemble was established nity works closely with youth. The The kindergarten opened in receive additional state funding. “My family is multinational. stan; preservation of interethnic in 2000. children’s group meets every Sun- 2018 and teaches 75 children, 20 But Shaimardanova says she is My spouse is Korean and my and interconfessional consent in “They are well known in the day, where members attend master of which are on the autistic spec- no longer able to pay the 600,000 daughter’s spouse is Belarusian. society; assistance in formation region. We performed in the Pav- classes and competitions at the trum. The kindergarten includes tenge (US$1,542) per month rent We even have a bridegroom from of Kazakh patriotism, moral and lodar and Kokshetau regions. We House of Friendship. six educational groups, of which and other monthly expenses her- Congo. All of my relatives built youth’s spiritual development; went to Almaty and Barnaul. We The community’s other creative three groups are inclusive and one self, reports elorda.info. an international family. We are preservation of historical herit- have a Grand Prix. Every year, the groups perform concerts for chil- is correctional for children with “I cover all the main expenses never separated; we live in a full- age for the further development festival Song of the Nation is held dren from orphanages, hold regu- mental retardation and speech de- myself. I have already sold my fledged understanding. It’s great!” of national identity and traditions in Kokshetau with the support of lar events such as the Maslenitsa velopment delay. car, and I am currently looking for he said. of ethnic groups’ interaction,” the Assembly of the People of Ka- traditional holiday in Karagandy School Director Zhannel sponsors. I am an engineer with The regional Cossack communi- said Rakov. zakhstan. Over the past two years, central park of culture and recrea- Shaimardanova opened the kinder- seven years of experience in the ty in Karagandy, opened in 1996, Community members are en- our team has won its main prize,” tion and organise New Year activi- garten after her son was diagnosed oil and gas sector, nevertheless, I has 53 members. gaged in reviving Cossack tradi- he added. ties. with developmental delays. enrolled in a clinical psychology “Because of the diagnosis, no degree at the National Research kindergarten wanted to accept him. Institute of Continuing Profession- I had to ensure my son passes a re- al Education in Moscow, because habilitation programme with ex- it is both necessary and important pensive specialists in private cen- for me to know how to work with French family tours world in campervan, tres, where I paid 150,000 tenge my son. He is already six years (US$385.6) per month for a half- old,” Shaimardanova said. day stay. That is when I had the “Sponsorship funds are neces- idea to open a special kindergarten sary, firstly, to repair the boiler enjoy Nur-Sultan’s people and architecture that accepts children with autism,” room, to buy a heating boiler and Continued from Page B1 explained Shaimardanova on her to buy coal. We also need to repair Facebook page. “I managed to the electric cable,” she explained. The family was initially plan- work at EXPO, which was a pivot- “We are looking for funds to pur- al point for me in deciding to open ning to stay in the city for another chase technical equipment and to the kindergarten, because the em- equip the correction rooms, and day before embarking to Uralsk, bassies being grateful for my work to develop a methodological plan where they also have friends donated the pavilions’ equipment for preschool organisations, since waiting for them, and stopping and property. I found a room that officially, apart from laws, we still in Aktobe on the way. However, I rent to this day, brought furniture do not have a methodological pro- the Astana Convention Bureau there and found teachers.” tocol on how to create a necessary employees on behalf of the Nur- The project is unique in that inclusive environment or how to Sultan akimat (city administra- children without disabilities are introduce special children to the tion) welcomed the travelling brought up together with chil- educational process.” family and presented them City dren who receive special care of In addition to caring for the kin- Pass tourist smart cards for visit- the same quality as in rehabilita- dergarten attendees, Shaimardano- ing the attractions and landmarks tion centres. The centre has 21 va supports her employees, among of the city, tour guides and books employees, including teachers, a whom are mothers of large fami- about the history of Nur-Sultan psychologist, a speech therapist, a lies and people with disabilities. and Kazakhstan. So, the family neurologist and other specialists. “I really hope there are people decided to stay in the city for two “In the summer, we developed a who will help us overcome our more days and fully experience thousand times less stressed than the size of all the attractions, and “It has always been our dream to new occupational therapy method temporary difficulties. If you de- the capital life. in life, in general,” commented the vastness of the city. travel around the world. It’s a very we called ‘Greenhouse in Reha- cide to support our inclusive kin- “It is known that there are David Pereira. Cindy Pereira said that before amazing experience for us, for the bilitation’ for the development of dergarten, please send funds to our many countries outside France “Nur-Sultan, the host of EXPO starting to travel, they sold every- kid,” Cindy Pereira said. social, communicative and motor official bank accounts below, or re- where life never stops. The 2017 is incredible, so grandiose. thing they had including the house, The Pereira family is not planning skills, as well as for the improve- post it. Thank you,” she concluded shops, businesses, banks and oth- The shopping centres here are their cars, all of the furniture, and to end their adventure with the Eur- ment of understanding nature and in her Facebook post. ers are open seven days a week, of an extraordinary dimension,” even their clothes. It was a neces- asian tour. They are planning to go establishing a relationship with it; One can email business.zhan- some 24/7. Constructions go on wrote David Pereira on Facebook. sary sacrifice for the unforgettable all around Africa and the Americas, this helps ordinary children grow- [email protected] for more informa- non-stop, but workers here are a The family was also impressed by adventure, she explained. and South Asia in the near future. ing up in urban conditions,” wrote tion. B3 NATION&CAPITAL CULTURE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Artist exhibits Tengrianism-inspired paintings Ukrainian archaeologist

By Nazira Kozhanova

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh art- solves mystery of ist Nazym Rakhimberdiyeva pre- sented her Tengrianism-inspired (ancient Turkic faith) paintings Aug. 20 at her individual “Tengri ancient silk cloth of three worlds” exhibition in Al- maty, reported mix.tn.kz. “I got interested in Tengrianism when I was wondering what our deities looked like. But it turned out that this is an obscure topic; artists rarely depicted them and the images of the gods that I imagined reading legends spun in my head. I also relied on Chinese and Russian studies. Inspired, I began to visual- ise them. So far, I have completed 15 paintings,” she said. Rakhimberdiyeva graduated from Tansykbaev College of Dec- orative and Applied Arts in Al- maty, then continued her studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Missing home motivated her to study Ka- zakh history and reading about the past inspired her to devote her next mix.tn.kz. Photo credit: series of paintings to her mother- “When viewing a picture from cient Turkic symbols are a central was presented with a wolfskin hat. land. Returning from Malaysia, different angles, you can see 3D theme of her paintings. She was So, people understood that this is a she brought her plan to life. effects. Images seem vibrant and particularly inspired by the char- hero with whom the soul of Boz- The paintings have a black back- voluminous; these are not flat acteristics they ascribed to wolves. kurt (heavenly wolf) resides. And Centre. Margulan Photo credit: ground to focus on divine images. drawings. For example, in water I “Among the ancient Turks, the Bozkurt is an integral part of Ten- Ukrainian archaeologist Tatyana Krupa. Rakhimberdiyeva uses a variety of transmit a wave; attentive viewers wolf was considered a sign of gri; he is like his son on earth… techniques, incorporating paint- can see the swaying wind and con- strength, valour and honour. When I portrayed Tengri wearing a wolf again. I collected some microsam- ing, graphics and 3D effects in her vex snow mountains,” she said. the leader won the battle to be dis- cloak to show their connection,” By Diana Vassilenko ples. I was interested in its place toolkit. Rakhimberdiyeva noted that an- tinguished among the military, he she added. of origin. After all, the presence of NUR-SULTAN – A Ukrainian the Arabic inscription itself with archaeologist recently solved the such a serious text indicates that mystery of an ancient silk cloth what we are working with are high from the era of the Golden Horde status textiles,” Krupa. found in 2008 on the site of an an- The words “Gift of the Sultan to Emerging artists display works cient necropolis near Ekibastuz. the Greatest” are embroidered in “Judging by the type of gold Arab on the fabric in gold. The ar- threads that were used in the embroi- tefact is currently displayed in the in Nur-Sultan apartments dery of the fabric; it comes from the National Museum of Kazakhstan Eastern Mediterranean. The style in Nur-Sultan. Ospan, Maya Sagymova, Madina offering visitors the opportunity to portraits of women who don’t con- of the embroidery itself also corre- Krupa and the Pavlodar sci- By Nazira Kozhanova Sargali, Aisulu Shaikenova and drink tea with her as a part of the sider themselves to be beautiful. sponds to the Middle East. That is, entists are also studying an old Aruzhan