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Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan eye deeper economic cooperation

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan eye deeper economic cooperation

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan eye deeper economic cooperation 18 June 2025 17:38 (UTC+04:00) An analytical report on the prospects for strengthening economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan has been jointly prepared by the Astana...

Kazakhstan has significantly increased its exports of wheat and legumes to Italy

Kazakhstan has significantly increased its exports of wheat and legumes to Italy

The trade turnover of agricultural products between Kazakhstan and Italy reached $105.9 million in January-April 2025, showing a 59% increase. There was substantial growth in Kazakhstan's main export items: wheat exports rose (by 47%), legume...

Kazakhstan and Oman Discuss Bilateral Relations and Middle East Tensions

Kazakhstan and Oman Discuss Bilateral Relations and Middle East Tensions

Astana, Kazakhstan — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu spoke by phone with Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman, on June 17, 2025. The call focused on strengthening the bilateral...

Kazakhstan’s freight rail carriers propose the government to introduce an annual cap on tariff indexation of up to 15%

Kazakhstan’s freight rail carriers propose the government to introduce an annual cap on tariff indexation of up to 15%

The Association of Kazakh Freight Rail Carriers has proposed setting an annual limit on the indexation of railway transportation tariffs at no more than 10-15%. This would improve market transparency and make business development more predictable,...

Kazakhstan launches Caspian Sea Research Institute amid environmental crisis

Kazakhstan launches Caspian Sea Research Institute amid environmental crisis

By&nbspMeruyert Zhakiya Published on 18/06/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:25 Over the past two decades, the Caspian Sea level has dropped by more than two metres, putting local communities and ecosystems at risk. Scientists predict an even sharper...

Kazakhstan to Invest $15 Billion in Oil and Gas Chemical Industry Development

Kazakhstan to Invest $15 Billion in Oil and Gas Chemical Industry Development

Kazakhstan is set to invest $15 billion in its oil and gas chemical sector through six major projects aimed at shifting the economy from raw material exports to high-value industrial production. The initiative was announced by Temirlan Urkumbaev,...

Kazakhstan Emerges as Key Overland Gateway for China-Europe Trade

Kazakhstan Emerges as Key Overland Gateway for China-Europe Trade

Trade between China and Central Asia reached $95 billion in 2024, with Kazakhstan accounting for nearly half of that total, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin announced at the Second Meeting of the Central...

Bybit Kazakhstan And Bank Centercredit Launch Direct Fiat Channel To Boost Local Crypto Accessibility

Bybit Kazakhstan And Bank Centercredit Launch Direct Fiat Channel To Boost Local Crypto Accessibility

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The partnership enables users of Bybit Kazakhstan to deposit and withdraw fiat funds in Kazakhstani tenge (KZT) directly through their bank accounts at Bank CenterCredit, providing a smoother on-ramp and off-ramp to the...

East Star Resources commences drilling in East Kazakhstan

East Star Resources commences drilling in East Kazakhstan

Save to read list Published by Jessica Casey, Editor Global Mining Review, Wednesday, 18 June 2025 10:30 East Star Resources Plc, which is exploring for copper and gold in Kazakhstan, has commenced drilling at the first of two high priority VMS...

Proton Plans to Launch Electric Vehicle Production in Kazakhstan

Proton Plans to Launch Electric Vehicle Production in Kazakhstan

Malaysian automotive manufacturer Proton Holdings Berhad is exploring the possibility of launching electric vehicle (EV) production in Kazakhstan. The announcement followed a meeting between Proton representatives and Yersayin Nagaspayev,...

Giant kimeshek installed in Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region enters Guinness Book of Records

Giant kimeshek installed in Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region enters Guinness Book of Records

Baku, June 18, AZERTAC A four-meter-high installation honoring the sacred headgear of Kazakh women, kimeshek, appeared in Pavlodar, according to Kazinform News Agency. Giant kimeshek, the traditional headgear of married women with children in...

Kazakhstan, EU Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Cooperation Committee Meeting

Kazakhstan, EU Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Cooperation Committee Meeting

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic ties during the 22nd meeting of the Kazakhstan–EU Cooperation Committee in Political Configuration (CCPC) on June 17. Roman Vassilenko with Luc...

Kazakhstan Rises to 34th in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2025

Kazakhstan Rises to 34th in IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2025

ASTANA – The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released its annual World Competitiveness Ranking 2025 on June 1, where Kazakhstan climbed one spot to 34th out of 69 countries, outperforming Japan (35th), Kuwait (36th), and...

Kazakhstan’s Tompiyeva Secures Key Role at Global ICAO Meeting

Kazakhstan’s Tompiyeva Secures Key Role at Global ICAO Meeting

ASTANA – Saltanat Tompiyeva, chair of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee, has been elected vice-chair of the 2025 ICAO EUR/NAT Meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation, marking a significant step in Kazakhstan’s growing leadership role in...

Kazakhstan’s aviation is set to triple—what’s behind the surge?

Kazakhstan’s aviation is set to triple—what’s behind the surge?

By&nbspBotagoz Marabayeva Published on 17/06/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2 With its strategic location between Europe and East Asia, Kazakhstan plans to triple its aviation sector within a decade. A master plan with the International Civil Aviation...

#AmazingChina | From Dounan to Central Asia: A bouquet of Yunnan for Kazakhstan

Dounan, a charming town on Dianchi Lake in Kunming, Yunnan Province, may be small, but it's home to Asia's largest fresh-cut flower market -- and the world's second-largest. Handling around 10 million flowers daily, it's a global export hub,...

The President of Turkmenistan completed his working visit to Kazakhstan and returned to Ashgabat

The President of Turkmenistan completed his working visit to Kazakhstan and returned to Ashgabat

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov completed his working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan and returned home, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports. The head of state departed from the Nursultan Nazarbayev International...

GLOBALink | China, Kazakhstan agricultural cooperation takes root

Kazakhstan is acing its youth tennis development

Kazakhstan is acing its youth tennis development

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In recent years, Kazakhstan has become a notable presence on the global tennis map. The Central Asian country regularly hosts prestigious ATP tournaments and has nurtured top-tier talent. Leading the way is...

Kazakhstan Forges Nuclear Deals with Russia and China

Kazakhstan Forges Nuclear Deals with Russia and China

Kazakhstan has taken the meaning of multi-vector foreign policy into a new dimension: to split atoms, Astana has decided to divide a tender, creating deals to build two nuclear power plants when only one had previously been authorized. With...

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