Week in Brief: 10 key developments shaping Kazakhstan this week

This week in Astana and beyond, Kazinform News Agency presents a roundup of the top headlines that shaped the past seven days in Kazakhstan.

1. Kazakhstan's tenge in art, culture, and history

Kazinform News Agency invites readers to explore the rich history, cultural significance, and artistic expressions of the tenge.

2. National Bank runs exhibition featuring tenge banknotes in Almaty

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has organized a fascinating exhibition in Almaty. The exhibits on display cover the key cultural, political and historic periods of the country’s establishment and development and its national currency as well as reflect the customs and traditions of Kazakhstan.

3. Kazakhstan to launch new digital coin

The National Bank of Kazakhstan reveals a new Digital Investment Coin project. The first coins will be available for purchase early next year.

4. President Tokayev arrives at Baku Olympic Stadium to attend COP29 World Climate Action Summit

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived at the Baku Olympic Stadium to participate in the COP29 World Climate Action Summit, addressing pressing global environmental challenges.

5. Central Asia is facing multiple climate-related risks, President Tokayev

President Tokayev emphasized the urgency of addressing climate risks in Central Asia during the plenary session at the COP29 Climate Summit. In his speech, the Kazakh President reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to global climate agenda and highlighted the importance of international cooperation in the fight against climate change, recalling the country’s ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.

6. Kazakh National Museum relics on display at Google Arts & Culture exhibition

Artifacts from Kazakhstan's National Museum are now featured in a Google Arts & Culture platform as part of the Common Heritage of the Silk Road virtual exhibition.

7. First-ever tour through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan by train to kick off

A railway tour connecting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will soon launch, offering travelers an immersive journey through the region’s rich culture and history.

8. Kazakhstan joins declaration to triple nuclear energy by 2050

Kazakhstan has pledged to triple its nuclear energy production by 2050, joining an international declaration to support clean and sustainable energy solutions.

9. Unique historical photos and motion picture films brought back from Mongolia to Kazakhstan

A delegation of the Central State Archives of Film and Photographic Documents and Sound Records of Kazakhstan recovered unique historical photos and motion picture films about Kazakhstan as part of research works at the National Archives of Mongolia

10.Kazakh film ‘Bauryna salu’ wins special prize at France’s Cinema Heritage Festival

The Kazakhstani film Bauryna salu earned a special prize at France’s Cinema Heritage Festival. Bauryna Salu depicts the emotional story of a 12-year-old boy raised by his grandmother based on Kazakh custom of Bauryna Salu, which maintains that close relatives rather than biological parents are in charge of rearing a child.