Zhumabek. They were installation. They also provided guests with the it’s Damascene work. From the text, female headdress found near NUR-SULTAN – Emerging Ka- invited to reflect on the similarities The exhibition continued the opportunity to see the rest of their we can conclude that the artefact is Shiderty Village in the Pavlodar zakh artists exhibited their works and differences between animals following day with Crazy Games works in the basement. related to the Mamluk sultans, who Region. The burial in which the Aug. 20-24 in capital apartments. and humans with Zhumabek’s presented by Meirman Ilyasov and Day three featured “To the ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 headdress was found dates back to The Tribute Album exhibitions new media art installation featur- Danila Lebedev. Their works cel- road!” with works by Anastasiya until 1517 and to the steppe nobility somewhere around the end of the series project, first conducted in ing blood and flesh and Sagymova ebrated female beauty by featuring Zharko. She presented her recent of the middle reaches of the Irtysh thirteenth and the beginning of the 2017, was organised by Platforma. wall mosaic project and hosted a River,” said Ukrainian archaeolo- fourteenth centuries. The scien- projectroom group. discussion on mosaics in Soviet gist Tatyana Krupa. Krupa was in- tists are convinced, however, that “We hold informal exhibitions in and contemporary monumental vited by Margulan Centre scientists craftsmen made the item before apartments and workshops, where art. at Pavlodar State Pedagogical Uni- we will have the opportunity to Apple Orchard, featuring Aid- the Genghis Khan era. be the first to get acquainted with ana Kulakhmetova’s works, was versity to help solve the mystery, “The female headdress has icon- the work of the authors! ‘Hard’ or presented Aug. 23. She hosted a Tengrinews.kz reports. ographic images. They are similar ‘funny’ everyday life, the pangs of discussion on bees and their role in Krupa is a specialist in ancient to the patterns of the people from creativity, thoughts about reality preventing possible environmen- and medieval fabrics and con- the Polovtsian part of Southeastern and maybe even the most secret tal disasters, played her favourite ducted her research using scanning Europe. The same kinds are found secrets and thoughts of the artist vinyls and offered guests an apple electron microscopy methods. in Ukraine. So far we have attribut- are revealed in the zone of every- pie to commemorate the topic. Krupa predicts the person who ed the dress to the Kimek-Kipchak day ‘living’ of the creators!” said The series wrapped Aug. 24 presented the cloth as a gift lived type. It appeared about a hundred exhibition organiser and art cura- with a showing of short movies by after Caliph Abu Bakr, who was years before the burial in which it tor Aigul Ibraeva on Platforma. emerging directors hosted by the born in Mecca in 573 AD and died was laid. That is, it’s clearly from projectroom’s Instagram page. Art family studio art space. Kad- in Medina in 643 AD. a pre-Mongolian time. And it’s The artists provided exhibit visi- my Kyzyl featured “The Silence of “Such gifts were given primar- a great success for us, because tors with the exhibition locations, the Steppe. S.O.S” on developing ily for military assistance. Perhaps there are no such headdresses in giving them the chance to not only the Kazakh civil society. Sanzhar someone from the local nobility of the world. Everything, including view the works but also interact Amansugurov showcased his two that time received a large award the fabric, the birch bark design, with the artists and see where the recent films, “Aiya” and “Leya.” for military merit and a military the leather details, the silver trim, art was born. Yelizaveta Novikova presented campaign,” she said. is well preserved. Most likely, this The series opened Aug. 20 with “Mandarinki” and Alibi Mukushev “At the end of July this year, I headdress belonged to a woman of the Animal Human exhibition fea- Facebook Page. Platforma.projectroom Photo credit: showed his “Once upon a time in deliberately made a visit to the Na- an honourable age respected by the turing artists Al-Mina, Aigerim The Animal Human exhibition. the N city.” tional Museum to look at the fabric society,” Krupa said. Kazakh National Museum invites guests to experience history in 3D spherical 3D panoramas of sa- sights,” museum excursion guide among younger generations and ditional thematic exhibitions and from ancient times and a recon- By Aidana Yergaliyeva cred places and interactive books Madina Ybraiym told kazakh-tv.kz. foreign tourists. Guided tours are festivals by the end of the year. structed statue of the famous Altyn featuring historical exhibits and “We have such special jets; that available in English, Kazakh and The museum has eleven halls with Adam (Golden Man) in Gold Halls NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh unique cultural monuments. is, such cars with helmets in which Russian and the space is available more than 500 exhibits that reflect 1 and 2. It also includes Ancient National Museum opened a 3D “In this area, there are a special you can conduct a tour of virtual for exhibitions, educational pro- the country’s long path of develop- and Medieval History, history, multimedia hall Aug. 29, the eve display and also a touch pad. They reality. Then the final part, a tech- grammes and research initiatives. ment. Many Kazakh funds and expe- ethnography and Independent Ka- of the nation’s Constitution Day, are connected between each other nology called keif. It broadcasts a The National Museum, opened ditions helped to collect the exhibits. zakhstan halls and Astana and con- to enhance visitors’ impressions and show most of the jewellery special video on the surface of the July 2, 2014, is a scientific and cul- As one climbs the museum’s temporary art halls 1 and 2. of the history of the Great Steppe. made of gold and silver, bronze, walls,” she added. tural centre and the largest museum seven floors, history slowly chang- The museum has a conference The 240-square​​ metre hall in- iron and paintings, as well as a The new hall was built to in- in Central Asia. As it celebrates its es from ancient to modern. Visi- hall for 300 people, a library for cludes tours with a virtual guide, 3D-tour of Kazakhstan’s historical crease interest in Kazakh history fifth anniversary, it is planning ad- tors can see original gold jewellery workers and a research institute. Photo credit: Press service of National Museum. 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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 President to increase teachers’ salaries Bill will incentivise twofold to improve education quality teacher development ers at the conference, a kindergar- doubling the payment for class- said one of the teachers at the con- By Diana Vassilenko ten teacher receives 76,000 tenge a room management and checking ference. By Dilshat Zhussupova month (US$195) and an assistant, notebooks, increasing the period Tokayev also instructed the Minis- NUR-SULTAN – Teachers’ pay 67,000 (US$173); taking into ac- of leave for all teachers up to 56 try of Education and Science to devel- NUR-SULTAN – The draft laws will be raised twofold, Kazakh count all possible reimbursements, days, renumerating for a master’s op and launch special programmes to On the Status of the Teacher and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev a young educational worker can degree and others,” he said. overcome the academic gap of chil- On Amendments and Additions announced at the August teacher expect a maximum of 94,000 tenge “The vicious practice of local dren from low-income families and to Certain Legislative Acts on the conference. Educators will no (US$242). By contrast, a univer- akimats often abusing their pow- schools in socially troubled areas that Status of the Teacher and Reduc- longer need to go to school on Sat- sity student earns 150,000 tenge ers, using teachers for administra- display poor results. There should be ing the Workload of Students and urdays, which they were required (US$387) as a regular café waitper- tive purposes and various kinds of no difference in education between Teachers were approved at an Aug. to do despite the new five-day sys- son while completing his/her stud- events that have nothing to do with urban and rural children, and he not- 27 government meeting chaired tem. Tokayev also forbade akimats ies, said the teacher. the education system, is not ceasing. ed it is vital to overcome any educa- by Kazakh Prime Minister Askar (city governments) from involving Tokayev noted enacting the I have instructed the government to tional inequality. Mamin. educational institution employees in teacher status law will lead to sig- take urgent and drastic measures,” “Regional akims (governors) The draft laws, presented by their events. nificant changes, and the govern- he added. should fundamentally deal with this Kazakh Minister of Education and “Despite the declared increase ment will be charged with ensuring According to the legislative issue. It is their direct responsibil- Science Askhat Aimagambetov in teachers’ salaries today, many all accepted standards are executed amendments and additions intro- ity to create all the necessary con- at the government meeting, was surcharges are deducted from their in a practical manner. duced June 13 regarding teacher sta- ditions for children in the country. submitted for consideration at the base salary. Therefore, 500,000 “It is important to implement tus and reducing student and teacher What quality of education can we Kazakh Mazhilis (lower house of primeminister.kz. Photo credit: teachers in the country will not feel a real increase in the status of a workload, a fine will be charged for expect when one teacher is forced to Parliament) Sept. 1. Kazakh Minister of Education and any significant increase. We must teacher. Everything we are talking taking advantage of teachers and teach several subjects in the major- The laws were developed on the Science Askhat Aimagambetov. make that