Kazakhstan's gross reserves decreased by $282 million in June

Afghan, Kazakh Officials Talk Direct Kabul-Astana Flights

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan and Kazakh transport officials have discussed strengthening transport ties, expanding land transport cooperation and launching direct flights between Kabul and Astana. Deputy Transport and...

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister visits Kabul, vows to expand ties

Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs and head of the High Commission for Addressing the Problems of Returning Afghan Refugees, says over 500,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran in the past month alone — a...

Kazakhstan plans to keep oil output steady until year-end, Ifx reports

Kazakhstan plans to keep oil output at the current level until year-end, Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. The Central Asian republic has persistently exceeded quotas set by OPEC+, which groups the...

Kazakhstan’s SCAT Launches New Almaty–Minsk Route

ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s airline SCAT will launch direct passenger flights on the Almaty–Minsk route twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays, starting from Aug. 10. Photo credit: Kazakh Transport Ministry. Currently, flights to Minsk are operated by...

Kazakhstan’s Digital Revolution: From e-Government to AI Superpower

ASTANA – By 2025, Kazakhstan has emerged as a regional frontrunner in digital transformation – not only in fintech and IT exports, but also in the delivery of public services, AI development, and broadband connectivity. Now ranking among the...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan To Anchor Europe's Oil Supply Through 2050, OPEC Says

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are expected to play an increasingly important role in securing Europe's crude oil needs over the long term, as the continent continues to pivot away from Russian...

Kazakhstan and China Boost Rail Trade via Middle Corridor Agreement

Kazakhstan and China have signed a renewed strategic agreement to strengthen rail connectivity and increase freight volumes along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor. At a ceremony in Beijing,...

Kazakhstan Builds Saxaul Nursery on Dried Aral Seabed

Kazakhstan is ramping up its ambitious afforestation efforts on the dried bed of the Aral Sea, with the establishment of a new saxaul nursery in the Kyzylorda region. Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev recently visited...

Kazakhstan Launches Central Asia’s Most Powerful Supercomputer 

ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the official launch of Kazakhstan’s new national supercomputer on July 9. Photo credit: gov.kz The new supercomputing cluster is powered by NVIDIA H200 graphics processors and delivers a...

Kazakhstan’s New Supercomputer Marks Breakthrough in National Tech Independence

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s new national supercomputer can perform in just one second as many calculations as the entire world’s population – all 8 billion people – could do in over four days if each person solved one equation every second, said...

Kazakhstan expands global air links, deepens ICAO ties in push for aviation growth

Kazakhstan is expanding its international air connectivity, with direct flights now operating to over 30 countries and plans to launch new routes to destinations such as New York, Tokyo, and Singapore. This development was highlighted during a...

Kazakh President responds to Trump on introduction of tariffs

ASTANA, July 10. /TASS/. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter to US President Donald Trump following Washington's statement on the introduction of 25% customs duties on goods from Kazakhstan from August 1. As the press service of...

Kazakh President sends a letter of reply to Donald Trump

Baku, July 10, AZERTAC President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter of reply to Donald Trump regarding tariffs imposed on Kazakhstani products sent to the United States, Kazinform News Agency reported citing the Akorda press...

Kazakhstan’s Food Corporation paid exporters and grain producers 8.2 billion tenge in transport subsidies

As of June 30, 2025, Kazakhstan’s Food Corporation paid exporters and grain producers 8.2 billion tenge for the shipment of 371.1 thousand tons of wheat. As clarified by FCC, as of July 8, a total of 495 applications for transport cost...

Kazakhstan seeks compromise with US on new 25% tariffs

ALMATY: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed readiness for constructive talks with US President Donald Trump following the imposition of new 25% reciprocal tariffs on certain Kazakh exports. The move is part of Trump’s broader...

Kazakhstan And Swiss National Bank Discuss Strengthening Financial Cooperation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 10. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Martin Schlegel, Trend reports, citing the press service of the...

Kazakh scholar: Chinese modernization worth studying

Gulnar Shaimergenova, director of the China Studies Center, Kazakhstan, said that the integration of technological progress with respect for tradition in Chinese modernization process offers a valuable and inspiring model for urban governance....

Kazakhstan’s leader tells Trump that he hopes for compromise on new U.S. tariffs

Audio By Carbonatix ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter that he was ready for constructive dialogue on trade issues after Trump slapped fresh 25% reciprocal tariffs on the Central...

Etihad announces seven new destinations

Etihad Airways has announced seven additional new destinations to further expand its network as part of its ongoing strategy to bring more point-to-point traffic directly to Abu Dhabi. The new destinations - Almaty, Kazakhstan; Baku, Azerbaijan;...