Economic and political reforms are helping transform sentiment towards Kazakhstan – attracting prominent investors as well as businesses, with satellite company OneWeb, Sotheby’s International Realty, and US technology group Honeywell the latest companies to commence operations in the country. International investors Franklin Templeton, VPE Capital, Vedra Partners, and Sotheby’s International Realty, are among a growing … Read more
Education is the key to unlocking the potential of girls – it opens up infinite possibilities and can inspire positive contributions to the global community. However, many young girls around the world are denied the opportunity to advance to secondary school due to barriers such as early marriage, poverty, discrimination and gender bias. Access … Read more
The legendary luxury hotel brand opened the doors of its first hotel in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Located in the Talan Towers, The Ritz-Carlton, Astana, owned by Verny Capital Group, joins an elite business center and luxury shopping gallery to create the city’s first high-end, mixed-use complex. The Ritz-Carlton, Astana is a natural extension … Read more
As the country gears up for its Expo 2017, the astonishing architecture in its capital blows Sankha Guha’s mind
The flashy buildings of Astana rise up implausibly from the flat plains of oil-rich Kazakhstan to form a city stuck between a Soviet past and an aspirational present
An ambitious multimillion-pound plan hopes to attract hordes of visitors to the east coast of the Caspian sea, but the hunt is on for investors to fund the project. EurasiaNet.org report