-10° / -14°C WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 No 23 (113) www.astanatimes.com Youth Entrepreneurship, Education A Successful Future Are Important for Sustainable Growth, Kazakhstan Must President Tells Forum Protect Secularity, By Malika Orazgaliyeva Improve Economic ASTANA – President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Dec. 1 Na- tional Youth Forum that education Productivity, Experts Say and entrepreneurship are important new era. The oil boom has ended in a modern world and noted the By Yerbolat Uatkhanov and the favourable conditions for opportunities the Kazakh govern- multiple economic and security ment provides for young people. ASTANA – For Kazakhstan to partnerships that helped the young “The main focus of my policy be successful as it reaches its 50th state grow and achieve some has always been about the present birthday in 2041, the country will prominence can no longer be taken and future of the younger genera- have to protect its secularity, stamp for granted. tion. Today, every young citizen of out corruption, improve economic In 2041, Kazakhstan will have Kazakhstan has opportunities to be productivity, continue building reached 50 years as a sovereign educated, find a job, create a fam- strong regional connections and state. The new report takes the ily and have a house,” Nazarbayev overhaul its agricultural and land first 25 years of independence as a told more than 1,000 people from tenure systems, the authors of a point of departure and analyses the across Kazakhstan, including en- new study say. major factors likely to influence trepreneurs, professionals of vari- Prominent scholars Frederick the position of the country and the ous fields, scientists, students, ac- Starr, Johan Engvall and Svante region in 2041. tors, famous athletes and leaders Cornell published “Kazakhstan The authors of the report pre- of the largest youth organisations 2041: the Next Twenty-Five Years” dict Kazakhstan’s population will who gathered at the Palace of In- under the Central Asia-Caucasus grow by 20 percent in the com- dependence for the event. Institute’s (CACI) Silk Road Stud- ing 25 years, but the ratio of de- Nazarbayev said that transiting ies Programme. The report is the pendents to working population is to a knowledge-based economy is product of cooperation between likely to double. As a result, it will important for sustainable growth Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (C) poses for cameras with the youth on Dec. 1 at the Youth Forum in Astana. the Washington, DC-based CACI be necessary to improve the pro- and the number of young research- and the Stockholm-based Insti- ductivity of the economy, which ers and scientists has been increas- ment and development opportuni- mary, secondary or general educa- education institutions. The centre tute for Security and Development will require the application of new ing since independence. He said ties are available in tourism, con- tion remains too high and that jobs will also create a single online job Policy. technologies, the development of Kazakhstan must join the world’s struction, public services, light will be needed to accommodate search and staff selection digital Kazakhstan’s model of orderly new fields, improved administra- 30 most-developed countries on industry and agriculture. He said expected population growth to the platform. and centralised reforms combined tion and further improvements to the basis of a knowledge-based free education for first blue-collar 24.5 million by 2050. He also said He also noted areas of improve- with the pursuit of a pragmatic, the business climate. economy and that Kazakhstan’s job and guaranteed employment the share of unproductive employ- ment in employment over the last multi-vector foreign policy have Sustained economic growth will universities must create the same are provided through the state pro- ment of the self-employed popula- decade. In the last 10 years, un- helped it develop economically further accelerate urbanisation, environments for innovations as gramme Professional Education tion is also too high. employment has decreased by despite regional and global turbu- and by 2041, 70 percent of the other leading international univer- for All and the Employment Road “The first objective of the Pro- 47 percent to 4.9 percent, the lence, and have earned it a reputa- population could be living in urban sities. Map – 2020 (ERM). ductive Employment Development number of economically active tion as a stable presence in the of- areas. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan will “We already have the first suc- He also noted that more than Programme is creation of an effec- people has increased 11 percent, ten volatile Central Asian region, continue to be a target for migrants cessful examples in the country’s 250,000 young people have planted tive system of obtaining marketa- the number of new employees the authors state. from neighbouring countries. leading universities. We should nearly 50 million trees over 150,000 ble professional qualifications and increased by 1.5 million and the Now, Kazakhstan is entering a Continued on Page A2 extend this experience. This is the hectares through the Zhasyl El skills, as well as trainings based on number of unemployed and self- task for the Ministry of Education (Green Nation) labour brigades. the demand from employers. It is employed has declined. In recent and Science, heads of universities President of the Centre for Work- clear that it is impossible to create years, more than 700,000 people and the National Chamber of En- force Development of Kazakhstan a large number of wage jobs in ru- have been involved with ERM trepreneurs,” he said, adding that Daulet Argandykov also told the ral areas, so we will also continue -2020, he said. Astana Adopts Tourism Nazarbayev University offers a gathering that the new Productive to develop entrepreneurship,” Ar- Employment issues are handled world-class education. Employment Development Pro- gandykov said. by the Ministry of Healthcare and On entrepreneurship, he told the gramme will improve the quality He said the programme will train Social Development of Kazakh- gathering that 55 projects of young of the labour force, reported the about 21,000 people, provide short stan together with mayors’ offices, Concept Focusing on entrepreneurs have received fa- Prime Minister’s website courses to 26,000-30,000 people Argandykov said, urging employ- vourable government-backed Argandykov said the proportion and provide free support to gradu- ers and employees to find more in- loans this year and that employ- of the population with only a pri- ates who were unable to enrol in formation at www.enbek.kz. Events, Business, Health stable flow of tourists, seasonal ac- Staff Report tivities are being planned, such as a snow and ice festival in the winter, ASTANA – The Astana akimat an outdoor world championship of Achievements Since Independence Discussed (city administration) has adopted a quadrocopters in spring and others. new concept for tourism develop- The creation of the Astana Inter- ment that will focus on events and national Financial Centre and the at International Conference in Astana business and health travel, accord- development of medical tourism is ing to the press service of the akim expected to boost tourist traffic. conference, entitled “25th Anniver- ment to the principles of multilateral (mayor) of the city. A network of modern medi- By Zhazira Dyussembekova sary of Independence of Kazakh- cooperation and to supporting dura- According to Marat Igaliyev, di- cal centres have been created and stan: Outcomes. Accomplishments. ble peace, security and development. rector of the Kazakh Ministry for developed in Astana. They are ASTANA – Parliamentarians Vision for the Future.” “Convincing evidence of the high Investments and Development’s and experts from almost two dozen equipped with the latest medical He added that Nazarbayev’s radi- international authority of Kazakh- Department of Industry and Tour- equipment and it is hoped they will countries participated in a Nov. 28 cal reforms in all spheres contrib- stan and its leader Nursultan Naz- ism, the capital has great potential draw foreign patients. To date, sev- conference in Astana reviewing Ka- uted to the development of market arbayev is the election of our state to develop a tourism cluster. eral cardiology clinics of the capital zakhstan’s accomplishments over relations and Kazakhstan’s integra- as a non-permanent member of the “In 2013, a master plan for the have conducted more than 17,000 25 years of independence and look- tion into the global economic sys- UN Security Council in 2017-2018. development of the tourism indus- complex operations. ing into its future. tem, the establishment of a new Central Asia will be represented in try in Astana was created in view of The capital is also actively work- “Looking back and evaluating tax system and modern banking EXPO 2017. We have also present- ing to prepare the city for EXPO the results we can state without infrastructure, the formation of do- the Security Council for the first ed the concept of tourism develop- 2017. doubt that during such a short pe- mestic business, and new economic time in its history, and our mem- ment in Astana until 2020 and the According to Astana Convention riod of time, a quarter of a century, possibilities in the countryside. He bership is a chance to attract the city’s brand will be selected next Bureau Director Saniyar Aitekenov, our country, led by President Nur- also talked about the formation of attention of the Security Council to Nurlan Nigmatulin: “Our country, year,” said Igaliyev. transport infrastructure is also be- sultan Nazarbayev, has achieved regional security issues. Our main the country’s legal system and the led by President Nursultan In 18 years, the number of hotels ing updated in the city in order to idea is to transform the Central grand success and truly triumphant measures that helped Kazakhstan Nazarbayev, has achieved grand in the Kazakh capital has grown attract tourists, including creating a Asian region into a zone of peace, success and truly triumphant victories, which are a reason for all become one of the most dynami- by 40 times, visits by foreign tour- pedestrian orientation system with cooperation and security. We hope victories, which are a reason for Kazakh citizens to be proud,” said cally developing countries. all Kazakh citizens to be proud.” ists have increased by more than 50 signs and pylons and launching red Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower Nigmatulin highlighted Kazakh- that our regional experience and times and domestic tourism has in- tourist buses and self-service termi- be useful for solving the vital issues chamber of Parliament) Nurlan Nig- stan’s international successes where the experience of [chairing] major creased by 43 times. nals. In order to improve the quality of peace and security on the agenda matulin at the opening session of the the country demonstrated its commit- international organisations… will “If we compare Astana by the of the service sector in Astana city of the UN Security Council,” stated number of tourist arrivals per every a partnership programme, recom- Nigmatulin. 1,000 inhabitants, then we are on mended by EXPO 2017, has been In his turn, Kazakh Foreign Min- the same level with cities such as implemented. It brings together ister Erlan Idrissov talked about the Seoul and Istanbul. The city has im- hotels, hostels, catering facilities, challenges of creating foreign poli- portant prerequisites that will help service businesses and transport cy from scratch in 1991. us develop tourism in the future. companies. “Despite our size as one of the We will focus on the development “A lot of attention is being paid world’s largest countries, few could of business, event and medical tour- to the study of English. Fifty per- find us on a map. Those who did ism. Now, Astana has a wide range cent out of around 100 participants know where Kazakhstan was saw of facilities to host large-scale of this programme went through a country which was remote, land- events. One of the main and priority recommended courses. Also there locked, underdeveloped, multi-eth- steps in the field of event tourism is are information centres on Eng- nic, burdened with environmental joining the largest international as- lish language willing to train our problems – and surrounded by pow- sociation for MICE (meetings, in- employees at no cost. In addition, erful neighbours. Many feared that centives, conferencing, exhibitions) if a person takes a taxi and is ad- those formidable challenges we had tourism,” said Astana’s Investment dressed in a different language, to deal with threatened our very sur- and Development Department head the tourist can contact a call cen- vival as a sovereign nation,” he said. Alisher Abdykadyrov. tre where operators will translate,” Continued on Page A2 In order to form a permanent said Aitekenov.

INSIDE NATION EURASIA&WORLD EDITORIALS OPINIONS NATION&CAPITAL President Rejects Proposal to Rename Kazakh FM Visits Kabul, Dushanbe, Gathers Kazakhstan at 25: A Milestone Worth ARARAL: Independent Kazakhstan Following “Turandot” Staged in Unusual Format at Capital City A2 Concerns to Present on UNSC A3 Celebrating A6 Similar Path as Singapore toward Successful Astana Opera B1 Development A6 Spacecraft Assembly and Test Complex Integrating Kazakhstan’s Nurly Zhol, China’s New Research Provides Important Insight The Ritz-Carlton Brings Contemporary to Be Completed in 2017 A2 Silk Road Economic Belt Will Benefit All, into Independent Kazakhstan’s Past ETIENNE: On Climate Change Policy, Reality Luxury to Astana B6 Officials Say A3 and Future 25 Years A6 and Perspectives Chairman A7

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NATIONAL President Rejects Proposal to Rename Capital City NEWS IN BRIEF tance of moving towards a system tracting foreign investors and ap- The tourist routes designated for By Malika Orazgaliyeva of remuneration for civil servants propriately distributing productive EXPO 2017 visitors will remain in accordance with their evalua- forces in the country. after the international exposition ASTANA ­– President Nursultan tion, strict observance of the Code The President also instructed to has closed, according to a Ministry Nazarbayev rejected during the of Ethics, as well as provision of concentrate on the introduction of for Investment and Development Nov. 25 meeting of the National corporate housing without privati- social health insurance. senior staff member. “This work Commission for Modernisation a sation rights while transferring to “We must concentrate all our ef- will be carried out on a regular ba- proposal voiced one day earlier in another place. forts on the promotion of regional sis and we will get a very good re- the Parliament to rename the Ka- He emphasised the importance tourism. This is important for the sult. We expect to include another zakh capital after him. of career progression based on economy, as well as strengthening 10-15 routes. Mostly, such routes “We have done a lot. I would competitive selection. Meritocracy the identity and unity of the people will only expand. New sites will be not be able to do anything alone, should become a universal princi- of Kazakhstan,” Nazarbayev said opened,” he told the local media. without you next to me,” he said ple not only for the government, concerning updating the concept Numerous new tourist destinations addressing the participants of the but also for the entire civil sector, of development of the tourism in- which have been already launched meeting including parliament and including national companies and dustry up to 2020. were added to those following the government leaders. “I was lucky holdings, he noted. Nazarbayev instructed the par- Uly Dala Tarikhy expedition, or- for 25 years in picking up my Nazarbayev drew attention to ticipants to enhance the perfor- ganised by the Assembly of Peo- teammates. I believe one person tlements and so on, appropriately, mentation of the Plan of the Nation the professional and psychologi- mance and execution of the Plan ple of Kazakhstan to mark the cannot do anything. Thanks to all taking into account the country’s “100 Concrete Steps” to imple- cal selection of police officers of the Nation in all areas. He noted 25th anniversary of the country’s the Parliament members who are needs,” Nazarbayev said. ment the five institutional reforms and ensuring regular promotion that the purpose of its implemen- independence. Those who took doing their job successfully. Also, In his subsequent media inter- is meant to strengthen the rule of and confirmation of their qualifi- tation is a key to achieve positive part in the expedition overcame I thank the Parliament for the dec- views, the Kazakh President was law, develop public service, create cations. He said law enforcement economic effects and prosperity of more than 30,000 kilometres and laration, which points out all the even more categorical saying favourable conditions for business, systems must safeguard the inter- Kazakhstan. presented several dozen sites with stages of our development, as well Astana was already a recognised strength social stability and form ests of private property and the The meeting was attended unique history. Ethnic and cultural as my contribution. Of course, I brand and it would be wrong to an open government accountable rights and freedoms of citizens. by Prime Minister Bakytzhan villages will be of interest to for- am pleased as a person. The Parlia- discard the many years of state ef- to citizens. The President also asked to Sagintayev, head of the Presi- eign tourists and expedition mem- ment is an independent branch of forts that went into building up the In his words, fulfilment of these speed up the establishment of the dential Administration Adilbek bers have offered to include these power, which has the right to make city’s international recognition. five steps will be the next stage for International Arbitration Centre Dzhaksybekov, National Bank sites in the tourist route map for decisions and express its opinion. In the meeting with the National Kazakhstan to join the 30 most de- under the Astana International Fi- Chairman Daniyar Akishev, cabi- expo visitors. The ministry previ- We will address any questions Commission for Modernisation, veloped countries in the world. nancial Centre (AIFC). He also net members and representatives ously approved 73 routes. concerning renaming of cities, set- Nazarbayev noted that the imple- Nazarbayev stressed the impor- emphasised the importance of at- of state bodies. Lev Gumilyov Eurasian National University has signed a memoran- dum with the University of Cam- “Kazakhstan’s achievements are bridge’s Cavendish Laboratory to very high. Today it is one of the establish a centre of quantum ma- Achievements Since Independence Discussed world’s economic development terials. Kazakh physicists will col- leaders with an active political posi- laborate with their Cambridge col- tion. The fact that we have a strong leagues. This is a useful platform economic potential, especially the where students will gain knowledge at International Conference in Astana potential of our community, espe- as well as carry out research and Continued from Page A1 Another big step at the dawn of Idrissov listed major events such important contributor to peace and cially Russia and Kazakhstan … is experiments. Such an approach to Kazakhstan’s independence was as Kazakhstan’s participation in stability regionally and globally. to the merit of the presidents of our education has generated a number “The clear vision of Kazakhstan’s the decision to shut down the Semi- the Joint Comprehensive Plan of “The European Union has since states, our Parliaments, which con- of great scientists. Throughout the founding President, Nursultan Naz- palatinsk nuclear test site. Action following the reaching of the very beginning welcomed and sistently create all conditions for years, scientists at the laboratory arbayev, of making our country “Together with our neighbours, the deal between P5+1 countries supported Kazakhstan as a sov- policy directions to be implement- have studied electrical discharges an economically competitive and we established the Central Asian and Iran, the establishment of the ereign and independent nation,” ed,” said Vladimir Vasiliev, deputy in gases and atomic structure, con- democratically mature nation urged Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, an world’s first Low-Enriched Ura- Burian said. chairman of the Russian Duma. ducted X-ray structural analysis the Kazakh foreign policy to devel- initiative that has won the backing nium Bank and the initiative that He added that the EU supports Kazakhstan’s economic achieve- and developed molecular biology op according to two main pillars. of all the major nuclear powers. We led to the adoption of the Universal Kazakhstan’s ambition to become ments were also highly praised at and radio astronomy. The structure First, adopting a balanced foreign further believe that regional nuclear- Declaration on the Achievement of one of the most prosperous and de- the conference. of human DNA was deciphered at policy model based on openness weapon-free zones must be estab- a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World by veloped nations and a member of the According to Xu Jian, deputy Cavendish Laboratory and 29 of its towards the outside world and pro- lished and expanded. The establish- the United Nations. Organisation for Economic Coopera- president of the China Institute researchers have received the Nobel moting equal, respectful and mutu- ment of such zones, particularly in “All of these achievements tion and Development (OECD). of International Studies under the Prize during its 140-year history. ally beneficial relations with all our the Middle East, would be a major came true because of Kazakh- “EU wants to continue to be a re- country’s Ministry of Foreign Af- partners, near and far. Secondly, step towards reducing tensions and stan’s internationally recognised liable partner for Kazakhstan in its fairs, Kazakhstan has become an Astana hosted the 11th Congress assuming the role of a responsible distrust globally,” said Idrissov. moral responsibility and right to process of transformation and mod- island of stability in Central Asia of Innovation with the participa- and trusted citizen of the world He also added that in 2012, Naz- champion the cause of peace and ernisation, sharing our experience for its long term political stability tion of experts, government repre- committed to contributing to global arbayev launched the ATOM (Abol- nuclear disarmament. And I am and advanced technologies. We and harmony between the ethnic sentatives and scientists, reported security and progress,” he added. ish Testing. Our Mission) Project, proud that our country stands for hope that Astana EXPO 2017 will groups and religions. The coun- Kazakh TV. The participants held Those pillars have positioned an international education and civic these goals around the world. In- provide another opportunity for try has also seen sustained eco- discussions on 26 innovation and Kazakhstan as a visible interna- activism campaign against nuclear deed, nowhere is our commitment establishing new partnerships be- nomic development, with gross technology projects that are cur- tional player, said Idrissov. “After weapons testing. “Approximately to global security clearer than in tween our companies and research domestic product increasing by rently being implemented and of- 25 years of independence, Kazakh- 300,000 people from about 120 the field of nuclear disarmament institutions and their Kazakh coun- 23 times and GDP growth stay- fered solutions in the energy sector, stan has truly secured the role of a countries have supported The ATOM and non-proliferation,” he stated. terparts for moving our relationship ing at more than 8 percent for 10 information technology, commu- genuine geographic, economic and Project’s online petition calling on According to EU Special Rep- to a qualitatively new, higher level years in a row. “People’s living nications and deep processing in political bridge between East and global leaders to ensure the early en- resentative for Central Asia Peter and contributing to increased com- standards improved significantly the agricultural sector. Kazakh West and we do our best today to try into force of the Comprehensive Burian, Kazakhstan has earned a petitiveness and diversification of and the GDP per capital reached Minister of Information and Com- function as such,” he added. Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty,” he said. solid international reputation as an the Kazakh economy,” he added. $14,000,” he said. munications Dauren Abayev, who was present at the event, spoke about Digital Kazakhstan, the state programme aimed at the qualita- tive transition of the country’s economy to an innovation-based A Successful Future Kazakhstan Must Spacecraft Assembly economy. He noted implementing the programme should stimulate an additional 1-percent growth to Protect Secularity, Improve Economic the share of the information and and Test Complex to Be communications technology (ICT) sector in the country’s gross do- Productivity, Experts Say mestic product. As an argument, Abayev referred to the Mackenzie Completed in 2017 estimations, noting “each increase Continued from Page A1 “Kazakhstan has the potential to sise that Kazakhstan’s leaders have to 55 percent, which will include of 10 percent of investments in become a bread basket of Eurasia. embraced the need for institutional By Azamat Syzdykbayev the full cycle of creation of a space- the ICT sector provides an annual “For a religiously diverse soci- Yet in spite of recent improvements, reform. Along with improving the craft. It will be implemented at the GDP growth of the country by 0.6- ety like Kazakhstan, aspiring to be the agricultural sector needs a radical quality of governance, ending cor- ASTANA – Construction of a new expense of the established special 0.7 percent.” The second impor- among the top 30 developed coun- overhaul. At first, the incomplete re- ruption must stand at the top of the spacecraft assembly and test com- design-technological device with tant goal is eliminating the digital tries, there is no alternative to pro- forms in land tenure must be brought agenda, they said. plex is expected to be completed pilot production of the individual inequality among regions, towns tecting the principle of a secular to fruition. Then, in order to formu- In order to reach its goals by 2041, in 2017, according to Kazakhstan components. Without waiting for and villages, he added. state, secular system of laws, secular late the further reforms that are need- Kazakhstan must transform what Gharysh Sapary national company the overall production process, we courts, and secular education. The ed, the government should designate it means to be a civil servant and president Marat Nurgozhin. have begun to establish test sites,” The achievements of youth and challenge is to combine the secular- a single agricultural research and the way services and goods are ex- “The most important project to us said Nurgozhin. youth policy in Kazakhstan’s 25 ism of the state with tolerance and training centre as the nation’s lead changed between public officials and is the creation of a spacecraft assem- He also spoke about other aspects years of independence were dem- respect for all religions, while ensur- institution and charge it with facili- citizens. This means continuing and bly and test complex, which will be of the organisation, in particular onstrated at a Dec. 1 forum in Asta- ing continued popular support for tating the transformation of Kazakh- strengthening the process of apply- equipped with modern technologies. about space remote sensing. na, reported Khabar news agency. secular governance,” the report said. stan’s agriculture,” the report said. ing e-government technologies to At present, all technological equip- “Space remote sensing of the The event, held every two years, Starr, who is an American, and To solidify Kazakhstan’s and Cen- cut back the number of useless face- ment made in countries such as Earth, which includes two satel- was attended by President Nursul- Engvall and Cornell, who come tral Asia’s role as a land bridge con- to-face interactions between officials France, Belgium, Germany and the lites, KazEOSat-1 with high spatial tan Nazarbayev with 1,000 profes- from Sweden, believe Kazakhstan’s necting China and India with Europe, and citizens, encounters that invite United States is already in Astana resolution of 1m and KazEOSat-2 sional young people, representa- information sphere, unlike its for- Kazakhstan should strengthen intra- the giving and receiving of bribes. and in the first quarter of next year with an average spatial resolution tives of national organisations and eign relations, remains relatively iso- regional contacts and interaction Europe is unlikely to become a the installation at the respective test of 6.5m which operates only in the civil society institutions from the lated, with Russia the predominant at all levels. Building on the 2013 leading security actor in Central Asia sites will begin. We will do every- multispectral channels, went into country’s regions. The participants external source of information for Strategic Partnership Agreement be- between now and 2041, the authors thing necessary to complete a space- operation last year. Both of the space discussed the Mangilik Yel values the average citizen. Here, too, they tween Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, said, but because of its economic craft assembly and test complex by devices are operating normally, car- and their vision of Kazakhstan’s recommended diversification in line Astana should upgrade contacts and role, Europe will continue to be im- 2017 and the National Space Cen- rying out round-the-clock monitor- future. Recommendations on im- with the principles of Kazakhstan’s interaction in the economic, social, portant to Kazakhstan’s balanced tre’s ‘heart’ will work,” he said. ing of the Earth. The satellite ground proving the state youth policy and multi-vector foreign policy. and security spheres, scholars said. foreign policy. The work employs the most ad- control and processing of satellite developing additional mechanisms Long-term economic develop- If the two most powerful states in Cornell is director of the CACI vanced technologies which have images began working in 2014. Op- to strengthen cooperation with ment will require a transformation the region can draw closer together, and Silk Road Studies Program Joint not yet been used in the Kazakh erators of data management went government agencies were adopt- of Kazakhstan’s economic structure foreign powers will be less likely to Centre and a co-founder of the Insti- construction industry. For example, through the training and certification ed. Nazarbayev encouraged the at- and management. While Kazakhstan leave them out of decision making tute for Security and Development serious difficulties resulted from of junior strategic partner,” he stated. tendees to care about the younger follows a model of state-led capi- processes or be able to exploit their Policy. Engvall is a research fellow building the rehabilitation acoustic More than 320-million square generation, as it has always been talism in strategic sectors comple- differences for their own interests. with the CACI and Silk Road Stud- chamber, but it was completed in kilometres have been already cap- the main purpose of the state. mented by market-driven practices Western powers should actively sup- ies Programme Joint Centre and a September. tured, Nurgozhin added. The main “Every young citizen of Kazakh- in non-strategic sectors, a coming port such understanding between researcher at the Swedish Institute The percentage of Kazakh pro- consumers are ministries, including stan can presently get a worthy key challenge will be for the state to Central Asian states, as that would do for International Affairs. Starr is the duction has increased throughout defence, energy, agriculture, inter- education, job, raise a family, have avoid stifling private sector growth, more than anything to foster sover- founding chairman of the CACI and construction. nal affairs and other state and local his or her own housing and busi- especially in sectors that are crucial eignty, cooperation and security on a Silk Road Studies Programme Joint “In the course of the project it was agencies. To ensure the country’s ness,” he said. “In recent years, to economic diversification, accord- regional basis, according to the report. Centre, and a Research Professor at decided to increase the proportion needs, the company also uses remote technical and vocational education ing to the report. Starr, Engvall and Cornell empha- the Johns Hopkins University-SAIS. of local production from 10 percent sensing data from foreign satellites. has improved.” A3 EURASIA&WORLD

