ASTANA — Kazakhstan signed 49 new investment agreements worth $7.5 billion at the eighth Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR) on Oct. 31 in Astana. The forum gathered more than 1,000 participants from over 50 countries, including senior executives from international and domestic companies across the energy, agriculture, finance, pharmaceuticals, and consulting sectors. Thirteen commercial agreements...
ALMATY — The United States Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau held a series of meetings in Almaty on Oct. 28 to discuss ways to expand trade, investment, and regional cooperation between Kazakhstan and the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of State, the visit...
ASTANA – In January-August, the volume of transit traffic through Kazakhstan reached 25.81 million tons, marking a 3.2% increase compared to the same period last year, as the country continues to implement large-scale measures to improve logistics efficiency, strengthen international transport corridors, and ensure sustainable economic development. Road infrastructure This year, construction and repair works...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and China reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic partnership and outlined new steps to enhance cooperation in trade, energy, transport, and cultural exchange during an Oct. 28 meeting between Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. The meeting, held as part of Kosherbayev’s official visit to...
ASTANA – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov instructed the Kazakh Energy Ministry to ensure the launch of the Unified State System for Managing the Fuel and Energy Complex by the end of this year. The decision was announced at an Oct. 28 government meeting on the development and digitalization of the energy sector. The new system...
By H.E. Yerkin Akhinzhanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of South Africa On October 25, the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrates Republic Day, a national holiday that marks one of the most significant milestones in the country’s modern history. This year, the nation observes the 35th anniversary of the adoption of the...
ASTANA – Artificial intelligence is set to become an expert assistant in Kazakhstan’s lawmaking process, as the Ministry of Justice expands its digital transformation. Deputy Minister of Justice Bekbolat Moldabekov announced that AI will soon help draft regulatory legal acts, while the recently launched Digital Bailiff system has already saved citizens over 1.9 billion tenge...
ALMATY – Kazakhstan is accelerating efforts to diversify its economy and strengthen industrial competitiveness, with particular emphasis on high-value manufacturing and deep-processing projects, following an Oct. 23 progress review of the implementation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s directives. According to the Ministry of Industry and Construction, investments in the manufacturing sector grew by 34.3% between January...
ALMATY — Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yermek Kosherbayev paid an official visit to Russia on Oct. 22 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the Kazakh-Russian strategic partnership. During the talks, the two foreign ministers also exchanged views on pressing international and regional topics, reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
ALMATY — Kazakhstan has made significant progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the past three years, according to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development statement. Kazakhstan launched alem.cloud, the region’s largest national supercomputing center. The facility serves as a technological backbone for the country’s growing AI ecosystem, reported Kazinform news agency on...










