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ASTANA — Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway operator, reported that freight volumes across its network reached 287.8 million tons in January-November, 4% higher than the same period last year. Export shipments increased to 80.2 million tons, up 6%, with coal shipments rising 8% to 31.2 million tons, driven by higher supplies to Russia,...

ALMATY — Kazakhstan and the European Union (EU) announced plans to begin negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission agreements at the 22nd Kazakhstan–EU Cooperation Council meeting held in Brussels on Dec. 1, co-chaired by Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermeк Kosherbayev and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. The meeting took place...

ALMATY – Kazakhstan is accelerating efforts to expand its manufacturing base, advance digital transformation, and strengthen economic diversification, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said during a government meeting on Dec. 2.  The discussion also covered progress in oil refining, agricultural processing, and workforce development, reflecting a comprehensive national effort to increase economic resilience and diversify growth...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) national railway operator has increased grain shipments to Azerbaijan by 25 times, transporting 600,000 tons to date, said  KTZ Chairman Talgat Aldybergenov following the plenary session of the Council for Railway Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Nov. 26 in Baku.  The surge is attributed to...

ASTANA – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on Nov. 24 to advance the development of Kazakhstan’s air hubs and road sector. Bektenov was presented with a three-year civil aviation development plan aligned with global forecasts projecting the aviation market to double by 2040. The plan emphasizes compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)...

ALMATY – Two Kazakh logistics hubs, Dostyk Trans Terminal and the Global City Trade and Logistics Complex, have been added to the list of dry ports under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). The decision was adopted at the sixth meeting of the Working Group on Dry...

ALMATY — Kazakhstan’s agricultural output grew to 8.1 trillion tenge (approximately US$15.39 billion) in the January-October 2025 period, marking a 5.4% increase, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was told during a meeting with Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov on Nov. 19.  According to Saparov, food production also rose by 9%, reaching 3.1 trillion tenge (US$5.97 billion), while agricultural...

ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has launched the Academy of IT Architects, a new training program aimed at improving the architectural and AI competencies of specialists responsible for building the country’s digital government. The initiative, developed by the Digital Government Support Center, addresses a key challenge of accelerated digitalization: fragmentation...

ASTANA — Kazakhstan outlined steps to implement the Green Corridor system and strengthen its role as a key Eurasian transit hub during a Nov. 18 meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin. Kazakhstan is moving forward with a comprehensive package of measures to streamline customs, modernize border infrastructure, and digitalize logistics processes. The Green...