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EXTERNAL NEWS IN BRIEF Kazakh FM Visits Kabul, Dushanbe, Gathers President of Kazakhstan Nur- sultan Nazarbayev congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his elec- tion Dec. 4 as the President of Uz- Concerns to Present on UNSC bekistan sending him a telegram Afghan students have been able to veyed warm greetings of President of congratulations and calling him By Aiman Turebekova get higher education in Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev and informed about Dec. 5, the Akorda press service Moreover, the Afgahn president ex- the work of the governments of the reported. “I am confident you will ASTANA – The Kazakh For- pressed his gratitude for the provi- two countries related to agreements continue large-scale transforma- eign Affairs Ministry continues to sion of humanitarian assistance and reached during the official visit of tions contributing to strengthening prepare a programme of its work the construction of infrastructure in the Kazakh leader to Dushanbe in of stability and security in the broth- as a non-permanent member of Afghanistan. Ghani assured that the September 2015. erly Uzbekistan,” he wrote. Naz- the UN Security Council in 2017- National Unity Government of Af- The sides noted specifically the arbayev stressed that joint efforts 2018. Along with issues of nuclear ghanistan is making every possible value of the bilateral Treaty on Stra- can give a new impetus to the de- disarmament and non-proliferation, effort to stabilise the situation in the tegic Partnership that has become a velopment of strategic partnership the fight against terrorism and ex- country. foundation to expand and strength- between Kazakhstan and Uzbeki- tremism, and the promotion of Questions related to Kazakh- en bilateral cooperation on a wide stan, as well as expand cooperation peacemaking and peace-building, stan’s upcoming membership on the range of issues. among all countries in Central Asia. among the country’s priorities will UNSC as well as cooperation be- Idrissov thanked the Tajik leader Nazarbayev drew attention to the be security and development issues tween the two countries in the trade, for supporting Kazakhstan’s candi- existing potential in bilateral and in the Central Asian region. economic, investment, educational dacy for the UNSC. The minister regional cooperation and underlined Kazakhstan is the first Central and humanitarian spheres were also stressed that Kazakhstan clearly the willingness to engage in con- Asian country to become a member discussed in meetings with Chief understands the importance of the structive dialogue in political, trade, of the UN Security Council. The Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah upcoming mission and sees it as an economic, cultural and humanitar- state is seeking to represent the in- Erlan Idrissov (L) is greeted by President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon Abdullah, Interior Minister Mo- opportunity to present the common during his visit to Tajikistan on Nov. 25. ian spheres. In a phone call, Naz- terests of the entire region. In this hammed Hanif Atmar and Foreign interests of Central Asia. arbayev and Mirziyoyev exchanged regard, it is important to understand dents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan Kazakhstan for it non-permanent Minister Salahuddin Rabbani. Rahmon noted Dushanbe’s inter- views on the issues on the interna- how the country can contribute to Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and membership at UNSC. The Afghan It was noted that Kazakhstan is est in strengthening mutually ben- tional agenda and regional security. solving regional problems through Emomali Rakhmon special mes- president stressed that the situation involved in many international and eficial cooperation with Kazakhstan The Kazakh President also invited the prism of its work on the UN Se- sages from Kazakh President Nur- in his country should be viewed regional initiatives on Afghanistan and the importance of a regular ex- Mirziyoyev to visit Astana with a curity Council. sultan Nazarbayev about his vision from two angles: of ensuring stabil- such as the Istanbul process “Heart change of views and information on state visit at any convenient time. Thus, Foreign Minister Erlan Id- on establishing effective channels ity and security for the country and of Asia,” Regional Economic Co- issues of mutual interest. rissov intends to visit capitals of the of cooperation to address common its neighbours and supporting social operation Conference on Afghani- The Kazakh diplomat also met The Royal Geographical Soci- Central Asian states and Afghani- challenges at the UNSC. and economic development as well stan, the United Nations Special with his counterpart, Foreign Min- ety in London hosted an exhibition stan o hold talks on a promotion of In his meetings with top Afghan as continuation of the restoration of Programme for the Economies of ister Sirodjidin Aslov. The parties dedicated to the Great Silk Road, regional issues at the main political and Tajik officials, the Kazakh a peaceful life in Afghanistan. Central Asia and others. Kazakhstan held a substantive dialogue on is- Khabar Agency reports. The exhi- body of the UN. minister underlined the importance In this regard, he thanked Ka- intends to continue to strengthen sues of cooperation in the bilateral bition featured all the countries that According to the Kazakh Min- of addressing issues of regional zakhstan for implementing its collaboration in these areas. format and within international or- were a part of the legendary cara- istry of Foreign Affairs, Idrissov security in Central Asia, in par- educational programme for Af- On Nov. 25, in Dushanbe, Idrissov ganisations. The sides also ex- van route. The Royal Geographical visited Kabul and Dushanbe on ticular, related to stabilisation in ghanistan begging in 2010. Due held talks with the President of Ta- changed views on the problems of Society is a scientific organisation Nov. 24-25 delivering to Presi- Afghanistan. Ghani congratulated to this programme, around 1,000 jikistan. The Kazakh Minister con- water and energy in Central Asia. founded more than 180 years ago; today, it is a leader in the field of geological surveys. The exhibition was helpful in explaining how the countries in Central Asia developed, and how they became modern and Integrating Kazakhstan’s Nurly Zhol, China’s Silk developed in a way that does not solely depend on raw materials such as oil and gas, said one of the organ- isers. Well-known British publisher Road Economic Belt Will Benefit All, Officials Say Magnus Bartlett, who publishes ment of a wide range of industries transport and logistics hub that airports and air traffic control, to growth in transit of passengers,” book and geographic maps, has vis- By Aiman Turebekova and unimpeded trade across the will connect the North with the establish a platform to exchange he added. ited Kazakhstan several times and Eurasian continent. It involves a South, the East with the West, the information and to continue to cre- “The geographical location of was impressed by the country’s vast ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign significant expansion of bilateral countries of the European Union, ate favourable conditions for doing Kazakhstan in the centre of the territory. According to Bartlett, he Minister Erlan Idrissov and Min- cooperation also in investment, the Middle East and the Southeast business by airlines from the two Eurasian continent provides ad- was pleased to print a map of Ka- ister of Investment and Develop- transport and tourism. Asia,” Idrissov said. countries. vantageous prerequisites for using zakhstan for several customers. ment Zhenis Kassymbek briefed “Implementation of the Nurly In terms of transport infrastruc- “By promoting economic di- Kazakhstan’s transport network the country’s diplomatic corps plomacy, the Ministry of Foreign for the establishment of Asia-Eu- According to Kazakh TV, Ka- Nov. 30 on common points of Ka- Affairs holds progressive work rope transcontinental routes. The zakhstan and Afghanistan will con- zakhstan’s Nurly Zhol economic on creation of a favourable for- advancement of transport and lo- tinue building their bilateral coop- policy and China’s Silk Road Eco- eign policy climate for fruitful gistics is a pivotal component of eration. The value of Kazakhstan’s nomic Belt initiative. negotiations on transport issues, foreign economic and trade rela- exports to Afghanistan in the first Air Astana President Peter Fos- the establishment of the necessary tions of Kazakhstan,” Kassymbek nine months of this year reached ter, high officials from the Minis- international contractual and le- $400 million, while imports totalled said. try of National Economy, KazA- gal framework and the search for As of July 1, there were 2,465 $66 million. Kazakh Minister of vtoZhol and Kazakhstan Temir Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov and prospective foreign partners,” Id- road service facilities built in the Zholy also made presentations. rissov emphasised. country and more than 20,000 job Afghan Chief Executive Abdul- More than 80 representatives of lah Abdullah discussed prospects According to World Economic places have been created. foreign embassies and missions, and means of collaborating in ag- Forum, the quality of infrastruc- According to Foster, Air Astana including 50 ambassadors and riculture, education, culture and ture in Kazakhstan has improved offers international passengers free heads of offices of international trade during their Nov. 24 meeting by 19 points over the past five tickets to the upcoming exhibition organisations attended. in Kabul. Last year in Astana, the years, from 82nd place in 2011 to EXPO 2017 in the framework of parties concluded agreements in According to the speakers, both Zhenis Kassymbek (L) and Erlan Idrissov 63rd place in 2016, Kassymbek cooperation with the national expo projects seek to create condi- said. company. these areas at the highest level dur- Zhol programme will ensure the ture, the sides plan to cooperate in ing the Afghan president’s visit. In tions for trade facilitation, transit “From 2010 to 2015 the number In the framework of their joint connection of the Kazakh regions road construction and modernisa- addition, President of Afghanistan transportation and development of transit passengers of Kazakh plan, Kazakhstan and China are to intercontinental routes Western tion and the development of China- Mohammad Ashraf Ghani passed of reliable transport and logistics airlines has increased 10 times eager to strengthen cooperation in Kazakhstan – Western Europe, Europe railway route. The parties his congratulations to Kazakh infrastructure. Therefore, integra- from 25,000 passengers to 250,000 areas such as energy, transfer of in- China – Iran and will turn Ka- also intend to strengthen coopera- President Nursultan Nazarbayev tion of these projects will create a passengers per year. By 2020, it novation and technology, the auto- zakhstan into a major Eurasian tion in creating infrastructure for on the election of Kazakhstan as a multiplying effect for the develop- is planned to provide three fold motive industry and others. non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. At the meeting in Kabul, Idrissov men- tioned that Kazakhstan will chair two committees of the Security Council: the ones on Afghanistan Membership in UNSC: Responding to Threats and on ISIS/Daesh/Al-Qaeda.

Kazakhstan is a landlocked state, but the country is actively investing to International Peace and Security in transport and logistics infrastruc- first Central Asian country elected together representatives of govern- Shanghai Cooperation Organisa- eral thousand different agreements ture. In six years, Kazakhstan has By Dana Omirgazy a non-permanent member of the ment agencies, international organi- tion (SCO). In turn, international affecting various areas: cooperation invested $23 billion, and plans to al- Security Council. In this sense, the sations and universities to discuss organisations have contributed sig- in political and economic spheres, locate $12 billion more. Kazakhstan ASTANA – Kazakh professors eyes of the world are fixed upon Ka- the role of international law in the nificantly to the strengthening of legal security, science, education, is also strengthening cooperation and legal researchers talked about zakhstan. On the other hand, it is a strengthening of statehood and in- Kazakhstan’s statehood. Respected tourism and so on. Therefore, we are with Turkmenistan, which is an im- challenges and opportunities for great responsibility. Over the next ternational authority of Kazakhstan. international bodies supported most planning to provide the University Kazakhstan’s participation in inter- portant economic and strategic part- two years, Kazakhstan will have to International law plays an essential legal and political reforms imple- researchers with access to the agree- national organisations at a Dec. 3 mented in Kazakhstan. Moreover, ment database,” she noted. ner, Kazakh TV reports. Both coun- respond adequately to global chal- role in international society, regulat- roundtable devoted to the 25th anni- lenges on a daily basis. The country ing relations and helping to avoid Kazakhstan acted as a mediator in According to Murzamadiyeva, tries are cooperating very closely in versary of Kazakhstan’s Independ- will have to deal with terrorism chal- disputes between states. International the reactivation of the talks on the this great scientific work is sup- transport and logistics. The railway ence and election of Kazakhstan for lenges, questions related to the mis- law exercises a constitutive func- Iranian nuclear issue. posed to result in the expansion of corridor that connects Kazakhstan a non-permanent seat in the United use of military force, drug traffick- tion, regulating various aspects of the The event participants focused at- the scope of treaties’ application. with Iran could open possibilities Nations Security Council. ing, human trafficking, cross-border emergence of a new state. In addi- tention on Kazakhstan’s role in the Roundtable speakers made several for transporting cargo from Russia, “Membership in the UN Security crime and corruption on an interna- tion, international law contributes in international system, international suggestions concerning the develop- China and the Pacific region in the Council is both honourable and very tional scale. To cope with all these strengthening the capacity of states legal order, development trends of ment of international law in Kazakh- Gulf countries. The Global Sustain- difficult. The Security Council is the challenges, Kazakhstan will have to in their functioning as a cohesive and international law in Kazakhstan and stan. Particularly, participants talked able Transport Conference that took principal organ of the UN, which strengthen its legal framework and stable political community. Relying contribution of international organi- about the need to introduce training place in Turkmen capital Ashgabat has the primary responsibility for improve the efficiency of law en- on international rules and institutions, sations in the development of inter- or retraining of judges in the impor- on Nov. 26-27 was an opportunity the maintenance of international forcement agencies to interact with Kazakhstan managed to achieve a national law. tant facets of international law such to find new solutions. peace and security. The Council is other states and prevent the criminal good international reputation. Addressing participants of the as the international legal personality, composed of 15 [five permanent manifestations. I am sure, having Over the past decade, Kazakhstan roundtable, Ambassador at Large of protection of human rights, inter- UN Secretary General Ban Ki- and ten non-permanent members] worked in the Security Council over has been demonstrating its aspira- Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs national humanitarian and criminal Moon has urged companies to adopt out of 193 UN member states and two years, Kazakhstan will become tion for international security and Mainura Murzamadiyeva focused laws, corruption crimes, interna- innovative technologies to reduce being included in this elite circle is a more experienced state and Ka- peace. In 2010, Kazakhstan became on the cooperation with the Inter- tional economic law and other areas. greenhouse gas emissions. According a great honour. UN member states zakh diplomats will become more the first former Soviet state to chair national Law Centre and outlined In addition, it was suggested to to Ban, 3 million people die each year have expressed great confidence in experienced and effective as well,” the Organisation for Security and key projects initiated by the centre’s consider the idea of developing a from polluted air. To solve the global Kazakhstan,” Assistant Professor in he added. Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). leadership. patricide concept aimed at preserv- challenge, negotiations won’t suffice International Law at KIMEP Uni- The event, organised by the Min- It is also chaired the Organisation “We are planning to analyse the ing statehood and stability, which is – investments are required, especially versity Sergey Sayapin said to The istry of Foreign Affairs and Interna- of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in international treaty framework of believed to be largely supported by in countries that do not have access to Astana Times. tional Law Centre of Kazakh Hu- 2011-2012. This year, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan. Over the years of inde- the international community amid the world’s oceans. “Kazakhstan has become the manitarian Law University, brought took over the chairmanship of the pendence, Kazakhstan signed sev- current international tensions. A4 ECONOMY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016

ECONOMY More Than 350,000 Tonnes of Kashagan NEWS IN BRIEF The European Bank for Re- construction and Development (EBRD) will help small businesses Oil Shipped for Export Since Relaunch in Kazakhstan access much-need- structed in Kazakhstan. Testing of erable distance from the coast in ed financing in the local currency, Staff Report the A-PS-3A is scheduled for the adverse weather conditions. reported the EBRD press service. second half of 2017. The CPC shareholders are Rus- Together with new partner Forte ASTANA – More than 350,000 The capacity line is expected to sia with 31 percent (owned by Bank, EBRD will provide an equiv- tonnes of oil from the Kashagan reach 67 million tonnes of oil per Transneft with 24 percent and CPC alent of $60 million in tenge to field has been transported through year, including 52.5 million tonnes Company – 7 percent), Kazakhstan small and medium-sized enterpris- the Caspian Pipeline Consortium from Kazakhstan, in mid-2017, af- with 20.75 percent (owned by Ka- es (SMEs) across the country. Of (CPC) pipeline system this year. ter completion of all works. zMunayGas – 19 percent and Ka- this amount, the tenge equivalent More than 450,000 tonnes of The CPC pipeline system is one zakhstan Pipeline Ventures – 1.75 of $10 million will be earmarked raw materials have been produced of the largest investment projects percent), Chevron Caspian Pipe- under EBRD’s Women in Busi- in this field as of Nov. 19, accord- in the energy sector with the par- line Consortium Company with 15 ness programme for small firms ing to the Ministry of Energy. The ticipation of foreign capital in the percent, LUKARCO B.V. – 12.5 owned or run by women. EBRD Kashagan field reached 90,000 Commonwealth of Independent percent, Mobil Caspian Pipeline is a multilateral bank committed to barrels per day of commercial pro- States. The length of the pipeline Company – 7.5 percent, Rosneft- developing market-oriented econ- duction in October. that connects the oil fields in West- Shell Caspian Ventures Limited omies and promoting private and The first batch of oil in the ern Kazakhstan with the Marine – 7.5 percent, BG Overseas Hold- entrepreneurial initiatives in more amount of about 7,700 tonnes from Commercial production offi- The CPC consortium is finalis- Terminal in Novorossiysk is 1,511 ing Limited – 2 percent, Eni In- than 30 countries from Morocco to the Kashagan deposit was shipped cially began Nov. 1 and the CPC ing a power systems expansion kilometres. The CPC Marine Ter- ternational N.A. N.V. – 2 percent Mongolia, Estonia to Egypt. The to export through the CPC pipeline is ready to receive additional vol- of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipe- minal is equipped with mooring and Oryx Caspian Pipeline – 1.75 bank is owned by 65 countries, the system Oct. 14. umes of raw materials. line system. The A-PS-4 was con- devices to load tankers at a consid- percent. European Union (EU) and the Eu- ropean Investment Bank (EIB). To date, the EBRD has invested more than $7.5 billion in Kazakhstan.

