- Wednesday, 26 August, 2026
- Almaty 61 °F / 16 °C
- Astana 59 °F / 15 °C
LONDON – Bloomberg European Headquarters hosted Kazakhstan Capital Markets Day in London on Nov. 5. Kazakh officials outlined the country’s economic growth, the stability of its banking...
ALMATY — Kazakh trade agency QazTrade and China’s Optimize Integration Group (OIG) signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital trade and online export platforms, marking the...
ASTANA – The upcoming Central Asia-United States summit in C5+1 format could deliver concrete deals in critical minerals and transport, according to Ibrahim Mammadov, head of the...
ALMATY— Inter Milan survived a strong challenge from Almaty’s Kairat, edging out a narrow 2:1 victory at San Siro on Nov. 5 to maintain their record in...
ALMATY — The National Bank of Kazakhstan and the United States multinational company Visa signed a memorandum of understanding on digital financial cooperation on Nov. 5, marking...
ALMATY — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a reception in honor of the tenth anniversary of the C5+1 partnership on Nov. 5, welcoming the...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan has significantly strengthened its academic standing in Asia, with ten new Kazakh universities entering the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, according to the latest...
ASTANA — Coca-Cola İçecek Kazakhstan and the Agriculture Ministry have signed a framework agreement to construct the company’s fourth bottling plant in Aktobe. The agreement was concluded...
ASTANA — Investment activity in Kazakhstan slowed notably in January-September, with fixed capital investment growth easing to 13.5% year-on-year, compared to 19.3% at the end of June....
ASTANA — Kazakhstan increased oil exports to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline to 225,000 tons in October, up from 180,000 tons in September. The country plans to...
ANKARA – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 43rd General Conference was held in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. At the conference, the...
ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s annual inflation rate slowed for the first time this year, reaching 12.6% in October compared to 12.9% in September. Monthly inflation also declined sharply,...
ASTANA – Central Asian leaders are set to gather in Washington on Nov. 6 for a C5+1 summit with President Donald Trump, marking 10 years of U.S....
ASTANA – This November marks the 190th anniversary of Shokan Ualikhanov’s birth — a Kazakh scholar, ethnographer, intelligence officer, and trailblazer in the study of Central Asia....
ASTANA — Kazakhstan has reduced customs clearance time for rail transit cargo from three hours to just 30 minutes under a pilot automation project launched along the...
ASTANA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has deepened its cooperation with Kazakhstan and its Central Asian neighbors through new investment initiatives aimed at...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan and the United States reaffirmed their long-standing strategic partnership in the energy sector during a meeting between Kazakh Minister of Energy Yerlan Akkenzhenov and...
ALMATY – Kazakh football champion FC Kairat arrived in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 3 ahead of its UEFA Champions League match against the Italian powerhouse Inter Milan. ...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan recorded a strong agricultural performance in 2025, harvesting 27.1 million tons of grain despite a reduction in wheat planting areas, Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov...
ALMATY – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reviewed progress on the Almaty International Airport development project at a Nov. 3 meeting, as part of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s banking sector continues to demonstrate solid performance with total net profit reaching 2.1 trillion tenge (approximately US$3.9 billion) for the January-September 2025 period, according...
ASTANA — The eighth Polish Film Festival Wisła is lighting up Astana with powerful stories and artistry, offering Kazakh audiences a closer look at contemporary Polish cinema...
ASTANA — The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Regional Economic Outlook, released on Oct. 21, showed that Central Asian economies continue to outperform expectations, with growth projected at...
ALMATY – The Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK), a subsidiary of Baiterek Holding, has announced the launch of a $1 billion financing program to support projects in...
ALMATY – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially designated Dec.15 as World Turkic Language Family Day, marking a major recognition of the...
ASTANA – The Association of Museums of Almaty opened an exhibition dedicated to Kazakh traditions at the Yunus Emre Institute in Amsterdam on Oct. 31, featuring more...
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has raised the base rate from 16.5% to 18% in October, marking the second sharp monetary tightening this year....
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national team concluded its performance at the Third Asian Youth Games, held from Oct. 22 to 31 in Manama, Bahrain, with a historic achievement....
ASTANA — The eight OPEC+ countries, namely Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, agreed to increase output by 137,000 barrels...
ASTANA — The Academy of Women’s Entrepreneurship (AWE) Central Asia International Summit took place in Almaty on Oct. 31, gathering women entrepreneurs, AWE alumni, and representatives from...
