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Kazakh Filmmaker Calls for Support and Gender Balance in Creative Industry
ASTANA – Creative industries are a rapidly expanding sector of the global economy, generating added value and new jobs. Globally, the sector contributes more than 3% to GDP and employs over 6% of the working population. Mustafina, her mother and...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For June 28
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 28. Iran's Central Bank has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of June 28, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the Central Bank, the value of 14...

Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Belarus launch beekeeping cooperation project - Iran and Kazakhstan may join
Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Belarus launch beekeeping cooperation project - Iran and Kazakhstan may join AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Belarus have initiated a new cooperative project in the agro-industrial sector focused on beekeeping, Danil...

India-Kazakhstan holds mega show to promote tourism
The India–Kazakhstan Tourism Business Forum & Dialogue concluded in Almaty with 150+ participants, including 40+ Indian participants, from tourism, wellness, hospitality & aviation sectors. Led by Ambassador of India, Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad &...

Cuban president addresses meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
Minsk, June 28 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, addressed the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which is meeting this Friday in Minsk, Belarus. At the Palace of Independence, along with the leaders...

China-Central Asia Summit reaffirms open cooperation: Kazakh scholar
A view of Astana, capital of Kazakhstan on June 15, 2025. Photo: VCG Editor's Note: On Tuesday, the second China-Central Asia Summit concluded in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. What new momentum can this summit inject into regional...

Preventive detention for foreigner arrested in the Algarve wanted in Kazakhstan
The Polícia Judiciária (PJ) announced today in a statement that a 69-year-old suspect, apprehended on Wednesday in the Algarve region by the criminal investigation police, was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by authorities in...

Central Asian youth flock to Xi’an to pursue entrepreneurial dreams
Matmusaev Doniyor (R) shares entrepreneurial experiences with Shavkat Nurmukhammad from Uzbekistan in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, May 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Zhenghao) XI’AN (June 28): When Sahedov Begench, a young entrepreneur from...
Kazakhstan says its oil exports to Germany will fall to 160,000 tons in June
Kazakhstan’s crude oil exports to Germany will decline to 160,000 metric tons this month from 230,000 tons in May, Kazakh energy company KazMunayGaz said on Thursday. It added that supplies, dispatched via Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline, for this...
Kazakh-German JV Skyhansa to build $500 mln airport near Chinese border
Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Skyhansa co-founder Christine Grotzbach discussed the project to build a cargo-passenger airport near the Khorgos International Center for Border Cooperation (ICBC) in the...

SAC Chairman attends plenary session of the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum
Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC), attended the plenary session of the 4th Eurasian Economic Forum (EEF 2025) held at the Minsk International Exhibition Center BELEXPO in Minsk,...

President Tokayev Takes Part in Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting in Minsk
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participated in the meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on June 27 in Minsk, Belarus, reported Akorda. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participates in the expanded meeting of the SEEC. Photo...

Kazakh oil producer Altyn Shyghys will supply sunflower oil under contract with Chinese state company
Kazakhstan’s oil plant Altyn Shyghys will supply a batch of unrefined sunflower oil to China. The buyer of the finished product is Chinese corporation CITIC Construction Co. Ltd., acting on behalf of the state-owned company Sinograin, which is...

Sheikh Khaled, leaders of EAEU member states discuss trade ties in Belarus
On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has attended the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting, held on Friday at the Palace...

Kazakhstan, Mongolia Deepen Strategic Ties During High-Level Visit to Ulaanbaatar
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu met with Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg during his official visit to Ulaanbaatar on June 26, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. Murat...

Kazakhstan Opens New Air Routes to Central Asia and China
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is enhancing regional air connectivity and international flight offerings with several new routes launched by Kazakh and foreign carriers, the country’s Civil Aviation Committee reported on June 26. Photo credit: tazabek.kg...

Kazakhstan Showcases Global Water Stories in UNESCO Photo Exhibition
ALMATY – Kasteyev Museum of Arts hosted the exhibition dubbed “Walk of Water: Stories of Ice, Rivers, and Drought ” from June 5 to 25. Featuring the works of 22 photographers, the display documented the beauty and vulnerability of freshwater...

Sadyr Japarov takes part in IV Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk
10:15, 27 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:15, 27 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov took part in the IV Eurasian Economic Forum in Belarus. The...

Cyprus Business Now: economic sentiment, PwC, interest rates, Lordos, Petrolina
Economic sentiment in Cyprus declined in June 2025, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) falling by 0.8 points compared to May, according to the Economics Research Centre (CypERC) of the University of Cyprus. The decline came despite a...

AD CP attends Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting
The meeting brought together heads of state and government from the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), chaired by President Alexander Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus. The United Arab Emirates participated as a guest of...