The success of the Made in Ka- Shares of Major National Companies to Be Listed zakhstan brand depends mainly on the cohesive work of the gov- ernment and business communi- ty, according to Khabar 24 news at Astana International Financial Centre agency. To promote and develop He said the source of the growth frastructure projects, will certainly rival of foreign investors-subsoil the national brand, Mazhilis dep- By Yerbolat Uatkhanov of Kazakhstan’s economy is in the give effect, but only after two or users and the second fundamental uties offered to strengthen the co- restoration of the domestic finan- three years. Yes, we are now taking code sets the task of changing the operation of government authori- ASTANA – Minister of National cial sector. The minister highlight- actions, but the results will be seen focus of taxation. ties and business representatives Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev ed that the restoration in the near only in a few years,” he said. Bishimbayev is a strong sup- using all the advantages and ben- stated recently that shares of ma- future can double the economy’s Bishimbayev also said that the porter of the changes in the new efits of the Eurasian Economic jor national companies will be growth above current projections, biggest problem in the Kazakh documents, saying, “Today we Union (EAEU) and availability listed at the Astana International Kapital.kz reported. economy is that a lot of people are have taxation which is based on of international markets. Mazhi- Financial Centre (AIFC). He said Bishimbayev added that today relying on the budget of the Na- tax-related income. That is, when lis member Pyotr Sharapov be- there are several companies that 40 percent of all investments in the tional Fund to get money for fur- you extract resources, you pay lieves progress can be made only will undergo privatisation, includ- country are made from the state ther development. taxes, respectively, your ultimate in the joint effective work of the ing those in the “Top 65,” which budget: local, national and quasi- According to geologists, most profitability as an investor or a business community and govern- contains the largest companies of public companies. of the territory of Kazakhstan is subsoil user will be excluded. For ment agencies and local authori- Kazakhstan, nine of which are the “Our stock market isn’t devel- undiscovered and, therefore, the example, such investor can get ties and business people are often flagships of Kazakhstan’s industry. oped well. Besides, there was a re- Kapital.kz Photo credit: land and subsoil is difficult to use negative earnings as a result of his not involved in these processes. Bishimbayev said partial privati- cess in the banking system. Lending Kuandyk Bishimbayev as part of economic operations. activities under current taxation Members of Parliament note the sation of the companies is planned is not growing, and in real terms, The minister explained that two system. The current system cre- necessity of forming a long-term and the companies will be present- perhaps, is even falling. These in this direction, is the leader in major documents, a new Natural ates additional risks for investors. strategy in SMEs development. ed using an initial public offering things are obvious. The restoration this field. All other sources, which Resources Code and Tax Code are In many countries, for example, in This year, they say, the process- at the Astana International Finan- of the financial market, if we can do we will be used, such as entrepre- developed and will significantly such a developed state as Norway, ing industry is being prioritised; cial Centre after it starts operations it, will dramatically help our econ- neurial potential, involvement of affect the country’s economy. The which is considered a good exam- therefore, joint efforts in creating and possibly at other international omy. The National Bank, which self-employed people in production first document will contribute to ple for other states, the taxation finished, good-quality products exchanges. provides quite a consistent policy activities, implementation of in- the removal of barriers to the ar- system is restructured.” which will be in demand locally and abroad would be important. Meanwhile, the Atameken Na- tional Chamber of Entrepreneurs has already started developing a new programme that will let Ka- Agricultural and Chemical National Railway Carrier zakh enterprises expand produc- tion, reported the media.

Kazakh national companies are Investment Day Kicks off in Taraz KTZ to Build Eurasian successfully undergoing transfor- Chairperson Zhenis Oserbai em- mations, according to finprom. kz. The total net income for the phasised the potential for devel- year increased by 19 percent and oping the agricultural and chem- profitability in the current year ical industry in Kazakhstan, Transcontinental Bridge amounted to 18 percent. Eight adding the company implements stan’s development of transport and national companies are currently projects to create conditions for By Dmitry Lee logistics infrastructure and transit undergoing transformation. All agrochemical production in the potential. Kazakhstan is forming a the national development insti- country. He noted the Zhambyl ASTANA – A Kazakhstan Temir network of logistics centres at key tutes in the process of large-scale region can become an industry Zholy (KTZ) delegation recently points of consolidation and distribu- transformation showed profit in leader by involving small and took part in the international forum tion of cargo flows on the Eurasian Creation of the New Economic Cor- continent within and beyond its bor- their growth this year. During the medium-sized companies. first half of the year the national The participants reviewed the ridor Eurasian Continental Bridge in ders and by doing so the country is Lianyungang, China, the KTZ press creating favourable conditions for companies collectively received business case of Chim Plus, the 146 billion tenge ($428 million) first agrochemical enterprise service reported. the implementation of investment According to President of KTZ in net profit, 19 percent more launched in the SEZ. The com- projects. Kanat Alpysbayev, the favourable than the net result of their activi- pany was formed under the state Currently, the ground support to geographical position of the port and ties in January-June last year. The programme and will produce ensure trading through Kazakhstan well-established rail and sea commu- national companies managed to glyphosate, caustic soda and is being used via container trains nications with major Chinese cities neutralise the inflation pressure phosphorus trichloride. specially-prepared by KTZ in the and ports promote integration of Ka- in spite of the rise in the cost of Damu Development Fund Chinese provinces of Chunchin, zakhstan and countries of the region Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, manufacturing goods and ser- Deputy Chairperson Daulet in the international supply chain. Xi’an, Yiwu, Hefei, and Lanzhou, vices. The profitability rate in the Abilkairov and Astana Interna- “Our goal is to create a multi-mod- and including such global compa- current year amounted to 18 per- By Yerbolat Uatkhanov delegations from neighbouring tional Financial Centre Man- al Eurasian transcontinental bridge nies as HP, DHL, Foxconn and oth- cent and remained at last year’s countries, state authorities and aging Director Sayat Nurbek that allows for unimpeded transit of ers. level. ASTANA – Taraz Invest – representatives of small and me- reported about ways to attract AgroChemical Day, an interna- dium businesses attended the fo- goods from Asia to Europe in three While in Lianyungang, Alpys- funding. KAZNEX INVEST, the Foreign investors increased in- tional forum held Nov. 25 in its rum. areas: China-Europe-China, China- bayev also met with the mayor of national agency for export and vestment in Kazakh enterprises. namesake city, was successful in The region has rich mineral Caucasus-Turkey and Kazakhstan- the city Xiang Xuelong. The two investment, the National Agency During the year, the volume of its goal of attracting foreign in- resources and phosphates, flu- Turkmenistan-Iran,” said Alpys- discussed participation of Chinese for Technological Development loans in non-resident investment vestment to develop the industry orspar, uranium, precious and bayev. companies in the development of and different Kazakh public- grew by 4 percent. The bulk of in the region. Memorandums and non-ferrous metals, coal, natu- “Kazakhstan is the first country on the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) private partnerships expressed funds are still consolidated in agreements worth nearly 120 ral gas and salt can be produced. the map of the Silk Road Economic Khorgos – Eastern Gate project. Last readiness to assist in financing the mining sector. In one year, billion tenge (US$354 million) Kazphosphate was established in Belt [after China] and is the main year, during the official visit of the new projects. As a result, 12 link connecting Europe with China,” the amount of foreign investment were signed at the conference. 1999 and is a city-forming enter- Kazakh head of state to China, the memorandums and agreements he added, “Kazakhstan is making a in the fixed assets of commodity “Every year, the Zhambyl re- prise and leader among manufac- sides signed an agreement whereby were inked. significant contribution to the crea- companies declined by 8 percent. gion has been increasing its in- turers of phosphorus-containing China would invest $600 million in United Chemical Company tion of the New Eurasian Continental the development of the SEZ. Foreign investors are not afraid dustrial potential to attract in- products in the Commonwealth was established by order of Ka- Bridge.” They also discussed the possibility of the crisis and increased invest- vestments in the development of of Independent States (CIS). zakh President Nursultan Naz- He called Lianyungang the “East- of increasing cargo traffic along the ment to further develop Kazakh- local production and creating a Forum organisers aimed to arbayev. The company is part ern gate of the New Eurasian Conti- Lianyungang – Dry Port SEZ Khor- stan’s economy. During January- favourable investment climate. demonstrate the region’s in- of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign nental Bridge, the centre point of the gos – Eastern Gate route and estab- October of the current year, the The Taraz Invest – AgroChemi- vestment attractiveness to the Wealth Fund and an operator Silk Road between the sea and land.” lishing the Shanghai Cooperation amount of credits and loans to cal Day international investment business community, including in developing the country’s oil, He stressed the important role of the Organisation (SCO) Logistics Zone non-residents in the fixed capital forum can be another step to- small and medium-sized busi- agricultural and chemical in- joint Kazakh-Chinese terminal at the at the Lianyungang Port. of Kazakh enterprises amounted wards strengthening the partner- nesses. They also highlighted dustries to ensure diversifica- port of Lianyungang in the creation Cooperation and joint work on pro- to 813 billion tenge (US$2.3 bil- ship in the area of industrial and Taraz Chemical Park, a special tion, modernisation and sustain- of the transcontinental corridor Chi- jects in the ports of Lianyungang and lion), 4 percent more than the vol- chemical-technological produc- economic zone (SEZ) that ac- able development of the national na – Europe. SEZ Khorgos were further discussed ume of investments in the same tion,” said Zhambyl region Akim commodates all production in- chemical sector by attracting the The implementation of the pro- during the talks with Secretary of the period last year. The inflow rate (Governor) Karim Kokrekbayev. frastructure for agrochemical investment and support of small jects under Kazakh state programme Party Committee of the City of Lyan- from foreign investors in mod- This event was organised by enterprises. The purpose of the and medium-sized businesses. Nurly Zhol and China’s program yungan Yang Xingsheng. The sides ernising production capacities the Zhambyl Region adminis- SEZ is to ensure industry devel- Its total project pool is worth One Belt One Road will increase the called for “greater integration in the in Kazakh enterprises decreased tration and supported by United opment and provide a favourable approximately $11.2 billion (or- transit flow by 2020 to 2 million con- preservation of the competitive posi- this year [compared to] last year; Chemical Company. Agrochemi- taxation environment. ganic field) and $459 million tainers from China to Europe. tion and provision of the best condi- the level of annual growth was 26 cal industry experts, business United Chemical Company (inorganic field). Alpysbayev highlighted Kazakh- tions for customers.” percent. A5 BUSINESS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016

BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF Souvenir Company Top Companies Kazakhstan and Israel are set to expand their bilateral coopera- tion, the Khabar 24 news agency reports. By 2018, the countries are Celebrates 10 Years to Be Privatised planning to launch direct flights which has more than 30 profes- between Astana and Tel Aviv, sionals and a group of research- with the agreement to create the ers, historians and artists. Current legal framework for the flights collections, all of which are also through IPO in already scheduled to be signed in available through the online store, mid-December during the visit are Akbozat, Arabesque, Kalam- of Israeli Prime Minister Benja- kas, Lazure, Leyla, Peacock, Tur- min Netanyahu to Kazakhstan. 2017, 2018 quoise, Zhazira and Zheruyik. Flights today are governed by an “The main criterion for the cre- “Up to 49 percent of Kazpost By Yerbolat Uatkhanov old agreement between the coun- ation of products of the brand is shares will be sold in 2019. Ka- tries signed more than 20 years to maintain the historical authen- zakhstan Temir Zholy will be sold ago, which prescribes the flight ASTANA – A Kazakh govern- only after its financial recovery in ticity of each element, including ment commission has approved destination as Almaty. In addition, images of historical figures and a 2020,” the head of Samruk Kazyna within the regular meeting of the the Samruk Kazyna Sovereign said. deep value of the ornaments. The Wealth Fund’s plan to privatise intergovernmental commission of unique collections of souvenirs Shukeyev reported that Samruk Kazakhstan and Israel, open flight major Kazakh national companies Kazyna is also preparing Qazaq Leyla Women’s Collection and gifts reflect the culture, aes- through initial public offerings mode for all airlines will operate in Air and Tauken-Samruk for IPO. thetics and history of the peoples (IPOs) beginning this year, head Astana airport during EXPO 2017. By Zhazira Dyussembekova “Exclusivity of manufactured The head of the fund asked the of Central Asia,” he added. of Samruk Kazyna Umirzak Shuk- The signing of other agreements products under the brand name The company produces not Ministry of National Economy to to strengthen the economic and eyev announced Dec. 6. ASTANA – Empire, Kazakh- Empire is a fresh look at the tradi- only national souvenirs and gifts, create a working group to prepare trade partnership between Kazakh- “Air Astana plans an IPO in late stan’s first and leading gift and tional art of nomads and the sub- but high quality business acces- all assets for IPO. stan and Israel is expected as part 2017 or early 2018, depending on souvenir company, is celebrating tle intertwining of the archaic and sories and personal items with All approaches were approved of a planned meeting between the market conditions. The deal is al- its 10th anniversary. It has be- the most advanced technologies,” unique designs. Nov. 1 by Kazakhstan President prime ministers of the two coun- ready agreed with the second share- come the country’s business card he added. In addition to its own collec- Nursultan Nazarbayev, said Minis- tries. They are also expected to es- holder. As a result, the fund will throughout the decade and one of Probably every tourist and al- tions, Empire is involved in joint ter of National Economy Kuandyk tablish a business council. own only blocking minority owner- its most recognisable brands. most every citizen of the big cit- projects with the world’s leading ship, which is equal to 25 percent Bishimbayev. “Empire is a unique Kazakh ies has seen beautiful shops with “As of today, corresponding de- The Kazakhstan Asia Pacific watch and accessories manufac- plus 1 share of voting shares. At brand representing the most viv- sparkling glass cases containing turers. In 2010, the company en- that, 51 percent of shares must re- cisions were made for 153 compa- Trade and Investment Cham- dozens of items. Each product nies of 216 companies of Samruk ber (KAPTIC) will start operat- id and valuable from the artistic tered the United Arab Emirates main in the hands of Kazakh inves- reflects the culture, aesthetics and Kazyna and they will be trans- ing in Singapore, Ambassador of heritage of the past in a modern market and opened an office in tors under the intergovernmental history of various peoples. ferred to the competitive environ- Kazakhstan to Singapore Usen way. Empire brand was created Hong Kong in late 2011. agreement,” Shukeyev said. Empire feels its gifts are spe- ment,” the minister said. Suleimen announced Nov. 29. in 2006, becoming, in fact, the Empire was also the winner and According to him, Kazakhtele- cial and will be remembered for- Those include 20 companies The new organisation was estab- market pioneer of manufactory nominee of various awards and com is already 49 percent private- of national souvenirs and gifts in ever, noted the company repre- competitions. The brand received ly owned company. It is planned among the top 65 major Kazakh lished at Kazakhstan’s initiative sentative. and its headquarters will be lo- Kazakhstan. No wonder that by the People’s Mark of Quality to prepare it for IPO at the end of companies and 133 second-tier creating this market, the brand “Brand products made with the Impeccable 2011. The following 2018. A quarter of Kazatomprom companies. cated in Singapore. The chamber highest craftsmanship will be the will protect the rights of investors products immediately took a mo- year, its Golden Man pen created shares will be sold in the first half Bishimbayev said the companies nopoly position,” a company rep- perfect choice, whatever the oc- in collaboration with Visconti of 2018 and a quarter of KazMu- will be listed not only at the Astana and support business transactions. casion,” he said. All companies with business in- resentative who preferred to re- was recognised as the best writ- nayGas shares will be sold by the International Financial Centre, but main anonymous told The Astana Each collection is a collabora- ing tool in Europe, according to end of 2018. An IPO of Samruk- also on exchanges in London and terests in the Asia-Pacific region tion of the Empire design bureau, and the Eurasian Economic Union Times. Pen World magazine. Energo is planned for 2019. Hong Kong. (EAEU) can apply for membership in the KAPTIC. Large companies in Singapore, Japan and Malaysia have already expressed interest in joining the organisation. Accord- ing to Suleimen, this is a nongov- Israeli Paint Manufacturer Enters Kazakh Market ernmental, non-profit organisation opened its first office in Central of the most promising markets of tries of Central Asia, proximity network is currently represented in that can act as quasi-guarantor in By Zhazira Dyussembekova Asia, reported Kapital.kz. the Commonwealth of Independ- to sources of raw materials, prox- the cities of Almaty, Astana, Shy- transactions between large and ASTANA – Israeli paint manu- “Stable growth of the country’s ent States (CIS) where the compa- imity to major sales markets, and mkent, Turkestan, Pavlodar, Ust- small businesses in Kazakhstan facturer Tambour recently entered economy and well-being of the ny plans to become one of the key many other factors. We assume Kamenogorsk and Kyzylorda. and Singapore. This organisation the Kazakhstan’s market and population make Kazakhstan one players and take a leading posi- that this will be Almaty or a central “Next year, we plan to expand will include representatives of 10 tion,” said Ronen Kayzerman, vice part of Kazakhstan,” said Kayzer- the dealer network throughout ASEAN countries and representa- president of International Market- man. Kazakhstan and Central Asian tives of New Zealand, Australia, ing and Sales at Tambour. At the moment, sales in Kazakh- countries, including Kyrgyzstan, China, Korea, Japan and India. The The company will initially im- stan are being made through com- Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,” he added. Kazakh ambassador mentioned the port products to Kazakhstan and pany’s conceptual stores called Tambour is the leader of Israel’s will consider launching production Tambour House, as well as through growing interest of Singaporean paint industry and is among the top in the country, he said. a regional network of dealers. businesses in the Eurasian market. 50 world producers. The company “We see that in the future the is- “We have opened two Tambour produces industrial and domestic Kazakhstan will increase the sue of localisation of production Houses in Almaty and Shymkent. paints, including ones used for export of its military equipment, will become relevant through the Tambour House is a radically shipbuilding, as well as coating Kazakh TV reports. The armoured potential growth of the market. new approach in the sale of paints personnel carrier Barys and the all- Therefore, we do not exclude the where we offer complete solutions and finishing materials. For exam- purpose armoured, wheeled vehicle location of production in Kazakh- for decor. It is a platform for de- ple the products are used for epoxy Arlan, both manufactured in Asta- stan and currently Tambour is ex- signers, architects and profession- flooring for hospitals and food na, are of interest among military ploring all possible options. In the als where they can meet with cli- production facilities, road marking officials in the Middle East and on case of placing the production, we ents and work on their projects in a and fire-retardant coating. In addi- the African continent. Previously, will take into account such points cosy atmosphere with the coffee,” tion, Tambour is the official sup- Kazakhstan agreed to supply 50 as ease of logistics, the possibility added Kayzerman. plier of the Israeli army, providing Arlan vehicles to Jordan; currently of exports to neighbouring coun- He also said the Tambour dealer coatings to the military industry. the country is negotiating with Ku- wait, Saudi Arabia and several other countries. The all-purpose Arlan originated in South Africa, but the Kazakh version of the vehicle was thoroughly and constructively re- Country’s Largest Electric Company Alageum designed to meet the needs of the domestic army and surpasses the characteristics of the original mod- el. Barys, with its wide wheel base, Electric to Boost Non-Commodity Exports was a breakout hit at the KADEX The Ural Transformer Plant ex- which produces a cable routing for the Insurance of Export Credit by Baiterek National Managing 2016 and Army 2016 fairs. Only By Zhanna Shayakhmetova ports 90 percent of its production system is also the part of the Ala- and Investment was established Holding. The mission of the cor- a few countries in the modern de- to five companies in Russia. An geum Electric. The production of May 12, 2003. It was renamed poration is to support the growth fence industry can manufacture ve- ASTANA – Cooperation be- agreement with two new partners energy-efficient transformers, con- KazExportGarant Export Credit of the non-primary export of goods hicles in this class. The demand for tween the Alageum Electric will be concluded before the end of tributing to green energy develop- Insurance Corporation September and services in priority sectors, fi- Kazakh military vehicles by 2017 Holding and the Export Credit the year. The amount of the trans- ment was launched in 2012. 2010. The company as the national nancial, insurance and non-finan- is expected to hit record highs. Ac- Insurance Corporation KazExport- action with Russian partners is 134 The State Insurance Corporation institute of development is owned cial support of Kazakh enterprises. cording to Yerbol Salimov, director Garant will allow Alageum to in- million tenge (US$393,558). general of Kazakhstan Paramount crease its exports. “We were able to enter the Engineering, the Kazakh models Alageum Electric is Kazakh- markets of Russia, Tajikistan, Af- meet all the NATO requirements stan’s largest electric company ghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kyr- and those represented in the Russian with more than 30 enterprises pro- gyzstan and ensure foreign trade industry and Kazakh armed forces. ducing more than 300 products. contracts worth more than $4.7 Eighty percent of the components million,” said Stvayev. Due to the difference in exchange in its production are sourced do- Alageum Electric plans to con- rates of Kazakhstan’s currency mestically, according to Kapital.kz. duct intensive work to enter the compared to one year ago, air car- “The support of the KazExport- markets of Iran, Pakistan and rier revenues are up 33 percent for Garant is of great importance for our Mongolia with the government the year, according to finprom.kz. enterprises, including Kentau and support. The company intends to However, passenger transporta- Ural Transformer Plants. Our for- use trade finance to increase the tion activity has declined amid the eign trade operations are protected volume of export shipments. This falling incomes of Kazakhstan’s against the default risks to meet its definitely will be a great advantage population. In the first 10 months financial obligations as part of the not only for the company, but also of this year, airlines transported international agreements. Our ex- for the country as a whole. only 71,000 people more than last port transactions are now completely The Kentau Transformer Plant, year, though carriers recorded rev- safe,” said Alageum Electric Deputy the leading Kazakhstan manufac- enue growth. In January-October Director General Nurzhan Stvayev. turer of transformer equipment is this year, total revenue from the The company started to ship its one of the company’s enterprises. transportation of goods and passen- transformers to Afghanistan in The plant’s customers operate in gers by air amounted to 198 billion 2015. It also started exporting its many industries including power tenge (US$581 million), 33 percent products to Kyrgyzstan. The total generation, metallurgy, mechani- more than in the same period last amount of transactions by the Ken- cal engineering, transport, oil and year. It’s a sharp rise of profitabil- tau Transformer Plant was more gas and utilities sectors. ity in the industry, given the drop in than 945 million tenge (US$2.7 The electric-installation plant, revenue from air transport last year. million) from 2014 to 2016. the only enterprise in the country kapital.kz Photo credit: A6 EDITORIAL&OPINION

