Border & Trade Disruptions: Uzbekistan’s Customs Committee warns of temporary queues at the Uzbekistan–Kazakhstan border after Kazakhstan’s planned customs IT maintenance (June 6 21:00–June 7 08:00) caused short-term system glitches and slower processing. Oil Market Volatility: OPEC+ agreed to raise July output quotas by 188,000 barrels per day, including Kazakhstan’s 10,000 bpd increase, but analysts note the Strait of Hormuz remains largely blocked, so the real market impact may be limited. Tenge & Monetary Policy: Kazakhstan’s National Bank cut the base rate to 17% from 18% as inflation eased (10.4% in May), stressing the move shouldn’t trigger a major shift away from tenge assets. Nuclear Cooperation: Kazakhstan and South Korea held talks in Astana on expanding nuclear energy cooperation, including possible small modular reactor (SMR) collaboration and a draft memorandum. Environment & Tourism: Kazakhstan plans to expand national parks and reserves by 20,000 sq km by 2035, boosting protected areas to 332,000 sq km. Sports (Kazakhstan in focus): Kazakhstan’s women’s volleyball team beat Iran in the AVC Women’s Cup, while Kazakhstan’s tennis player Elena Rybakina remains in the WTA Top 10.