Today the Almaty Mayor’s Administration and the Almaty City Court have signed a Memorandum on a mutual cooperation in the field of development and active implementation of the institutes of pre-trial and extrajudicial settlement of conflicts.The Memorandum on cooperation has been signed by the Mayor of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek and the Head of the Almaty City Court Akzhan Yeshtay.During the arrangement, the Mayor of Almaty emphasized that signing this Memorandum on cooperation has the only goal - ensuring harmony and stability in society."One of the ways of extrajudicial settlement of disputes is mediation. For our people, the institution of mediation is close to its historical roots: all conflicts had been solved by biys and aqsaqals. Now we can see that our citizens, unfortunately, do not often find a consensus and go to the court or appeal to the mayor, etc. So, as the Head of state said, "the fundamental of a successful state is a trinity. It is the government, the business, and the civil society - and they must work together", - B. Baybek said.On the basis of the agreement concluded, the Mayor's Administration and the City Court will start a systematic cooperation in conducting explanatory work among the population within the three priority areas on opening the offices of mediation in the district Mayor's Administrations of Almaty, bringing the representatives of non-governmental sector and the civil society to the development of the institution of amateur mediation.Note: Mediation is the ability to negotiate, to reach a consensus in the disputes and conflicts - a decision being mutually beneficial to both parties. There is an idea that if a model of the socio-political structure of the country is based on the mediation, it means that civil institutions are well developed in such a society. The development of mediation is focused on the consolidation of various ways and means of reaching a compromise between the parties in the legal disputes, both in the court and out of the court.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10814?lang=kk

Today 100 best Grand Masters from 30 world countries met in Almaty to compete for the Eurasian Blitz-Chess Cup of the President of Kazakhstan. The representatives of Germany, Bulgaria, Ukraine, France, India, Luxembourg, Uzbekistan, Spain, etc., came to the megalopolis.The Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arystanbek Mukhamediuly, the Mayor of the City of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek, the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, as well as the outstanding chess players and members of the public participated in the opening ceremony.B. Baybek noted the role of chess in a person’s intellectual development.“Chess is a very important game which discovers the people’s abilities. A child who practices chess will always show best results in school, as chess trains to labour, patience, will, to control emotions, and to think through. In fact, our life is like a huge chess board, where there are always options and ways to solve this or that problem. I want to cite the words of one of the world champions, who said that chess is a game in its form, an art in its content, and a science in its complexity”, –the Mayor said.In his turn, the International Grand Master, Honoured Master of Sports Anatoly Karpov pointed out at the democracy and popularity of chess in Almaty and in the whole country. Besides, he marked the touristic potential of the megalopolis which is famous not only for its chess traditions, but the sporting traditions, too:“It is a big event, when so many famous chess masters come to compete for Cup of the First President of Kazakhstan Almaty has very old and strong chess traditions. I should mention that we develop chess practicing in all directions. Recently, we have opened a training center here, which is very popular now. I want to emphasize that this wonderful city of Almaty has been famous for its sporting traditions; the world famous skating rink “Medeu” and the high-mountain resort “Shymbulak” are located here, so I invite you all to come and hit records here”, - A. Karpov said.The world chess stars will participate in the basic competitions of the Cup; they will take place on June 18-19 in The Ritz – Carlton Hotel. The current Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan came to Kazakhstan from China for the first time. The Champion of Europe Ian Nepomniachtchi, the three times world champion in quick chess game Alexander Grischuk, the World Cup winner Pyotr Svidler, the FIDE World Champions Ruslan Ponomariov(Ukraine) and Rustam Kasimdzhanov(Uzbekistan), Wang Hao (the national champion, China), Lê Quang Liêm (the world champion in quick chess game, Vietnam), Boris Gelfand (the World Cup holder, Israel), and Shakhriyar Mammadyarov ( the two-time champion of Europe, Rapid Chess World Champion, Azerbaijan) will also come to Kazakhstan to participate in the tournament.The international umpire team from Australia, Armenia and Kazakhstan will come to the competition – Ashot Vardapetian, Flura Khasanova and Jimmy Kenmur. The Cup organizers are the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and the Shakhmardan Yessenov Science and Education Foundation. The Cup is organized with the patronage of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the Ministry of Sports and Culture of Kazakhstan, and the Akimat of Almaty.In order to develop the chess in Kazakhstan, and despite the high level of the sportsmen who participate in the competition, the organizers took into account the possibility of participation of the Kazakh veterans and very young sportsmen, too. Among them there are: Asel Serikbay, Nazerke Nurgali, Asel Lesbekova, Kazbek Nogerbek, and Ramazan Zhalmakhanov, who have already become the national and Asian champions.Information:The Kazakhstan Chess Federation was founded in 1992 with the purpose of developing this kind of sports, holding competitions in the country, organizing the participation of the leading sportsmen and the Kazakstan teams in the international competitions and healthy-life propaganda.The Shakhmardan Yessenov Science and Education Foundation was founded in 2013 in its best traditions of philanthropy with the purpose of developing education, science and innovations in Kazakhstan. The Foundation mission is to develop the intellectual potential of KazakhstanSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10804?lang=kk