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Kazakhstan at 25: New Research Provides A Milestone Worth Celebrating Important Insight hether we are talking about indi- whole country. It is the hard work, good sense, t is invariably instructive, if often uncomfortable, to see tion that may come as a surprise. The authors say Kazakh- viduals or nations, it is important determination and, at times, resilience of the how you are viewed from outside – particularly if the stan’s greatest export potential is to become the breadbasket to pause and celebrate milestones. Kazakh people which is at the centre of the 25th analysis is carried out by those with real expertise. So it is of Eurasia. But this can only be achieved if increased invest- There are, of course, always more anniversary celebrations. not a surprise that the authoritative report by three leading ment in agricultural research and innovation is coupled with challengesW to overcome and new ambitions to re- It is also these qualities which provide confi- Iforeign academics into how Kazakhstan might look 25 years continued land reform. The country must resist the tempta- alise. But taking time to enjoy past achievements dence for the future. There is no doubt Kazakh- from now is both informative and, at times, challenging. tion to see technological advance as something restricted to does not mean ignoring the struggles ahead. stan, along with many other countries, faces a “Kazakhstan 2041: The Next Twenty-Five Years,” from urban areas. Instead, it can make it easier both to summon up challenging period. The fall in oil prices, weaker the U.S.-based Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Economic diversification also requires the state to carry the effort needed and provides confidence that growth in Kazakhstan’s major trading partners and Road Studies Programme, identifies the internal and exter- through its promise to step back from the economy, the this effort will be rewarded. increasing global tensions will continue to have nal forces and trends which will shape our country’s future. report adds. Spreading public resources too thinly and This is certainly the case with the national cel- an impact in 2017 and beyond. But without in any It identifies policy areas to which the government must give stifling private sector growth are seen as pitfalls that must ebrations around Kazakhstan’s 25th anniversary. way minimising these difficulties or the efforts extra attention as well as those where Kazakhstan needs be avoided. It points to the welcome given by the European It is an occasion for the country to come together which will be needed, they are dwarfed by the more support – and, on occasions, more understanding – Bank for Reconstruction and Development to planned and reflect on the extraordinary progress since combination of problems Kazakhstan faced and from its international partners. reforms but says these must just be a start. 1991. It is progress, too, all the more remarkable overcame in its first few years of independence. The report details how changes already under way will It is not just at home where the report suggests Kazakh- because it was far from inevitable. The last 25 years also show that our country will accelerate, as well as the challenges and opportunities these stan must be decisive if it is to continue to grow its econ- There was, as this paper has pointed out before, not have to face these challenges alone. From the changes will bring. It points to a population which will grow omy. The country is advised to raise its sights beyond its existing trading partners of Europe, Russia and China. India, certainly nothing pre-ordained that the newly beginning, the support of individual countries and by 20 percent but where the proportion of working age falls with its fast-growing economy and youthful population, in independent Kazakhstan would join the ranks international organisations played a critical role sharply. Rapid urbanisation will mean that only three in 10 particular is seen as a hugely important market. Government people will be living in the countryside by 2041 in what was of upper-middle-income countries or see an in helping our young nation first get on its feet efforts to improve trade routes to South Asia – including outstanding increase in living standards over its and then stride out on our journey. This advice until recently a predominantly rural country. through better transport links – must be supported by the first 25 years. There were real doubts whether it and help along with the political and economic This change will increase pressures on housing and private sector. was possible to forge a stable and harmonious partnerships we have forged with countries right services in Kazakhstan’s cities as well as spark possible A major priority for the next 25 years must also be in society from such a diverse population. Predic- across the world have been an important element tensions between those living in urban and rural areas. This continuing to improve governance, the authors add. Respon- tions that Kazakhstan could successfully chart its in our progress. threat, without careful handling, could be made worse by the sive and effective government agencies in all areas directly own course in the world and enjoy international It is why there is nothing inward or backward strong likelihood that Kazakhstan’s prosperity compared to affecting the lives of Kazakh citizens are seen as critical to status as a trusted partner and influential voice for looking about our 25th anniversary celebrations. the rest of Central Asia will encourage migration, legal and the country’s development. The report praises the political peace and co-operation would have been regarded, They provide an opportunity to thank all those illegal, from elsewhere in the region. will to strengthen governance and root out corruption but frankly, as implausible. both within and outside our country for the role All these changes make it critical, the report says, that says this must be backed, as planned, by comprehensive The steady leadership of first and current they have played in the progress of the last 25 Kazakhstan succeeds in increasing the productivity in its institutional reform. These must include the full use of new President Nursultan Nazarbayev, through good years. And by providing time to remember just economy and diversifying away from its present dependence technology to reduce the need for direct contact between and bad times, has been a major factor in all how far Kazakhstan has come, they underline why on raw materials. Without it, the tremendous gains in living citizens and officials. these achievements. But as the Kazakh President we should be confident about the future. There is standards over the first 25 years will come under strain. As Kazakhstan prepares to celebrate its first 25 years, it always makes clear, they are the result of a true a huge reason for our country and our friends to While there might seem little new in this analysis, it is the is a realistic and perceptive contribution to the debate about collective effort with credit shared across the celebrate. importance given to agriculture in driving this transforma- what the future might hold.

in the economic field. Agriculture, The changing realities in the Mid- a unique opportunity to upgrade the health, telecommunications, secu- dle East, the new challenges in Euro- level of cooperation and to create rity, renewable energy – these are Asia and the necessity to combine even stronger ties between our two Israel-Kazakhstan: From the main areas where we can ex- efforts to fight the threat of terror, as countries. pand our cooperation significantly well as economic cooperation will and even reach a level of strategic dominate the Israeli Prime Minis- The author is Ambassador of Is- Mutual Interests to partnership. ter’s upcoming visit, which presents rael in Kazakhstan. Strategic Partnership Israel’s counter-terrorism experi- By Michael Brodsky ence and training have always been of great value for Kazakhstan and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s up- other post-Soviet countries, but fol- coming visit to Kazakhstan is ex- lowing a series of terror attacks in pected to foster bilateral ties just be- different Kazakh cities over the last fore Kazakhstan enters the Security year, the importance of closer co- Council as a non-permanent mem- operation in this field is now more ber. evident than ever. Israel can poten- In a few days, Prime Minister of tially become a training hub for se- Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will pay curity and counter-terrorism units an official visit to Kazakhstan. He from Kazakhstan and other Central will become the first Israeli Prime Asian countries, which are facing Minister to visit the region in almost growing activities by ISIS and other 25 years of diplomatic relations be- World Health Organisation, etc., Ka- terrorist groups on their territory and tween the Jewish state and former zakhstan has recently been elected to are struggling to prevent infiltration Soviet Republics of Central Asia. the UN Security Council as a non- of extremists from neighbouring Af- Apart from expanding ties with the permanent member for 2017-2018, ghanistan. moderate part of the Muslim world, which makes it an even more impor- The public diplomacy component the visit will provide a unique oppor- tant player in the international arena. of the visit is no less important. The tunity to upscale the whole spectrum But apart from the symbolic sig- relationship between the Jewish and of bilateral relations with Kazakh- nificance, the visit may well have the Kazakhs didn’t begin 25 years stan and to move from mutual in- some practical results and bring ago. For many centuries Jews have terests and cooperation “ad hoc” to some tangible benefits for both lived together with the people of strategic partnership in the political sides. Israel has an image of a hi- Central Asia in peace and have never and economic spheres. tech powerhouse, with expertise in suffered from antisemitism. During In the early 1990s, Israel was medicine, technology, agriculture the Second World War, thousands of among the first countries to recog- and water management. Amidst low Jews from the European part of the nise the independence of the newly oil prices and the declining demand Soviet Union found not just a shelter, emerged states of Central Asia and for traditional energy resources in the but a new home in Kazakhstan and to reach out to five new countries of world, Kazakhstan, whose economy got their lives saved by the hospital- the region. For us, it was a unique is primarily based on hydrocarbons’ ity of local people. In the late 1980s opportunity to make new friends in export, is facing serious economic and early 1990s, many Central Asian the Muslim world, and also to create challenges, and the Israeli expertise Jews moved to Israel and since then alternatives for our energy market. and technologies are urgently needed have maintained close relations with The need to reconnect with the Jew- to boost economic growth and to as- their countries of origin. Currently, ish communities across Central Asia sist in [Kazakh President] Nursultan the Jewish population of Kazakhstan was also a reason to create strong and Nazarbayev’s economic diversifica- amounts to several thousand people friendly relations with Central Asian tion efforts. who reside mostly in Almaty. countries. However, much of the po- Israel-Kazakhstan economic co- The Israeli Prime Minister’s visit tential, especially in the economic operation has already produced would also present an opportunity to field, has remained largely undiscov- some success stories among a wide further promote the image of Israel ered. range of sectors. Drip irrigation sys- as a “start-up nation” and maximise From Kazakhstan’s point of view, tems, greenhouses, poultry and meat the already existing public sympa- the Israeli leader’s arrival to Astana factories, as well as security and thy towards Israeli technological only a few days before the celebra- billing systems “made in Israel” are achievements. tion of the 25th anniversary of Ka- well known and broadly adapted in Israel and Kazakhstan are con- zakhstan’s independence, on Dec. Kazakhstan. But the moment is ripe nected today by numerous links in 16, symbolises growing international now to make a significant break- all possible fields: political and se- recognition of country’s efforts on through and to promote some flag- curity dialogues, economic and busi- the international arena. Kazakhstan ship projects –for instance, to set up ness cooperation, cultural exchange. today is not just a regional leader, but a big agricultural cluster to showcase In 25 years, we managed to create a remarkable international player. the Israeli agricultural technologies a positive and meaningful bilateral Being already a member of more (the discussion about it has already agenda, to boost trade and establish than 70 international organisations began), to establish a financial mech- many frameworks to promote rela- and unions, including the Shang- anism, which would provide support tions between parliaments, business- hai Cooperation Organisation, the to bilateral agricultural projects, to men, academic bodies, journalists Organisation of Islamic Coopera- promote big-scale technology trans- and NGOs. tion, the Eurasian Economic Union, fer projects and significant mutual Yet, we still have many oppor- the UN Human Rights Council, the investments, etc. tunities to be explored, especially

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atic exercise. This responsibility falls with its Public Service Division at the Prime Minister’s Office. As a result, Independent Kazakhstan Following Similar Path Singapore has a deep core of young, highly trained and professional civil servants. Leadership renewal and succession is a well-established as Singapore toward Successful Development mechanism in Singapore. were ideas adapted from other coun- next generation of technocratic lead- school’s Executive Education pro- Kazakhstan does not appear to By Eduardo Araral tries. Kazakhstan is no different. ers he had groomed over time. Lee grammes. Kazakh government of- have the same systematic approach Nazarbayev sought and welcomed then assumed a new role as Mentor ficials have done many study tours to managing leadership talent for It was in 1993 when Kazakh Presi- advice from around the world. He Minister while nurturing the third in Singapore in the areas of civil ser- its public sector. Bolashak gradu- dent Nursultan Nazarbayev first met embraced ambitious reforms – mar- and fourth generations of leaders of vice reform, attracting investments, ates prefer high paying jobs in state- Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore to seek ket liberalisation, trade, financial and Singapore. The institutions that Lee university and vocational education owned enterprises and private com- his advice for the newly-independent monetary reforms, language reform, built include a world-class civil ser- reforms, law enforcement, pension panies and relatively few serve in republic. Nazarbayev admired Lee vocational and higher education re- vice, the police, judiciary and parlia- reform, economic diversification government or serve in the regions. for his strong leadership in build- form, pension reform, legal reform, ment, an effective anti-corruption and sovereign wealth fund, among Most would prefer to work in Astana ing Singapore into a prosperous and establishment of sovereign wealth agency, a world-class education many others. or Almaty than be posted in the re- internationally-respected country. fund, civil service reform, legal and system and profitable state-owned It takes a lot of time, political will gions. Civil service is not seen as a Like Singapore, the new Republic judicial reforms and many other in- enterprises, among others. One of and leadership to build strong insti- prestigious job. Civil servants are re- of Kazakhstan faced ethnic tensions, stitutional reforms, among others. the most important legacies of Lee tutions. As the experience of Singa- luctant to leave their jobs to pursue geopolitical risks, weak institutions, Like the East Asian tiger economies, is that he built a system that identi- pore has shown, effective institutions a graduate degree for fear of losing the problem of attracting investors from these East Asian economies, Kazakhstan sends its civil servants fied, trained and groomed the next require good and strong leaders. In their positions. There seems to be lit- and creating jobs and securing inter- but their leaders are of the same to study best practices around the generation of leaders who now lead Kazakhstan, much remains to be tle predictability and stability in civil national recognition, among many mould in terms of their developmen- world. Very few newly-independent Singapore. When Lee passed away done to strengthen its Corps A and service jobs. In contrast, in China others. Nazarbayev’s admiration for tal orientation. countries have been open to as much in 2015, some twenty-five years af- B leadership. The current focus is the road to Beijing is via the prov- Lee was documented in his 2007 On what basis did we arrive at this institutional reform in so short a time ter stepping down, there was little on examination and psychometric inces. Entry to civil service is highly book “The Kazakh Way,” in which conclusion? Let me suggest three as Kazakhstan. cause for concern about Singapore’s testing. This is not enough. Future competitive and career progression he paid tribute to Lee as one of his illustrative examples. First, like These three examples serve to survival and prosperity. Corps A and B candidates should at is predictable and seen to be pres- two role models as a leader, the other leaders of East Asian economies, illustrate my main argument that Like Singapore and other East least have a master’s degree in pub- tigious. In Singapore, civil servants being Charles de Gaulle. In 2012, Nazarbayev invested heavily in edu- Nazarbayev justifiably belongs to Asian economies, Kazakhstan has lic policy and public administration are well rewarded. Fortunately, Ka- Nazarbayev conferred Kazakhstan’s cation. He sent the best students in the same mould of developmental recently embarked on an ambitious to provide them with a professional zakhstan recognises these problems highest award to Lee for his contribu- Kazakhstan to go study abroad un- leaders from East Asia. Of course programme of institutional mod- training in public service. If Kazakh- and hopefully the new civil service tions to Kazakhstan. der state scholarships. Kazakhstan is Kazakhstan is still far from being an ernisation. It is still at its early stages stan is to modernise its state institu- agency can address them. It will not Twenty-three years since they first one of the few resource rich coun- East Asian developmental state, but and has a long way to go, but the tions in a relatively short period of be easy, but it needs to be done. met, one is tempted to ask: how does tries that invested heavily in foreign it has started to build its foundations. foundations are already being es- time, it has to send its top civil serv- If Lee were to visit Kazakhstan to- Nazarbayev compare with Lee in scholarships. This is perhaps what I leave the final judgment to histori- tablished. The Graduate School of ants and political leaders to upgrade day and if he were sought for advice, terms of building a modern state? sets Kazakhstan apart from other ans and academics whether this is a Public Policy at Nazarbayev Uni- themselves professionally. This is most likely he would ask: “How do Having followed and observed both post-Soviet and post-colonial coun- fair or biased assessment, but in my versity, in partnership with the Lee the mission of the Graduate School you build a system that would attract leaders in the last ten years, I think tries. view the evidence will stand on its Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, of Public Policy at Nazarbayev Uni- the best and brightest to serve in it is fair to conclude that history will Second, Lee, Tun Razak of Ma- own. In fact, it is worth noting that has been doing its part to help build versity. government?” This is a question he judge Nazarbayev generally in the laysia and Suharto of Indonesia in a recent editorial on Kazakhstan, these new institutions. The school, In Singapore, leadership devel- has been asking since the 1960s. If same favourable light as Lee as far sought to unite their ethnically and the “Financial Times,” one of the for example, has been helping key opment requires at least 30 years of Kazakhstan can solve this question, as state building is concerned. religiously-diverse countries. Naz- most respected western newspapers, agencies think through the many de- training, including graduate educa- then it will have laid the fundamen- More generally, it is fair to say arbayev has succeeded in uniting complimented Nazarbayev as an tails of these institutional reforms. It tion at top universities abroad, be- tals for building strong and modern that Nazarbayev belongs to the same and holding together a large and “enlightened leader.” has been working, for instance, with fore leaders are ready to take over as state institutions. mould of strong developmental lead- ethnically-diverse country such as There are certainly important dif- the Ministry of Civil Service, Anti- ministers. Future leaders are already ers from East Asia – China, South Kazakhstan. This cannot be said of ferences in the leadership styles and Corruption Agency, the Academy identified and nurtured at a very early The author is Vice Dean (Re- Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia many post-colonial or post-Soviet priorities of Lee and Nazarbayev. of Public Administration, Law En- age and leadership succession for search) and Associate Professor and Thailand – who wielded state republics. For instance, Lee very early on built forcement Academy, the Nur Otan key institutions – parliament, civil at the Lee Kuan Yew School of authority to build their economies Third, like Lee, Nazarbayev was strong institutions. By 1991, after 29 Party, the Ministry of Investment service, judiciary, law enforcement Public Policy. The views expressed into one of the most dynamic in the open minded, visionary, ambitious years in power and having laid the and Ministry of Finance, among and judiciary, public schools and in this article are entirely the au- world. Needless to say, the Kazakh and pragmatic. Lee once said that 80 institutional foundations of Singa- others. More than 500 senior gov- universities, state-owned enterprises, thor’s own and do not represent economy is fundamentally different percent of what you see in Singapore pore, he handed down power to the ernment officials have attended the statutory boards – is a very system- the official views of the school. On Climate Change Policy, Reality and Perspectives We have to set up an agenda. Africa is showing the right way: tion in mosques in 2015, and has subventions. This would also pro- By Francis Etienne That was the work of COP22 in cooperation was the heart of Afri- reduced their consumption by 50 mote public-private partnerships Morocco: the adoption of 20 meas- can countries’ actions during the percent. Morocco is also planning and reduce the risk for investors. A play in several acts, and we ures related to the implementation COP22. Central Asia could do the an ambitious programme to make Yes, the transition will take time are only at the beginning. of the Paris Agreement. same, by rejuvenating the Aral Sea mosques greener and consume less and may be painful. It will be the The Partnership for Marrakech Fund for a start, then moving step water and less energy (all energy responsibility of the leaders to or- Act 1: COP21 culminated with was launched at the end of COP22 by step towards greater environ- sources are to be reduced by 40 ganise a smooth transition for tak- the Paris Agreement on Dec. 12, and includes the 2050 Pathways mental cooperation. percent and 5,000 jobs and 900 ing care of the environment and 2015. platform of 22 states, 15 big cit- In the Mediterranean area, a lot small businesses are to be created). the people in the framework of A milestone: The first legally ies, 17 regions and 196 companies. is done to promote scientific work Is everything planned? No, some the UN. Assessing the results of binding agreement on climate Its members want to achieve even on the region, to increase invest- issues remain. Let’s mention two: COP22, its president, M. Mezouar, change, in which 196 parties greater objectives. ments in waste and water treat- More needs to be done and na- formulated three priorities: financ- aimed at limiting the rise in glob- COP22 focused on action items ment, to protect the coasts and tional contributions must be higher ing, adaptation actions and capac- al temperature (well below 2°C) in order to achieve the priorities prevent the drying-out of seas. The if we really want to achieve the ity-building. There’s work to be compared to pre-industrial levels of the Paris Agreement, especially same could also be done for the objective of the Paris Agreement. done but the path is bright: COP23 (1880–1899). To do so, the states from polluting, because its popula- related to adaptation, transparency, Caspian and the Aral seas. Divergences around the use of is being prepared now and Fiji, the have set the target of reducing tion were victims of mass Soviet technology transfer, mitigation, With COP22, there is a specific the different funds and financing next organising country, has every- carbon dioxide emissions by 50 pollution. But these people lack capacity building and loss and focus on cities, which are respon- arrangements (attenuation for de- thing to lose without a world effort percent by 2050 and 100 percent long-term vision. They do not real- damages. sible for 70 percent of global veloped countries, adaptation for against global warming. by 2100. States are also required ise that polluting less today means One of the key issues was money. greenhouse gas emissions (the developing countries) have to be Do not think that climate change to contribute to the mitigation of suffering less tomorrow. And these But there are good examples to fol- construction sector alone is re- resolved. is only about the environment: the greenhouse gas emissions and to people may answer that everybody low. For instance, France joined the sponsible for 20 percent). Accord- economy is the first issue. Today, review their national commitments around Kazakhstan keeps pollut- Nationally Determined Contribu- ing to the World Bank, adaptation Conclusion: A few ideas. 90 percent of newly produced every five years. ing. But Kazakhstan can be not tions Partnership (NDC Partnership) to climate change could cost from Yes, 2016 is promising to be the electricity is renewable. There Climate change is not only about only an economic leader, but also and the French Development Agen- $80 to $100 billion. Eighty per- hottest year in history. is a huge market to conquer, and environmental preservation. It is a moral and an ecological leader in cy promised to allocate $30 billion to cent should be invested in cities “Our climate is warming at an you have the possibility to be part about security: security against its region. facilitate transitions towards greener in order to keep the rise in global alarming and unprecedented rate of it. Therefore, political choices natural disasters, security against On the eve of the 25th anni- economies in developing countries. temperature to less than 2°C. The and we have an urgent duty to re- must be made to balance compet- climate change-induced migrations versary of its independence, Ka- A roadmap confirming that the participants of the conference un- spond,” was the proclamation of ing interests (industry, agriculture, and conflicts (water scarcity, de- zakhstan can become a leader in developed countries will mobilise derlined the role played by local the Marrakech meeting. energy, society). Individuals and sertification). “Inaction would be a addressing global challenges like $100 billion per year was adopted authorities regarding these issues, Yes, renewable sources of en- groups can take actions and con- disaster for the world, a dismay for climate change. in Marrakech. adding that national governments ergy and green technologies are crete steps to protect the environ- future generations, and a threat for France agreed to participate in should support them. costly, and so is the energy transi- ment. It’s for you to choose. world peace,” President of France Act 3: A new stage that re- the CREWS initiative, which aims Two examples: tion. It would certainly be more ra- François Hollande has said. quires us to translate words into at developing early warning sys- Jordan has implemented a pro- tional and less costly to guarantee The author is Ambassador of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- tangible, effective reality. tems against natural disasters. gramme to reduce water consump- investments instead of increasing France to Kazakhstan. Moon declared last year that, “The world now has a universal, fair, flex- ible and durable climate agreement.” But our work is not over, he said. In fact, it’s only starting. “It is urgent to act. We have no plan B because there is no planet B.”

