Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan in Action
 USAID Supports Nationwide Roll-Out of Judicial Mentorship Program
In September, USAID’s Kazakhstan Judicial Assistance Project (KJAP), implemented by Chemonics International, led a hands-on training for judges... Read More ...
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 Kazakhstan Courts Prepare For Jury Trials
Jury trials will go into force in Kazakhstan on January 1, 2007 for capital cases and USAID’s project is helping the Kazakhstani judiciary prepare for the implementation of the new law... Read More ...
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 CDC Investigates Pediatric HIV Outbreak in Kazakhstan
Earlier this year, at the request of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) participated in an epidemiological investigation of an HIV outbreak among children aged 6-24 months in southern Kazakhstan... Read More ...
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 Entrepreneurship Center to Strengthen Business Practices in Kazakhstan
In May, USAID’s Business and Economics Education Project (B&EE) helped open the Kazakhstan-American Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (KACEBI) at the Western-Kazakhstan Institute of Languages and Management “Evrazia”... Read More ...
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 Kazakhstani Youth Take a First-Hand Look at Local Government
More than 300 students worked with 270 local government officials in 26 Akimats (councils) during the Student Local Government Days to learn how their government works... Read More ...
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 Regional World Bank’s Doing Business Report Identifies Necessary Reforms for
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Kyrgyz Republic was ranked 84th, Kazakhstan 86th, and Uzbekistan 138th among 155 countries, based on specific regulations that promote or constrain investment productivity and growth... Read More ...
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 First Televised Public Forum on Bribery and Corruption in Legal Education
in Kazakhstan
With USAID funding, ABA/CEELI and USAID’s Participant Training Program conducted a televised forum to address the issue of bribery in law institutions in Kazakhstan... Read More ...
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 With USAID Support Kazakhstan Adopts Live Birth Definition
On March 1, the Government of Kazakhstan endorsed a plan for the country’s transition to the live birth criteria, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO)... Read More ...
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 Kazakhstan Initiates Medical Education Reform
The Council of Ministers of Kazakhstan recently approved the Concept on Reforming the Medical Education in Kazakhstan for nationwide implementation, effective in January 2007... Read More ...
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 USAID-Funded NGOs Lead a Successful Environmental Advocacy
Campaign
A public advocacy campaign by the Karaganda Civil Society Support Center (CSSC) EcoCenter and the NGO Reflection has recently resulted in a government decision to delay the construction... Read More ...
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 USAID and ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Launch New Global Development
Alliance Health Project
USAID and ExxonMobil Kazakhstan, Inc., launched their third joint Global Development Alliance (GDA) health project in the country on March 14, 2006, contributing $40,000 each... Read More ...
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 USAID Provides a Model for Education Reform in Kazakhstan
USAID’s Civic Education Program was recently invited to make a presentation on its Civic Education course and textbook to Kazakhstan’s education officials, experts, and specialists who are designing the reform of the country’s education system... Read More ...
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 USAID-Supported Accounting Program Gains Momentum in Kazakhstan
The availability of trained accountants is essential for Kazakhstan’s conversion to international financial reporting standards, which are key to trade and investment growth in the region... Read More ...
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 A New Pilot Site for Safe Motherhood in Almaty
In December 2005, USAID’s health reform program ZdravPlus II initiated its sixth safe motherhood pilot site in Kazakhstan. The program, implemented by Abt Associates... Read More ...
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 Deregulation Efforts Lead to $150 Million in Savings for Kazakhstani
Businesses
USAID’s Trade Facilitation and Investment Project successfully reduced business constraints related to nine separate processes in seven cities during the last quarter of 2005... Read More ...
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Country
Profile
The Country Profile
below contains the Country Profile, Overview of USAID’s Focus
in Kazakhstan, and USAID/Kazakhstan Contact Information.
Adobe
Acrobat PDF (197kb)
One-page Fact Sheet: USAID Programs in Kazakhstan in 2006 (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 148kb)
Background
Kazakhstan is
geographically the largest of the five Central Asian republics, is
rich in natural resources, and home to a diversity of ethnic groups.
The former capital, Almaty, was moved in December 1998 to Astana.
The US Embassy and the Regional USAID office remain in Almaty.
Due to its oil
and gas resources, size and strategic location, Kazakhstan continues
to have a special partnership with the U.S. Although it does not border
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan's leading economic and political position
in the region gives it an important role in the War on Terrorism.
With a per capital GDP of $1,421, Kazakhstan is the wealthiest of
the Central Asian republics. It has made the most significant economic
progress since independence, well surpassing many other former Soviet
countries in macro-economic reform. However, the historical legacies
of authoritarianism and corruption, wasteful services and energy practices,
and disdain for civic action and independent media are still very
evident. Already large income and social disparities continue to grow,
with over 30% of the population living under the poverty line, according
to official government statistics. The shadow economy is estimated
to account for 20 to 28% of GDP. The official unemployment rate is
near 4%, but the real figure may be as high as 30%.
To read more,
see the Kazakhstan Country Profile
(Adobe Acrobat PDF, 197kb).
Links
Many internet
resources provide information on Kazakhstan. In addition to those
noted on this page, check the following reference. Websites
for Kazakhstan and the Central Asia Region.
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