The traditional yearly festival of school-leavers “Zhas Tulek” took place in Almaty.The Mayor of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek awarded 254 school-leavers with the badge “Altyn belgi”. In total, 6,810 Almaty school-leavers received their certificates this year.The Head of the megalopolis greeted those who came there with the end of their studies at schools and marked the achievements of the Almaty schoolchildren by results of the UNT. Almaty has been called the city with the best secondary education in Kazakhstan for the fifth time. The average UNT point rate in Almaty is 96.2, whereas it is 81.2 all over the rest of the Republic.“I would like to make special mention of the fact that this year 254 out of 297 Almaty school-leavers, or 85.5% of those who aspired to receiving the badge “Altyn belgi”, approved their excellent knowledge. Moreover, 6 school-leavers hit the record by obtaining the highest result of 125 points. There are 19 school-leavers all over the Republic who managed to achieve such maximal result, and one third of them is the Almaty pupils. By the UNT results, our schoolchildren have gained the first places in the Republic for the fifth year running. You have been going towards this day for 11 laborious years. You worked hard denying yourselves a lot. Your efforts did not go for nothing, as you have gained a valuable and stable advantage – your knowledge”, - B. Baybek said.Thus, this year the City Mayor’s award will be granted to the best teaching staffs of 10 Almaty schools. Last year 1.5 thousand young pedagogues and 500 best pedagogues showing high results in training were awarded.We should remember that the approval percentage of the badge “Altyn belgi” made 86% in Almaty, whereas it was 51.6% all over the rest of the Republic. Almost every second Almaty school-leaver obtained more than 100 points, 10 school-leavers obtained 124 points, and 6 school-leavers showed the maximal result of 125 out of 125 possible points: Matkaliyeva Dinara Maratkyzy – specialized gymnasium No.12, Meyrkhanova Aruzhan Erlankyzy, Ospanova Ramziya Ramazankyzy – gymnasium No.159, Mazambetov Kaldybek Ibragimuly – lyceum No.169, Mukhamedkali Erkezhan Dusenkyzy – gymnasium No. 175 “Zhana Gasyr”, Tugelbay Fariza Abaykyzy – lyceum No. 178.The festival “Zhas Tulek” continued with the school-leavers’ waltz and the concert program with the participation of the Kazakhstan variety art stars.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10790?lang=kk

Today, about 4,000 NGOs or more than 20% of all Kazakhstan’s public organizations are registered in Almaty. The adoption of the document will develop the cooperation on the use of best practices, forms and mechanisms in the realization of state policy in the sphere of civil society, religion and youth.During the meeting, Bauyrzhan Baibek noted that the executive committee of Almaty made a clear understanding of the need to develop a cooperation with public organizations of the city, including through supporting social initiatives. According to him, this is the most important condition for the development of a culture of dialogue and responsibility."Openness, accountability and maximum involvement of civil society are key principles in our work. Today, all socially significant projects and decisions are examined in the Public Council of the city. For the first time, the strategic program for the development of the city “Almaty-2020” was adopted after a broad public discussion among the citizens," the head of the city said.In its turn, Darkhan Kaletaev said that the Road Map provides for a number of cooperative events. Especially, the opening of the Civic Center, the holding of training seminars for NGO representatives and the organization of cooperation with the U38 Universities Alliance are planned in Almaty.In the sphere of religion, it is planned to conduct refresher courses for imams of the city, organize republican seminars and trainings, and develop information and explanatory materials. As part of the implementation of the youth policy, the Youth Forum of the CIS Member States and the organization of a republican gathering of volunteers are scheduled.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10736?lang=kk

There has set a number of tasks for a new governor of Nauryzbay district including the new constructions of business, culture, sport, houses, medical and educational institutions. He had an order of further construction of water supply networks, modern and qualitative digging project realization for Abay avenue. It is necessary to strengthen the work of business support within the framework of Business Road Map-2020.The latest 3 years in Nauryzbay district the budget’s tax income was risen for 11 times, the number of small and medium companies was risen for 6 times and the investment of main capital was increased for 4 times.Last year there was opened a new administrative-business center of the district. There were built a number of schools and the policlinics, also including the social responsibility of business. At the moment there are being built the constructions of one more school for 1200 places, the kinder garden for 320 places, the station of fast medical aid and the fire station.Along the Kargaly river there has been established a new rest center for the district’s residents. There have been opened 4 parks and the alleys. There have been repaired and improved 43 yards. 190 km district roads have been done.It helped cardinally to increase the investing attract of the district, to equal the quality of the service with the city’s standards and to improve the social self-feeling of nearly 160000 residents of the district.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10717?lang=kk