Act 2: Ratification of the Paris Agreement. It came into being on Nov. 4, 2016, barely a month ago. It came pretty quickly, actually; quicker than we anticipated: so far, 111 countries, representing 77 percent of greenhouse gases emissions, have ratified the agreement, in- cluding France and Kazakhstan. This is huge. This is the right way to begin to act. A new milestone, the agreement will benefit and support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Develop- ment and its Sustainable Develop- ment Goals. Of course, some people may hin- der this process. They may claim that Kazakhstan should not refrain A8 EURASIA&WORLD

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Prospects for Regional Cooperation in Central Asia Have Not Been Stronger in Long Time, Scholar Says laboration and help not only from ties – Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. the Taliban? What is the possible think that it is beneficial for peo- By Zhazira Dyussembekova other countries in general, but spe- But let me stress both of them future for that country? ple in Central Asia to stop viewing cifically from the United States in have prospects, especially with At the moment, Afghanistan is Afghanistan as a glass half-empty ASTANA – Dr. Frederick doing this. the CASA-1000 project. This is experiencing very difficult times. and view it as a glass half-full and Starr, founder and chairman of a new source of income for them There are more than 30 terrorist the Central Asia-Caucusus In- getting even fuller. Let me also say You have been well known for by selling electricity to Pakistan, organisations operating on their stitute and research professor at that Afghanistan is going to move decades as a great scholar on Afghanistan and even potentially territory and only two-three are forward with its transport projects. John Hopkins University, came Central Asia. It would be interest- India. But in both cases they have Afghans. They come from the to the capital to participate in President Ghani has a serious strat- ing to hear your views regarding to become much more effective in Middle East, Pakistan and Cen- egy in that area. the conference dedicated to the the first 25 years of independence their governance. There are prob- tral Asia. So, this is not uniquely 25th anniversary of Kazakh in- of not only Kazakhstan, but also lems of corruption, serious prob- an Afghan problem; it is a world dependence and present his new- With the new U.S. administra- of its regional neighbours. In a lems in both countries that their problem and the world must accept tion preparing to take office, what est report “Kazakhstan 2041: the nutshell, how would you charac- governments are well aware of. responsibility. I do not consider it Next Twenty-Five Years,” writ- are your expectations of its poli- terise the development so far of They have to address these issues responsible that the United States cies in the region? Will the region ten together with Johan Engvall Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajik- if they want to “ring the bell.” and NATO have drawn down their and Svante Cornell. The Astana Frederick Starr fade further in importance for istan and Turkmenistan and how It seems to me prospects for troop levels so quickly. We did not Washington or will it fall side- Times had an exclusive opportu- very fast and then, because of the do you see the development of the the regional collaboration haven’t do this in Japan, Germany or Ko- nity to interview him. ways in a grand-scheme-of-things improved medical care and health, region as a whole for the next 25 been stronger in 15 years. The rea and look at the success of their arrangement with Russia? people generally started living years? question is, will these countries economies today. Unfortunately, This is a question that no one Dr. Starr, in the Kazakhstan longer and the population now is There was a very intelligent re- see this opportunity and form an we have been impatient and not 2041 report you produced with can answer. There is so much spec- beginning to age. This is a sign of port published as a book called organisation that enables them to tenacious and steady in Afghani- ulation and I have nothing original the Swedish scholars you list sev- a mature society. However, it has a “Central Asia 2050” created by communicate with each other eas- stan. I hope that with the new U.S. to say on this subject. However, I eral challenges the nation will negative side – there will be fewer a group of former World Bank ily and regularly on important is- administration we will rethink this do believe and I have said it from likely be facing over the next 25 people 20 years from now to do economists. I wrote an introduc- sues or not? I have to emphasise policy. the beginning of the campaign that years and provide your recom- the work and support the retired tion chapter on the history. Their that regional cooperation within In Central Asia, there is a ten- either of the major alternatives – mendations. If you had to choose population. That means that Ka- conclusion was very interesting. It Central Asia is not against any- dency to see only a bad side of Af- the top three such challenges, zakhstan must become more effi- stated that by 2050, all the coun- one. It is not against China, Rus- ghanistan. What that fails to recog- either Mr. Trump or Mrs. Clinton what would they be? cient; that means diversifying the tries of Central Asia can reach sol- sia, America, Europe, Turkey or nise is that the Taliban has never – would end up engaging more Well, first of all, the govern- economy and modernising sectors. id middle-class status. However, India. It is for Central Asia. I think controlled any of the major cities actively in Central Asia than did ment is well aware of the need That, I would say, is one signifi- there are things that must be done that principle should be clear to and economic centres of Afghani- Mr. Obama. I think Mr. Trump is a to continue economic reforms cant challenge. in order to achieve that in ways of everyone and they must be very stan. It controls a lot of territory in very practical man and he will un- and diversification. Many correct The third major challenge of the economic reform, increasing the firm. Everyone should respect the empty country side, especially derstand the situation in Afghani- steps are being taken now and next 25 years will be for all gov- efficiency at all levels in a way of their right to do this and keep their in the south. The country’s Nation- stan and I think he will also appre- we certainly respectfully applaud ernmental institutions to become governmental reform, reduction of hands off. This is the view Presi- al Army has managed to protect ciate that the United States has a them. However, we do wonder as effective as possible. The phrase bureaucracy, addressing issues of dent Nazarbayev has put forward urban centres without outside sup- role to play in a balanced foreign if there shouldn’t be much more we use in our report is “good gov- corruption and so forth. repeatedly. He pointed out that port or with very little. policy. As the American economy emphasis on agriculture. We feel ernance.” It means if you are ap- As of today, the situation in Central Asia has a common iden- Furthermore, people in Central revives, I think that it will improve that Kazakhstan, in addition to its plying for a driver’s license or a those countries is unequal. Ka- tity, even though it is ethnically Asia significantly undervalue the prospects for investment, too. I other functions, could become the passport, or you have to sort out zakhstan is obviously leading. diverse and has different cultural amount of economic activity tak- would say I am cautiously optimis- “bread basket” for Eurasia, but it your taxes or any contact you have Uzbekistan is really doing quite heritages. They share values and ing place there, including major in- tic about the future. means dramatic modernisation of with the government should be ef- well, especially during the cur- history and on this basis they have vestments. There is a lot going on Also, I think that C5+1 is a good the agricultural sector. ficient, respectful and honest. This rent phase of low energy prices. every right to meet together with- that is not reported here because of initiative. I think Central Asian It is hard to reduce the list to a is a huge opportunity for Kazakh- Turkmenistan with its tremen- out any outsiders. the one-sided public information. countries themselves should be short one, but certainly it would stan to improve and, by the way, dous resources is doing quite Frankly, the situation is under- very active and develop the agenda contain the demographic chal- this is an area which every gov- well, although they are suffering Are you optimistic about the po- reported in the West, too. For ex- and also they should be very blunt lenge. The population of Kazakh- ernment on the planet must face. from a current crisis. There are tential for successful stabilisation ample, the TAPI pipeline initiative and tell Washington what they stan back in the 1960s-1980s grew Kazakhstan can expect real col- two countries facing difficul- in Afghanistan? How strong is is moving forward very steadily. I seek. UAE Committed to Geopolitics Researcher Expanding Relations with Discusses Kazakh Kazakhstan, Says Chargé d’Affaires Research Mission of thinking, creativity and innova- tion to encourage and spread [in- By Kamila Zhumabayeva novative thought] has established awards and prizes for the most ASTANA – Morena Skalam- proactive. Also the country an- era, geopolitics researcher and nounced the prospective launch director of the Applied Research of the spacecraft Hope to Mars by Institute at Almaty-based Narxoz 2021,” Alhebsi noted. University, visited Kazakhstan to conduct research on the geo- “In addition, the country has an- politics of energy. She spoke ex- nounced a plan to decrease the oil clusively with The Astana Times dependence of the economy over about her mission in the country the next 50 years, until a celebra- and what she is hoping to uncov- tion of the last barrel released for er with her current research. export. To achieve this goal, the “I am here to conduct some government has developed a na- research on the geopolitics of tional programme.” energy of this region, especially Despite the downturn in the Kazakhstan… I had some very Photo: kisi.kz global economy, both countries are rewarding meetings. I had talks Expert meeting with Morena Skalamera at Kazakhstan Institute For Strategic continuing to grow economically. about my own past projects be- Studies. “The UAE has achieved the fore starting to work on the en- highest development indicators ergy situation of this region,” according to the university news Nevertheless, Skalamera added in all economic sectors, including she said regarding meetings with in attracting foreign direct invest- on narxoz.kz. Kazakhstan is currently facing Hamad Rashed Alhebsi (C) is about to deliver his opening remarks at the government and private sector Skalamera’s research centres challenges like falling oil prices reception dedicated to the 45th anniversary of UAE’s national day at the ment, which rose significantly due officials in the energy sphere. Marriott hotel on Nov. 28. on the oil and gas situation in Ka- and issues such as plans for the to the open economic policy and The meetings were held at Ka- competitive economic environ- zakhstan, how the country will next 25 years are an open and in- By Dmitry Lee in UAE-Kazakhstan relations was zakhstan Institute for Strategic meet its needs in terms of devel- teresting question for her to dis- ment,” Alhebsi said. Studies (KISI) and Nazarbayev the opening of a school named “The UAE is considered one of oping a good strategy in light of cuss with the nation’s leadership. ASTANA – United Arab Emir- after Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed in University’s Graduate School falling oil prices that she said are “The research I was presenting the largest donors of humanitar- of Public Policy, where the re- ates (UAE) Chargé d’Affaires Astana in August, according to the ian aid, which confirms country’s influencing Kazakhstan’s macro- today was about China and Rus- Hamad Rashed Alhebsi stressed diplomat. searcher talked about China’s economics and budget and how sia reaching a big gas deal,” she commitment to the humanitarian and Russia’s cooperation in natu- that his country will stay commit- There has also been an exchange mission and peace and stability falling oil prices are influencing said during the Nov. 23 expert of visits. ral gas. ted to expanding relations with among nations and communities, governmental strategy and the meeting at KISI. “This year mutual visits have Skalamera assumed the new market. Kazakhstan in an interview with free from any kind of discrimina- Skalamera also spoke about the been exchanged at various lev- post at Narxoz (pronounced as She is also interested in which The Astana Times on the eve of tion.” energy potential of the Central els to maintain cordial relations. Nahr-Khoz) University this fall recent reforms Kazakhstan has the 45th anniversary of his coun- The Chargé d’Affaires noted key Asian region and implementing Amal Al Kubaisi, chairman of the and meetings related to the school chosen not to launch in light of try’s foundation, Dec. 2. priorities his country outlined re- projects in the energy sphere in UAE Federal National Council, were another reason for her trip. the oil price situation and what President of the UAE Sheikh cently – education and healthcare, The stay afforded the opportunity the long run. China and Russia’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and paid an official visit to Kazakh- the country is doing in terms of interest in Central Asia and po- stan. During the visit, she met with the development of the family and to visit the subsidiary in the capi- President of Kazakhstan Nursultan renewable energy. tential outlines of international chairmen of the Senate and the the rights of women and children. tal and become acquainted with Nazarbayev have a “brotherly rela- “This is the broad picture of relations in the Asian region as a Mazhilis [upper and lower cham- The country has also established its leadership. what I am interested in… What tionship,” he said, and place great bers of Parliament] of Kazakhstan a new Ministry of Happiness and Prior to joining Narxoz, Skal- is between China and Russia? Is whole were addressed, the school importance on their countries’ ties. and took part in the first meeting of Ministry of Tolerance, headed by amera conducted research on that an opportunity, is that a chal- reported on its website. “These remarkable relations are the inter-parliamentary friendship women, and a Ministry of Youth the topic as an Associate on the lenge? If so, what are the chal- Her future project will be strengthening the ties between our committee,” Alhebsi noted. Affairs headed by a 22-year-old, Geopolitics of Energy Project at lenges and opportunities?” she about Kazakhstan and Central countries and our friendly peoples. The histories of the two coun- the youngest minister in the world. Harvard University. She received added. Asia, although she does not have The UAE is Kazakhstan’s major tries could be easily drawn in par- “I am happy to take this op- her PhD in Political Science and “I hope to write a good project answers or conclusions yet be- partner in the Middle East. We are allels – both are big oil players in portunity to congratulate the International Relations from the that will show the potential of this cause the project is just begin- committed to the development of their respective regions, both have government and the people of University of Trieste, Italy. region. As I said earlier, I think ning. Skalamera still needs to do relations with Kazakhstan in light built on emerging economies and Kazakhstan on their election as a “In global meaning, research Kazakhstan has done a good job. fieldwork, gather data, interview of the great potential for coop- are continuing pursuits in innova- non-permanent member of the Se- is perceived as a big opportu- This year, you are celebrating 25 Kazakh residents and experts and eration in all fields. The bilateral tion and oil-independence. Soon curity Council for 2017-2018,” the nity. Narxoz will become part years of independence. You have speak with high-level officials relations that tie the two nations enough the two countries will be diplomat commented. His country of the global process to make its gone a long way. You have done a and people in the energy sphere. are the role model for many coun- drawing parallels in space explora- also congratulates Kazakhstan on contribution in developing Ka- great job in positioning yourself This will be her first empirical tries,” Alhebsi stressed. tion. its coming 25th anniversary of in- zakhstan and the Central Asian as one of the strongest economies research and she hopes to later One of the highlights of the year “The UAE has opened centres dependence, he said. region as a whole,” she noted, in the region,” she noted. publish a paper. B Nation&Capital

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PEOPLE CULTURE SPORTS Taldykorgan Cabbie Entertains 147 Years after Premiere, FC Astana Records First Historic Passengers with Karaoke on Don Quixote Rides into Astana Win in European Cup Group Stage Wheels B2 B3 B7 “Turandot” Staged in Unusual Format at Astana Opera By Zhanna Shayakhmetova Theatre General Director Vladimir va will play Princess Turandot and Kekhman in a press release by the Roman Zavadsky will play Calaf. ASTANA – “Turandot” will be Novosibirsk theatre. National and international com- performed for the first time in the The action of the drama about petition winner and Golden Mask new “opera quest” format at Asta- all-conquering and sacrificial love National Theatre Festival diploma na Opera Dec. 1. is set against a background of ab- winner Irina Churilova will play The masterpiece by Giacomo stract paintings by Wassily Kand- Liu and honoured artist of Russia Puccini will be presented as a insky. Vladimir Ognev is to perform the three-act performance by the solo- “The English words ‘quest’ and part of Timur. ists, chorus and symphony orches- ‘question’ are derived from the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet tra of the Novosibirsk Opera and Medieval Latin term ‘questa’ – Theatre music director and chief Ballet Theatre as part of their one- search, question. There is a quest conductor Dmitri Jurowski will day visit to Astana. as well as questions in the plot, a conduct the play and honoured “We specifically decided to quest for answers to the questions worker of Russia Vyacheslav Po- stage ‘Turandot,’ as it was one of Princess Turandot asks the princes dyelsky is the choirmaster. the most successful premieres this seeking her hand in marriage,” said The last, unfinished work creat- year. The classical opera tradi- director Viacheslav Starodubtsev, ed by the great Italian composer is tions are closely connected with noting that other key characters in known for its depth and drama, its the charm of the mysterious East the drama also provide riddles of subtle harmonies and its original in this play. I again want to em- their own. use of Chinese motifs. The work phasise that stage designers from “I hope the audience will fall in was first performed at La Scala in Kazakhstan Sofya Tasmagambe- love with the opera quest genre 1926. tova and Pavel Dragunov made a just as the artistic and production The Novosibirsk Opera and Bal- huge contribution to the creation team did,” he said. let Theatre first toured Kazakhstan of this performance. I am eternally International competition laure- in 2014 with Roland Petit’s “Car- grateful for their talented work,” ate and Golden Mask National The- men” ballet and Edwaard Liang’s said Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet atre Festival winner Olga Kolobo- “Whispers in the Dark.” New Silk Road Explorer Plans to Travel Seven Countries ready do now. For example, the contributed by documenting his dello Sport, Newsweek and Na- sledge to travel 1,200 kilometres Affairs and other ministries. I By Kamila Zhumabayeva Yangtze River in China,” he explorations and leaving them tional Geographic. He was a to Yakutsk-Oimyakon, the cold- would like it to be held on an noted. as his legacy for others. His ASTANA – Italo-Polish re- mate officer, diamond prospec- est place in Siberia (-71.2°C). international level,” he said. Pałkiewicz was near that river books such as “Beyond Lim- porter, traveller and explorer tor in Sierra Leone and skipper Seven years later, he headed the To Pałkiewicz, the Silk Road after learning from Encyclopae- its,” “Siberia,” “The Explora- Jacek Pałkiewicz recently vis- on big yachts before becoming Amazon Source 96 expedition symbolises a big adventure. dia Britannica it was one of the tion,” “The Art of Survival,” ited the Kazakh capital to pre- a journalist, according to palk- that established the source of Several years ago, he had a wish most beautiful landscapes in “The Amazon” and “Dubai: the pare for the upcoming New Silk iewicz.com. the South American river. to travel Marco Polo’s route. the world. The beauty is gone, True Face” offer his reflections, Road 2017 expedition. He sat He has also been a glider pilot Pałkiewicz is an organiser “I looked at the map and im- however, because a huge dam thoughts and comments on his for an exclusive interview with and holds a black belt in karate. and leader of the New Silk mediately realised it was impos- built over it has raised the water adventures, discoveries and ex- Pałkiewicz is a fellow of the Road 2017 international expe- sible because the war there, up- The Astana Times to discuss the level several hundred metres, peditions. main goals of the trip and his prestigious London-based Roy- dition and the Polish Embassy heaval here, borders closed and he said. Pałkiewicz has also worked al Geographical Society and in Kazakhstan is helping in the so on just made it difficult,” he life’s passion for travelling. He has seen similar places for many highly respected “I never sat at a desk in an of- has mastered the art of survival process. A convoy of seven to said. “When the One Belt, One and tribes that may be lost in newspapers and magazines such in Europe. eight off-road cars plans to cov- Road initiative came into sight, fice or an editorial bureau, was the future and is pleased to have as Rzeczpospolita, La Gazzetta always on my way somewhere. “Over the years he has been a er more than 10,000 kilometres China’s President Xi Jinping I was never interested in going consultant to the Russian Cos- along the China-Kyrgyzstan- visited Poland and mentioned to places already crowded by monaut Training Centre and Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-Rus- about working on this big pro- other journalists,” he said. trained top counter-terrorist sia-Belarus-Poland route. ject. Upon his visit in Astana, I For 15 years, Pałkiewicz has troops in extreme conditions in The expedition will start thought why not make an expe- worked for Italian newspaper various climatic zones,” notes sometime from May–July and dition in conjunction with the Corriere della Sera. After every his website. last for about 60 days. A televi- historic Silk Road.” trip, he goes to the editorial of- “Pałkiewicz’s experience in sion team, Xinhua news agency This mission’s objectives are fice for a half-day to discuss his organising large international correspondent, photographer, promoting Poland’s image and work. He has always contacted projects is undisputed. In 1975, local journalists, organisers, recognition, expanding interna- the office more by phone than he crossed the Atlantic alone in guests and sponsors are among tional cultural horizons, devel- walking through the door. a lifeboat. He taught astronauts the 20-25 expected participants, oping international economic His travelling philosophy was the art of survival in extreme according to silkroad-2017. opportunities, mutual promo- to stay away from crowded lo- natural conditions. He trains com. tion among the countries along cations and go further, search managers in crossing their per- “Here I hope to gain the sup- the route and supporting rela- what may someday no longer sonal limits under excessive port of the Foreign Affairs tions with Asian nations. exist. stress loads,” according to silk- Ministry and Tourism Industry “I don’t know what I will do “I find it pleasant that I catch road-2017.com. Department, because this pro- after this project, but I don’t the last moment to touch, see In 1989, he led The Cool Pole ject is under the patronage of think I will be sitting at home something that others can’t al- Jacek Palkiewicz expedition­ using a reindeer the Polish Minister of Foreign for half a year or more,” he said.

