Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Sustainable Finance, OECD Reports

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has positioned itself as Central Asia’s frontrunner in sustainable finance, according to a June 16 report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Responsible Business Conduct for Sustainable...

Kazakhstan Strengthens Ties with Afghanistan

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu paid a working visit to Afghanistan on July 10, where he met with senior Afghan officials to deepen cooperation in trade, transit, agriculture, and infrastructure, the Kazakh...

Kazakhstan Keeps Base Rate at 16.5%, Likely Until Year-End

ASTANA – The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided on July 11 to keep the base rate at 16.5%. NBK Governor Timur Suleimenov reported that it will most likely remain at this level until the end of 2025,...

Kazakhstan’s E-Commerce Market Soars 42%, Hits Record $6 Billion in 2024

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s retail e-commerce market reached a new historical high of 3.4 billion tenge (US$6 billion) in 2024, a 42% increase over 2023, according to a new study by Strategy&, part of the PwC global network of firms, released on July...

Kazakhstan Accelerates Rollout of Digital Tenge to Boost Budget Transparency

ASTANA – The Kazakh government discussed how to step up efforts to implement the digital tenge as a tool to improve control over public spending at a meeting on July 11, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. Olzhas Bektenov chairs a...

Kazakhstan Engaged in Legal Disputes with 20 Foreign Companies

Kazakhstan is currently involved in 20 legal disputes with foreign companies, a decrease from 26 cases in 2023, according to Yerlan Musabayev, Acting Director of the Department for the Protection of State Property Rights under the Ministry of...

Kazakhstan’s Oil Exports to Germany Drop Sharply in June

Kazakhstan’s oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline fell by 1.4 times in June 2025 compared to May, according to new data from KazTransOil. Supply Targets vs. Delivery Volumes In June, KazTransOil transported 160,000 tonnes of crude oil...

Kazakhstan supplied 160,000 tons of oil to Germany in June, Kaztransoil says

MOSCOW: Kazakhstan supplied 160,000 metric tons of oil to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline system in June, Kazakhstan’s pipeline company Kaztransoil said on Friday. Kazakhstan has been supplying its oil to Germany through the pipeline after the...

Kazakhstan to invest $500m in Herat-Torghondi railway

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kazakhstan will invest $500 million in the Herat-Torghondi railway project under an agreement signed in Kabul on Friday. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs in a statement said that Mullah Abdul Ghani...

Kazakhstan invested 18% less in geological exploration in 2024 than in 2023

Almaty. July 11. KazTAG – Kazakhstani companies invested T206.2 billion in exploration and evaluation of mineral reserves in 2024, which was 18% less than in 2023 without adjusting for inflation, reports the First Credit Bureau (FCB). “In 2024,...

Kazakhstan's export of vegetable oils and oilseed meal exceeds 1 million tons

Over the first nine months of the 2024/25 MY, Kazakhstan exported more than 1 million tons of fat-and-oil products (vegetable oils, oilseed meal, and cake). According to APK-Inform and the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), the export...

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

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 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’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...

News Digest: Foreign Media on Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy, Supercomputer and More

ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers Kazakhstan’s foreign policy, the launch of a new supercomputer, human rights and more. Astana. Photo credit:...

Ticket Sales for Backstreet Boys Concert in Astana Start Monday

ASTANA – Tickets for the first-ever Backstreet Boys concert in Astana, set for Sept. 21, will go on sale starting July 14 through a pre-sale in the Freedom Bank app, announced Symbat Serik, the international producer at CA Entertainment, during a...

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,...