Kazakhstan has already exported 9 million tons of grain in the 2024/25 MY

From September 2024 to June 2025, Kazakhstan exported 9 million tons of grain - 60% more than during the same period of the 2023/24 MY. This was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, citing data from JSC "NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy." The main...

Kazakhstan, Moldova Set To Strengthen Political And Economic Cooperation

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 2 . Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu, met with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai...

Kazakhstan Hosts World Boxing Cup This Week 

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is hosting the World Boxing Cup: Kazakhstan – Astana 2025 from June 30 to July 6, bringing together more than 400 boxers from 31 countries, according to the World Boxing’s press service. Photo credit: World Boxing/Facebook The...

Kazakhstan Narrates Good Digitalization Co-Op Prospects With Azerbaijan

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 2. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have good prospects for cooperation in the field of digitalization, the head of the office of the Chamber of Commerce of Kazakhstan Asan Zhakishev told reporters on...

Opening of "Meikin Asia" festival takes place in Issyk-Kul region

AKIPRESS.COM - The IV International Music Festival "Meikin Asia" officially opened with a grand ceremony in Issyk-Kul region on July 20, according to the Ministry of Culture. Performers from 25 countries are participating in the festival,...

Scripts and Power: How Russian Media Frame the Latinization of the Kazakh Language

The ongoing switch from Cyrillic to a Latin-based alphabet in Kazakhstan has been widely presented as a step toward modernization and global integration by Kazakh officials. However, in Russian media, the reform quickly became associated with...

Trump sent a letter to Tokayev on the introduction of 25% duties on goods from Kazakhstan

Almaty. July 8. KazTAG - Starting from August 1, the United States will impose duties of 25% on all goods from Kazakhstan. This was stated on July 7 by the American leader Donald Trump in a letter to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart...

Kazakhstan Reinforces Migration Efforts Amid Rising Global Instability

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 2 . The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, presided over a regular meeting of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which discussed issues of...

Kazakhstan Highlights Vital Role Of Partnership Development With Azerbaijan

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 2. Kazakhstan attaches particular importance to the development of partnership relations with Azerbaijan, the head of the office of the Chamber of Commerce of Kazakhstan Asan Zhakishev said...

Livestock production increased by more than 4% and T1 trillion in January-May in Kazakhstan

Astana. July 8. KazTAG – Livestock production increased by 104.2% or T1.2 trillion, said Aidarbek Saparov, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. “In the first 5 months of 2025, production in the industry increased by 104.2% or...

Kazakh Audience Turns to Social Media as Primary News Source, Study Finds

ASTANA – Social media has become the leading source of news for Kazakh citizens, outpacing television and online media platforms, the Institute of Public Policy reported on June 26, according to a recent nationwide survey. Photo credit: The...

Armenia appoints military attache in Kazakhstan 

АрмИнфо. Армения назначила военного атташе в Казахстан. Соответствующее решение было подписано премьер-министром Армении Николом Пашиняном. "Принимая за основу 9-ю часть 10-й статью закона Республики "О дипломатической службе", с 1 августа 2025...

Over-the-counter dollar and euro purchases in Kazakhstan decreased in June – National Bank

Earthquake jolts southern Kazakhstan

An earthquake struck Kazakhstan's Zhambyl region on Tuesday afternoon. Kazakhstan's National Data Center (KNDC) registered an earthquake at 2:30 pm Astana time on July 8, 2025, in Zhambyl region, News.Az reports, citing Kazakh media. It was said...

Kazakhstan to Address Multilateralism, Financial Relations, AI at BRICS Summit

ASTANA – Kazakhstan will address multilateralism, financial relations, and artificial intelligence (AI) at the upcoming BRICS Summit on July 6–7 in Rio de Janeiro, said Aibek Smadiyarov, a spokesperson for the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, during a...

Trump Confirms New U.S. Tariffs on Kazakhstan Starting August 1

Starting August 1, 2025, the United States will impose a 25 percent customs duty on exports from Kazakhstan. The decision was announced by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and later confirmed in an official letter from President Donald Trump...

Kazakhstan law bans face coverings in public places

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law to ban face coverings in public places and jointed a trend in several Central Asian countries to restrict forms of Islamic dress. The text of the law which was signed by the president on...

Who makes contemporary Uyghur art in Kazakhstan?

Work by artist Nazugum Bakhtiyarova from the Sultan Kizlar collective. Text [in Russian]: “I would rather be a witness’ widow than a Bai [rich man’s] wife.” Photo by the Sultan Kizlar collective. Used with permission. In Kazakhstan, political or...

Australian Musician Honors Kazakhstan with Dombra Melody

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has celebrated National Dombra Day on the first Sunday of July since 2018. Dombra, the national musical instrument, embodies the country’s rich history, culture, and spirit of freedom. Its distinctive sound, by turns soothing,...

Kazakhstan’s Telecommunications Market Set to Slow in Coming Years

Kazakhstan’s telecommunications market is projected to experience a slowdown in the coming years, with average annual growth expected to hover around 6% for 2025-2027, nearly half the rate seen over the past two years. According to a joint study...