clear. Moreover, teach- about now directly depends on the forcing them to complete work not ity of small schools in rural areas? initiative of Kazakhstan’s First ers’ wages make up only 65 percent teachers. To increase the competi- related to their professional duties. I instruct the regional akims to pro- President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, thority to independently distribute of the country’s average wage. We tiveness of the nation, we need our “Obviously, a teacher should not vide grants to attract the best man- and address the tasks set by Ka- financial support for teachers ac- will not put up with this. Therefore, teachers to achieve a high status. be loaded with unrelated work; he/ agers and teachers to schools in the zakh President Kassym-Jomart cording to their regional budget. I entrust the government to attract The bill ‘On the status of a teacher’ she should work with children, regions,” he said. Tokayev on boosting the status of “The main financial incentives qualified workers to the education provides comprehensive support not papers. The teacher should not Earlier this year, Tokayev also teachers to improve the education were additional pay for classroom system and to raise the status of measures, such as the reduction work for someone solving akimat called for radically strengthening system. management, coursework grading, teachers and thus to double their of a teacher’s burden, the guar- problems. The task of the ministry the quality of pre-school education “We plan to create conditions additional pay for learning new salaries within four years,” he said, antee of protection of honour and is to fully give the teachers this op- and the need to revise the pay scale for teachers’ professional growth teaching skills, an increase in the as reported by Tengrinews.kz. dignity and material provision. portunity. The ministry is paying at- for early education teachers and and boost their competitiveness,” period of paid leave to up to 56 According to one of the teach- The most important measures are tention to this, which is very good,” kindergarten aides. said Mamin. “The task is to also days and additional pay for a mas- establish incentives for teachers ter’s degree and mentoring,” said and boost the prestige of the pro- Aimagambetov. fession.” Teachers’ professional rights The laws draw on international will be expanded so that they will experience and more than 18,000 be able to develop and apply copy- Government to improve conditions suggestions from teachers in Ka- righted teaching methods and aids, zakhstan. use information resources more The draft law On Amendments freely and have more autonomy in and Additions to Certain Legis- choosing how to boost their quali- in penal colonies by 2023 lative Acts on the Status of the fications. 80 prisoners are kept there. There- well as security guards, were pre- lows you to make video calls to peo- Teacher and Reducing the Work- “There will also be new norms By Yekaterina Yeliseyeva fore, so-called ‘activists’ are recruit- sent in the video. ple from the socially important list load of Students and Teachers will to reduce the workload placed ed and used to control them,” said “The convict wrote a complaint – these are parents, wives. There is introduce amendments and addi- on teachers by establishing a ban NUR-SULTAN – No Kazakh Akhmetzhanov. to the prosecutor about the illegal also access to an online store. It sells tions to three codes and 15 laws if on engaging them in non-typical correctional colony meets interna- The road map plans show build- actions of the administration of the all non-prohibited items. The items adopted. functions, excessive reporting or tional standards and measures will ing 12 individual cell units for 1,200 institution and this is how the ad- are delivered by Kazpost; they are The draft law On the Status of unreasonable audits,” said Aim- be taken to improve conditions, people by 2023. ministration of the institution treated our partners. The prices and prod- the Teacher features 19 articles, in- agambetov on non-financial incen- said Deputy Prosecutor General “But this is only 5 percent of the the prisoner,” wrote the author in the ucts are from the two largest retailers cluding financial and non-financial tives for teachers’ growth. Marat Akhmetzhanov at an Aug. total demand. In this regard, the gov- description. of the country,” he added. incentives for teachers’ profes- “For the first time, a law will 28 roundtable in the capital. He ernment made a recommendation to After clarifying all the circum- Shazhimbayev noted 14.5-kilo- sional growth, and aims to provide clearly state that a teacher should suggested completely modernis- continue the full modernisation of stances and proceedings, the Min- gramme parcels are sent to all teachers with more opportunities primarily teach and educate chil- ing the colonies within the Devel- the colonies throughout the country. istry of Internal Affairs (MIA) re- KPCM institutions, then distribu- for creativity and self-develop- dren,” said Nikolskaya Secondary opment of the Penal Correction The President of the country was ported the colony head and his two tion proceeds according to detention ment in their profession. School Teacher Nesken Kutty- System Road Map for 2019-2023. also informed about this,” he added. deputies were released from their conditions. Teachers will be rewarded for bayeva. “For the first time, men- The proposal was submitted by the Earlier this year, a video up- duties. In total, 14 employees were “A convict can buy goods every taking on additional duties, such toring was singled out as a separate Prosecutor General to the govern- loaded on YouTube, which cap- prosecuted. month on a light detention regime as mentoring, and earning higher direction for teacher development. ment and the President. tured unlawful employee actions One of the measures to improve and on a regular basis once every qualifications, such as master’s de- We really hope that the adoption of “After the events of torturing pris- towards convicts at the LA-155/8 the colonies will be installing infor- two months; if the prisoner has strict grees. They will also see increased the law will attract young and tal- oners in a correctional colony in Za- institution in Zarechny near Al- mation terminals for convicts, said conditions of detention, he can buy wages and paid leave. Akims (gov- ented professionals, which schools rechny, we carried out checks. We maty, instantly became viral. The Vnimaniye.kz project author and them once every six months. The ernors) of regions will have the au- desperately need.” detected 2,500 violations ranging footage, recorded with a hidden coordinator Beibut Shazhimbayev device costs about $1,300 and it is from unsanitary conditions of deten- camera, showed colony officers at the roundtable. made of domestic materials; only tion to ill-treatment of convicts. We twisting a prisoner on the gym “We have developed the hardware the sensor is foreign,” he added. received 28 complaints and initiated floor. In the next room, three uni- and software complex ‘Information He noted two such devices will be pre-trial investigations. Also, the in- formed workers hung another per- terminal of the convict’ which we installed in the Almaty Region colo- spection indicated that not a single son from the ceiling by his arms plan to install in the institutions of nies this month as a pilot project. In Adult population colony met international standards. as one worker hit him on the head the Kazakh Penal Correction System the future, terminals will be installed They have a barracks structure; 40- with his knee. Other prisoners, as (KPCM) of the MIA. The device al- in all KPCM institutions. vaccination against Ministers present information on new measles begins other age groups will also be car- Staff Report ried out. According to Byurabekova, to pro-teacher laws on Knowledge Day NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan date, the Ministry of Healthcare while presenting a set of books to will begin to vaccinate the adult has registered more than 10,326 By Nazira Kozhanova the school’s library. population against measles in measles cases in all regions of Roman Sklyar, Minister of In- September, announced Lyudmila Kazakhstan. The largest number NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh min- dustry and Infrastructure Develop- Byurabekova, the chairperson of is registered in Nur-Sultan (more isters celebrated Knowledge Day ment, presented an open class on Committee for Quality and Safety than 3,000 people) and in Shym- Sept. 1 by visiting schools to speak patriotism at the capital’s school- of Goods and Services of the Min- kent (more than 1,000 people). about the new bill on the status gymnasium number 31. He talked istry of Healthcare, at an Aug. 28 The ministry monitors the inci- of the teacher and patriotism in about Kazakhstan’s latest achieve- press conference in the Central dence of measles in the country. schools. ments, friendship and tolerance, Communications Service. Children are the most vulnerable Prime Minister Askar Mamin as well as the country’s role in the The ministry has seen a high in- to infectious diseases due to re- participated in the inauguration global community. cidence of measles among people duced overall body resistance, the ceremony of the capital’s new Minister of Information and So- 20 to 29 years old. chairperson said. school-gymnasium number 87 cial Development Dauren Abayev, “Epidemic measures are being named for Abai Kunanbayev. accompanied by deputy akim carried out in the foci of infec- “Dear teachers, parents and stu- (governor) Marat Igali, visited a To date, 147,000 tion. Approximately 17,000 con- dents! I wholeheartedly congratu- school in Kyzylsuat village in the children and 72,000 tact persons have been vaccinated. late all of you on this wonderful Akmola region. In extending his Considering that unvaccinated holiday, Knowledge Day… The greetings, he stressed knowledge medical workers have children younger than one year old new school will open its doors in and health are of paramount im- are more prone to get sick, chil- the new