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Infrastructure managers and operators have handed the European Commission a compromise on rescheduling paths hit by temporary capacity restrictions, as it drafts rules under the EU’s Capacity Management Regulation. A separate operators’ paper goes further, demanding replacement paths at least 120 days ahead, up from a…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan has opened a training classroom featuring a simulator of the SMR-300 small modular reactor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Almaty on Oct. 30 to provide practical training for specialists in the nuclear energ…
Tengrinews.kz — In recent days, media outlets have been discussing the possible risk of rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant that has already been detected in several countries on different continents. Tengrinews.kz looked into how justified these concerns are, whether it could signal a new wave of COVID-19, and …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Sofya Samodelkina finished fifth at the Skate Canada Grand Prix, scoring a total of 206.89 points across the short and free programs. Sofya Samodelkina. Photo credit: NOC. Samodelkina earned 71.84 points for her …
Tengrinews.kz — Banks in Kazakhstan continue to revise deposit rates following the National Bank’s base rate cut. Nine banks changed their rates in October, with most lowering deposit yields. However, some financial institutions raised rates instead, according to the Kazakhstan Deposit Insurance Fund (KDIF). How the N…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – In 1864, a school with just 16 boys opened in Turgai, marking an important step toward expanding secular education across the Kazakh steppe. Its founder, Ybyrai Altynsarin, would become one of the most influential figures in …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Editor’s note: The Astana Times continues a section featuring articles by our readers. As a platform that values diverse perspectives and meaningful conversations, we believe that this section provides space for readers to share their…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest explores United Airlines’ interest in potential flights to Kazakhstan, Nvidia’s engagement with the countr…
Tengrinews.kz — President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, speaking at the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and called for an end to such actions, citing the Akorda press service. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted the significance of the opening of the Organizati…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Air Astana and China Southern Airlines signed a strategic partnership agreement on Oct. 30 to coordinate flight schedules, improve connections and expand travel options between Kazakhstan and China, building on their existing…
A collaboration between Wabtec and partners demonstrated Automated Shunting Operations (ASO) at Vienna’s Albern Hafen rail yard earlier this month. ASO should help improve productivity, mitigate staff shortages and improve operational safety. The technology will now proceed to pilot operations before commercial deploy…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have discussed expanding bilateral trade, agricultural cooperation and transport connectivity at the 14th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan Intergovernmental Council in Bishkek on Oct. 30, reaffir…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan accounted for nearly 93% of the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) announced greenfield investment project value in 2025, with projects worth around $24 billion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade an…
Tengrinews.kz — Twenty-four-year-old Kazakh citizen Bekmukhamed Kussainov traveled to the United States for the first time expecting to see the country he was used to imagining through Hollywood movies. Instead of skyscrapers and a glossy picture, however, he encountered the unfamiliar lifestyle of small-town America …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding trade, transport links and investment cooperation at the second Forum of Interregional Cooperation in Bishkek, as the two countries seek to increase bila…
The Polish Office for Rail Transport (UTK) warns that joint liability for customs debt could push Polish rail freight operators into insolvency. The regulator’s president will write to the ministers of infrastructure and finance, calling for an urgent analysis of the situation. The problem mainly concerns transports o…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Air Astana operated Kazakhstan’s first flight equipped with high-speed satellite internet on Oct. 29, connecting Almaty and Tashkent, the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development reported. Photo credit: Air…
The cleanup and restoration of the railway near Barking after last Friday’s derailment will continue well into next week. The work to recover a stranded intermodal train and repair damaged infrastructure is proving far more extensive than first hoped. New images released by c2c show the scale of the recovery operation…
Heidelberg Materials’ proposed carbon capture project in Edmonton appeared to contain almost every ingredient policymakers say a successful CCS development needs. It targeted cement, a hard-to-abate industry where most emissions come from the chemistry of producing clinker rather than simply burning fuel. A pilot conf…
Tengrinews.kz — Officers from the Transport Police Department have uncovered a series of thefts involving expensive electronics from transit freight containers passing through Kazakhstan on their way to Western Europe. Temirzhan Ramazanov, First Deputy Head of the Transport Police Department, provided the details, acc…
Two Nordic rail freight operators published mixed third-quarter results. Finnish Nurminen Logistics grew net sales by 10.4% to €26.3 million thanks to its Italian block trains. Still, the operator slipped into loss territory. Swedish operator Green Cargo posted an operating profit of 73 million Swedish crowns (€6.6 mi…
The Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group is considering scaling back single wagonload services between Sachsenburg in Carinthia and Sillian in East Tyrol. The service is too labour- and cost-intensive, the ÖBB subsidiary said. Local politicians warn that the move could put 50 to 60 extra trucks on the road …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s plans to raise the minimum wage and expand digital employment should be accompanied by stronger labor protections, safeguards against algorithmic decision-making and fairer access to social assistance, said Dr. M…
Tengrinews.kz — A relative's injury on the eve of a concert is not sufficient grounds for organizers to issue a ticket refund. This was the conclusion reached by District Court No. 2 of the Kazybekbi District in Karaganda, while hearing a lawsuit filed by a local resident against the organizers of a Thirty Seconds to …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranked 41st out of 143 countries and jurisdictions in the Order and Security factor of the 2026 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, improving one position from last year, according to the organization’s …
Plans are gathering momentum for the potential launch of a rail freight service connecting the port of Dunkirk and the Paris-Rungis market. Semmaris, the public body running Rungis, has been working for several years on revitalising rail freight at the site, in close collaboration with the State and the Greater Paris …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan plans to build 21 new logistics centers by 2030, add 13.3 gigawatts of power generation capacity by 2029 and accelerate the digitalization of water resources, agriculture and geological data as the government works…
For the first time, container trading and leasing company Dutch Container Merchants (DCM) will exhibit at Intermodal Europe 2026 with its own stand (D81). The Amsterdam-based family business is ready to meet the industry face to face and showcase its container offering. When Rogier Vervoort founded Dutch Container Mer…
Europe has ambitious plans to shift freight from road to rail, but the results so far have been disappointing. According to the recent 2026 CER Economic Study on the European Rail Freight Sector, rail’s share of EU inland freight transport fell from 18.8% in 2014 to 16.6% in 2024. This decline reflects a combination o…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan ranks third among six Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries with available data for monthly employer labor costs, behind Belarus and Moldova, according to the CIS Statistical Committee. In 2024, labor …