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Kazakh airline launches direct Astana–Bishkek flight
10:11, 16 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:11, 16 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kazakh airline Qazaq Air is launching a direct flight between Astana and Bishkek, the...

Kazakhstan Proposes ‘Expert Alliance’ to Reform Global Governance
Zhandos Shaimardanov, director of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies (KazISS) under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has called for the formation of an international network of think tanks to act as an intellectual capacity...

Kazakhstan price rule allegedly blocks Uzbekistan exports
Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan: The head of Kazakhstan’s Cement and Concrete Producers Association (QazCem), Erbol Akimbayev, has claimed that Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers issued a confidential order in July 2025 that disrupted cement exports from...

Medvedev turns Aussie slayer again in Kazakhstan
Adam Walton's hopes of earning a repeat triumph over former US Open champ Daniil Medvedev have been dashed at the Almaty Open as the Russian luminary earned himself an Australian scalp for the second week running on tour. Walton, the rising...

China Opens Market to Kazakhstan Pork Exports
Kazakhstan has secured approval to begin exporting pork to China following the signing of a bilateral protocol on inspection, quarantine, and food safety standards. The agreement was formalized on October 15 in Shanghai by Kazakh Minister of...

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Move Forward with $4.2 Billion Kambarata-1 Hydropower Project
The Kambarata-1 Hydropower Plant (HPP), a landmark energy project jointly developed by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, is gaining international momentum, with strong backing from global financial institutions. Uzbek Minister of Energy...

Cargo delays at Kazakh–Russian border slow Uzbekistan’s export activity.
Shipments to Russia dropped by 38% in demand. The volume of cargo shipments from Uzbekistan to CIS countries has declined due to delays at the Russian–Kazakh border, Spot writes with reference to ATI.SU. Between July and September, the number of...

Zijin Completes First Gold Mine Acquisition in Kazakhstan
China’s Zijin Mining Group bought RG Gold, a Kazakhstan-based gold miner, in the latest business transaction by billionaire Bulat Utemuratov. RG Gold exploits gold mines in the northern Akmola region of Kazakhstan, near the capital Astana. Through...
Pak-Kazakh forces launch anti-terror exercise to boost defence ties
CHERAT: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have commenced a two-week joint counterterrorism exercise aimed at enhancing operational coordination and deepening military cooperation, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. The exercise,...

Pak-Kazakh joint military exercise ‘Dostarym-V’ underway
Published on: October 16, 2025 4:54 PM Pakistan and Kazakhstan have started their joint military exercise Dostarym-V at the Special Operations School in Cherat, Pakistan. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the exercise focuses on...

Kazakhstan and Georgia increased grain transportation volume by 80 times
In the first 9 months of this year, the volume of shipments sent and received between Kazakhstan and Georgia amounted to about 2.85 million tons of cargo, of which more than 2.1 million tons passed in export transit through the territory of...

Pakistan, Kazakhstan engage in joint counterterrorism training to strengthen military ties: ISPR
Pakistan and Kazakhstan have begun a joint counterterrorism training exercise lasting two weeks to improve military-to-military relations, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday. Pakistan regularly holds joint military...

Pakistan, Kazakhstan hold joint military exercise Dostarym-V in Cherat
The joint military exercise Dostarym-V between the armies of Pakistan and Kazakhstan is currently underway at the Special Operations School, Cherat, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Special Services Group (SSG)...

Rediscovering Mustafa Shokay: A Fragment of Kazakh History in an American Bookstore
While studying in the United States, I have spent my free hours chasing traces of home — fragments of Kazakh history scattered across libraries, archives, and private collections. Much of our past lies far from the steppe, carried off by the tides...

Kazakhstan Plans To Boost Agro Exports To China
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 15 . During the visit of the Kazakh delegation led by Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov to Shanghai, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between Prodcorporation (Kazakhstan's National...

Kazakhstan, Italy to Strengthen Industrial and Energy Cooperation
ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Italy reaffirmed their commitment to expanding joint industrial and energy projects as part of high-level discussions held in Rome on Oct. 14. The talks, led by Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev, brought together...

Kazakhstan Shows Improvement in Investment Climate Amid Systemic Challenges
ALMATY – The Kazakhstan Investors Association (KIA) has released an analytical report on Oct. 6, assessing the positive dynamic of the country’s investment environment and outlining recommendations to further improve the business climate. Photo...

Kazakhstan, US to Strengthen Ties Through Economic Cooperation and Investment Opportunities
ALMATY – Kazakhstan presented its policy of proactive economic growth to US investors during a business roundtable organized by the business council (USKZBC) at the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Oct. 15. Photo credit:...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan consider raising oil transit via BTC to 7 million tons by 2027, minister says
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are considering increasing oil transit volumes through the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline to 7 million metric tons a year by 2027, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said on Tuesday. “Since 2023, 3.4 million tons...

The volume of processed agricultural product exports from Kazakhstan reached $2.6 billion
Kazakh agricultural products are exported to 70 countries around the world. Today, the country ranks 10th in the world in grain exports and 2nd in flour exports. Over the past five years, exports have increased 1.5 times. The area of deep...