19+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1125+ words) By Aida Haidar in Editor’s Picks, People on 13 September 2026 There is a certain value in seeing a country not at one particular moment, but across decades. Škrabec’s perspective is therefore more than that of a businessman assessing a market. He…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (430+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in Editor’s Picks, International on 11 September 2026 ASTANA — The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest highlights the country’s economic and financial development, sovereign wealth strategy and global ambitions,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (227+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in International on 10 September 2026 ASTANA – Oil loading operations at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal have resumed in normal mode after a Sept. 8 drone incident near the facility, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said. Following the incident,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (495+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Business, Editor’s Picks on 10 September 2026 ALMATY – Kazakhstan increased oil transportation through KazTransOil’s main pipeline network by 4% in the first eight months of 2026, while volumes transported into the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) system rose 39%, highlighting both stronger…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (529+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Business on 9 September 2026 The meeting focused on the implementation of a 1-gigawatt wind power plant with an integrated energy storage system in the Zhambyl Region, as well as prospects for expanding cooperation in renewable energy. The…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (479+ words) By Alina Zhalmaganbetova in Sports on 9 September 2026 ASTANA – Kazakhstan has announced its national teams for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16-27. The women’s team will be led by Grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva, currently ranked…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (439+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in Business on 8 September 2026 ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s resilient economic growth, moderate public debt and strong external buffers are strengthening its ability to access global capital markets despite tighter borrowing conditions worldwide, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (633+ words) By Ayana Birbayeva in Editor’s Picks, International on 7 September 2026 ALMATY – Kazakhstan ranked 44th among 163 countries in the 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), placing it among the world’s 50 most peaceful countries and reflecting an improvement from the previous year as Central Asia continues…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (746+ words) By Joseph Shumunov in Opinions on 7 September 2026 Astana is looking for more ways to move its oil. Russia, its principal export outlet, is rife with disruptions. Damage to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) Black Sea terminal in November 2025 suppressed exports…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (430+ words) By Dana Omirgazy in Business, Editor’s Picks, International on 7 September 2026 ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to invest an estimated $327 million to expand two key sections of its oil pipeline system toward China, increasing their combined capacity to 35 million tons annually and strengthening…...