The festive starts at 10-00 from the intersection of Zhibek Zholy and Abylaihan streets, where from the early morning all the guests will be pleased with the performances of children's creative groups. Further the event will pass along the reconstructed pedestrian street of Panfilov and it will end with a bright flashmob on the square of Astana.With the festive program, local pop stars will perform in front of residents and guests of the city, including Saken Maigaziev, Serik Ibragimov, Nurbolat Abdullin, Serikbol Sailaubek, Beybit Kushkaliev, MuzArt Life, children's chorus of the school "SMart" and many others. For the youngest guests of the holiday will be organized a variety of interactive games and competitions."Original dynamic arrangement and choreography, costumed theatrical productions and show program will create a festive summer mood, where residents and guests of the city can enjoy the orchestral union of the city," noted in the Education Department of Almaty.In connection with the preparation and holding of children's celebrations on May 31 and June 1, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, the following sections of the streets will be partially closed:- Panfilov (at the intersections of Gogol, Aiteke bi and Kazybek bi);- Tole bi (between Panfilov and Abylai Khan);- Alimzhanov(between Tulebaev and Valikhanov);- Kazybek bi (between Panfilov and Abylai Khan);In addition, on June 1, from 11-00 in the Central City Children's Library named after S.Begalin there will be performances of readers from the "Club of Literature and Theater", a chess tournament for children and adults, a dance battle for the older generation "Flashands", a master class on the pottery case "young ceramist", quests, "cryo show" scientific experiments, etc.On June 2, the Family Day will be organized at the Shymbulak Ski Club. From 11-00 to 12-30 all activities of the ski resort, including trampolines, climbing walls, quadracycles and ponies, rope park, tennis will work for free. Little visitors are waiting for games, master classes in drawing and modeling, fun entertainment and contests from the children's club KidsLab, during the day it is planned to hold a master class on decorating homemade cakes, sweets, aqua-grime, braiding braids, mehendi, free treats and much more. All parents on this day are waiting for training in various types of fitness, yoga, dancing, master classes, Hand-Made Fair, the performance of a popular DJ and live band. Special children, gifts, ice cream, etc. are prepared for children from children's homes.On June 2, from 11:00 to 23:00 in the square below KBTU (in the square of Abylai-Khan streets - Kazybek bi-Panfilov - Aiteke bi) there will be a big family Food Festival "Delicious Alma-Ata", where popular restaurants of the city will feed Almaty citizens and guests city with special foods. In this season the festival will be held within the framework of the advertising campaign Visit Almaty "Get to know your city better!". More than 30 popular urban gastronomic projects will take part in the summer festival, entertainment for children and adults will be presented all day in the park. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10711?lang=kk

During the working visit to Timiryazev street, Bauyrzhan Baibek offered to replan the organization scheme of traffic with a pedestrian priority in front of the filling station at the corner of Manas street, and to equip the pavement with a safe zone. Soon the square which is in front of the entrance arches of the "Atakent" will be planted. The head of the city also told the contractors to pay their attention to a bad-quality laying of the sidewalk between Zhandosov and Rozybakiev streets. He ordered them to correct it in that day.As a part of the present transport reform, BRT sections are being rebuilt on the streets of Mustafina, Ryskulbekova and Suleimenova. The corresponding construction works began on the streets of Zhandosov and Timiryazev, where the roadway for the BRT line is supposed to be expanded, sidewalks, irrigation canals and bicycle paths are built, and the engineering networks are reorganized.The head of the city noted that the reconstruction of the streets should be carried out in a comprehensive manner, including the dismantling of illegal annexes and fences on the sidewalks, the reduction of asphalt pavement areas and landscaping to a single architectural style of entrance groups of buildings.As the head of the department of passenger transport and highways Talgat Khoschanov reported, the BRT corridor covers densely populated areas and priority should be given to public transport for their servicing. Thanks to the reconstruction of the 2.7 km section, out of 9 planned, the increase in passenger traffic in public transport by 20% has already been observed, and the travel time has decreased by 30%."Today construction of interchanges is continuing to increase capacity on the small transport ring, bridge structures are being expanded, tramways are being dismantled with the increase in the carriageway. 157 streets are being renovated in all parts of the city. That is, in parallel, conditions are created for cars that will leave the BRT corridor," he added.The route of the first phase with a total length of 8.7 km runs through Mustafin - Suleimenov - Zhandosov - Timiryazev to Zheltoksan street.At present, the development of design estimates for the construction of the second phase of the route with a total length of 13.2 km along the Zheltoksan-Tole bi-VOAD-Kulzhynsky Route is underway.In the future, for the maintenance of the BRT line, it is planned to launch large buses with integration into the system, giving priority to passenger transport at regulated intersections.Let's remind that this summer more than 150 streets will be repaired in Almaty and about 600 yards will be landscaped. Major overhaul will cover all underground passages, reconstruction and construction of new fountains are planned. Completely update a number of megapolis prospectuses in addition to the previously modernized streets of Panfilov, Zhibek Zholy, Gogol, Kabanbai batyr, Bayseitova, Tolebayev and "Astana" square.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10660?lang=kk

September 6 this year. in the framework of the implementation of the Action Plan of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Corruption for 2018, the Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Affairs held a seminar-meeting with the participation of ethics commissioners and staff of the territorial departments of the Committee on Statistics on Compliance with the Code of Ethics for Civil Servants of the Republic Kazakhstan, legislation on public service and anti-corruption.This meeting was held in a videoconferencing mode, during which the ethics commissioners of the territorial departments of the Committee on Statistics were able to ask questions and get answers.The seminar-meeting was also attended by the Ethics Officer of the Ministry of National Economy, Akylbek Saribayevich Urazgulov, the deputy director of the public service control department of the Agency for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Affairs, Madina Dudovna Nauryzbek.According to the analysis of the activity of the ethics commissioners of the territorial departments of the Committee on Statistics for 8 months of this year. consultations were given to 106 civil servants and citizens on the issues of compliance with the requirements of legislation in the areas of civil service, combating corruption and the Code of Ethics, and 110 events were held to raise awareness.In addition, according to the Committee on Statistics ethics commissioners anonymous questionnaire covered 2,346 civil servants, according to which it was revealed that civil servants in general are satisfied with the moral and psychological situation in the team.As a result of the workshop, the ethics commissioner made recommendations on the adoption of measures aimed at protecting and restoring the violated rights and legitimate interests of public servants and organizing awareness-raising events.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/10600?lang=kk

