Kazakhstan

19 Jul. 10:45

Trade volume between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in 2026 announced

Trade between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the first five months of 2026 totalled $150 million, with Kazakhstan accounting for the largest share.

16 Jul. 13:30

Kazakhstan and China sign transport agreements totaling 400 mln dollars

Kazakhstan Railways has signed a package of agreements with Chinese partners totaling $400 million, the company's press service reported.

16 Jul. 9:30

Kazakh president Tokayev arrives in China

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived on a working visit in Shanghai on July 15, where he will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the presidential press service said.

13 Jul. 21:50

Roscosmos and NASA heads meet at Baikonur

Roscosmos and NASA chiefs met at Baikonur and plan to hold further talks soon

13 Jul. 14:00

Flights connecting Astana, Almaty with Ankara to operate daily

Turkish low-cost carrier AJET will significantly ramp up its flight frequencies from Astana and Almaty to Ankara starting this August, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reported.

12 Jul. 11:25

Three rare neolithic burials discovered in Kazakhstan

Three burials associated with early Central Asian cultures, dating from the 7th to the 5th millennium BC, have been discovered in the Auliekol district of Kazakhstan.

11 Jul. 12:00

Tokayev invites Trump to visit Kazakhstan

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, the press service of the Kazakh leader reported.

11 Jul. 11:00

Rosselkhoznadzor asks Kazakhstan to halt sunflower seed exports until 2027

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has asked Kazakhstan to suspend food sunflower exports to Russia until January 1, 2027, due to illegal seed shipments, the watchdog reported.

10 Jul. 13:45

Earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border overnight

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded overnight on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, with its epicenter in the Talas Ala-Too Range, 30 kilometers from the village of Kok-Sai.

9 Jul. 21:25

Armenia takes part in Eurasian Economic Commission meeting

The Eurasian Economic Commission Council met on Thursday, with Armenia represented by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan.

5 Jul. 14:45

OPEC countries plan to increase oil production by 188,000 barrels per day

Seven OPEC+ members have agreed to boost oil output by 188,000 bpd in August

4 Jul. 11:00

Kazakhstan plans to extend gasoline, diesel export ban

Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has drafted an order to extend the ban on gasoline exports from the country to all destinations, including member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), for another six months - from November this year through May 2027.

3 Jul. 12:50

Pashinyan to take part in INNOPROM-2026 exhibition in Yekaterinburg

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Russia in the coming days to take part as a speaker in the INNOPROM-2026 exhibition in Yekaterinburg, alongside the Prime Ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.

2 Jul. 14:00

Kazakhstan says possibility of gasoline exports to Russia possible

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said that it has not received any requests from Russia for fuel supplies, while noting that it could consider such sales on commercial terms.

1 Jul. 15:00

Kazakhstan reveals parliamentary elections date

Kazakhstan will hold elections to its newly established unicameral parliament on August 23, under a decree signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

1 Jul. 13:00

Tokayev hails new era for Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared the start of a new era for the Central Asian nation, as the country's updated constitution officially came into force on July 1.

1 Jul. 9:00

Rosatom to begin construction of Kazakhstan's NPP in 2027

Construction of the Balkhash nuclear power plant, Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant (NPP), for which Rosatom was selected as the leader of the construction consortium, will begin next year. The decision by citizens to build the plant was the right one, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.