academic year. It will be Kazinform. Photo credit: portance for the next generation of been vaccinated. dren from nine months old have named after prominent thinker and Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin (centre) and Nur-Sultan Akim (Mayor) Kazakhstan citizens. Abayev also been vaccinated since April,” the poet Abai Kunanbayev. As you Altai Kulginov (R). encouraged parents to be patient “We have decided to conduct chairperson said. know, next year we will mark the with their children and praised additional vaccination against To date, 147,000 children and 175th anniversary of Abai,” he said. Saparbayev also spoke about the will have a positive effect on the the great role teachers play in the measles and rubella in this age 72,000 medical workers have been Mamin also addressed the new teacher status law, stressing every quality of education in the coun- youngsters’ lives. group. The vaccine has been vaccinated. bill on the status of the teacher and country’s development largely de- try. The bill on the status of the purchased for now. This is the Vaccination is carried out in the impact it will have on educa- pends on the level of education, During his visit to secondary teacher, approved by the govern- WHO-qualified (World Health order to produce specific antibod- tors’ work and salaries. culture and upbringing of its citi- school number 5 in Akmol village ment Aug. 27, states educators will Organisation) Serum Institute of ies in the body, thereby enhanc- Deputy Prime Minister Berdibek zens. in the Akmola Region, Minister of no longer be responsible for ad- India vaccine. The vaccination ing the body’s protective func- Saparbayev traveled to Arshalinsk Minister of Culture and Sports Foreign Affairs Beibut Atamkulov ministrative work, focusing solely will start in September. These tion (immunity) to diseases such district of the Akmola Region to Aktoty Raimkulova congratulated extended his best wishes to the on teaching instead. At the same measures will help stabilise the as pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria, visit the school named after Iman- students and teachers at school- children, teachers and parents on time, measures to increase teach- measles situation,” Byurabekova tuberculosis, polio, measles, ru- zhussup Kutpanuly. During the lyceum number 72 in the capital. the start of the new academic year. ers’ salary and extend vacation said. bella and mumps. The only effec- visit, he inspected classrooms and In her remarks, she emphasised In his remarks, he paid special at- days will be implemented. The bill The Ministry of Healthcare pur- tive measure of protection against talked to children, congratulating teachers’ salaries will be doubled tention to the importance of pat- now goes to Parliament for consid- chased two million doses of the measles is vaccination, said the them on Knowledge Day. in the next few years, hoping it riotism and thirst for knowledge, eration. vaccine. Vaccinations of adults of chairperson. B5 NATION&CAPITAL SOCIETY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 New compulsory medical insurance to Caravan of Kindness expand healthcare access, says expert contest seeks to award Discussions about compulsory sistance in emergency situations extent the state, all of them are By Aidana Yergaliyeva health insurance regarding the and control diseases that are sig- jointly responsible for a person’s OSMS system started in 2017, al- nificant for the entire society. health,” she added. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s though its launch was postponed “There is a number of servic- Introducing insurance medicine most caring people compulsory medical insurance from January 2018 to Jan. 1, 2020. es in the GOBMP package like will significantly boost the com- system, which will come into Many were not convinced of its fluorography, blood analysis, car- petitive environment in the medi- force Jan. 1, 2020, will provide need. diography and examination by cal services market. everyone with sufficient medical Tsechoyeva noted many people the therapist. A healthy person “During the current procure- care, noted Tatyana Tsechoyeva, hold the popular opinion that it is must undergo these simple proce- ment of medical services, it turned the Central Railway Hospital dep- unfair to pay a monthly fee if one dures to understand what is hap- out that 45 percent of the entire list uty director for medical and pre- rarely visits the hospital. Yet four pening with his/her body. This of potential providers of FSMS ventive work. out of every five causes of death in is the very necessary minimum. are private medical organisations. “Today, unfortunately, patients Kazakhstan are chronic diseases If there are any deviations, then These are the private clinics where are increasingly faced with the which could have been prevented the guaranteed volume of free many of our patients prefer to go need to pay for medical services or controlled with early detection. medical care allows the state to to find more qualified specialists, and, by the way, it should be noted Insurance might motivate people receive services free of charge,” lack of queues and high-quality that prices in private clinics are to have check-ups and, therefore, said Tsechoyeva. service. Over time, the competi- sky-high. Therefore, today there improve the statistics. Another advantage of state ver- tion will select the best provid- is a need to develop two packages “You will probably agree with sus private medical insurance is ers of medical services who can CARAVAN OF KINDNESS of medical services – a package of me that prevention is much cheap- that it allows patients to receive provide the population with high- guaranteed volume of free medical er than treating advanced diseases treatments even if the cost ex- quality and affordable medical NATIONAL CONTEST care (GOBMP) and a package of and that only 15 percent of your ceeds their accumulated personal services,” said Tsechoyeva. compulsory social health insur- health depends on medicine. The account. To ensure a smooth transition was collected – that is 70,000 euro ance (OSMS). The population will rest is the lifestyle of citizens,” she “The public system is equally to the OSMS system, the govern- By Diana Vassilenko (US$77,572.6) for her treatment in be able to receive services not in- added. reliable and beneficial for all citi- ment will provide minimum social Germany. Now, the girl is getting cluded in the guaranteed volume of GOBMP will allow all citizens, zens, regardless of the size of their guarantees or limited GOBMP to NUR-SULTAN – The second better. And Alexandra Kandratova health insurance within the frame- oralpersons (repatriates), stateless contributions and income. First, uninsured citizens from the state annual national contest Caravan of became the winner of this com- work of the OSMS by becoming a individuals and foreigners perma- when choosing this model, pay- budget for 2020-2022. FSMS will Kindness began Sept. 2 its search petition. Isn’t it great?” said Yer- member of the Social Health In- nently residing in Kazakhstan to ers in the health insurance fund finance the insured population for some of Kazakhstan’s kindest lan Bekkhozhin, chairman of the surance Fund (FSMS),” she said, receive medical care. It is the type are all parties – and the employer, segment to receive an expanded people. board of Khabar Agency about last as reported by elorda.info. of insurance that will provide as- the citizen himself and to a greater package of medical services. The contest awards those who year’s competition winner. have done charitable works and The Asar (“together” in Kazakh) is accepting applications for the nomination is awarded to the lau- awards from Sept. 2 to Nov. 29. reate, whose charity involves folk “We are looking for kind people customs and national traditions again… The competition aims to and contributes to their conserva- Kazakhstan to develop New Professions Atlas popularise moral values, ideas of tion. The Tughan Zher (“mother- charity and humanism,” Igor Ro- land” in Kazakh) prize is awarded Continued from Page B1 tion with the demands of the la- industry, seven disappearing pro- the instrument widely accessible gov, deputy executive director of to the laureate who provides chari- bour market,” he said. fessions, 13 changing ones and 26 by the public. In addition, recom- the Foundation of the First Presi- table assistance to his country in “The first includes objective The research methodology to de- new professions. The results of the mendations will be made for the dent of Kazakhstan – Elbasy said the field of education, ecology and global trends that challenge and velop the NPA will be based on the study will be used for the mining legislative consolidation of the at the Central Communications landscaping, restoration of cultural change the nature and the speed skills technology foresight devel- industry NPA,” said Nurbek. technological foresight competen- Service press conference. objects and others. The prize in the of the changes in training re- oped by the International Labour The NPA will be based on nine cy methodology. BTS Education, He added that a spirit of char- Batyl Zhurek (“brave heart” in Ka- quirements, such as the growing Organisation, Russian Agency prioritised economy industries: being the only carrier and holder ity is inherent in Kazakh people zakh) category is awarded to the speed of technological changes for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) and mining and metallurgy, oil and gas, of the technology foresight meth- and that the contest is meant to laureate for their heroic courage and end-to-end digitisation, Moscow School of Management agriculture, transport and logistics, odology in Kazakhstan, is ready to strengthen people’s sense of mercy and dedication. In this nomination, which lead to the emergence of SKOLKOVO. The ERG company engineering, information and com- act as a partner in providing meth- and caring. Contestants are given a winner may be selected among new professions, the change of is already mapping new mining munications technology (ICT), odological support free of charge