On the basis of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Protection and Use of Historic and Cultural Heritage Sites", the inclusion of an object in the list of preliminary records is carried out in order to make it a monument of history and culture.Prior to the final decision on the status, the facility is subject to protection on a par with the monuments of history and culture in accordance with this Law.In accordance with the Law, the user is obliged to ensure the safety of the monument. So, it is forbidden to change the external appearance of the building, its redevelopment, the modification of load-bearing structures, extensions, the change of purpose and violation of the guard zone. Any measures related to the repair and reconstruction of the building are carried out with the approval of the authorized body.It should be reminded that earlier Almaty’s governor Bauyrzhan Baibek instructed in accordance with the legislation to consider the inclusion of the bus station "Sayran" in the list of historical monuments of local importance. Later, the owner presented a preliminary concept of further development of the territory. It is planned to completely revise the transport logistics of the bus station and create a well-equipped railway station square with fountains, cafes, green areas and children's playgrounds.In addition, by the decree of the executive committee of Almaty city, the agreement with JSC Atodent Center was canceled on the right of temporary lease of the land plot with the area of 23 hectares. After the management company of the Atakent CCCC, obligations were also made to return 8 hectares of privately owned land plots on a non-reimbursable basis. At the same time, the management of the exhibition complex will continue to work on the improvement of the territory in accordance with the concept of "Cities for pedestrians."Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10594?lang=kk

The average subsistence level per capita, calculated on the basis of the minimum standards of consumption of basic foodstuffs, in August 2018, In comparison with the previous month, it increased by 7.5%, December 2017. on - 13,8%. In its structure, the share of expenditures for the purchase of meat and fish occupied 18.1%, fruits and vegetables - 14.4%, dairy, fat and egg products - 13.9%, cereals and cereals - 6.7%, sugar, tea and spices - 1,9%.tenge Average per capitaChildren 0-13 years oldAdolescents, 14-17 years oldAbility to work, over 18 years of ageRetired and elderly peopleyoung mengirlsmenwomenThe cost of living wage29 14626 37636 15227 70134 09727 04826 858Foodstuffs16 03014 50719 88315 23518 75314 87714 772Non-food products and services13 11611 86916 26912 46615 34412 17112 086 Methodological explanationsThe subsistence minimum is the minimum cash income per person, equal to the value of the minimum consumer basket. The minimum consumer basket is a minimum set of food products, goods and services needed to ensure the life of a person in natural and value terms. It consists of a food basket and a fixed share of spending on non-food items and services. The share of expenses for the minimum necessary non-food products and services for the calculation of the subsistence minimum from January 1, 2018. is set at 45 percent of the cost of the minimum consumer basket.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/10591?lang=kk

The commission of the executive committee checked the progress of the construction works on the reconstruction of the historic center of the city. During the working tour Almaty’s governor made serious remarks to the contractors responsible for the work on the improvement of the streets."It is necessary to ensure safe movement for pedestrians and vehicles. You all participated in an open competition for the production of works, you are all experienced companies, you have been working for a number of years, you should be responsible for quality and provide the necessary conditions for the citizens," Almaty city’s governor Bauyrzhan Baibek said.According to the head of the company "Basis-A" Pavel Belovich, the penalties for dishonest work are already being accepted. For example, Salem Tokmurzayev, managing director of JSC "BASIS-A", was dismissed from his post for non-compliance with the rules of construction work and safety violations, as well as for inadequate organization of work, managing director Utegen Buzgulov was downgraded, the vice-president Marat Kopeshev was severely warned , who were responsible for repairs on the prospectus of Nazarbayev.In addition, an administrative fine for 20 MCIs, 48,100 tenge each, was imposed on subcontractors who carried out repairs on this site of Kerim Zhol LLP and MV Alonz LL for storing inert materials and construction in an unauthorized place.As the deputy of the governor S.Makejanov reported, during the inspection of construction and installation works on Ablai khan Ave from Abay Ave to the Railway Station of Almaty-2 a number of violations were revealed. The general contractor of "New Generation" LLP carries out the reconstruction without the appropriate notification of the start of production. In addition, in this area, work is carried out with a gross violation of technology and production standards: construction waste is not exported, construction materials are being stored with a violation of the organization of construction, electrical cable laying technology is not followed, backfilling is carried out with construction debris, and there is no internal operational control. In this regard, administrative protocols were drawn up for general contractors for a total of KZT1,142,375. In respect of subcontractors, LLP "Elitstroy" in the amount of 1 142 375 tenge, "Darbol" LLP - 577 200 KZT.In addition, for damage to green spaces along Abylai Khan Avenue to the head of the section of Novaya Generatsiya LLP, a fine of 30 MCIs was imposed - 72,150 tenge. For damage to the root system of green spaces and storage of inert materials and construction debris, the subcontract organization LLP "Story Garant Invest" will pay an administrative fine of 40 MCI - 96,200 tenge. Also, for the damage of green plantations on Abay avenue for subcontract organization LLP "UMP-3" an administrative protocol was compiled for 40 MCI - 96 200 KZT.During the visiting session the governor of Almaty once again focused on the need to conduct high-quality works in the optimal terms with the creation of minimal inconveniences for the citizens. The Office of State Architectural and Construction Control is entrusted to carry out more thorough work at each site and to demand compliance with the standards from contractors. All contractors are given specific deadlines for eliminating comments.Let's remind that this summer more than 150 streets with a length of about 160 km are being repaired in Almaty. Major overhaul covers all underground passages. According to the principle of polycentricity, landscaping is being carried out in all districts of the city. If 500 Almaty courts were repaired last year, this year they will update more than 600 yards in all districts of the city.Over the last year almost 800 km of engineering networks have been built and reconstructed in the metropolis, including 313 km of water supply, 266 km of sewerage, 150 km of the power supply network and 32.3 km of the heat supply network.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10129?lang=kk

