Author: Semiha Kashani

Recently, the second stream of the venture investment school was held at the State Business Incubator. Promising startups that want to develop and plan to attract investors to their projects were selected as listeners. The school was created to give start-ups the necessary knowledge on business development, introduce them to the concept of venture capital and help attract investors to their business competently. During the two-day trainings, the participants learned what investments are, got acquainted with the channels for attracting investments, and learned what investment instruments exist. But most importantly, they now have the knowledge of which companies can become their investors.…

Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, according to the company’s report The ranking was announced on March 2 at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit in London, where delegates discussed the role of soft power in international politics and business. “This annual report into Soft Power covers the ability to influence others through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion. It encompasses a wide range of tools, including business and trade, governance, international relations, culture and heritage, media and…

It is an interesting development that Australia and China are set to improve their trade ties after recent diplomatic standoffs in the wake of COVID-19 and charges of espionage and unfair trade practices. China had imposed trade restrictions which had hit Australian agricultural and mineral exports hard. There has been a brisk to-and-fro between the Australian and Chinese diplomats in recent weeks, and more is in the offing in March, and it is hoped that there will be further relaxation of Chinese restrictions on Australian imports. Australia ships coal, Australian cotton and Australian wine are headed for China and Australian…

NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has strong potential for establishing itself as an attractive tourist destination and LOT Polish Airlines’s intent is to help people to discover Kazakhstan by providing quality service on airline routes, said Rafal Milczarski, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines in an interview to The Astana Times. Milczarski said that the COVID-19 pandemic was a major disruption to the whole airline industry and it became evident that airline businesses would have to rapidly adapt to the changing nature of the world. But with uncertainty comes opportunity, so “the pandemic inspired us to pay more attention to other business segments,…

Astana, Brussels, Berlin (15 January 2023 – 50). Twenty senators representing 17 regions and three cities of national significance were elected on January 14 to the Senate, an upper chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, according to the preliminary results announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC). President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the date of the Senate election during his inauguration ceremony on November 26, 2022, saying that the election is part of a broader program of political renewal of the country’s system of government. President Tokayev signed a decree on measures to implement the pre-election program “Fair Kazakhstan is for everyone and for everyone.…