the title of laureates. emergency workers, such as work- some and the disappearance of professions for the atlas. energy, tourism and construction. when creating the Atlas of new “This (competition) is not a ers of the Emergency Department, others. The second category rep- “In January of this year, the The mining NPA will be created professions in all nine designated search for people to whom we want the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the resents the negative consequenc- ASI trained the first Kazakh team in December and the ministry and industries,” he added. to give grants or prizes, which we ambulance and others more. The es caused by the inability to re- of BTS Digital experts. In May, a World Bank plan to launch a joint The meeting also included a obviously will. Our task is much award in the Meyirym Zholynda spond to the manifestations of pilot foresight study was conduct- project to create NPAs for the re- presentation by the Development deeper – often it is very difficult (“along the kind path” in Kazakh) the first category factors, such as ed based on the Don Mining and maining eight industries. of Labour Resources (CDLR) for a person to ask for help. But, category goes to the laureate, who the lack of a forecasting system Processing Plant in Khromtau of “As part of the joint project, project office created on instruc- unfortunately, sometimes people provides constant gratuitous as- for staffing needs, the imbalance Aktobe Region. Based on the re- there are plans to develop an inter- tions of Deputy Prime Minister get into difficult situations. And sistance for an established period of qualifications, the mismatch of sults, we identified 45 trends that active website and a mobile app of Berdibek Saparbayev. when someone else, not necessar- of time. Finally, the Kaiyrymdy- labour skills and classical educa- transform the enterprise and the the Kazakh NPA in order to make CDLR President Tamara Duyse- ily close to you, can help you, this lyk tarikhy (“charitable history” nova reported the new office will happens. There are a lot of such in Kazakh) category is awarded to work on implementing projects people in our country,” said Ro- a journalist and creative team for to develop the social and labour gov. the best coverage of charitable ac- sphere in four main areas – the Participants may be either indi- tivities in the media, for publishing National Qualifications System, viduals or legal entities who help materials that draw public atten- productive employment, targeted to solve social and public prob- tion to social problems. social support and digitising the lems. The winners of the competi- The Foundation of the First spheres. tion will be awarded depending on President, the Kazakhstan Associ- “It is obvious that this kind of the type of charitable activity they ation of Business Women, Khabar trajectory that employs project participate in. agency, KTK TV channel and Okz- management will enable us to cre- “A girl named Karina Khay- hetpes health and fitness centre are ate a clear system of the interac- rudinova lives in North Kazakh- organisers of the competition. The tion between all the participants, as stan. She has had a disease since Executive Committee accepts and well as to quickly resolve emerg- childhood. She could not fight it. reviews applications, verifies the ing issues in all areas,” she said. It was hard for the family. Our accuracy of documents confirm- Following the meeting, Sapar- colleague Alexandra Kandratova ing charitable activities and sub- bayev instructed the ministry and works in North Kazakhstan, she mits documents for consideration central government agencies to writes about this story. She writes by commissions. The commission develop an NPA roadmap by Oct. so well that she reaches the souls consists of prominent public and 1 and determine the qualification of people. They acknowledge Ka- state figures, philanthropists as requirements for experts who will rina’s suffering and responded; well as representatives of science, participate in the process. the necessary amount of money culture and the media. Government provides compensation to thousands of nuclear weapons tests victims to a UN General Assembly resolu- testing, which caused irreparable formation, as well as some type Staff Report tion proposed by Kazakhstan and damage to people and the environ- of paperwork confirming the fact universally adopted by the assem- ment. The consequences are still of residence on the Semipalatinsk NUR-SULTAN – Approximate- bly in 2009. felt today by those who lived in the test site territory in the period from ly 3,000 compensations have been “Nuclear weapons tests in Ka- affected regions or were born long 1949-1990. Evidence sources can paid to Kazakh nuclear test victims zakhstan and around the world after the tests ended, in the form of include archival certificates, em- since the beginning of the year. have caused untold suffering,” said birth defects, debilitating diseases ployment records, graduation cer- They were provided by Govern- nuclear test victim, anti-nuclear and early death. tificates or other documents. The ment for Citizens, a single public weapons activist and The ATOM The government is offering amount of the one-time monetary service provider akin to Canada Project’s Honorary Ambassador compensation to nuclear weapons compensation depends on the ra- Service and Centrelink (Australia), Karipbek Kuyukov. “The suffering testing victims as International diation risk (such as maximum, which integrates all public service of these victims continues today. Day against Nuclear Tests reaches emergency, or increased) of the centres into one system. Their struggle cannot be forgotten. its tenth anniversary. zone where the victim resided. “Today, through the Govern- It is a great honour for me that my “Since the start of the year, 2,924 In addition to the one-time com- ment for Citizens state corpora- country urged the United Nations compensations have been awarded pensation, victims receive certain tion, Kazakh people who suffered to declare Aug. 29 as the Interna- to victims of nuclear tests at the benefits, such as train ticket dis- from nuclear tests at the Semi- tional Day against Nuclear Tests.” Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. counts. Since August, those with palatinsk Nuclear Test Site can The day raises awareness and More than 5,700 people received disabilities pay only half-price receive registration services, pay- educates about the harmful effects a victim’s license,” noted the press when travelling to and from loca- ment of one-time state monetary of nuclear testing. Seventy years release. tions from the list of the socially compensation and the issuance of ago, on Aug. 29, 1949, the Soviet To receive service at the centre, significant passenger interregional a victim’s license,” according to its Union conducted its first nuclear applicants must have an identifica- communications. Issuing a dis- press service. weapons test at the Semipalatinsk tion card, a document confirming count on commercial routes for Aug. 29 is International Day Test Site. It was the beginning of their registration at the place of people with disabilities is at the against Nuclear Testing, according 40 years of continuous nuclear residence and bank account in- discretion of the carrier. unikaz.asia. Photo credit: B6 NATION&CAPITAL TOURISM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Government to allocate nearly $59 million to develop Imantau-Shalkar lake resort Imantau-Shalkar resort area in main problems, said Zharova. Ak- By Aidana Yergaliyeva the last three years, helping tour- sakalov charged the regional ad- ist flow increase 40 percent. In the ministration with finding a solution NUR-SULTAN –The Kazakh first eight months of 2019, nearly within a week. government is planning to di- 63,000 guests visited resort area, The state programme has desig- rect 22.8 billion tenge (US$58.73 including 11,000 foreign tourists. nated five major projects this year million) to develop the Imantau- By comparison, only 45,000 people to develop Imantau-Shalkar resort Shalkar mountain lake resort in visited in 2018. area. The first, Izumrud recreation the North Kazakhstan region, said “This is the result of compre- centre, now operates year-round. Entrepreneurship and Tourism De- hensive work to improve infra- The regional administration will partment head Kuralai Zharova structure,” said North Kazakhstan work on the remaining projects at the Aug. 27 North Kazakhstan region Akim (Governor) Kumar worth more than one billion tenge Region akimat (administration) Aksakalov. (US$2.58 million) by the end of meeting. In 2018, the four-fold increase in 2019. The state’s tourism development road repair funds totalled 3.7 billion Next up is restoring Shalkar-su programme estimated the resort, tenge (US$9.53 million). The gov- sanatorium, which should offer included among last year’s top 10 ernment also allocated 3.8 billion year-round spa treatments. priority tourism projects, has the tenge (US$9.79 million) this year. “We agreed with the investor that potential to attract 400,000 vaca- “There are many funds. You need he is repairing the building. We, in tioners a year. The state programme constant monitoring. Facts became turn, will lead the way and we will expects to build modern recreation known that some contractors do ensure the load of this sanatorium centres that will operate year-round. their job in a low-quality way. Eve- with the union vouchers throughout The government has designed ryone who wins contests should the year. Investors need to hurry,” 56 activities to develop the areas, know that there will be constant said Aksakalov. The Imantau lake. reported the akimat press service. monitoring of their work. We’ll Other projects underway are The agenda includes constructing take a sample at every kilometre; building the Botai Museum-Re- often offer limited tourist comfort added. The Imantau-Shalkar resort “Shalkar and Imantau as a engineering infrastructure, main we bought speciality laboratories,” serve and a visitor centre to orient conditions and service. area is being promoted on