In addition to the previously renovated streets of Panfilov, Zhibek Zholy, Gogol, Kabanbay batyr, Bayseitova, Tolebaev and Astana square, the reconstruction of the historic city center is underway, along with several other avenues of Almaty.Prospects of Abay, Abylai khan, Nazarbayev, Dostyk, Zheltoksan, Abay Square and the square near Almaty-2 are covered by this year's modernization. Today, there is an expansion of pedestrian areas, the reconstruction and construction of new fountains, the installation of small architectural forms and modern street furniture, as well as the planting of deciduous trees to create shaded spaces with the preservation of existing green spaces.In addition, on these sites, complete reorganization of engineering networks, laying pavers and irrigation ditches, the installation of a watering system, renovation and repair of building facades. Within the "Safe City" direction, all old lighting poles are replaced with modern LED lights. On the streets to be reconstructed, modern traffic lights will be installed and all old metal structures will be removed at intersections. Contractor organizations are working to dismantle unused structures, numerous poles, fences and illegal extensions, making it difficult for pedestrians.At Abay square in front of the Palace of the Republic, installation of fountains and electric lighting equipment will begin soon. In addition, the facade of the neighboring cinema "Arman" and the night illumination of the hotel "Kazakhstan" will be updated. In turn, at the station square "Almaty-2" with the purpose of organizing the safe movement of pedestrians, transport logistics will be completely revised and the territory of gardening will be increased.In general, during the repair of city streets, construction of new sidewalks along the races to yards will be organized, which will improve the safety of pedestrians.On the same day, Bauyrzhan Baibek checked the process of construction of a high-speed bus corridor along Timiryazev Street, which would cover the densely populated areas of Almaty.As part of the reconstruction of the street, sidewalks, irrigation canals and bicycle paths are being repaired in parallel, as well as re-engineering of engineering networks, dismantling of illegal annexes and fences. Road construction works on the carriageway are planned to be completed before the end of the month of this year.At the same time, conditions are created for cars that will leave the BRT corridor. Today almost 160 streets are being repaired in all parts of the city, three new traffic interchanges are being built to increase capacity on the small transport ring, bridge structures are being expanded, tramways are being dismantled with the increase in the carriageway, and one-way traffic has been organized in eight central streets of the city.During the working tour, the head of the metropolis got acquainted with the ongoing work on piercing Nazarbayev Avenue to Zhansugurov Street, which would significantly reduce the load on the Seyfullin Prospect in the directions "North-South".Today, the work on the construction of all supports (bored piles, grills, racks, crossbars) and the construction of a foundation under the stairways has been completed in full in this section. Currently, the installation of a metal span structure, a barrier and perimeter fencing of a flyover, the reconstruction of a water pipe, a retaining wall.It should be noted that this summer more than 150 streets with a length of about 160 km are being repaired in Almaty. Major overhaul covers all underground passages. According to the principle of polycentricity, landscaping is being carried out in all districts of the city. If 500 Almaty courts were repaired last year, this year they will update more than 600 yards in all districts of the city.Over the last year almost 800 km of engineering networks have been built and reconstructed in the metropolis, including 313 km of water supply, 266 km of sewerage, 150 km of the power supply network and 32.3 km of the heat supply network.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10126?lang=kk

 In the renovated subways are installed LED lighting and motion sensors, sound speakers for music playback. The ceilings are covered with special non-combustible material, and the walls are decorated with bright stylized paintings.For example, in the underground passage at the intersection of Abay and Abylai khan, the walls were stylized with quotations of Kazakh poet and enlightener Abay Kunanbayev. In the underground passage opposite the Palace of the Republic, the walls were decorated with images of seven treasures of the Kazakh nomad "Zhety Kazyna".Within the framework of the "Safe City" direction, several video cameras of the new generation are installed in each underground passageway. They are equipped with the ability to recognize faces and are connected to the monitoring system of district departments of internal affairs."This year we are completing the repair of almost 160 streets and the improvement of more than 600 yards. The historical center of the city is being modernized. Over the past year, about 800 km of engineering networks have been renovated. All this, of course, creates inconveniences for our citizens. A number of large construction organizations have already been fined for non-compliance with the rules of construction work in the reconstruction of the same streets. All the works will be completed with the appropriate quality and in the optimal time, "Bauyrzhan Baibek noted. The governor of Almaty also asked the citizens to wait a bit and expressed confidence that, under the joint control of the authorities and the public, construction companies will in the future still come to the so-called building culture, when repair work will pass for the townspeople more insignificantly and without any inconvenience.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10037?lang=kk

