Irakli Kobakhidze invites Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to visit Georgia
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Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has met today Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the press service of Akorda.
Welcoming Irakli Kobakhidze, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated him on his reappointment as the prime minister of the country and wished him success in his responsible activity for the benefit of prosperity of Georgian people.
The President pointed out dynamic progress of Georgia in recent years emphasizing significant results of ongoing reforms and impressive growth of economy by 9.4%.
The President highly appreciated comprehensive development of the Kazakh-Georgian relations. According to him, Georgia has been a reliable partner of Kazakhstan in the Caucasia, with which Kazakhstan enjoys strong ties of friendship and close historical ties.
Kazakhstan and Georgia effectively interact at different levels, including cooperation between parliaments, governments and government agencies," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
In turn, Irakli Kobakhidze thanked the Kazakh President for a warm welcome and emphasized that Kazakhstan became one of the first countries he visited after his assumption of office.
He said that Georgia targets on fruitful development of multifaceted relations with Kazakhstan.
Strengthening the political and economic cooperation is of great importance for us. We are ready to actively support Kazakhstan’s interests in various formats, including multilateral platforms," the Georgian Prime Minister said.
Irakli Kobakhidze invited Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to pay a visit to Georgia.
The sides discussed the issues of boosting cargo transportation along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and modernizing transit infrastructure of the corridor.
The meeting also focused on the prospects for deepening the bilateral interaction on a wide range of issues, including trade, energy, investment, tourism, AI, digitalization, as well as pressing issues of international agenda and regional security.
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Olzhas Bektenov holds nuclear power development meeting
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The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State on the development of energy and the creation of a nuclear cluster, given at an extended Government session, primeminister.kz reports.
Taking into account the task set by the President on the advanced development of electricity infrastructure and creation of necessary reserves, the forecast balance of electricity for 2025-2031 was heard. In connection with the constantly growing consumption of electricity, the structure of capacities with new generation at the level of 26.5 GW until 2035, including through the modernisation of existing power plants at the expense of private investments, was envisaged.
Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev reported on negotiations with potential suppliers for the construction of the first nuclear power plant.
The head of the Government emphasised that the construction of nuclear power plants should ensure maximum economic effect for the country. When selecting a vendor, it is instructed to pay attention to increasing intra-country value, localisation of production, technology transfer.
Prospects for the development of nuclear science and educational programmes to train specialists for the nuclear industry were also discussed. The heads of Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants LLP Timur Zhantikin, National Nuclear Centre Erlan Batyrbekov, Institute of Nuclear Physics Sayabek Sakhiyev shared their expert vision.
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Kazakhstan’s inflation hits National Bank's target, says Chairman Suleimenov
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President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Chairman of the National Bank Timur Suleimenov, Kazinform News Agency cites Akorda.
During the meeting, Suleimenov briefed the Head of State about the Bank’s monetary policy in 2024 and its plans for 2025 as well as informed about the state of Kazakhstan’s economic and financial systems, business activity, inflation factors and measures taken to stabilize prices and achieve an inflation rate at 5%.
As Suleimenov informed, in 2024, inflation stood within the target range of 8.6%, the National Fund’s assets grew by 4.5 billion US dollars or over 7.5%, the Bank’s gold and forex reserves hit 45.8 billion US dollars, a 27.4% rise, the Unified Accumulative Pension Fund’s (UAPF) investment revenue was at 3.4 trillion tenge, exceeding inflation by more than twice and reached 17.8%.
The National Bank Chairman also briefed about the situation in the foreign exchange market and the measures taken to keep the tenge stable, and so on.
During the meeting, the Head of State highlighted the importance to stabilize inflation, continue close coordination between macroeconomic policies of the National Bank and the Government as well as set a number of tasks regarding the Bank’s activities.
Earlier, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had received Chairperson of the Management Board of JSC QazPost Assel Zhanassova.
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Improving transparency of scholarship process in Kazakhstan
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Scholarship payments from the state are an important instrument of support for students, helping them to partially cover financial expenses and focus on their studies. In recent years, a significant step has been made towards strengthening material support for students, which is an important part of the state policy to improve access to education and stimulate academic performance, primeminister.kz reports.
Thus, from 2020 the amount of state scholarships has been doubled, with additional payments provided for excellent students, as well as for students from socially vulnerable categories: orphans and persons with disabilities.
Since 2022, according to the Education Law of RK, the responsibility for the payment of scholarships was transferred to Financial Centre JSC. However, only in 2024, due to the automation of business processes of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, it became possible to fully centralise the process of scholarship payments in organisations of higher and postgraduate education, which significantly increased the transparency and efficiency of the system.
The transfer of functions to Financial Centre JSC contributed to the introduction of a unified approach to the administration of scholarships, optimisation of labour costs and improvement of overall transparency. To minimise the risks of misuse of funds, student data is checked in several state databases.
To date, scholarships are paid on time in more than 88 higher education institutions, covering more than 200,000 students every month. Funds are transferred to the recipients' current bank accounts opened with second-tier banks or through the national postal operator. All payments are received by the end of the current month, in accordance with the established rules.
From September 2025, the amounts of state scholarships will be as follows:
- for doctoral students, including Health Care - 262,500 tenge;
- for resident doctors and master's students of medical specialities - 134,664 tenge;
- for master's students - 117,098 tenge;
- for interns - 94,862 tenge;
- for students of pedagogical and medical specialities - 84,000 tenge;
- for students of other specialities - 52,372 tenge;
- for students of technical and vocational education (working qualifications) - 41,896 tenge;
- for students of secondary technical and post-secondary education - 43,574 tenge.
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President Tokayev meets with Supreme Court Chairman Asslambek Mergaliyev
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Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been briefed on the outcomes of the judicial system’s activities for 2024, Akorda reports.
According to Mergaliyev, courts prioritize the protection of rights, freedoms and legal interests of citizens and entrepreneurs as well as ensuring the rule of law.
The Kazakh President was briefed that the number of cases and materials examined in courts is on the rise, with the highest quality of justice reached over the past five years (as 98.9% of judicial acts of local courts are recognized as legal and justified).
There was also increase in the share of conciliation procedures in civil and administrative cases. Thanks to expanding jurisdiction, the number of jury trials doubled from 147 to 261.
The Supreme Court Chairman spoke about implementation of AI technologies, contributing to the uniformity of court practice as well as making the work of judges much easier.
Mergaliyev also informed about the establishment of courts of cassation, legislative initiatives aimed to enhance independence of judges and expand the sphere of administrative justice.
Following the meeting, the Head of State highlighted the importance to ensure the rule of law and increase the trust in justice.
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