social resort area once sounded (like and access roads; projects to ensure he noted. tourists, as well as constructing an “Many, if not most, do not even networks and YouTube and pre- something) remote from reality, environmental safety; attracting in- Approximately 170 kilometres embankment on Imantau Lake’s meet elementary requirements… sented at international and regional but projects will be implemented vestors and marketing and promo- of roads are still in need of repair. shore, improving horse and bicycle Billions of tenge will go to the de- tourist exhibitions in Almaty, Ko- and such funds will come. Now, tion. Constructing the highway in Kok- trails and adding a viewing plat- velopment of the resort area. Inves- stanai, Omsk and Tashkent. Its rec- we see that everything moves Approximately 273 kilometres shetau State National Natural Park form. tors must build facilities that will reation facilities will be added to from a dead point,” said Aksaka- of roads have been repaired in the along Lake Shalkar is among the Recreation areas in the region meet all modern requirements,” he Yandex maps. lov. Jongar Gate preserves Eurasian history’s chronicles Trade caravans and steppe armies approximately 10 kilometres wide six wide, sits to the north. Kazakh- 70 metres per second. Due to its By Saltanat Boteu of Huns, Genghis Khan and Jong- and 50 long, passes along the bor- stan’s Dostyk Railway Station is shape, Jongar Gate forms a natu- The gate, between the ars historically passed through the der between Kazakhstan and China, in the central area and the Chi- ral wind tunnel where the air com- NUR-SULTAN – Jongar Gate, hallway-like opening. notes tarih-begalinka.kz. nese Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway’s presses and accelerates causing Jongar Alatau in the two highlands and a narrow, long, The gate, between the Jongar Al- At the entrance are Alakol Lake Alashankou station is to the south. hurricane winds. The strong wind west and Birliktau flat plain at the junction of the atau in the west and Birliktau and on the north and Ebi-Nur Lake to The winds through the gate are is called Ebi or Saikan, which is Turkic and Mongolian steppes, is Mailitau ranges in the east, connects the south. Zhalanashkol Lake, a among the most powerful in the translated from Chinese as Lord and Mailitau ranges a mountain passage that for centu- Balkhash-Alakol basin and Jongar small waterway nearly nine kilo- Commonwealth of Independent of the Meadows, or, according to in the east, connects ries determined civilisations’ fate. plain. The flat corridor, measuring metres long and a maximum of States, blowing at a speed up to another translation, Blood Wind, a wind-destroyer. Balkhash-Alakol basin From ancient times, Central and Jongar plain. The Asian nomads used Jongar Gate as a transport route. The Great Silk flat corridor, measuring Road passed through it; at the be- approximately 10 ginning of the 13th century, Geng- his Khan used it to conquer Cen- kilometres wide and tral Asia. The gate was also the site 50 long, passes along of the legendary Anyraqai battle between the Jongars and Kazakhs. the border between According to Kazakh history, Kazakhstan and China. during the Jongar raids, a large Kazakh army had been travelling to the place of the upcoming bat- Myn Bala (Thousand Boys), died tle, but arrived a few days late. As in an unequal battle, but held back a result, Sartai, a 15-year-old boy, the onslaught until the main forces gathered a detachment of thou- headed by Abulkhair Khan arrived. sands of teenagers to oppose the In 2011, Kazakhstan released the

Photo credit: mix.tn.kz. Photo credit: large Jongar army. The young mi- film under the same name drawing Jongar Gate. litia members, named in history as attention to the historic battle. Social media sensation and pink-coloured lake is just two hours from capital and such a saturated pink colour By Diana Vassilenko appears – the population of bacteria increases enormously. Next year, NUR-SULTAN – Social media is this may not be the case – I remem- flooded with images of Lake Kob- ber it turning this colour only once, eytuz, which has turned pink. The maybe eight or ten years ago; after- waterway is conveniently located wards, it was just gray. So, we do two hours of driving from the capi- have unique places. Travel around tal and visitors cannot get enough Kazakhstan, love your homeland,” of it. Maslikhat (local representative Famous for its healing mud and body) Deputy Miras Shekenov colour change every several years, wrote on his Facebook page. Lake Kobeytuz is a landmark of Australia’s famous pink saline Ereymentau, a city in the Akmola Lake Hiller gains its colour due to region Kazakhstan. Scientists have D. Salina as well as red halophilic been trying to solve the mystery bacteria present in the salt crusts. behind the metamorphosis for While the best way to view the lake years and have finally learned the is by air and most people can take culprit is dunaliella salina, a type photos only from above, Kazakhs of halophile green micro-algae are lucky their pink natural beauty especially found in sea salt fields. is easily accessible by car. Due to the ability to create large One way to reach the lake and amounts of carotenoids, it creates a meet up with other travel enthu- reddish hue. People use D. Salina siasts is by using the services of in cosmetics and dietary supple- a travel company. Kompas.asia, ments for its antioxidant activity which organises weekend tours and taking baths in the waters also from the capital, is forming a 7,000 has beneficial effects. tenge (US$18) day trip to the pink “The aqueous solution of this lake on Sept. 15. The price in- lake, the so-called brine, is saturat- cludes transfer to and from the city, ed saline. A similar example is the a guided walking tour and photo Dead Sea. The colour is caused by report. The lake is only knee-deep, the fact that in hot years and years making it perfect for those hunt- with light rains, good conditions ing for unusual pictures. Interested are created for the development of visitors may check the company’s extremophile microorganisms that Instagram account @kompas.asia can survive in difficult conditions. to discover other interesting, budg- Miras Shekenov Facebook Page. Photo credit: They reproduce well in such years et-friendly trips. Maslikhat (local representative body) Deputy Miras Shekenov at Lake Kobeytuz. B7 NATION&CAPITAL SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Kazakhstan’s e-sports AVANGAR CS:GO team Khabibullin gets bronze wins $150,000 and second place at Berlin Major at IFSC Climbing World Championships Photo credit: Sports.kz. Photo credit: place finish. Japan’s Tomoa Nara- By Nazira Kozhanova saki won gold and Austria’s Jacob Schubert took silver. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh moun- tain climber Rishat Khabibullin Photo credit: hltv.org. Photo credit: won a bronze medal Aug. 21 at the Khabibullin was AVANGAR at the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. 2019 International Federation of first in the speed Sport Climbing (IFSC) Climbing place and an invite to the next ma- AVANGAR then proceeded to 10 rounds. Dzhami ‘Jame’ Ali was World Championships. The third- competition, By Dilshat Zhussupova jor championship’s New Legends the Sept. 5-8 New Champions the most valuable player of this place finish made him the 12th Stage. Stage as a top-eight team once match as he had 1.41 KDR (kill to of the nation’s athletes to qualify nearly reaching NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Earlier, in the Aug. 23-26 New more, where they took down Team death ratio) (51-31 K-D),” Starlad- for the 2020 Olympics, reported the world record AVANGAR Counter-Strike team Challengers Stage, the team beat Vitality 2-1 in the quarterfinals and der.com described the semifinal Olympic.kz. finished in second place at the Complexity Gaming 16-13 in the Renegades 2-0 in the semifinals. match. “The main goal for me was to set by Iran’s Reza StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, first round, HellRaisers 16-8 in “RNG (Renegades) were very AVANGAR’s young line-up of win an Olympic licence and get having lost to Denmark’s Astralis the third round and Syman Gam- close to winning the first map, 19-29-year-olds features Dzha- into the top 20. I fulfilled my goals, Alipourshenazandifar 2-0 in the Sept. 8 grand final. ing 2-1 in the fifth round, losing to Mirage, but the Kazakh team man- mi “Jame” Ali, Golubev, Sanjar fulfilled the standard for participa- in 2017. “One step from the main goal. Mousesports 19-17 in the second aged to tie the game at 15-15 and “SANJI” Kuliyev, Kystaubayev tion in the Games and also became This time we finish second, but round and NRG Esports 2-0 in the won the second OT (overtime) and Timur “buster” Tulepov. The the third in the all-around. And, we’re really proud of our boys and fourth round. Emerging as a top- 22-19. On the next map, Dust II, team ranks 15th in the Counter- at the moment, I am very pleased “The World Cup was held at the (the) performance they did during eight team after five rounds, they AVANGAR crushed Renegades Strike: Global Offensive world with these achievements. I’m sat- highest level. I am very glad that the whole #BerlinMajor. Thanks proceeded to the Aug. 28-Sept. 1 16-6 following their dominance on ranking. isfied with my result,” said Kha- I was able to take part in it. I note for cheering for us, we’ll come New Legends Stage of the tourna- the T side, where they picked up AVANGAR earned a spot at bibullin. that the competition programme (out) stronger next time!” the Ka- ment. this year’s Berlin Major when it Eight athletes competed in the and days of rest were correctly zakh professional e-sports club “For us, it was a feeling like advanced to the Feb. 13-17 New world championship, with Kha- set. In general, I liked everything,” tweeted. we had nothing to lose,” AVAN- AVANGAR earned Challengers Stage at the Intel Ex- bibullin the only Commonwealth said Khabibullin. “@astralisgg played super well, GAR player Alexey “qikerty” a spot at this year’s treme Masters Season XIII – Ka- of Independent