Today the city's auto park has 1560 buses. At the end of the year, it is planned to increase the share of new public transport to almost 80%.It should be reminded that last year 479 buses were bought, 80% of them w ere purchased from the local budget. This year 569 buses are planned to be bought , 65% of them are from private companies.15 buses of the ISUZU brand, Olzhas LTD LLP, were purchased by the private carrier of LLP "Duman Trans" on the route number 17, buses of a similar brand were used to service route No. 62. LLP "Talap T" purchased five new buses of the brand Yutong to strengthen the route number 57.At the same time, there continue to be complaints about the quality of service provided by a number of private carriers, including Green Bus, which covers almost 40% of the market. Until now, there are facts of the demand for cash payment and the corresponding secret "plan", a low service culture, etc. According to the head of the city, if the carriers are not put in order, it is necessary to limit the support of the city."For us, the most important thing is the service. We are completely focused on the interests of citizens. We had a good service: people are happy, the buses are new and clean, the drivers are cultural, then we are providing subsidies. Some criterion is not fulfilled - we take money.Three years ago we started the transport reform and created a transparent system that allows private companies to invest their own funds. We initially told the carriers - legalize, show your income and expenses. For example, today the company "Duman Trans" invested its own funds and another half got in the bank thanks to the same electronic system of billing. The bank would never give money to develop an opaque business, "said Bauyrzhan Baibek.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/10017?lang=kk

"A demonstrative measure of business activity is a 6% increase in tax revenues to the budget from small and medium-sized businesses for a total of KZT37 billion only for the seven months of 2018. At the same time, the share of SMB proceeds from the total volume for the mentioned period has already made up more than 60%, namely 661.2 billions tenge," said Ilyas Userov.According to him, the highly competitive environment is an important link in checking the business for demand on the part of the modern consumer."This is the main factor of leaving the market of uncompetitive entities, which is normal for market relations. In addition, the simplification of the procedure for removing the IP account from the account, enabled citizens, who have been in the status of IP, but who have not carried out entrepreneurial activities for various reasons, withdraw from this status. Since the beginning of the year, about 2 thousand SMB have been liquidated, which also affected the statistics of business accounting, in the form of a decrease in the number of operating SMB by 1.3%," he said.He also added that today there is a positive trend in the share of SMB in the GRP of the city from 34% to 38.5%, and the output of SMEs increased by 9.8%."The state takes active measures to fully support and develop business. In 2018, 6.2 billions tenge was allocated for the implementation of the "Business Road Map 2020". Thanks to the work carried out, about 1000 jobs have been saved, more than 500 are planned to be created. The work already carried out today positively affects the performance of small and medium-sized businesses. Already, there is an increase in the output of SMB in comparison with the planned values determined by 2020. For example, the volume of output of SMB by the results of 2017 is 2.5 times higher than the planned values for 2020," concluded the head of the Economy and Budget Planning Department of AlmatyIt is worth noting that today Almaty forms the fifth part of the country's GDP. At the same time, the city's economy is actively developing, as evidenced by the positive growth of important economic indicators. So, for 7 months of 2018 the volume of investments grew by 21.6%, retail trade - by 10.1%, wholesale - by 0.9%, construction - by 2.7%, industry - by 4.7%.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/9993?lang=kk

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan is actively introducing modern digital technologies to improve the environmental situation in the country. An important initiative in this direction was the Telegram chatbot @TazaQazBot, which from June 2024 has become a convenient tool for accepting applications from the public. How does @TazaQazBot work?Using the chatbot is as simple and convenient as possible.To apply, you need to: - Sign in with the chatbot. - Take a picture of the problem area. - Specify the address and description of the problem.Then the information will be sent to local executive bodies, where the responsible executor will be appointed. The deadline for the application is set automatically depending on its category. After the work is completed, the Contractor registers a photo report, and the citizen receives a message with the possibility of evaluating the work. For the convenience of users, all applications are divided into 21 categories covering the main issues of landscaping and ecology. Why @TazaQazBot is convenient?✔ Ease of use - applying takes less than 1 minute.✔️ Transparency of the process - the applicant can track the status of the application. ✔ ️ Feedback - you can rate the Contractor after completing the work. ✔️ Urgency - applications are sent directly to responsible services. What problems can be solved with a chatbot? The largest number of requests are received in the following directions: - Land collection - 4051 requests - Household garbage disposal - 1080 requests - Street cleaning and beautification - 926 requests - Road repair - 656 requests Work results @TazaQazBotSince its launch, 14,354 requests have been received, including: 13,139 completed⏳ 159 in progress❌ 1,056 rejected (due to non-compliance with criteria)How to submit a complaint?An additional line for receiving complaints has been opened to control the quality of work - tazaqaz@ecogeo.gov.kz, you can apply again if the application is not completed satisfactorily. @TazaQazBot is not just a service, but a real opportunity for everyone to make your city clean, comfortable and safe! The more active citizens use the platform, the faster and more efficiently environmental problems will be solved at the local level. Let's make Kazakhstan clean together! Join @TazaQazBot!Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ecogeo/press/news/details/957548

