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Kazakhstan Builds Saxaul Nursery on Dried Aral Seabed
Times of Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
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 expands global air links, deepens ICAO ties in push for aviation growth
Daryo
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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...
Kazakhstan’s New Supercomputer Marks Breakthrough in National Tech Independence
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
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 Launches Central Asia’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
The Astana Times
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July 10, 2025
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 Food Corporation paid exporters and grain producers 8.2 billion tenge in transport subsidies
APK Inform
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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 And Swiss National Bank Discuss Strengthening Financial Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(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...
Comic Con Astana 2025: Kazakhstan’s Premier Geek Culture Festival Set to Break Records
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Geek culture has become a vibrant facet of Astana’s tourist appeal, and on July 9, the city kicked off the fourth edition of Comic Con Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship festival for anime, comics, and cosplay. Over the years, festival-goers have...
Experts Forecast 5% Economic Growth for Kazakhstan in 2025
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital hosted the presentation of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development’s (EFSD) regional economic report, which outlined mixed economic trends across the region in early 2025, shaped by a combination of domestic...
Kazakhstan seeks compromise with US on new 25% tariffs
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
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’s leader tells Trump that he hopes for compromise on new U.S. tariffs
SRN News
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July 10, 2025
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...
How ForteBank is Shaping Kazakhstan’s Banking Future
World Finance
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  In the fast-evolving financial landscape of Kazakhstan, ForteBank stands as a testament to pragmatic leadership and disciplined strategy. Under the stewardship of CEO Talgat Kuanyshev, ForteBank has entered a new chapter defined by universal...
257.5 billion digital tenge put into circulation in Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Astana. July 11. KazTAG – 257.5 billion digital tenge have been put into circulation in Kazakhstan, reports the press service of the Prime Minister. “Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of pilot projects related to...
Average prices for SIP have not changed within a week in Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Astana. July 11. KazTAG – Prices in Kazakhstan for socially important food products (SIP) have not changed within a week, as of July 8, 2025, and have increased by 7.6% since the beginning of 2025, reports the statistics agency. The average prices...
Kazakhstan Reinforces Multivector Foreign Policy
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Kazakhstan has awarded Rosatom the contract to build its first nuclear power plant, signaling continued collaboration with Russia while simultaneously exploring future partnerships with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and...
Catholicos Aram I to attend interfaith summit in Astana
PanARMENIAN.Net
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July 11, 2025 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia has accepted an invitation from the government of Kazakhstan to participate in a global interfaith summit scheduled for September 17–18, 2025, in Astana,...
Caspian Sunrise reports increased production from Kazakhstan's Block 8
ShareCast
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The AIM-traded firm said the well was now producing approximately 876 barrels of oil per day on a four millimetre choke. It also confirmed that Deep Well P1 had been perforated across a three-metre interval at a depth of 3,391 metres, with testing...
Direct train service from eastern Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan t...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, 11 July, 2025-- Direct train service from Ust-Kamenogorsk city in eastern Kazakhstan to major Uzbek cities including Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara will be restored later this year, Kazinform news agency reported Thursday. The...
Russia is monitoring situation with anthrax outbreak in Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Moscow. July 11. KazTAG - Russia is monitoring the situation with the anthrax outbreak in Kazakhstan. "Russian consumer surveillance agency is monitoring the anthrax situation in Kazakhstan," said the agency. The specialists are constantly...
Mass locust invasion is recorded in western Kazakhstan
APK Inform
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A mass locust invasion was recorded in the Kyzylkoginsky district of Atyrau region. This was reported by "24KZ". Specialists are clarifying the scale of the insect spread. In the spring, over 128,000 hectares in the region were chemically treated....
Kazakhstan Nears Universal Coverage in Inclusive Education
The Astana Times
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July 9, 2025
ASTANA – As of 2025, Kazakhstan has ensured inclusive education in 70% of preschool institutions, 90% of general secondary schools, and 81% of technical and vocational institutions, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Higher and Postgraduate...