States country To date, #TEAMKZ (Kazakh shoutout to them. Deserves (its) Golubev told Hltv.org on facing towice Major 2019, the first major representative. The fight for med- Olympic team) has 11 licenses to win! We’ll keep working and we long-time rival and fellow Ka- Berlin Major when of the year. There, the skilled team als took three forms – speed, boul- participate in the Tokyo Games. In will try (to) show our best for the zakh team Syman Gaming in the it advanced to the entertained online and offline au- dering and complexity. The results addition to Khabibullin, Olympic next one. And big thanks to @Star- New Challengers Stage’s fifth diences at the New Challengers in each carried a certain number standards have been met by Dmit- LadderCSGO for this awesome round. “Our team is already used Feb. 13-17 New Stage by beating FURIA 16-14 of points, which were then multi- ry Balandin (100 and 200-metre event,” said AVANGAR player to playing important games, and in the second round and TYLOO plied. breaststroke); Olga Rypakova Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev in I think it is what brought us to Challengers Stage 2-0 in the fourth round, losing to Khabibullin was first in the and Georgy Sheiko (track and a Tweet. victory. We never lose important at the Intel Extreme Renegades 16-8 in the first round speed competition, nearly reaching field); Yevgeny Gidich (cycling The StarLadder Berlin Major games.” and G2 Esports 16-10 in the third the world record set by Iran’s Reza road race), men’s classic archery 2019, the 15th Counter-Strike: The team lost to ENCE 16-5 in Masters Season XIII – round. Alipourshenazandifar in 2017. team, whose representatives Denis Global Offensive Major Cham- the first round of the New Legends Katowice Major 2019, Next up for AVANGAR is the Khabibullin’s time was 5.915. Al- Gankin, Ilfat Abdullin and San- pionship and this year’s second Stage, beating Renegades 16-13 in BLAST Pro Series Moscow 2019 ipourshenazandifar’s, 5.48. zhar Musaev will also perform in major, featured 24 teams and a the second round, Team Liquid 22- the first major of the CIS Play-In and European Cham- Khabibullin was eighth in the personal competitions, and Vitaliy $1,000,000 prize pool. AVAN- 18 in the third round and G2 Es- pions Cup Sept. 13 and Sept. 16, bouldering competition and fifth in Khudyakov (open water swim- GAR won $150,000 for second ports 2-1 in the fourth round. year. respectively. complexity, resulting in his third ming). WBA restores Shumenov’s Vinokurov wins Ironman 70.3 World World Champion title Championship division in Nice the fight were not met, reported bike course that included multiple ing his win. More than 200,000 sports.kz. By Assel Satubaldina passes and head-to-head racing and athletes aged 18-80 competed in The WBA therefore had chosen a 21.1-kilometre run along the city’s more than 100 Ironman 70.3 events to deprive Shumenov of the WBA NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s historic Promenade des Anglais wa- worldwide to qualify for the world regular title, transferring it to Olympic cycling champion and terfront. championship. Vinokurov won the Goulamirian without a fight. The Astana Pro Team General Manager Vinokurov, 45, finished the race BI Ironman 70.3 competition in French boxer, who won his last Alexander Vinokurov won the Iron- in 4:28:47. He completed the swim July in the capital. fight in October 2018, has risen man 70.3 World Championship in in 33:55; the bike race in 2:24:21 He is now preparing to compete from temporary to super cham- the 45-49-year division in Nice. The and the run in 1:25:05. in the 140.6-mile (226.2 kilome- pion. triathlon competition was held Sept. Vinokurov’s first-place finish sur- tre) Ironman World Championship Other Kazakh boxers have also 7-8 on the French Riviera, bringing passed 507 athletes in the category. long course race slated for Oct. 12 improved their WBA standings. nearly 6,000 athletes from all cor- In the overall ranking, he was 92nd in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Organised Heavyweight Ivan Dychko, a ners of the globe. of nearly 3,500 male athletes regis- in Kona since 1978, it is one of the two-time Olympic bronze medal- The athletes tackled the 1.9-kilo- tered for the event. world’s most physically and men- list, is ranked 13th. Super middle- metre swim in the Mediterranean It was “the victory for the entire tally demanding one-day sporting weight and WBA Middleweight Sea, a challenging 91.3-kilometre Kazakh triathlon,” he said follow- events. WBA, the victory allowed him to Champion Aydos Yerbosynuli rose Staff Report regain the regular world champion from sixth to fourth. Welterweight cruiserweight belt, which at the and WBA Inter-Continental Wel- NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh pro- time was vacant. terweight Champion Nursultan fessional boxer Beibut Shumenov Shumenov should then have Zhanabayev advanced from ninth (18-2, 12 KOs), a multiple-time faced temporary world champion to seventh. world champion in two weight Arsen Goulamirian, but the fight Former World Middleweight classes, has regained his previ- never happened. As a result, WBA Champion Gennady Golovkin, ous world champion standing gave him the “champion on vaca- formerly first in the WBA middle- according to the updated cruis- tion” ranking. weight rating, is no longer among erweight class ranking published His promoter, Don King, at- the top 15. by the World Boxing Association tempted to organise a fight with Golovkin has defended his WBA (WBA). He was previously con- the official contender. While he title 20 times, losing the title in his sidered “a champion on vaca- managed to attract $820,000 in most recent fight to Canelo Alva- tion.” promotions, he failed to draw rez. The next fight with the vacant Shumenov had his last fight in the required amount. King ini- International Boxing Federation July 2018, resuming his career tially counted on assistance from (IBF) title at stake will take place with a victory in the ninth round Kazakh authorities, but did not Oct. 5 in New York. Golovkin’s

over Turkey’s Hizni Altunkaya receive the necessary support, rival will be Ukrainian Sergiy Instagram. Team Astana Pro Photo credit: (31-3, 18 KOs). According to and the deadlines for organising Derevyanchenko. Alexander Vinokurov shortly after finishing the race. B8 NATION&CAPITAL CAPITAL

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 Nur-Sultan Makeathon to build Health programme tech for people with disabilities improves indicators “The implementation of all By Dilshat Zhussupova By Dilshat Zhussupova areas of the Densaulyk state programme is highly important NUR-SULTAN – Creative inno- NUR-SULTAN – Thirty-five of because it is meant to ensure vators will attempt to solve chal- 39 target indicators of the 2016- people’s welfare. Taking care of lenges set by people with disabili- 2019 Densaulyk (Health) state people’s health is a key factor for ties in just 72 hours at the capital’s programme were met in the capi- everything,” said capital Deputy Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM): tal from January-June, said the Akim (Mayor) Baktiyar Maken at Nur-Sultan Makeathon Oct. 25-28, city’s Public Health Department the meeting. reports the Nazarbayev University Deputy head Aliya Rustemova The Public Health Department’s press office. at an Aug. 21 meeting on imple- new measures to reduce maternal TOM Makeathon is a 72-hour menting the programme. and infant mortality in the city marathon that unites makers, such Life expectancy has increased will include combining single-dis- as engineers, programmers, craft- in the capital in recent years and cipline clinics, such as City Hospi- speople and doctors, to develop mortality from leading causes of tal No. 1 and Perinatal Centre No. assistive technology solutions for death, such as tuberculosis, ma- 2, into a multidisciplinary hospital ‘need knowers’, people with dis- lignant neoplasms and circulatory to provide timely, specialised and abilities. It has been brought to the system diseases, has decreased. emergency medical care for preg- capital by the Nur-Sultan Akimat The outcomes are indicative of nant women, those in labour and (city administration), Nazarbayev the city’s progress in providing af- postpartum. A 250-bed obstetric University’s Fab Lab (fabrication fordable, high-quality healthcare. unit will also be built. laboratory), Tel-Aviv University Improving emergency medical ser- Friends Association and Astana vices should help improve life expec- Jastary. Improving emergency tancy. Notably, more than 300,000 Teams of makers will meet with medical services calls have been received by the city’s need knowers to brainstorm ideas ambulance service this year. for an innovative solution to an should help improve “The ambulance plays a special everyday problem at PreTOM kazakhstan.tomglobal.org. Photo credit: TOM Makeathon in Nur-Sultan in 2018. role in ensuring the timely provi- Sept. 20. The teams will finalise life expectancy. sion of medical care. Given the their chosen idea over the next (increasing) annual population month by consulting with experts. for rehabilitating people with mus- Since then, a soft exoskeleton vision impairments that costs a The state programme aims to growth in the capital, the number They will develop and present culoskeletal disorders at a TOM for rehabilitating people after a mere 10,000 tenge (US$25.78) improve people’s health and en- of 103 calls (for the ambulance) their prototypes during the 72-hour Makeathon in Karaganda and later stroke was created in Pavlodar, was created in Karaganda. sure the nation’s sustainable soci- has also increased,” said Ruste- marathon Oct. 25-28. installed it in the city’s rehabilita- a device assisting people with Individuals or teams of three to oeconomic development by grad- mova. The hope is that TOM Makea- tion centre LUCH. paralysis to conduct hygiene five people of any age and profes- ually implementing Organisation Half of the capital’s ambulance thon participants will also go on to Launched in 2014 in Israel, TOM procedures was created in Nur- sion from Nur-Sultan may apply to for Economic Co-operation and car fleet has been updated in the have careers where they will apply aims to improve the lives of 250 Sultan, a device for calling the participate in the TOM: Nur-Sul- Development (OECD) healthcare past four years to meet the in- the knowledge and skills gained million people in the next decade. attention of people with hearing tan Makeathon at www.kazakh- standards. Its main target indica- creasing demand for emergency in designing with and for people Kazakhstan’s contribution to this vi- impairments to prevent street ac- stan.tomglobal.org Aug. 15-Sept. tor is to improve life expectancy, services. Fifty-two ambulance ve- with disabilities. For example, a sion has grown since its first TOM cidents was created in Almaty 15. The selected applicants will be which was 71.1 years last year, to hicles, including 25 reanimobiles, team created a suspension system Makeathon in Pavlodar in 2017. and a white cane for people with announced Sept. 17. 