On March 1, Thanksgiving Day, the "Help Your Neighbor" campaign began in Almaty as part of the city-wide campaign "Almaty is Our Common Home" implemented by the "Clean Kazakhstan" program.The goal of the campaign is to support the elderly. As part of the event, volunteers visited the home of Nikolai Aleksandrovich Taratunin, a 102-year-old veteran of the Great Patriotic War living in the Turksib district.The volunteers helped the veteran with the household, carried out cleaning work and provided the necessary support, thus expressing gratitude for his contribution to victory and peaceful life. The campaign emphasizes the importance of caring for the older generation and strengthening social unity in society.During the war, Nikolai Alexandrovich served in the border troops and received a number of awards. As the veteran's son noted, his father was always distinguished by his strong character, loyalty and hard work. It is worth noting that students from school No. 49 often visit Nikolai Alexandrovich's house, help him and clean up the yard.The veteran is not left without attention by employees of social protection structures, as well as servicemen of the Turksib Military Committee, who monitor his health, solve household problems, provide medical services and material support.Nikolai Taratunin's son, expressing gratitude to the volunteers, singled out the symbolic holding of the campaign on Thanksgiving Day.As part of the “Help Your Neighbor” project, Almaty volunteers visited the house of 90-year-old Tamara Georgievna Ufimtseva. They also cleaned the yard from ice, snow, and garbage.“May God grant you health! When would I take all this away? Thank you very much,” the retiree told the volunteers.In addition, the volunteers helped retiree Viktor Sakovich repair and install furniture. Viktor Mikhailovich is an engineer-designer who lost his sight some time ago. However, in difficult life circumstances, he was not left alone.“This was an unexpected and pleasant event. The children work quickly and efficiently, they are very polite. Thank you to everyone,” he said.As a reminder, from March 1 to April 1, a large-scale campaign “Almaty is our common home” will be held in Almaty as part of the “Clean Kazakhstan” program. One of the goals of the campaign is to increase environmental culture and form a careful attitude towards the environment among city residents.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/949998

The second meeting of the Expert Council under the Ministry of National Economy was dedicated to discussing the financing of the real sector of the economy. It was attended by 20 people, half of whom were independent experts.As Vice-Prime Minister – minister of national economy Serik Zhumangarin noted, the active start of financing the real sector of the economy is the third stage of economic reform aimed at increasing Kazakhstan's GDP. The first is the adoption of the new Budget Code, the second is work on the draft Tax Code.Vice-Minister of national economy Arman Kasenov spoke about the government's main initiatives for financing projects in the real sector of the economy.Currently, the ratio of investment to GDP is at the level of 14-15% and is objectively low. To achieve higher rates of economic growth and the task set by the Head of State – to bring GDP to $450 billion by 2029 – investments should increase by 2,75 times, from $40 billion in 2024 to $103 billion in 2029. And this needs to be ensured through initiatives that the government is now proposing – to allocate 1 trillion tenge through Baiterek Holding to provide business lending for 8 trillion tenge», - said the vice-minister.In addition to increasing the volume of investments in investment projects, the vice-minister outlined another, no less important problem – the lack of a sufficient number of high-quality investment projects.The problem of financing is a partial problem. Another significant one is the shortage of quality projects. This is also noted by international financial development institutions. And when we talk about increasing project financing from $40 billion to $103 billion, we understand that the task is not only in finance, but also in the quality of investments», - emphasized Arman Kasenov.The main points of growth are high-performance export-oriented projects. These are metal processing, oil and gas, agriculture and food production, petrochemistry and coal chemistry, and others.Head of Baiterek Holding Rustam Karagoishin spoke about the holding's financing model, which includes 60% market funding and 40% budget lending. In 2025, the total volume of financing from Baiterek will amount to 8 trillion tenge, of which 3,75 trillion tenge will be provided in national currency at a rate of 12,6%, 2.25 trillion also in national currency at a market rate, and 2 trillion in foreign currency.Our main task is to unify rates at 12.6% for the final consumer. This unification will allow second-tier banks to participate in almost all areas where Baiterek is present today, - Rustam Karagoishin noted. - Over time, when the base rate decreases to an acceptable level, banks will take the lion's share of financing the economy. And Baiterek and other development institutions will become a kind of instrument for large-scale niche projects focused on export.Many questions and suggestions were voiced by independent experts. In particular, CEO of AERC Zhanibek Aigazin asked how the priority of projects for preferential financing is determined and how they are evaluated from the point of view of return on investment and contribution to GDP growth. The share of the manufacturing industry in GDP is 12%, and this share is not growing significantly, despite our efforts. He suggested paying special attention to the development and expansion of infrastructure capacity, which, in his opinion, will have a greater overall effect on the economy, since we all use infrastructure.Serik Zhumangarin replied that agriculture, mining, and trade provide the greatest return on investment in terms of GVA today. Transport and warehousing are emerging as active growth drivers. Priority in financing through Baiterek will be given to projects for creating high value-added products in metallurgy, petrochemistry and coal chemistry, food production, IT, AI, logistics and others. And for infrastructure development, there is a national infrastructure plan, according to which it is planned to modernize, build and repair 13 thousand km of roads, repair about 1480 km of railway tracks and build new railway lines already this year.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/962390?lang=kk

