Category: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Growing Working-Age Population Unlocks Economic Gains
The demographic landscape of Kazakhstan is evolving, impacting nearly all societal support systems. These changes affect the labor and consumer markets, as well as the education, healthcare, and pension systems, among others. Growth of the working-age population One of the fundamental trends is the transformation of the gender and age structure, characterized by several features. […]
Read moreMore than 350 judicial seats are vacant in Kazakhstan
More than 350 judicial seats are vacant in Kazakhstan, said Denis Shipp, Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council of Kazakhstan. “Today there are more than 350 vacant positions for judges throughout the country. We believe that the proposed changes will help fill these vacancies,” Shipp said, answering questions during the discussion of the draft law […]
Read moreCS Bore holds bilateral talks with Kazakhstan’s Labor vice minister
The discussions centered on creating opportunities for Kenyan workers in Kazakhstan. Laboer Cabinet Secrerary Florence Bore with Kazakhstan’s vice minister for Labor Akmadi Sarbassov during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on June 11, 2024. Image: HANDOUT Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore Tuesday engaged in significant bilateral discussions with Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister for Labor Akmadi Sarbassov. […]
Read moreKazakhstan Changing Its Labor Laws to Better Reflect the Country’s Needs
Kazakhstan has recently adopted regulations that make it more difficult for migrants and citizenship-seekers to enter the country. Urazgali Selteyev, a political scientist and director of the Institute for Eurasian Integration, told The Times of Central Asia that the legislation is being streamlined rather than tightened. According to some experts, Kazakhstan is the most attractive […]
Read moreCountering the withdrawal of capital within the framework of tax administration
According to the results of tax control measures within the framework of countering capital outflow from the country, the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan additionally accrued taxes in the amount of 17.7 billion tenge, DKNews.kz reports. Thus, according to the analysis of received data from the National […]
Read moreUzbek migrants with offenses in Russia advised against travel to Kazakhstan
The Agency for External Labour Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan has issued a cautionary notice to Uzbek nationals who have committed offenses in Russia. The agency advises these individuals to refrain from traveling to Kazakhstan due to recent enforcement measures resulting from bilateral agreements between Kazakhstan and Russia. The […]
Read moreKazakhstan intensifies scrutiny of labor migrants from Tajikistan
More than 10,000 of Tajik citizens were working in Kazakhstan in July 2022; illustrative photo / Eurasianet / gov.kz. Eurasianet reports that Kazakhstan is intensifying scrutiny of labor migrants from neighboring Central Asian nations, Tajiks in particular, in the aftermath of the late-March Krasnogorsk terrorist tragedy. Tajik guest workers are reportedly complaining that they are […]
Read moreKazakhstan and Vietnam launch visa-free regime
Photo credit: Vo Thuy Tien/Pexels The agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Vietnam on exemption of visa requirements for the holders of national passports signed on August 21, 2023, in Hanoi will enter into force on May 25, Kazinform News Agency quotes official representative of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Aibek Smadiyar as saying. The […]
Read moreKazakhstan and ADB discussed prospects for cooperation in the coming years
The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov met with Utsav Kumar, the newly appointed Country Director of the Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank in Kazakhstan. The discussion focused on ADB’s future activities in the country and the key priorities outlined in the Bank’s Country Partnership Strategy […]
Read moreUzbekistan warns citizens of document scams amidst Kazakhstan employment drive
Citizens of Uzbekistan going to Kazakhstan for employment or currently working there are being warned of scams involving people posing as embassy or consulate representatives, demanding money and passports for the processing of documents. Photo: Kun.uz The Foreign Labor Migration Agency cautions Uzbeks headed to Kazakhstan for work against such fraudsters who falsely introduce themselves […]
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