73 years by 2020. will be purchased this year. Rotarians need $15,445 to complete Industrial production grows second inclusive playground 17.5 percent in January-July Almaty district akimat (adminis- Rotary Club of Astana Public As- The akim aims to address “a able business climate and spe- By Aidana Yergaliyeva tration). sociation account. Donations are By Dilshat Zhussupova lag in the volume of construction cial economic zones Nur-Sultan The 1,382-square metre site in- accepted both in tenge and U.S. work, housing commissions and – New City and Astana-Tech- NUR-SULTAN – Rotary Club cludes 42 pieces of equipment for dollars. Bank details can be found NUR-SULTAN – Industrial pro- investment in fixed assets” by the nopolis in the capital will also of Astana hopes to finish building sports and entertainment. It has on its Facebook page @Rotary- duction in the capital grew 17.5 end of the year. contribute to economic growth. the second Kunshyaq inclusive complexes for children in wheel- clubastana. percent in January-July, including a “There is a steady increase in the Importantly, Nur-Sultan’s first playground in the capital by the chairs, safe swings for those with Toikebaeva and former presi- 16-percent increase in manufactur- main indicators for socioeconomic industrial park is almost full with end of September and is seeking disabilities, adapted sandboxes, ta- dents are available to answer any ing, said Nur-Sultan Akim (Mayor) development in the capital, but special economic zone projects six million tenge (US$15,445) to bles and special tactile panels. questions about the project or Altai Kulginov at a Sept. 3 meeting there is a lag, too, which we must in information technology, en- finish the project. The inaugural playground al- other Rotary activities. She may on the tasks set by Kazakh Presi- work on,” he said. gineering and medicine, and a The playground is on an lows children of all abilities to so- be reached at +7 701 527 8483, dent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his The gross regional product second industrial park is being 800-square metre parcel in Central cialise. The place is full of laugh- 2018-2019 President Marat Raim- Sept. 2 state-of-the-nation address. (GRP) in the capital in January- developed. The akimat (city ad- Park near the Atyrau Kopiri pedes- ter as they play, communicate and khanov is available at +7 700 272 Tokayev’s address provided in- March was 1.2 trillion tenge ministration) plans to allocate trian bridge and St. Regis Hotel. make friends with each other. 1058, 2017-2018 President Lyaz- structions to government officials (US$3.1 billion), and the share more than 400 hectares for the The designers created a space that The first project cost 28 million zat Alshinova is reachable at and legislators to strengthen civil of small- and medium-sized busi- second industrial park. integrates harmoniously into the tenge (US$72,079) and the Ro- +7 701 999 3643 while founding society and social security, support nesses in the GRP was 58.8 per- “We plan to expand all types of existing landscape, preserving all tary collected part of the amount member Assem Malgeldinova can domestic businesses and develop cent. Kulginov affirmed the capi- activities (in the new industrial trees. through charity events. The project be reached at +7 701 610 0303. the economy. tal will implement the President’s park). Twenty-six types of activi- “We don’t have (anything) received support from many com- The club is planning to dedi- “The head of state gave a num- directions to exempt small- and ties have been suggested, and we analogous to such a children’s panies, small and medium-sized cate its next project to supporting ber of instructions on the develop- medium-sized businesses from plan to implement a large number playground. We have very limited businesses and public associations, women who have experienced or ment of the country’s economy. inspections for three years and of projects,” Astana-Technopolis places where people with special as well as capital residents and in- are experiencing violence either Nur-Sultan is one of the largest micro and small businesses from Deputy Board Chairman Mukhtar needs, children in particular, can dividuals from other countries who through providing assistance to the cities and drivers for the develop- taxes on core activities for three Ibrayev told Kazakh-tv.kz, noting spend their leisure time. Therefore, transferred their contributions to a existing crisis centre in the capital ment of Kazakhstan’s economy,” years. the key criteria for projects are to we launched this project,” Rotary specially created account. or opening a new one. said Kulginov. The development of a favour- be high-tech and innovative. Club President Bayan Toikebaeva The positive result and public Rotary International is a global told The Astana Times. engagement inspired the club to network of 1.2 million friends, The project cost is 15.5 mil- open the second playground. neighbours, leaders and problem lion tenge (US$39,900), of which “We saw the big demand. There solvers who come together to cre- the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan are always many children on this ate positive change in communi- has donated 9.5 million tenge site. It is always full,” said Toike- ties around the world. The capital Capital to host October 2019 (US$24,455). The club is con- baeva. club is seeking new members who tinuing to collect the remaining Construction at the new site would like to contribute their time. six million tenge (US$15,445) to started July 30. The land has been “Rotary Club invites all who complete construction. prepared and the equipment is on want to engage in a charity and World Cancer Leaders’ Summit The Rotary opened the first play- its way from Moscow, which club want to help on a permanent ba- Other topics to be discussed are vide participants with fresh per- ground in 2018 near the Kazakh- members will begin installing next sis… We invite them to come and By Nazira Kozhanova the availability of essential medi- spectives and new insights and at stan Sports Palace on the Akbu- week, she added. see the projects that the club does cines and technologies; Big Data, the same time harness their collec- lak River embankment. The club Contributions to complete the and who attends the club,” said NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh In- advanced analytics and personal- tive intelligence. Feedback about worked on construction with the playground may be made to the Toikebaeva. stitute of Oncology and Radiology ised cancer care; investing in the past summits has always been very (KazIOR) will host the 2019 World health system and communicating positive.” Cancer Leaders’ Summit Oct. 15-17 effectively in culturally diverse The list of forum speakers in- in the capital, reported uicc.org. settings. cludes Princess of Jordan and “Reducing the number of pre- “We are delighted to have the President of the Union for Interna- mature deaths caused by cancer re- Summit in our country”, said the tional Cancer Control Dina Mired, quires addressing inequities in ac- Director General of KazIOR Dil- Kazakh First President Nursul- cess to cancer services to achieve yara Kaidarova during a meeting tan Nazarbayev and Minister of the universal health coverage with a UICC team in Nur-Sultan Healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov , (UHC) vision of health for all,” last July. “I am looking forward to World Health Organisation Com- adds the Union for International solution-oriented discussions that municable Diseases and Non- Cancer Control (UICC) website. will help guide the fight against Communicable Diseases Assistant With cancer and UHC as the cancer in Kazakhstan and in many Director General Ren Minghui, main theme, the summit seeks to countries around the world.” International Agency for Research focus attention on expanding ac- Approximately 350 global in- on Cancer Director Elisabete cess to quality cancer prevention, fluencers and leaders in cancer Weiderpass, International Atomic early detection, treatment and care. control and public health from Energy Agency Acting Director Current issues to be examined in- across governments, UN agencies, General Cornel Feruta, Cancer Re- clude perspectives on the relation- academia, non-profit organisations search UK CEO Michelle Mitchell ship between strong, sustainable and private sectors will consider and Kazakh National Bank Gover- and ‘people centred’ health sys- the ways in which cancer detec- nor Erbolat Dossaev. tems and the effective prevention tion, treatment and care contribute The summit is open to UICC full and control of noncommunicable to achieving UHC. members, partners and select lead- diseases (NCDs), promoting health “The agenda is demanding ers from global health and cancer equity to access cancer services and inspiring”, explained Jessica communities. Attendance is by

Photo credit: Rotary Club of Astana Facebook page. Rotary Club of Photo credit: and setting priorities as part of the Mathieu, Head of Congress and invitation only, with no entrance The project design. progressive UHC realisation. Events at UICC. “We want to pro- fees.