New Heart Valve Surgery Technique THINGS TO WATCH & Brings Hope to Kazakh Patients PLACES TO GO ter classes in many countries of ing the same fabric. Sometimes ASTANA OPERA Staff Report the world. We have extensive we take the pericardium tissue December 7 at 7 p.m. Evening of Classical Music experience in such operations, membrane that surrounds the ASTANA – Some of the hundreds or even thousands. heart. Valve repair implies dif- December 11 at 6 p.m. Sergejs Jegers, Countertenor, world’s leading surgeons re- And we want to share this ex- ferent surgical tricks,” Benetis Latvia cently held a master class for perience with Kazakhstan,” he said. their Astana counterparts, which added. Director of Taraz Clinical December 13 at 7 p.m. Winter Dreams of Love, Concert involved advanced techniques According to Benetis, he held Centre of Surgery and Trans- December 18 at 12 p.m. Animals’ Carnival and reconstructive surgery to such operations in Kazakhstan, plantation Seitkhan Zhoshy- restore natural heart valves for Rimantas Benetis but this time he came with an- bayev also noted the advantages six patients. other purpose. of this method. According to BARYS ARENA The operations were carried first, application of this tech- “Our goal is not to keep this him, valvular disease occurs in out in the framework of a mas- nique was performed on the mi- method in the hands of one sur- every fourth heart failure pa- December 10 at 7 p.m. Timati in Astana, Concert ter class named “Modern Car- tral valve. Now it is carried out geon or hide in the walls of a tient. diac Reconstructive Surgery.” on more complex heart valves, particular medical institution, “This masterclass with the Leading cardiac surgeons such as the aortic, for example. but to show it to all the cardiac world’s leading surgeons is very GORKY STATE THEATRE from the U.K., Belgium, Nor- For the majority of surgeons, surgeons and share this experi- important. It is always easier for way, Lithuania and specialists it is much easier to change the ence,” the professor said. surgeons to replace the valve December 10 at 6 p.m. Tomiris - Sakas’ Tsarina from Kazakhstan, including valve. However, a prosthesis is The Lithuanian cardiac sur- and rather difficult to preserve National Scientific Cardiac Sur- not ideal and special medicines geon claims that this method it,” he said. December 11 at 11 a.m. Red Hood, Spectacle gery Centre head Yuri Pya at- need to be taken. This leads to is much cheaper, though more “So far, Kazakh citizens live tended the event. the deterioration in the qual- complicated than artificial valve by Soviet standards. Aware- December 17 at 11 a.m. Leopold the Cat’s Birthday, According to Kaunas Univer- ity of life and (increased) risk. replacement. ness and responsibility for their sity of Medicine Professor Rim- Therefore, the natural valve and “This method is cheaper health is still at a very low lev- Spectacle antas Benetis, who carried out implant are non-comparable,” than implantation of artificial el. Our citizens seek help only December 18 at 6 p.m. The Pagans, Drama the operations, the high level he said. valve.A prosthesis costs $1,000 when it becomes quite unbear- of plastic heart surgery restores “We can restore the valve in in Kazakhstan!There will be no able,” Zhoshybayev noted. the natural heart valves of pa- an ideal situation, but unfor- need to take expensive medica- The master class is supposed tients without their replacement tunately, not to all patients. tion after the restoration of the to expand the geography of KUANYSHBAYEV DRAMA with implants. We want to show Kazakh col- natural valve. Most importantly, unique operations on the heart THEATRE “A poorly functioning human leagues details of this surgery the patient will have no need to valves by Kazakh heart sur- heart valve is being recovered because the country has many check for blood clotting,” the geons. December 16 Abylai Khan’s Dream, from its tissues without the in- patients who need such an op- professor emphasised. According to the World Health at 6:30 p.m. Spectacle troduction of foreign objects eration but do not receive this “The shape of the valve is be- Organisation, a country of 17 into the patient’s body. This optimal care. Kazakhstan does ing restored due to the surgical million people should have special technique has been de- not lag behind the world in car- technique. Roughly speaking, 17,000 cardiac surgeries. Ka- veloping for over 30 years. At diac surgery. We hold such mas- we make old clothes new, us- zakhstan currently has 10,000. B2 NATION&CAPITAL PEOPLE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Taldykorgan Cabbie Entertains Mangystau Resident Passengers with Karaoke on Wheels Finds Buried “I saw such a taxi for the first By Kamila Zhumabayeva time. I previously knew about the ‘Karaoke-taxi’ programme show; ASTANA – Talgat Bartayev’s turns out it exists for real. One can Treasure, Intends to childhood dream has come to life, relax, sing and reach the destina- as the Taldykorgan cab driver en- tion in a good mood,” he said. tertains passengers with his kara- “I do not charge for karaoke. oke taxi. Donate to Museum Customers are happy and I am By Kamila Zhumabayeva “I had this idea since I was a happy, too, as I want to do some- but also trade places for merchants child and because I love technol- thing pleasant for people first. who arrived on shore both by land ASTANA – Mangystau resi- ogy and hardware. While working Sincere emotions are a far greater and sea. dent Mukagali Yerbozov found in a taxi, I decided to make some- reward for me than money. I have “For this reason, the prospect of buried treasure this fall in the thing unusual,” he told BNews.kz. regular customers now who order discovering a new market site is territory of the Mangystau re- The cab is first case of a Kazakh and just go for a drive around the a very important event in historic gion. The gold and silver objects studies not only of Mangystau and taxi driver creating karaoke on bnews.kz Photo credit: city, have fun and sing,” said Bar- wheels just for his own pleasure included earrings, silver rings, Kazakhstan but also a part of a his- tayev. about 20 gold coins and golden and people’s good mood. Bar- Bartayev noted the karaoke does we stop… The passenger’s safety People sing on their way to work tory of political, economic, trade tayev’s friend helped him set up not interfere with his driving, as is most important. People like it; coin fragments. and cultural ties of Europe and or home, or to a celebration, or “A similar treasure was found the equipment in the car and there he has 24-years’ experience and many think it is a TV show. I say Asia. The terms of the treasures’ simply to relax and cheer up, and here for the second time. Part of is no additional charge for the en- has been working as a cabbie for it is just a karaoke taxi,” he said, location and set of objects points Taldykorgan residents no longer the first treasure found in 2014 tertainment. seven years. according to Tengrinews.kz. at the sudden nature of their con- need to visit special venues. The was mistakenly recognised as “People began learning about The driver has regular customers The taxi gained additional fame driver works from early morning cealment,” said Astafiyev, reported fake and fabricated on the territo- lada.kz. the karaoke taxi and started stop- with orders ranging from popular as a television show on NTK until late evening and sometimes ping it for a drive,” he said. songs to chanson and even rap. In channel and was popular not only at night and those who want to try Passengers have supported his some instances, he congratulates among residents but also audienc- can sing on the road any time of initiative quite well, even asking his passengers on birthdays and es who liked to watch it. the day. if more such cabs are available other celebrations. BNews.kz photo correspondent Girls sing most often and guys in the city, he added. The driver “I select the language that I can Ruslan Kanabekov had the oppor- do too at times, said Bartayev. noted his taxi is the only one in best congratulate a passenger with tunity to ride in the cab and shared Many passengers are surprised Taldykorgan so equipped, said the and find music and lyrics on the his impressions with the news and interested in the taxi even if news agency. Internet. I sing, too, but only when agency. some refuse to sing.

Life Sentences Given to Seven Astafyev Photo by Andrei Coins found in the treasure. He added rapid scientific re- ry of modern Uzbekistan… A few search needs to be done in the area Aktobe Terrorist Attackers, more coin fragments were found where the treasure was found and in an undisturbed state when ob- security measures must be also ar- serving the site. The authenticity ranged. of both treasures was then con- Yerbozov decided to wait for Long Terms to 22 Others firmed,” said regional archaeolo- the results of the cost and historic gist Andrey Astafiyev referring value assessment of his findings. group and theft of weapons and were involved in the attack on the Ansat Nurzhan, Zhanserik Tana- to the 22 12th-13th century gold He plans to present the treasure to By Dana Omirgazy explosives. According to the court, Pallada weapons shop,” Aktobe tarov, Askhat Aitugan, Alizhan coins Yerbozov found, reported the museum of regional studies de- Zhubanov was trying to steal a car Regional Court Spokesperson Ili- Pirmagambetov, Akimzhan Kussi- lada.kz. spite many offers to buy it. ASTANA – The Specialised belonging to the Zhedel Kuzet se- ada Dossova said. mov, Almas Talinbayev and Zhan- He added seven gold coins may According to Kazakhstan’s Civil Inter-district Criminal Court of curity company after the attack on “He left stolen weapons and fled bolat Koilybayev received four belong to a local unknown ruler. Code, one who discovers a treas- the Aktobe region has convicted the Pallada weapons shop. After a the store in an unknown direc- years in a standard regime penal The Mankyshlak town was likely ure has the right for a reward equal 29 men in connection with Aktobe failed carjacking attempt, he es- tion. He did not attack the Pantera colony for the same offence. the place where the coins were to 50 percent of the finding’s cost. shootings that left eight civilians caped in an unknown direction and weapons shop, military unit of the The court imposed a prison minted. Yerbozov kept his findings for dead on June 5. did not take part in the subsequent National Guard and the Rodnikov- sentence of three years on Kozha- The archeologist noted the coins various years, including two an-  Seven attackers have been attacks. ka-Akzhar checkpoint,” she added. murat Sagyntayev, Akylbek Kul- bear witness to the sovereign po- cient books in Arab language he sentenced to life in prison and two Azamat Abdrakhmanov re- The court also sentenced Kaly- mukhambetov and Sagingali Seit- litical and economic status of the located in 2014. He often goes on more received 25 and 22 years bek Mergaliyev, Yerlan Urazov, ceived 20 years of imprisonment kaliyev. Arman Imanbayev is to be town in the medieval era. The pre- nature trips with his family and of imprisonment. All 29 accused in a strict regime colony with con- Meirbek Mukhanov, Serik Arys- were found guilty of committing jailed for two years for failure to cisely “fake’’ dinars status of the finds something every time. fiscation of property. He will spend tanov, Rustam Gatsayev, Ablai report a crime. treasure is a unique object of his- “I look at everything through the serious offenses against the per- the first three years in prison. Kabiyev and Aibek Nurmukhanov son, property, public safety and For concealing a crime, Mirlan toric and cultural heritage. eyes of my ancestors: where I would “Abdrakhmanov and other to five years in prison for failure to Yerdauov and Ussen Utepov have Studying Mangystau’s ancient set the yurt, if I lived in a steppe, if public order and sentenced to vari- members of the terrorist group report a crime. ous terms of imprisonment. been sentenced to four years in settlements, ports and market sites there is water or what it means if a Zhanabai Kuanyshbayev, prison and four years of personal is the main component of a vast settlement was near here,” he noted, research topic investigating the Alibek Akpanbetov, Bakhyt restraint respectively. according to lada.kz. northern offshoot of the Great Silk Kuanyshbayev, Arsen Tanatarov, In addition, the court obliged Yerbozov often consults archae- Road that allowed uniting Asian Askhat Rakhmetov, Anuar Sadik- nine members of the terrorist ologists. Many people in the Man- and Eastern European countries. hov and Askhat Imangaliyev have group to compensate material and gystau region find historically val- Astafiyev noted the topic was been condemned to life in prison moral damage to victims. uable objects, however, there are poorly studied by historians and and the confiscation of all person- Eight people, including three no local experts who could give archaeologists, according to the al property. They will be sent to military officers, were killed in the historic and material evaluation to news website. a special penal colony after serv- June 5 terrorist attack in Aktobe. these types of findings, he said. Based on field studies, Asta- ing first four and a half years in A group of 25 shooters attacked “If the government really offers fiyev attempted to reconstruct prison. two weapons shops and a military good money for them, this would trade paths and their arrangement Aidos Zhubanov was sentenced unit in Aktobe. Eighteen criminals refill the funds of our museums. were killed during the anti-terrorist across the Mangyshlak peninsula. to 22 years in a strict regime col- Despite the big volume of docu- People would know more about operation. ony, and is to spend the first four mented archaeological objects, the history of this area; this would The police detained nine people years in prison with property con- the search and review of medieval trigger more interest for tourists. for direct involvement in the ter- fiscation. He has been convicted ports is one of the prospective As a patriot of my country, I would rorist attack, another 18 people for of murder, attempted murder, an paths of future studies. Those ports want these gold products found to act of terrorism, robbery, involve- failure to report the planned crime were not only cargo terminal bases become the nation’s legacy and not ment in the activities of a terrorist thejournal.ie Photo credit: and two more for concealment. be melted,” he added. B3 NATION&CAPITAL CULTURE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 147 Years after Premiere, Don Quixote Rides into Capital technically simple, requiring more Altynai Asylmuratova, ballet By Lyazzat Shatayeva acting than dancing. master, choreographer of the pro- Unlike the immortal novel, where duction and former prima ballerina ASTANA – Astana Opera has the central character is the Knight of of the famous Mariinsky Theatre, enriched its repertoire with yet an- the Sorrowful Countenance, the key has played the leading female role other classical production. The bal- characters in the ballet are Kitri, the of the playful and flirtatious Kitri. let troupe premiered “Don Quixote” innkeeper Lorenzo’s daughter, and Comedy is a delicate genre; it re- filled with Spanish charm, fervour Basil, a barber. At different times, quires balance to prevent turning a and humour Nov. 25, attracting a the legendary Maya Plisetskaya and masterpiece into kitsch, which puts full house and mesmerising the au- Mikhail Baryshnikov played the pressure on the actors and dancers, dience. parts. The grand pas-de-deux from she said. The ballet is based on episodes the third act is considered one of the Madina Basbayeva and Gaukhar taken from the famous novel “Don major career pinnacles in ballet. Ussina, who play the part in the new Quixote de la Mancha” by Miguel According to the plot, the chiv- production, have had the chance to de Cervantes. It was initially chore- alrous Don Quixote and Sancho portray the character in many other ographed by Marius Petipato to the Panza travel across Spain looking theatres. Ussina noted the part has music of Ludwig Minkus and first for adventure. They arrive in Bar- many pirouettes and spins and re- presented at the Bolshoi Theatre celona, where they witness the rag- quires great technique. Despite the in Moscow in 1869. The ballet has ing love and passion between Kitri demands, during the second day subsequently been staged in every and Basil. Kitri, however, is forced of the performance the ballerina major classical theatre. by her father to accept the marriage looked well-rehearsed, at ease and In an age when technology is proposal of rich nobleman Gamache. dynamic and her flamboyant Kitri transforming theatre, the new pro- Don Quixote challenges him to a floated on stage. duction is a unique combination of duel, but Gamache is mocked and Promising young dancer Bakhty- the classic plot, original music, tra- chased away. Meanwhile, Basil iar Adamzhan played Basil at the ditional Spanish costumes, beauti- installations which change insensi- accompanied by his squire Sancho veal the inner world of my character. fakes suicide and asks Kitri’s father premier. His character, who is a com- ful, somewhat monumental, stage bly with the ballet scenes. Topped Panza riding a pony. In the ballet, we are immersed into with his dying breath for her hand moner in the novel, appeared slightly design and animated visual graph- with skilful use of animation and “The focus of my character is a his fantasy world, into his dreams. in marriage. Thinking Basil is dy- prince-like and sophisticated, but un- ics. lighting effects, the ballet was an soul. Immersed in his fantasies Don He goes through different adven- ing, Lorenzo agrees, at which point doubtedly in love with Kitri. Stage designer Ezio Frigerio aesthetic feast that left the audi- Quixote looks quizzical, but through tures,” said Frigerio. Basil stops pretending and is happily The theatre troupe earned stand- recreated the authentic and fes- ence wanting more. The spectators his character, the author is trying to Zhanibek Imankulov, who played united with Kitri. The noble knight ing ovations on both days of the tive atmosphere of 17th-century burst into wild applause when Don tell us that we are not entirely materi- Don Quixote at the premiere, noted and his servant bless the young cou- premiere, a highlight in the capital’s Barcelona with the help of grand Quixote came on stage on a horse al in this material world. I have to re- the choreography for his part was ple and join the festivities. cultural life. Kazakh Auteur Filmmaking Hot Argentine Tango Finds Focuses on Social Issues New Home in Cold Astana them stop working in this direction as well as films created by the Bas- and embrace their sensuality,” said go Salon was danced throughout By Zhanna Shayakhmetova because such films are not in great tau international festival participants. By Lyazzat Shatayeva Kurmangaliev. the Golden Era of Argentine Tango demand in our country. Art house But, to me, the director should create Argentine tango is a regulated in the mid-1930s to early 1950s, ASTANA – In recent years, the films basically aim to take part in the more than one or two films to be rec- ASTANA – The captivating Ar- social dance with strict rules of when milongas were held in large Kazakh film industry has released a festivals. The directors need wide ognised as the author of exceptional gentine tango is stealing the hearts conduct. Codigos, or tango dance venues accompanied by full or- plethora of historical dramas, crime release and recognition of the audi- films,” he said. of social dancers, offering an ex- etiquette, has been developed chestras. films, comedies and romantic pic- ence. Maybe this is one of the rea- Azimzhanov, a New York Film cellent alternative to traditional through many years to create an Music in a milonga is set up in tures designed for a mass audience. sons why young people refuse to Academy (NYFA) graduate student, ways of socialising during the cap- optimal dance experience at mi- tandas (sets of three or four songs Yet there are still a good number of make eccentric and social pictures,” is representative of the young gener- ital’s long, freezing winters. longas, or tango dance parties. played by one orchestra) and cor- films that sometimes do not meet said Boretskiy. ation of directors experimenting with The history of the tango is fas- The rules are aimed to maximise tinas (non-tango bits of songs viewers’ expectations and draw more Emir Baigazin’s works stand apart genres and directions. cinating and complex. The sensual choice, freedom and pleasure from played between tandas). The corti- attention at various festivals. from other films, he added. His de- His debut picture “Moments of dance originated approximately dancing while avoiding embar- na signals the end of the tanda and The Astana Times interviewed but picture “Harmony Lessons” won Enlightenment” won the Award of 150 years ago in the lower-class rassment and awkward and unsafe well-known film critic Oleg Borets- is the time for gentlemen to escort more than 25 international awards, Recognition at the Hollywood Inter- districts of Buenos Aires and Mon- situations on the dance floor. kiy and promising young filmmaker their partners to their seats. including the Silver Bear at the Ber- national Moving Pictures Film Fes- tevideo. Its evolution has led to its “The tango was born in a seaport, Kurmangaliev and Adilshaikho- tival. He said sometimes art house international spread, making tango where there was an abundance of va moved to Argentina two months films tell the stories of people we see music one of the world’s greatest working-class men and scarcity ago and currently live, work and genres. every day in the streets, in a bus or of women. To win women’s atten- teach tango in Buenos Aires. The The history of the dance in the at work. tion, men danced the tango. Quite community of devoted tango danc- city began in 2013 when Bulat “Such films are more appealing to often, those dance gatherings got ers they built in their native capital Kurmangaliev, a former lawyer, people at the subconscious level, in rowdy and ended in fights. Later, continues to practice and attend and Saltanat Adilshaikhova, a connection with the identity of their the government of Buenos Aires weekly milongas. former accountant, abandoned life situations and similar characters. introduced regulations, rules that Ukraine natives Oleksii and their successful careers, moved Social films can be closer to a greater defined ways of inviting a woman Anna Tymchenko opened Estu- number of people and not only to to the capital and founded Tango Academy, the city’s first tango to dance, agreeing or rejecting the dio de Tango 348, another school a certain category of people with invitation and keeping a distance on in the city which is receiving ac- strong analytical skills,” he said. school. The couple, with almost a decade of experience and train- a dance floor to avoid collision with claim among novice dancers. The His film touches upon suicide is- another pair,” said Kurmangaliev. pair also hosts Sunday milongas, sues. Two friends from different ing from famous dancers like Se- bastian Arce, Julio Balmaceda, Cabeceo is, perhaps, one of the bringing the entire community of countries and with different social most important codes. It is the way dancers together. status live together in the U.S. Kate Corina de la Rosa and Mariano Chicho Frumboli, began by giv- people invite and agree to dance to- Oleksii Tymchenko, an architect is a student and Elly is an immigrant ing private dance classes in a gether, a system of mutual respect by day and tango instructor year- with a drug addiction. Once Elly Dias Azimzhanov and the crew during the filming of “ULTIO.” rented apartment. With only a and tactfulness. A gentleman in- round, recalled the way the couple learns that she has HIV, she falls into few followers, the world’s sec- vites a lady from a relative distance was introduced to the dance. a state of emotional isolation. Dias Azimzhanov to learn about the ond coldest capital did not ap- by catching her eye and nodding. “We started dancing tango more lin Film Festival and Grand Prix at Social issues require research and current state of auteur Kazakh cin- pear to be a culture particularly If a woman accepts the invitation, than five years. Ines Nikolulias, festivals in Sao Paulo and Seattle. training, together with a full immer- ematography and their activities in receptive to passionate, expres- she nods back. If the woman does a professional dancer who had “The master of the classic auteur sion in the story on set. I consulted this sphere. sive art forms. In just a few not want to be invited, she subtly lived and worked in Buenos Aires, cinema in the country is Darezhan with psychologist. I have used the years, however, the tango culture looks away. This ensures women opened the world of tango for us. Omirbayev. His works have been acting techniques of Sanford Meis- has caught on and evolved into are not dancing out of obligation We were fascinated and still are. recognised at international levels ner and Stella Adler (in order to di- Auteur Filmmaking and several schools with a growing and men are not having their ad- For us, tango is like a second life and are better known to his support- rect actors),” said Azimzhanov. Its Importance ers and students. Ermek Tursunov’s number of supporters. vances rejected or feelings hurt. or even our first life, because when Future directors study acting skills “The reason why tango is popu- Inviting a follower verbally at her it captivates you, you start living in A qualified film expert, Borets- films ‘Kelin’ (‘Young Wife’), ‘Shal’ at the academy and there are no ex- kiy presents the Radio Classic live (‘Old Man’) and ‘Kenzhe’ (‘Young- lar in the modern world is quite table in the traditional milongas is it. You start walking in tango steps. ceptions at NYFA, he added. obvious. We live in a digital age considered an encroachment and is Even when you buy new clothes, show Kino Blues, contributes to the est Child in the Family’) do not fit “We have the same requirements news portal Tengrinews.kz and initi- into a specific genre. His latest work where most of our communication often rejected. you first think, ‘can I wear this to a as actors because in the future, while happens online without real physi- Argentine tango has a variety of milonga,’” he said. ated the launch of the Almaty cinema ‘Zhat’ (‘Stranger’) may even get the directing we should be able to talk Oscar nomination,” he said. cal contact. But an interpersonal dance styles developed in response “Argentine tango happens only club in 2003. to them in the same language. My Boretskiy also delivers lectures on [world], tactile touch is a funda- to many cultural elements. Tango when a leading partner leads and “Auteur films are the most -inter experience gained after participating history and the philosophy of science mental value of human nature. Vals is danced to waltz music in a a follower follows. This is when esting to me, as there is a search of in the directing courses delivered by cinematic language. Of course, there for graduate students at Al-Farabi Many of us don’t get to have it in smooth, continuous and flowing harmony and unity are achieved. Konstantin Sarkisyan in Almaty also is a story and a plot. The directors Kazakh National University. our everyday lives. Apart from its movement. Tango Milonguero is a You don’t dance Argentine tango had a positive effect during the film- often use figurative language. As a “I use the auteur films that relate aesthetics, the tango is a tool for style with a close embrace. Tango for the public eye. It is a dance for ing,” he said. rule, these films usually do not get to the history of science in my pro- many dancers to feel comforted Nuevo is the new age dance. Tan- two,” he added. into wide release as they are non- gramme. For example, we discuss One of the important tasks and commercial ones. In this category the Spanish film ‘Agora’ when we challenges for the director is the abil- I would like to mention two recog- study the ancient science. We discuss ity to look at history and evaluate it nised Kazakh directors, Adilkhan the films ‘A Beautiful Mind’ and through the eyes of the viewer, noted Yerzhanov and Nariman Turebayev. ‘Interstellar,’ which I consider refer Azimzhanov. He recently finished They have their own vision and style both to feature motion picture and shooting his second short film enti- and they are not interested in wide art house. The film’s ideas are the tled “ULTIO,” which is currently in release,” he said. context to talk about the science, the postproduction. Yerzhanov’s film “The Plague at problems of science, the identity of “This film is more technically ad- the Karatas Village” was awarded the scientist and the modern physics vanced compared to the preparatory the Network for the Promotion of concept. It is really exciting and fas- and setting stages of my debut film Asian Cinema (NETPAC) 2016 cinating to students,” he said. in terms of professional experience prize as the best Asian feature film of the crew and cast, equipment and by a jury in Rotterdam. the shooting schedule. I would like Turebayev is currently doing his New Wave Cinema to share the experience with people fifth work entitled “Gryaz Bolsho- Boretskiy noted the works by who care about our cinema industry go Goroda” (“The Filth of the Big young directors Aisultan Seitov and and learn something from them after City”) as part of the new movement his one-shot film “Jackal,” Maxim I return to Kazakhstan. I plan to open called Guerrilla Cinema, independ- Kodarov’s “Cube” and Darkhan a studio with a focus on screenwrit- ent filmmaking with a low budget. Tulegenov’s “Rays of Dawn,” which ing and directing, where people can “I know that many beginner direc- won first prize at the Eurasia Film learn the basics of storytelling, ele- tors start their careers with short art Festival. ments of narrative and dramaturgy,” house films. But over time, many of “All these works are noteworthy, said Azimzhanov. B4 NATION&CAPITAL COUNTRY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Italian Company to Create New Kazpost Services Let Meat Cluster in Almaty Region Villagers Buy Airline Tickets, Car Parts Online and Pickup at Post Offices dwellers. Now, villagers don’t people living in villages can order Staff Report need to go to a city to buy tick- spare parts from the nearest post ASTANA – Kazpost is offering ets,” said head of Kazpost’s press office, paying for goods in cash or new services to residents of rural service Bairam Azizov. online using payment cards. settlements that will allow them On Sept. 28, the project was “There are approximately to purchase electronic tickets for launched in pilot mode in Astana, 120,000 cars made in Ust-Kame- domestic flights and spare parts Almaty, Aktobe and Shymkent. nogorsk on the roads of the coun- for cars made in Kazakhstan on- Now, tickets can be purchased in try. This figure has been increasing. line. Customer can get their goods all automated offices of Kazpost. Each vehicle requires mainte- in any of Kazpost’s 2,000 post of- The company has nearly 2,000 of- nance. Daily, Kazakhstan needs

