Alikhan Smailov

Mishustin arrives in Kazakhstan

Mishustin arrives in Kazakhstan

Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Almaty. He will take part in a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. The Primi Minister held talks with his Kazakh counterpart Alikhan Smailov.

Volume of EU investments to Kazakhstan increasing

Volume of EU investments to Kazakhstan increasing

The European Union is the largest trade and investment partner for Kazakhstan, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said. "The total volume of investment from Europe in the country has exceeded $175 billion," he …

Azerbaijan suggests Kazakhstan to join restoration of Karabakh

Azerbaijan suggests Kazakhstan to join restoration of Karabakh

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov in Baku, according to the Azerbaijani presidential press service. Noting the strategic nature of relations between the states, the Azerbaijani …

Banks of Kazakhstan to be allowed to export rubles

Banks of Kazakhstan to be allowed to export rubles

Kazakh banks will be able to export Russian rubles again. The restriction on the export of the currency of a neighboring state until the end of this year can be lifted in early summer.

Kazakh Prime Minister to visit Iran

Kazakh Prime Minister to visit Iran

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan will arrive in Tehran on April 26 to hold meetings with Iranian officials about the bilateral ties, particularly the trade and economic cooperation. The Iranian president's deputy chief of staff for …

Middle Corridor's capacity to reach 10 mln tons by 2025

Middle Corridor's capacity to reach 10 mln tons by 2025

The capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) will reach 10 million tons by 2025, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said. According to the PM, last year, the route registered a twofold increase in …

Ilham Aliyev arrives in Kazakhstan

Ilham Aliyev arrives in Kazakhstan

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Astana for an official visit. President Ilham Aliyev was met by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan …

Alikhan Smailov reappointed as Kazakh PM

Alikhan Smailov reappointed as Kazakh PM

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree appointing Alikhan Smailov to the post of prime minister. The decree published on the presidential website orders that "Alikhan Askhanovich Smailov be appointed as prime …

Astana counts on strengthening CIS potential

Astana counts on strengthening CIS potential

During a speech at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Astana, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said that the country intends to expand cooperation within the CIS and strengthen its potential. …

Azerbaijani PM arrives on working visit to Kazakhstan

Azerbaijani PM arrives on working visit to Kazakhstan

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov arrived in Astana on a working visit to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) at the invitation of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan …

Caspian Pipeline Consortium resumes acceptance of oil

Caspian Pipeline Consortium resumes acceptance of oil

The acceptance of oil from Kazakh shippers through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has been restored in full, according to the Kazakh government. The topic was discussed during the meeting between Kazakhstan's Prime Minister …

Tokayev to present candidacy of new prime minister on Tuesday

Tokayev to present candidacy of new prime minister on Tuesday

Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev will present the candidacy of a new prime minister on Tuesday, January 11, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports. Recall that the previous Prime Minister Askar Mamin resigned on January 5, along with him, …

Kazakh President appoints finance minister

Kazakh President appoints finance minister

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed his aide Alikhan Smailov as the country's  finance minister, continuing a broader government reshuffle. Smailov, 45, had earlier worked as the …