KAZINFORM is a leading national news agency, the first one in Kazakhstan to get an international status. For over 95 years, media agency has been a reliable and efficient source of information about politics, economy, education, health, sports, culture and other key components of society.
Kazinform transmits official information on the activities of the Presidential Administration, Parliament, and Government, regional authorities, national financial and industrial structures.
Broadcasting is in Kazakh, Russian, English and Chinese languages. For compatriots who live abroad and do not know Cyrillic, there is news in Latin and Arabic. The Agency’s central office is in Astana.
Kazinform has a network of correspondents, unrivaled among domestic news agencies. There are 15 corresponding offices in all regions of the country, including Baikonur, and foreign representations in Russia, China, Turkey, UAE, Belgium, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. This allows the Agency to transfer on-line objective and coherent picture of events in the country and the world.
Today Kazinform enters TOP 10 among Kazakhstan’s online news agencies. The high performance of the Agency is due to its commitment to the best traditions of journalism, innovative approaches to the creation of quality content, advanced technological base and teamwork of professionals. Kazinform team includes well-known TV and radio journalists, the award winners of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, winners of international and regional competitions, winners of honorary degrees and awards.
Kazinform is a member of the Organization of News Agencies in Asia and the Pacific (OANA), the Association of National News Agencies of CIS countries, the news agencies of Turkic-Speaking Countries, TÜRKSOY and World Association of Russian press (WARP). Among Kazinform partners are news agencies such as ITAR-TASS, KHABAR, BelTA, MOLDPRES, Armenpress, AzәrTAС, Yonhap, EFE, WAM, Xinhua News Agency, Anadolu Ajansı, Viet Nam News Agency, PETRA Jordan News Agency, IRNA, etc.