Photo credit: cremonini.com Photo credit: fices. fices around the country. By 2017, nearly 2,000 spare parts from BI- “Kazpost is actively diversify- the company is going to sell tickets PEK Auto-Asia Avto. Two-thirds ating a vertically-integrated com- Cremonini Group is currently By Dana Omirgazy ing its portfolio of services. More online through the post.kz website. of our customers are residents of pany to construct feedlots with a one of the most important food than a year ago, we successfully Kazakhstan citizens can also the rural regions. Kazpost will al- total capacity of 44,000 heads of enterprises in Europe operating in ASTANA – Deputy Prime Min- launched the sale of railway tick- now buy spare parts for cars made low them to order necessary spare cattle in Aktobe, Kostanai and three business areas: production, ister and Minister of Agriculture ets through our post offices. Re- in Kazakhstan. An agreement on parts without leaving home and West Kazakhstan regions, as well distribution and catering. Inalca Askar Myrzakhmetov recently cently, we started to sell tickets the matter was signed between to get them in one of the post of- met with delegates of the Italian as modernising the meat process- JBS and Montana, the beef by- Asia Avto Kazakh automaker (part fices across the country. Thanks ing plant by increasing capacity up products division, is Italy’s major for EXPO 2017. As of today, we company Inalca Eurasia, reported of BIPEK Auto) and Kazpost at to the modern electronic service to 20,000 tonnes of meat and meat meat products producer. Cremoni- are working on software integra- kazinform.kz. the Forum of Domestic Producers of Kazpost, we have dramatically products. ni through MARR is the nation’s tion with service providers and Inalca Eurasia represented Cre- in Astana. Such cooperation will increased availability and after- Cremonini began its activity in market leader in commercialising debugging sales mechanisms. We monini Group, which may par- 1963 and today is Italy’s largest and distributing food products to are coming closer to our mission: make it easier for thousands of car sales service speed. This is espe- ticipate in implementing an in- food-service distributor. Sales rev- the extra-domestic catering mar- connecting villages and cities, owners to maintain their vehicles. cially important for car owners in vestment project to develop and enue for 2008 increased 6.6 per- ket. Through Chef Express, the trying to saturate the rural de- Every year, 19 branches of BI- remote parts of the country,” said produce a meat cluster, including cent compared to 2007, totalling company has a dominant position partment with services that were PEK Auto-Asia Avto sell 687,000 President of Asia Auto Erik Sag- feedlots, meat-packing plants and 2.2 billion euros (US$2.34 billion). in train station buffets and consid- previously available only to city units of spare parts. From now on, ymbayev. distribution centres, in the Almaty Forty-one percent of the proceeds erable presence in principal Italian region as part of the 100 Concrete were from the manufacturing seg- airports and motorway catering. Steps Plan of the Nation. ment (beef, sausages and snacks), The company is present in com- The feedlots will house between another 41 percent through food mercial catering with the restau- 10,000 and 20,000 animals and distribution and 18 percent from rant brand Roadhouse Grill. weekly supply 1,500-2,000 heads catering. EBITDA (Earnings be- Cremonini Group is represented Swans Rescued from to the slaughterhouse in the meat- fore Interest, Taxes, Deprecia- mainly in Europe, Russia and a packing plant. tion and Amortisation) increased number of African countries such In January, Inalca Eurasia signed 5 percent to 133 million euros as Algeria, Angola, the Democrat- a memorandum with Aktep, one of Freezing Lakes in Almaty (US$141.35 million). The com- ic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the largest Kazakh companies in pany’s net consolidated profit to- the Republic of Congo. The com- the meat industry located in the talled 39 million euros (US$41.45 pany is the major operator in Euro- Aktobe region, according to the million) in 2008 compared to 12.7 pean on-board train catering with Region, Kyzylorda Ministry of Agriculture press ser- million euros (US$13.50 million) subsidiaries in Belgium, France, vice. The agreement proposed cre- a year earlier. Great Britain and Spain. escaping along the ice towards metres away from the city. Our By Kamila Zhumabayeva the city and passers by who hap- dacha is there and we come there pen to be at the rescue site helped on weekends. We noticed them ASTANA – Groups of swans us catch them,” he said, the news [the swans] this past weekend. stuck in frozen lakes in the Al- agency reported. The weather was warm enough maty Region and Kyzylorda city According to Shermakhanov, we thought they would fly away, Foreign Television Offices Operating were recently rescued by gov- the swans were transferred to while the lake will freeze now, ernmental rescue services and a local forestry establishment. but the birds are still there. They local residents. Experts said the birds were un- were not flying away for some in Kazakhstan Must Be Led by Kyzylorda resident Zhasulan able to fly away due to excess reason. The water is getting fro- Serikov posted a video on Fa- weight and were lying on ice to zen,” the resident said, according cebook that showed a group of grow thin. Veterinarians are now to the news report. swans near Kyzylorda’s Arai Kazakhs Beginning 2017 supervising the swans. They will A dacha is a seasonal or year- Water Park. later decide either to free the round second home in the exurbs Only a Kazakh citizen can be head He assured that the work is currently “As soon as we received a sig- birds or hand them over to a zoo of Russian and other post-Soviet of a Kazakh branch of a foreign chan- being done on all these goals. nal, we contacted Kyzylorda’s By Azamat Syzdykbayev nel. The minister also stressed that According to the minister, the de- regional forestry and wildlife in neighbouring Shymkent. cities. while considering many factors it mand by Kazakh people for foreign inspection,” Galymzhan Sher- In the meantime, people tried She sought the help of the city ASTANA – All foreign television will be problematic to ban all at once press increases only in instances of makhanov, head of the Duty to rescue another group of swans and regional emergencies ser- channels broadcasting in Kazakhstan the so-called “grey plates,” which are expert evaluation of an economic and Dispatching Department of stuck at a frozen lake in the Al- vice and a zoo. will be required starting in 2017 for satellite antennas that broadcast only situation and events taking place South Regional Rescue Squad maty region. Earlier, an Almaty “We were told at a zoo that their in-country staff led by Kazakh foreign content inside Kazakhstan. around the globe. of Committee for Emergency resident told about the birds in there isn’t any technical support citizens. “Specific work with this purpose, Domestic entertainment content Situations of Kazakhstan’s In- her post on her Instagram page to help. At an emergency and “Throughout the entire autumn, I including legislative work is being is more popular than foreign shows ternal Affairs Ministry, told Ten- of Club Dobryakov Almaty (Al- fire service in the Karasai area have been meeting with leaders of conducted. If we say ‘no’ to grey and television programmes. Kazakh grinews.kz. maty’s Club of “Kind Souls”), we were told [helping to rescue] representatives and television chan- plates now, then domestic television news programmes also are very pop- “Together, we arrived on the Tengrinews.kz writes. is not within their competence,” nels, including foreign channels. channels, satellite and cable opera- ular among local audience, accord- According to the resident, for she noted. We will normalise all the issues scene. Our divers tried to entice tors will need to find an alternative, ing to research, khabar.kz writes. and catch the birds. But they be- several days the swans stayed People of the town volunteered concerning information security,” for example, by obtaining the right “The amount of mainstream and at the lake near Merei Township to help the swans after the resi- Kazakh Minister of Information and gan flying one place to another. to broadcast the English Premier regional news that Kazakh televi- in the Almaty region. The birds, dent’s post was published. How- Communication Dauren Abayev an- Therefore, the decision was made League,” he said. sion channels show is on the top. The however, did not hurry to fly ever, later one of the volunteers nounced during an expert meeting of to leave the divers for forestry, Abayev explained that this entails population consumes domestic news so that the birds did not become away with cold weather settling. Angelina Kotenko informed that the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic improving commentators’ work, im- in regional centres, everywhere,” Studies. weak. Early morning we tried to “This is the Karasai area, a very the birds rose and flew away af- ages, quality of a signal and so on. Abayev noted, according to Vlast.kz. catch the birds again. They began small Merei town, about 30 kilo- ter all. 41 Million Tenge Allocated to Develop Tourism Cluster in Zhambyl Region ism strategy by the Chamber of to the travel agencies and there’s poor quality of tourists’ products. By Zhanna Shayakhmetova Entrepreneurs, reported Inform.kz. no significant tax revenue despite Fifty-sixty percent of the existing “The representatives of the the relatively progressive and hotels are outdated. ASTANA – Forty-one million working group visited the impor- steady increase in this sector from The road map of the Zhambyl tenge (US$121,155) has been al- tant tourist sites of the region and 2013 to 2015. region’s tourism development was located for the initial stage of tour- revealed the infrastructure and ser- “Favourable trends in domestic developed by the Tourism Industry ism development in the Zhambyl vice problems. The report was pre- economy and government support Association in cooperation with region as part of cooperation be- sented to the authorities to solve related to the implementation of the akimat. tween local akimat (administra- these issues. A business card of the cluster development programme cer- It is expected to launch a tour tion) and the regional Chamber of Zhambyl region was developed. tainly motivates businesses to build bus for excursions, organise the Entrepreneurs. The business cards with the anno- a high-quality and affordable accom- annual Kazakh Khanate festival The region has a potential for tations for each tourist sites were modations for tourists to increase and construct the city of artisans domestic and international tourism distributed among the travel com- tourist flows. The dynamics of in- and manufacturers of souvenirs. development due to a plethora of panies in the South Kazakhstan crease in capacity and the number of “EXPO 2017 is one of Kazakh- tential for goods, create one of the Cultural Heritage list, including historical and archaeological mon- region, Almaty, Kyrgyzstan and placements, as well as hotel rooms stan’s key projects. Four travel sources of foreign exchange earn- the Aktobe (Stepninskoe) settle- uments and unique climatic zones. Russia. The expense budget was in the Zhambyl region in the period agencies from the region will take ings,” she said. ment, Kulan, Ornek, Kostobe and But the tourist industry of the re- approved at a regional maslikhat from 2013 to 2016 proves this fact. part in this event including Zolo- The region is situated on the area Akyrtas. gion is stagnating today, according to (a local representative body) ses- The number of hotels increased by toi Karavan (Golden Caravan), between the Shu and Talas rivers The Ancient Taraz, an archaeo- head of the regional Chamber of En- sion. The funding will be provided 82 percent compared to 2013. But Taraz Travel, Baiterek Travel Cen- and is a treasure trove of histori- logical park and historical monu- trepreneurs Karlygash Aralbekova. to create a tourist site, promotional the placement occupancy accounted tre and Zhambyl-Service compa- cal sites. ment was opened in Taraz. The A working group on tourism products and a tourist information only to 12.4 percent. It is 2.5 times nies. Tourism could be one of the Five historical sites in the region large scale archaeological excava- cluster development and imple- centre,” she said. less than in 2013,” she said. drivers of economic development are included in the United Nations tions and research have been con- mentation of the Silk Road project Aralbekova said that the tourist A lack of economy and first- offering the possibility to create Educational, Scientific and Cultur- ducted with the support of the state was initiated to introduce the tour- industry does not bring any profit class hotels is the main reason for more jobs, expand the export po- al Organisation (UNESCO) World and local budgets. B5 NATION&CAPITAL SOCIETY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Kazakhstan Scientists Acknowledged with Science Leader 2016 Award for Contribution representative Orazbek Sakhov Dosbolayev and Bolat Uralbekov 2011, a qualitatively new model By Zhazira Dyussembekova and Karaganda State Medical Uni- and Suleyman Demirel Univer- of science management in the versity scholar Ilya Azizov were sity’s Maria Nemchenko. The life country was introduced, research ASTANA – Several Kazakh uni- awarded for their excellent work sciences award went to Ilya Ko- activity of Kazakh scientists has versities and scientists received in the medical sphere. Zhaksylyk rotetskiy of Scientific Centre of increased and so did the number of the Science Leader 2016 award Sabitov of Eurasian National Uni- Anti-Infectious Drugs and Kaisar Kazakh publications in the world during the Science and Innovation versity and Bagila Maisupova of Tabynov of Research Institute for flow,” he added. – the Basis of Economic Develop- Kazakh Research Institute of For- Biological Safety Problems was Amrin noted there are currently ment forum in Almaty, reported estry were acknowledged in the the most cited in agricultural sci- more than 1,300 Kazakh publi- Forbes.kz on Nov. 21. field of agricultural and biological ences. The social sciences award cations in the Thomson Reuters, The winners’ achievements sciences. went to Kazakh-British Techni- Elsevier and Springer global da- were evaluated in terms of publi- “Judging by the total number of cal University’s Timur Narbayev tabases. In 2011, the number was cation activity and citations based publications according to the In- and technical sciences honour to three times lower. on data from Thomson Reuter’s Cites source, in 2011 Kazakhstan Maxim Zdorovets of the Insti- In a world where millions of Web of Science, according to Na- was rated 101st among 215 coun- tute of Nuclear Physics. Olzhas scientists work and approximate- tional Centre of Science Technol- tries, while in 2015 the country Urazayev of West Kazakhstan Na- ly 28,000 science journals publish ogy Evaluation Chairperson Adil moved to 78th place. Looking at tional Medical University received more than one million articles

Ibrayev. forbes.kz Photo credit: the citation rate in 2015, the situ- the medical field award. each year, specialisation gives Awards were presented in differ- ticles with a high impact in the sity and Margulan Archaeology ation has improved significantly The rapid growth in the number the best results, said Thomson ent categories. Eurasian National physical sciences went to Insti- Institute scholar Dmitry Voyakin and almost has reached the world of publications by Kazakh scien- Reuters Global Head of Emerging University, Fesenkov Astrophysi- tute of Chemical Sciences named received awards in the same cat- average level,” said Vice Minister tists is related to the country’s suc- Markets Viji Krishnan. Kazakh- cal Institute, National Centre for after Bekturov representatives egory. of Education and Science Aslan- cess and the excellent results of stan has a serious base in disci- Biotechnology and Nazarbayev Nurzhan Kurmankulov, Yelena The technical sciences awards bek Amrin. the nation’s efforts in science are plines such as physics, chemical University were named as Kazakh- Sycheva, Svetlana Vizer and were presented to Fesenkov Astro- The most cited young Kazakh the result of correct decisions, said sciences and materials science stan’s most cited science organisa- Kazbek Yerzhanov. Temirbolat physical Institute’s Inna Reva and scientists for 2008-2015 award in Amrin. that with the right approach may tions for 2011-2015. Kenshinbay and Rakhat Kurman- Nazarbayev University’s Almagul physics was given to Kazakh Na- “Within the implementation of become a competitive advantage, Honours in Kazakh journal ar- bayev of Kyzylorda State Univer- Mentbayeva. City Cardiac Centre tional University scholars Merlan the Law ‘On Science’ adopted in she added. More Kazakh Citizens See Nation Presents New Model Progress in Fight against to Train Prosecutors, Corruption, According to Anti-Corruption Staff skills and the development of emy will coordinate internship ac- By Dana Omirgazy personal competencies, fostering tivities. At the end of the course, communication skills and pub- trainees will have to complete a Global Corruption Barometer ASTANA – Kazakhstan has lic speaking skills. During the comprehensive exam. The exami- the government according to re- corrupt. The President’s, prime presented a new model for pros- educational process, focus will nation committee will consist of a By Dana Omirgazy spondents’ points of view. minister’s office and officials in ecutors and anti-corruption ser- be made on interactive methods, number of law enforcement lead- vices staff training, reported Ten- ASTANA – Only 24 percent of Citizens are fighting to curb cor- their office are seen as the clean- namely discussion, brainstorming, ers, respected lawyers, academics ruption in the country; however, est of the nine groups, with only 11 grinews.kz. training, public speaking, holding and practitioners. Academy grad- Kazakh citizens believe people can The nation is set to introduce a stop corruption by refusing to pay the survey data shows public sen- percent of respondents saying the workshops and research reports,” uates will receive a competence judicial training system for law he said. certificate as an essential compo- a bribe whenever asked or wherev- timent mostly depends on the eco- group is highly corrupt. enforcement agencies including nent to a diploma. It will contain er possible, according to the Trans- nomic situation in the country, as Bribery is a quite common ex- the prosecutor’s office, economic a detailed letter of recommenda- parency International survey. well as challenges in the health and perience for many households in investigations services and anti- tion,” he added. This year, Kazakhstan partici- education sectors, problems in the the region, according to the report. corruption authorities, said law The pilot project of the pro- pated in the largest Global Corrup- labour market and level of crime. Bribery to the road police is the enforcement academy Rector gramme is scheduled to launch in tion Barometer research held by Approximately 29 percent of most prevalent, with 47 percent Ulan Baizhanov. 2017, with recruitment expected the international civil society or- Kazakh citizens said they paid a of Kazakhs admitting to making “We have not yet decided on to start in the following year. The ganisation leading the fight against bribe this year compared to 39.9 a payoff. Bribery in public agen- the precise name of the new first graduation of young profes- corruption. For its latest report percent in 2013. In addition, 37 cies and civil courts are also fairly training model. This will imply sionals with law enforcement of- People and Corruption: Europe percent of respondents noted the common at 33 percent and 31 per- reduction of the corruption level cent, respectively. Fewer than one either a specialist or judicial in- ficer qualifications will be held in and Central Asia, Transparency In- ternship programme designed 2020. ternational surveyed about 60,000 over the past four years. About 32 in three respondents paid bribes to percent are dissatisfied with the the public education system, pub- for two years. The specialised “They will be eligible to apply people across 42 countries in the education course at the law en- way government is tackling the lic agencies to get social security for a specific list of positions, in- region about their daily life experi- forcement academy will be com- corruption risk, while 22 percent benefits or while obtaining official cluding investigator or prosecu- ences with bribery. pleted over the first year. At the are unsure how the anti-corruption documents. tor. Beginning in 2020, the law “Corruption is a significant end of the course, trainees will measures can be evaluated. Problems identified in 2013 re- enforcement agencies will enrol problem all across the Europe and acquire theoretical knowledge,” The Global Corruption Barom- main relevant this year. Law en- only specialists with appropriate Central Asia region,” said Trans- he added. eter survey also asks people to tell forcement agencies, courts and qualifications. parency International chair José The second year of training will “Project implementation will Ugaz. how corrupt they view different education and health sectors lead

