“No more bonuses“ – Finance minister on civil service
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakhstan's Minister of Finance announced changes to the bonus system for civil servants, stating that budget savings will
Speaker of the Senate addresses Kazakh officials' property in Dubai
Tengrinews.kz - Senate Speaker Maulen Ashimbayev has commented on reports regarding Kazakh officials owning property in Dubai.
Kazakhstanis will influence public servants’ salaries
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstanis will be able to evaluate the performance of public servants online and directly influence their salaries starting
Kazakh deputy proposes declaring feminist group extremist in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz – Member of Parliament Rinat Zaitev has submitted an official request to the Prosecutor General and the head of the National Security
Officials in Kazakhstan now permitted to engage in business
Tengrinews.kz - The Mazhilis has approved a new bill allowing officials, equivalent to civil servants, to engage in business activities.
New restrictions for public servants take effect in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Amendments concerning gambling and lottery activities have officially come into effect in Kazakhstan, introducing a series of
New business travel rules for Kazakh officials announced
Tengrinews.kz - During his address to the nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced new regulations for official foreign trips taken
Kazakh official died in Paris
Tengrinews.kz - The head of the Almaty Sports Department, Erden Khairullin, has passed away in Paris.
Emails leaked; Kazakhstan files lawsuit to New York court
Kazakhstani authorities have filed a complaint with the Federal court of Manhattan against a group of unknown hackers.
Third of surveyed Kazakhstanis do not believe in combating corruption
A third of the surveyed Kazakhstanis do no believe in the effectiveness of combating corruption in Kazakhstan.
Civil servants responsible for spreading rumors in Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev said that civil servants were the primary source of various rumours.
Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit China
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay an official visit to China in the end of May.
MP suggests checking Kazakhstan officials for offshore accounts
MPs representing Ak Zhol party in the Parliament suggested to check if Kazakhstan officials had accounts in offshore zones.
A Block is not an elite club, it is service to people: Nazarbayev
President of Kazakhstan reminded the officials that A Block was not an elite club and that they were supposed to serve the people.
The first fry is bound to be a flop: Nazarbayev about A Block selection
Nursultan Nazarbayev did not seem particularly happy with the results of the test, since they were not focused on selecting the most competent candidates, but rather on selecting the most knowledgeable.
Forming A Block of career officials is beginning of Kazakhstan’s path into top 30 most developed countries: Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy and joining the top 30 most developed countries of the world should be our ultimate goal wherever we go: Nazarbayev
Russia to issue verdict in trial of late Magnitsky
A Russian court is expected to convict a dead man on Thursday, completing the posthumous trial of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Brazilian official resigns over indigenous protests
The Brazilian official in charge of indigenous affairs resigned Friday amid protests by natives locked in land feuds with white farmers and opposing construction of a huge dam in the Amazon.
Two US embassy personnel shot in Venezuela
Two employees of the US embassy in Venezuela were shot and wounded early Tuesday in the capital Caracas, in a murky incident that local media and a police source said took place at a strip club.
Powell tells Kazakhstan officials of ways to remove unwanted staff
Jonathan Powell gave a lecture in Kazakhstan President’s State Management Academy in Kazakhstan.