April 2, at the meeting of the headquarters for economic growth under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin discussed the development of Astana, Almaty, Ulytau and Karaganda region.Astana: Investing in developmentThe capital ranks first among the regions in terms of the number of investment projects and population growth rates. The share of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the city's economy is 73%, which is twice as high as the national average.To date, the Astana pool includes 130 investment projects worth 2,5 trillion tenge with the creation of 18,3 thousand jobs. In 2025, it is planned to implement at least 50 projects involving more than 300 billion tenge of investment. Along with this, a number of major projects have been launched, such as:Kazak Protein plant (170 billion tenge) – deep processing of wheat;TOKK Kazakhstan (55 billion tenge) - production of light metal packaging;LASSELSBERGER (23,6 billion tenge) - production of construction mixtures and paints;Elektrovoz Kurastyru Zauyty (15 billion tenge) – service center for electric locomotives.Mayor of Astana Zhenis Kasymbek informed at the meeting of the headquarters that for the further development of the industrial cluster near the capital, the construction of Industrial Park №2 begins, on the territory of which it is planned to implement about 50 investment projects worth more than 500 billion tenge. In addition, a number of major logistics projects are being prepared for launch in the capital, including the Wildberries logistics hub and the second stage of the transport and logistics center of Ozon. For all logistics projects, it is necessary to build an engineering infrastructure.Karaganda region: industrial agglomeration118 investment projects worth 174,6 billion tenge are being implemented in the region, creating 2,9 thousand jobs. Significant objects include:Hot-dip galvanizing plant (6,2 billion tenge, 115 jobs);«Hyperborea» wind farm (50,6 billion tenge, 20 jobs);Plant for the production of silicon alloys (62,8 billion tenge, 497 jobs);«TEMPO Kazakhstan» steel pipe production (25 billion tenge, 400 jobs);Production of aluminum radiators (18,6 billion tenge, 183 jobs).Akim of the region Yermaganbet Bulekpaev voiced the need to increase the power supply capacity of SEZ «Saryarka» and industrial zone «Saran». In 2027 on the territory of SEZ «Saryarka» it is planned to start construction of a plant for the production of special-purpose steel «Kazakhstal», for which it is necessary to expand the territory of SEZ. At the same time, as part of the creation of multimodal air hub «CargoHUB Karaganda», SEZ also needs to expand the list of priority activities. The Deputy Prime Minister supported the proposals of the Karaganda region in terms of bringing infrastructure to the SEZ and expanding the list of activities, instructed the Ministry of National Economy to work out this issue in a short time with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Ulytau: Industrial developmentUlytau is one of the leaders in terms of gross regional product per capita (6,1 million tenge). 19 investment projects worth 933 billion tenge with the creation of 2,2 thousand jobs are planned in the region. In 2025, 17 of them will be implemented in the amount of 138 billion tenge, including:Development of the West Karazhal field;Construction of the sulfuric acid shop of the Zhezkazgan Copper Smelter;Modernization of processing plants;Construction of an oil depot and a factory for the production of respirators.An industrial zone has been created in Satpayev, within the framework of which 4 projects worth 28 billion tenge are being worked out with the creation of 150 jobs. Akim of the region Dastan Ryspekov raised the issue of the need for financing from the national budget to bring the necessary infrastructure to the SEZ.  Serik Zhumangarin also supported this proposal, instructing to include the issue of financing the necessary infrastructure in the list of priority tasks. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that for the effective economic development of the Ulytau region, it is necessary to increase the pool of investment projects and start developing coal chemistry and agriculture. Almaty: auto industry and tourism95 private investment projects worth 1,5 trillion tenge are being implemented in Almaty, creating 21,5 thousand jobs. The forecast for GRP growth is 6,4%.A number of significant facilities are planned to be commissioned in 2025:- Multi-brand plant for production of Haval, Chery, Changan cars (182 billion tenge, 90 thousand cars per year);-Almaty Museum of Arts (44 billion tenge);- Wildberries Logistics Center (43,2 billion tenge);- Medeu Park Hotel complex (17 billion tenge).Also in Almaty, it is planned to expand the industrial zone, the second stage of development will cover 194 hectares of territory. Deputy Mayor of Almaty Alisher Abdikadyrov informed that the expansion of the industrial zone is delayed due to the long coordination of project documentation with the State Expertise. Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin instructed the Ministry of National Economy together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to work out the issues that have arisen so that investment projects are not delayed.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/969517?lang=kk

The Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic Research Institute (ERI), held a series of seminars aimed at involving stakeholders and citizens in promoting the Agenda for Sustainable Development. The events were held in a number of cities, including Almaty, Semey, Aktau, Astana, Zhezkazgan, Petropavlovsk, Kyzylorda, as well as other regions of the country.The purpose of the seminars is to exchange views on the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), identify priority areas taking into account public opinion, identify current regional problems, search for sustainable solutions, and develop proactive measures for their implementation. Special attention is paid to the involvement of all categories of the population in the process of preparing the third Voluntary National Review of Kazakhstan.The events were attended by deputy akims of regions and representatives of state bodies, deputies of maslikhats, representatives of civil society and the business sector.Participants of the meetings emphasized the importance of integrating national SDG indicators into strategic and program documents at the local level, as well as systematic planning of steps for their implementation. In her speech, Director of the department for the development of the social sphere, law enforcement and special bodies of the MNE Nurgul Zhannazarova noted that the creation of regional institutional mechanisms is of great importance for improving the quality of life of the population and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Local executive bodies play a key role in the implementation of the Agenda until 2030, and priority areas of the review are formed taking into account the opinions of various groups of society. She added that achieving the SDGs is a common task, and we must qualitatively prepare the Review.During the discussions, participants voiced concrete proposals to strengthen monitoring of SDG implementation. Thus, seminar participants proposed to include a separate block on SDGs in the National Development Plan and regional plans within the framework of project offices, which will allow systematically tracking the impact of implemented projects on achieving the SDGs. In addition, it is also proposed to create a national digital platform for collecting and analyzing data on SDGs.It should be reminded that in july of this year, Kazakhstan will present its third Voluntary National Review at the high-level political forum in New York, along with 39 countries.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/966371?lang=kk