Families in Kazakhstan will be sorted into five welfare categories from 2027
Astana, 16 October. From 1 January 2027 Kazakhstan will begin using a new methodology for assessing families' social welfare: households will be…
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Digital governance: data «showcases» for the regulator and AI in citizen appeals
From 1 January 2027, banks will submit reports to the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market through special «data showcases»…
Tokayev proposes making AI the sixth CICA dimension
Baku, 15 October. Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed at the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building…
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan launch a communication line on the Caspian seabed
Baku, 15 October. The presidents of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ilham Aliyev, took part in the launch of the Trans-Caspian…
KTZ to build two dry cargo ships in Baku; trade target is $1 billion
Baku, 15 October. At a meeting in Baku, the presidents of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ilham Aliyev, confirmed the intention…
Tokayev in Yerevan: put environmental issues above political differences
Yerevan, 16 October. Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the Leaders' Summit on biodiversity in Yerevan, held on the eve of the 17th…
Tokayev and Herzog discuss the Middle East; delegations leave the CICA hall
Baku, 15 October. On the sidelines of the seventh CICA summit, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met Israeli President Isaac Herzog and…
Bektenov and Power International discuss two gas plants at Kashagan
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov on 15 October discussed with the leaders of Qatar's Power International Holding, Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat, the…
Karachaganak gas plant to start in 2031
Uralsk, 15 October. The gas processing plant at Karachaganak with a capacity of 5 billion cubic metres of raw gas a year is planned to be commissioned…
KMG head Khasenov inspects environmental projects at Atyrau refinery
Atyrau, 15 October. Chairman of the Management Board of KazMunayGas Askhat Khasenov, on a working trip to Atyrau Region, visited the Atyrau oil…
Kazakhstan's oil output falls 8.3% in nine months
Astana, 13 October. In January–September 2026 Kazakhstan produced 69.4 million tonnes of oil, 8.3% less than a year earlier. Deputy Energy Minister…
Experts raise Brent forecast to $88.4 a barrel in National Bank survey
The National Bank of Kazakhstan published the results of its latest macroeconomic survey on 15 October. Experts raised their 2026 forecast for Brent…
Kazakhstan's trade surplus reaches $17.8 billion in eight months
Astana, 15 October. Kazakhstan's foreign trade turnover in January–August 2026 was $102,959.2 million, and the trade surplus reached $17.8 billion…
Moscow court terminates case against Timur Turlov
Moscow, 15 October. The Tverskoy District Court in Moscow accepted the Russian Prosecutor General's Office's withdrawal of its claim against Freedom…
From 2027 some benefits will depend on family welfare
Astana, 16 October. From 1 January 2027, Kazakhstan will take the level of family welfare into account when assigning a number of state benefits…
Otbasy Bank scraps six-month wait for flats from partner developers
Astana, 15 October. Otbasy Bank has launched a new mortgage lending mechanism together with developers: from 15 October clients can obtain an interim…
Astana approves bus fares: 150 tenge cashless, 300 in cash
Astana, 16 October. The Astana akimat has approved differentiated fares for city and suburban public transport. A trip on an ordinary city bus will…
Number of hospitalised RFMSh pupils in Almaty rises to 55
Almaty, 15 October. From 12 to 15 October 55 pupils of the Republican Physics and Mathematics School (RFMSh) were admitted to the Almaty Children's…
Rapper Navai remanded in custody for two months in smuggling case
Zhambyl Region, 15 October. The Kordai District Court in Zhambyl Region has ordered Russian rapper Navai (Navai Bakirov) held in custody for two…
The e-parliament as the cosmos of state consciousness. Ideas
Parliamentary elections will be held in sovereign Kazakhstan on 19 March 2023. That is wonderful. But I propose to look at this process more broadly…
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