Raw materials at home, processing abroad: Kazakhstan in value chains
Kazakhstan is more deeply integrated into the world economy than its Central Asian neighbours, but it is integrated at the very start of the…
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Tokayev and Cambodia's prime minister discuss direct flights, energy and AI
Astana, 17 October. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks at the Akorda with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, the first Cambodian head…
Kazakhstan joins the World Bank's Metals and Minerals Compact
Bangkok, 16 October. Kazakhstan has become the first Central Asian country to join the World Bank Group's Metals and Minerals Compact; one of the…
More than 200 Kazakhstanis give up benefits after text-message alerts
Astana, 16 October. More than 200 recipients of social benefits have declared that they no longer need the payments and are giving them up after…
Bitget restricts access for residents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus
Astana, 17 October. The crypto exchange Bitget, in terms of use updated on 16 October, has added Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to the list of…
Nurasyl Medeu hands the Kazakh National University of Sport to the state
Astana, 17 October. Nurasyl Medeu, founder of the Kazakh National University of Sport (KNUS), announced that he is handing the university to the state…
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…
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…
