The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on 1 October 2019. Ms. Georgieva, who succeeds Christine Lagarde, is the first person from an emerging market economy to lead the IMF since its inception in 1944.
26/09/2019Read more
The U.S. Agency for International Development will host one of the region’s flagship international business events, the ninth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, at the Rixos Khadisha Hotel, on 12-13 November 2019 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
25/09/2019Read more
Jack Ma is now officially stepping down as Alibaba’s chairman, leaving the position $41.8 billion richer than when he came in.
10/09/2019Read more
On 27-29 August 2019, a group of journalists from Uzbekistan visited the city of Nur Sultan at the invitation of the General Office of Astana International Exchange (AIX).
03/09/2019Read more
On 30 August, the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution without a vote on developing cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The resolution was co-sponsored by members of the SCO - Russia, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the TASS agency reported.
02/09/2019Read more
The world faces an invisible crisis of water quality that is eliminating one-third of potential economic growth in heavily polluted areas and threatening human and environmental well-being, according to a World Bank report released.
21/08/2019Read more
A series of cases of mass shooting occurred in several major cities in the United States.
05/08/2019Read more
Shooting occurred in Chicago, the United States. Until now shooter was not arrested. He shot at the playground in the car. Several people were injured. Their age is between 19 and 25.
05/08/2019Read more
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