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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...

ASTANA — Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Government Council meetings in Moscow, where member states discussed strengthening economic cooperation, developing transport connectivity, and advancing digital and industrial collaboration across the region. Discussions focused on boosting trade and economic ties within the SCO. The organization’s contribution to...

ALMATY — Kazakhstan jumped 12 spots in the latest Speedtest Global Index, ranking 45th worldwide for mobile internet speeds between August and October, a notable rise compared to the same period last year. The results are updated mid-month and reflect performance over the previous three months. Analysts evaluated the average mobile and fixed broadband speeds...

ASTANA — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed Central Asia’s first artificial intelligence law, establishing a sweeping regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the safe, transparent and ethical use of AI across the economy and public sector. As AI is rapidly becoming embedded in daily life, supporting doctors, improving government services, and offering new tools for...