be devoted to internships with law tengrinews.kz Photo credit: allow us to form an agency of powerful groups in their country. in the corruption ranking. “Governments are simply not enforcement agencies. Ulan Baizhanov employees with a high level of The nine groups include high-level Social problems and economic doing enough to tackle corruption “For about five months, trainees Baizhanov noted the first year professional qualification over political figures (the president’s/ difficulties in Kazakhstan came to because individuals at the top are will undergo an internship in the of study will end with a compre- five years. We hope that our pro- prime minister’s office, members the fore this year. Nearly 67 per- benefiting. To end this deeply trou- prosecutor’s office and two and hensive test. Those who pass it ject will become the basis for the bling relationship between wealth, of parliament and government of- cent of respondents said they are a half months in the economic will transfer to the second year of future training system of law en- power and corruption, govern- ficials), key public sector staff who concerned about the health care investigation service and in divi- study, which affords the opportu- forcement personnel,” said Baizh- ments must require higher levels interact with citizens (tax officials, sector, urging the government to sions of the anti-corruption ser- nity to gain access to an intern- anov. of transparency, including around the police, judges and local gov- pay close attention to this segment. vice. Training is based on two ship. He added the first phase does who owns and controls companies ernment representatives) and those The economy and unemployment trends. They are the replenishment “We will try to eliminate the not provide training for Ministry through public beneficial owner- who are not involved in the public rate are believed to be one of the and improvement of professional internship formalism. The acad- of Internal Affairs personnel. ship registries,” he added. sector but influence on political most urgent concerns by 49 per- More than one in three Kazakh service (business executives and cent and 43 percent, respectively. citizens think corruption is one of religious leaders). Kazakh citizens believe great- the biggest problems facing the According to 35 percent of those er efforts need to be made in the country. Transparency Kazakhstan surveyed, police are the most cor- fight against corruption. Tackling experts compared results of the rupt group in Kazakhstan. Business corruption requires a clear com- research published in the current executives were seen by 29 percent mitment from all levels of gov- and 2013 studies and analysed the as having extensive corrupt prac- ernment, the private sector and most important problems which tices. Judges follow closely, with civil society working together to should be adequately addressed by 28 percent saying they are highly address the abuse, noted the report. Photo: today.kz B6 NATION&CAPITAL TOURISM

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 The Ritz-Carlton Brings Contemporary Luxury to Astana

all team members and the reason Carlton Hotel Arts Barcelona for new level of lifestyle and luxury walls. The meeting rooms and and sit alongside a professionally- By Yermek Amanbayev presenting the Ladies and Gen- more than four years. She was experience. Located in the heart boardrooms will be excellent equipped fitness studio available tlemen is considered very im- awarded Best 5-Star Leader in of the administrative district, the spaces to conduct business and 24/7. ASTANA – The Ritz-Carl- portant to its policy. Friends and the second quarter of 2014 and property is literally on the door- VIP events. The hotel opening will coincide ton Hotel Company, LLC will company representatives contrib- won the best Ritz-Carlton world- step of architectural wonders like Three new restaurants will be with the start of EXPO-2017 and open its first hotel in the Kazakh uting to the hotel opening were wide line-up of the year. The Baiterek Tower and minutes introduced to the capital scene participants will be among the first invited to the Director of Engineering Svet- from glittering skyscrapers. adjacent to the main entrance and guests. JUNG: “The Ritz-Carlton is the party to get ac- lin Krastev has more than 20 quainted with the years’ experience in the field of luxury segment leader and we staff in a friendly Mechanical and Electrical Engi- guarantee an exclusive level of environment. neering as well as Facility ser- General Man- vices, working in 5-Star hotels service never before available in ager of The Ritz- and private companies in Europe, Carlton, Astana Russia and the Middle East. Astana. We see a great potential introduced the Makhabbat Bayaman, Direc- for the hospitality industry in local hotel’s top tor of Sales and Marketing, has managers. a substantive experience of work Kazakhstan and offer more Mr. Murat Go- in 5-star hotels. Her team was zukara is the Di- acknowledged as the best and opportunities for high class rector of Finance most efficient in East European leisure and business in the at The Ritz-Carl- countries numerous times. Under ton, Astana. He her leadership Kazakhstan has country’s capital.” has over twenty received a young generation of years’ experience professionals successfully work- capital in spring 2017. The Guid- in the hotel industry in Turkey, ing the hospitality industry in our ance Team of the hotel and its UAE and Kazakhstan. country. unique service culture with luxu- Executive Chef Andre Pied- Erkan Karatas in charge of rious accommodations and ex- noir has more than 30-years’ EAM-Food and Beverage has 20 periences were presented at the experience in 5-Star hotels, re- years ‘international experience as Astana Opera on Nov. 17. sorts, free standing restaurants, he began his career in 1996 and “The Ritz-Carlton is the luxury pastry shops and Michelin-star joined The Ritz-Carlton in 2001. segment leader and we guarantee restaurants in Europe, Asia, the As a member of the opening team, an exclusive level of service nev- Middle East, Africa, the United he has played an active leadership er before available in Astana. We States and the Caribbean. He and mentoring role as a pre-open- see a great potential for the hos- was appointed Executive Chef of ing trainer in numerous of hotels pitality industry in Kazakhstan The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul in including flagship hotels such as and offer more opportunities for 2012, achieving second place The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul, Mos- The Ritz-Carlton, Astana will hotel lobby. Өzen will be the place high class leisure and business within the company in the Gallup cow, Guangzhou, Vienna, Abu feature 157 hotel rooms and to meet as much as the location to About The Ritz-Carlton in the country’s capital,” said Score for food quality in Middle Dhabi, Herzliya as well as other 25 residences. Its 14th-floor work by offering a variety of or- The Ritz-Carlton, Astana Gen- East and Europe. luxury brands such as The Istan- Club Lounge will offer guests ganic products. The Mökki will Hotel Company, LLC eral Manager Dennis Kurt Jung. Director of Human Resources bul EDITION, Bvlgari Hotel Lon- an elevated experience and an provide a relaxed environment. Dennis Jung brings leadership Saule Sultanova has competence don. He’s a member of Chaîne des additional sanctuary with a One Eight (referring to the 18th The Ritz-Carlton Hotel experience and a commitment to to manage several hundreds of Rôtisseurs Association Mondiale dedicated concierge and com- floor) will offer an alternative and Company, L.L.C., of Chevy quality from 10 years of luxury employees having won a num- de la Gastronomie and he carries plimentary food and beverage unexpected dining experience. Chase, MD, currently operates hotel and resort involvement. ber of awards including the 2012 WSET Advanced Diploma. throughout the day. The meet- The hotel spa and fitness stu- more than 90 hotels in over 30 He served as hotel manager at Best Employer in Kazakhstan re- The hotel will be located in Ta- ing space includes 10 confer- dio will create a haven for guests countries and territories. More The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach gions and Spirit to Serve Partner- lan Towers, a new building with ence rooms totalling 1,400 to unwind, recharge or simply than 40 hotel and residential and Moscow. ship Award for Eastern European a blend of modern and elegant square metres. escape. The urban spa, with in- projects are under develop- The company motto “We are countries. design reflecting the vibrancy The Grand Ballroom has four door pool and treatment rooms, ment around the globe. The Ladies and Gentlemen serving Giselle Makarachvili, EAM- of the city. The complex is the meeting rooms with a total space will offer a full range of beauty Ladies and Gentlemen” exem- Rooms, began her career in Peru first high-end mixed-use devel- of almost 1,000 square metres and body therapies including The The company motto plifies the service provided by and has worked at The Ritz- opment in the capital, creating a and can be divided by partition Ritz-Carlton signature treatments “We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen” exemplifies the service provided by all team members and the reason presenting the Ladies and Gentlemen is considered very important to its policy.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 FC Astana Records Its First Historic Win in European Cup Group Stage at Home alised in the 85th minute. The first By Anuar Abdrakhmanov strike from Astana’s Djordje Des- potovic hit the bar but he managed ASTANA – In a dramatic come- to correct his mistake and brought back November 24, FC Astana se- FC Astana a historic 2:1 win. cured a 2:1 win over APOEL from However, the win proved in- Cyprus. This was the team’s first- sufficient, as Olympiacos and the ever win in two seasons playing in Young Boys drew and secured European Cup group stages. early progress from the group Up to now, Kazakhstan’s first stage. and so far only representative on “I am happy that tonight we se- this stage had managed six draws cured a Kazakh football club’s first in 10 matches in the UEFA Cham- victory in the Europa League’s pions League and the Europa group stage. This was an excellent League’s advanced round. season for us. … In this particu- Before the match at Astana Are- lar match, even when the teams na, the club had little chance of played in full squads, we looked making it out of the group but was really better. The guests scored a still motivated to bring some joy spectacular goal while we missed to the fans, as this was the year’s five or six really good chances. I final match on the home pitch. believe that our win is well-de- The first half was full of tacti- served,” said Stoilov. cal confrontation. About a half- “The main thing is that we won hour into the game is when cru- tonight, brought joy to our fans, cial moves began to be made. The and ended the season with this Cypriot team managed a qual- win in Astana. I think this was a ity counter-attack, and in the 31st wonderful win. We have one away minute, an impressive strike from game left in Switzerland, but now APOEL defender George Efrem we are all really happy. Ahead of helped the visitors open the score, us are a few days of rest and then 0:1.Astana sought a quick equalis- preparations for Young Boys,” er and very soon APOEL’s Inaski cantly helped Astana in the rest of However, luck was on their side Anicic sent it into the net to tie the ropa League alive. Perhaps that commented Astana goalkeeper Astiz fouled key Astana striker the match. that night. In the 58th minute fol- game. drove his bold decision to sub- Nenad Eric. Junior Kabananga at the entrance The Kazakh club started the sec- lowing a volley from the corner, Astana manager Stanimir stitute defender Igor Shitov with On Dec. 8, FC Astana visits to the penalty box and was shown ond half more actively. Its players APOEL goalkeeper Boy Water- Stoilov understood that only a win striker Tanat Nuserbayev. Switzerland to play its final game a red card. The numerical advan- controlled the ball, but weren’t man unexpectedly dropped the could keep the team’s chances of The expectation of another goal of the UEFA Europa League tage resulting from this signifi- creating real chances to score. ball and Astana defender Marin reaching the next stage of the Eu- was in the air, and it finally materi- against FC Young Boys. Ice Fishing: Wonderful Way Astana to Host First Major to Enjoy Winter in Capital Drone Racing Event enough supply of fish in the lake. more fishermen on the ice. There’s ary Formula-1 in terms of enter- craft constructors and robot system By Zhanna Shayakhmetova The favourable conditions for the always elation when it is necessary Staff Report tainment. The course of a drone products exhibition, learn about the fish are also created as fishermen ASTANA – Fishing is one of the to pull fish out of the water,” he race is three-dimensional and the structure and features of models of dig a hole in the water, thus allow- ASTANA – Drone Racing Ka- most relaxing ways to spend the added. participating pilots must fly along unmanned aerial vehicles, partici- ing fresh oxygen to get into the zakhstan dedicated to the 25th an- day, but for professional anglers it Togusov advised dressing for the a chosen route as fast as they can,” pate in master classes and watch the water,” he said. niversary of Independence will be is more than just a leisure activity. conditions to prevent hypothermia. the Kazakhstan Engineering press young robotics club’s show. A Robot The Nura River, one of the Kara- held for the first time in Kazakh- It is sport, adrenaline and the warm It is better to bring an extra pair of service reported. Wars show and concert is scheduled ganda region’s major waterways, stan Dec.16. company of like-minded people. gloves and be ready for a sudden According to the organisers, the for the day of the event. rises in the Kyzyltas Mountains The championship will include The Astana Times interviewed change in the weather and strong race will certainly arouse the inter- “Drone racing is quickly gaining experienced fisherman and capital and crosses the Akmola region. winds. resident Viktor Togusov to learn There are several dozen lakes in “Of course, people living in this the advantages and why fishing the Korgalzhyn area. The river area have grown accustomed to the is more exciting during the winter flows through a series of lakes harsh climate. Modern clothing and season. starting with Sholak Lake and end- shoes also allow you to keep warm. Togusov, 67, has been involved ing with Tengiz Lake. But fishing in winter has two main in fishing as long as he can remem- “The Nura River keeps the water challenges – unpredictable weather ber. He and his friends prefer to level in the lakes. There is abun- and absence of fish. You can never fish about 10-15 kilometres from dant growth of aquatic plants that predict how many fish you catch the city or, more often, go to the contributes to the abundance of and that’s a real pleasure of this nature reserve southwest of the large fish with the arrival of fresh type of activity,” he said. capital. water to the lakes,” said Togusov. Winter fishing can be danger- “I believe that we are blessed The Korgalzhyn Reserve is situ- ous, he added. The most hazardous people, as we live in a city located ated about 150 kilometres from condition is the first ice. near the Korgalzhyn Nature Re- the city and a fee of 2,000 tenge “Sometimes the fish can be up to serve. The fishing is strictly forbid- (US$5.90) per person is charged to 20 kilogrammes and when you pull den in summer, as there are about enter the zone. The farthest lake is it out, it may slip or the fish tries to 300 bird species in the reserve. nearly 200 kilometres. bite. It is necessary to be careful. The scientific institute observes “Beginner fishermen always ask The wounds from the bites of the and studies the birds. But when why it is more exciting to go fish- pike are difficult to heal. You can winter comes and the lakes are ing in winter. First of all, fish resist also fall on the ice. If the large fish covered with ice, the fishermen are to go out and the excitement grows resists, other fishermen help you to racers from all regions of the coun- est of potential developers of such momentum and World Cups are al- permitted at some lakes if there is even more. Secondly, there are pull it out. Once I caught pikes of try and feature a one million tenge equipment. ready organised. Due to this, a win about five kilogrammes,” he said. (US$2,938) prize. The event is be- An exhibition of unmanned aerial at the Drone Racing Kazakhstan The best time to go fishing is in ing sponsored by Kazakhstan En- vehicles and robotics entitled “Drone is an opportunity to join the first the early morning or the evening. gineering and will be at the Barys Expo Kazakhstan 2016” will be also national riders’ team, which will “Fishing with live bait has many Arena Ice Palace. organised as part of the champion- represent our country in interna- advantages, as we go fishing on “The drone racing championship ship. Visitors can get acquainted with tional competitions,” according to predators including big perch, Cru- can be compared with the legend- models of drones, attend a model air- a statement from the sponsors. cian carp, tench and pike which are larger than in the summer. Special skills are needed to catch pike perch. A fisherman waits as a hunter waits in the woods. To con- vey the thrill of catching fish, it is necessary to catch and stand on the ice and feel the full range of feel- ings,” he said. The fishing equipment and clothing industries are booming due to the great demand for the goods, he added. “I am pleased that there is a huge selection of tackle, spinning and fishing rods in the stores. Six or seven years ago, the situation was completely different. I also noticed that there are a larger num- ber of fishermen, especially among the youngsters. When I worked, my dream was to go fishing every day. Although retired, I go fish- ing mostly on weekends. Fishing is one of the accessible outdoor sports. Fishermen share tips and help each other when they meet. In winter, you can go on a fishing trip with an overnight stay and get the positive effects of being outside in Two-year-old Kaisar Kabibolla with a pike. nature,” said Togusov. B8 NATION&CAPITAL CAPITAL

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 Arba Wine Nuovo Guests and More Than 100 Domestic Companies Sell Products Distribution Director Discuss at Local Shopping Centre Kazakh Wine

By Azamat Syzdykbayev units of domestic production. Another 500 domestic brands ASTANA – The capital’s Halyk are expected to land on shelves Markasy (People’s Mark) shop- there soon, bringing the number ping centre sells products from of products to more than 100,000 about 100 Kazakh companies. One units. of the reasons for the dynamic de- “In anticipation of EXPO 2017, velopment of the centre is the free a tourist map has been made of our rent. city. All guests of the international “The recently opened Halyk exhibition will be guided by it. The map will only contain those By Kamila Zhumabayeva namesake band performed “Ak- tain river water and other attributes zakhstan-made wine has entered Markasy shopping centre is be- pen Birge,” “Kosh Bol” and other that avoid chemical processing at the global arena. I believe Arba ing replenished with more and stores where domestic products are sold. By that time, seven duty free ASTANA – Many wine pro- songs. the vineyards. As a result, all Arba Wine wines are quit competitive more Kazakh products. All the “It is a very significant occa- wines are organic and of high and taste very good. I am very glad products on the shelves of the markets will have opened,” stated ducing areas in the world con- Tazhibayeva. duct traditional wine festivals. sion for the capital city, where quality and the company has won for the Kazakh brand; it is very shopping centre are made by the hands of domestic manufacturers. Also there will be a project to Kazakhstan has such traditions every self-respecting person set a number of gold awards at pres- commendable,” said Asel Dairbek, in their position in society tries The quality of the goods is bet- create 100 new brands under Ha- too, thanks to Arba Wine, which tigious European and Asian wine a cellist working with the philhar- to get here. It is not as difficult contests. monic and symphonic orchestra. ter or the same – but definitely lyk Markasy, dedicated to the established Arba Wine Nuovo, a and quite achievable,” said Bek- Arba Wine grapes are 100-per- She added she was glad when not worse – than imported ones. EXPO 2017. The project plans to young wine festival, in its native temissova. cent hand picked. The company she learned the company has its Prices are reasonable. The qual- gather well-known artists, athletes land that has become customary Raushan Yerzhanova, general uses the best technology and own plantations where they grow ity is high. Products under the and members. One hundred new for wine lovers. One of the festi- director for Arba Wine Distribu- equipment such as French bottles honey and fruits. Dairbek hopes it brand ‘Made in KZ’ are finding Kazakh brands of food products, vals was held Nov. 18 at Radisson tion Astana, explained why for- and oak barrels, Portuguese corks, prospers and grows even larger. their niche,” said President of the furniture, home goods, clothing Hotel Astana. eigners love the company’s wines, Italian labels and foreign consult- “First of all, I like it that Arba Federation of Quality Control of and shoes will be launched. “Most people came here today product price and other details. ing. Wine is purely Kazakh-made Kazakhstan’s Goods and Services The mall has also presented to tie some partnership relations, “‘Clean’ means pure, which Wine prices are quite attractive, wine. Production is entirely lo- Rimma Tazhibayeva. Adoka, first children’s sports- establish connections and become means our wine is natural and of said Yerzhanova. For instance, cated in Kazakhstan as this is very According to her, almost all wear brand, dedicated to two-time acquainted,” guest and Sylqym high quality. Our wines are the Sary Arba (Rkatsiteli grape wine) hard for me, simply unfeasible and products, from pillows to furni- Olympic silver medalist Adilbek owner Zhanna Bektemissova best not in Kazakhstan alone, costs 2,500 tenge (US$7.30). The I am a production worker myself,” ture, were imported from abroad Niyazymbetov. The brand is sup- shared with The Astana Times. but in the entire Asia. Arba Wine final prices can be expensive, how- said Bektemissova. until recently. ported by the akimat (region ad- Guests were introduced to the wines comply with global stand- ever, due to capital venues setting She appreciates that jobs belong “The situation today has ministration) of the Mangystau re- 2014 collection, including a young ards,” she said. their own prices that can reach to Kazakhs and the wine is a brand changed. Kazakh producers are gion and the Association of Light wine poured straight from barrels, She noted the main factors for 300-400 percent of the initial cost. that makes them proud. ready to present their products to Industry. This brand is one of the and saw the Arba Wine World pho- the high quality lie in the unique- The guests also expressed their Bektemissova also noted she consumers,” she said. first brands of the Made inKa- to illustration. Talented Kazakh ness of Almaty region’s terroir, views and impressions about Arba enjoys an Arba Wine shop where As of today, the turnover has zakhstan National Brands Agency. singer and songwriter Galymzhan favourable climate for growing Wine products. a person can come, try a glass of amounted to more than 30 million Already more than 15,000 of its Moldanazar together with his grapes, dry air, stony soil, moun- “It is very flattering that our Ka- wine and sit for a while. tenge. There are more than 10,000 new items are on order.