Логистика, транспорт и Транскаспийский маршрут из 45 международных источников. Каждую статью читает ИИ: переводит на русский и оценивает влияние на Средний коридор по шкале от 0 до 10.
В Казахстане планируют пересмотреть правила государственного контроля в сфере реабилитации и банкротства. Министерство финансов и министерство национальной экономики предлагают исключить из действующих нормативных документов положения о профилактическом контроле с посещением и без посещения субъектов контроля. Ожидает…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest explores the country’s ambitions to become a regional artificial intelligence hub, Kairat Almaty’s draw ag…
Tengrinews.kz – A district court in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Region has issued an official warning to a local resident over the bullying behavior of his underage son. The incident occurred in September at a school in the Zhualy District. An eighth-grade student arrived late to class, prompting a classmate to mock and humi…
В Казахстане планируют изменить порядок выдачи разрешений на застройку территорий залегания полезных ископаемых. Министерство промышленности и строительства предлагает внедрить механизм, который позволит заявителям исправлять ошибки и недочеты в поданных документах без получения немедленного отказа. При этом дата перв…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have discussed expanding cooperation to combat cybercrime, drug trafficking, corruption and transnational organized crime during a meeting in Astana on Nov. …
Tengrinews.kz – Scammers are sending fake letters to Kazakhstanis on behalf of the National Bank, promising to recover allegedly stolen money or deliver an incoming money transfer. In return, they demand advance payments, sometimes claiming the money is needed to arrange a cash-in-transit vehicle. Scammers promise ref…
Tengrinews.kz – King Abdullah II of Jordan has arrived in Astana for another official visit. It is far from his first trip to Kazakhstan: over the past two decades, the monarch has visited the country eight times. During that period, the world order has shifted, Astana has transformed, and Kazakhstan itself has change…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan will hold an international symposium dedicated to the intellectual heritage of medieval philosopher Abu Nasr Al-Farabi (870-950) and theologian Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (1094-1166) on a rotating basis every two years, Vi…
Tengrinews.kz – Motor vehicles in Almaty produce around 113,000 tonnes of pollutant emissions annually, accounting for nearly 60 percent of the city's air pollution emissions. Cars are not the only source of air pollution According to Almaty's Department of Ecology and Environment, air pollution is caused not only by …
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Enjoy the weekend with a mix of ballet, theater, exhibitions and live music. From classical performances to familiar film soundtracks, The Astana Times editorial team has curated a list of events you can attend with friends a…
В сентябре 2026/27 маркетингового года Казахстан увеличил экспорт ячменя на 42,5%, по сравнению с августом — до 176,6 тыс. тонн. При этом поставки в Иран сократились в 35 раз, а отгрузки в Китай, напротив, выросли втрое в годовом выражении. На рынке гороха также усилились позиции китайского направления, тогда как осно…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s accelerating urbanization is concentrating population growth in its largest cities, while smaller urban centers struggle to retain residents and attract investment. Experts say the challenge is to ensure that exp…
At the Shalkiya lead-zinc mine in Kyzylorda Region, engineers have designed a processing plant that could handle four million metric tons of ore a year. To keep it running, a pumping station would send up to 2,400 cubic meters of water back through the plant every hour. Even with that water going round again, the plan…
Central Asian leaders and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met on November 6 to discuss how terrorist groups could use artificial intelligence to recruit members, coordinate their activities, and spread propaganda. At the Aqaba Process summit, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered to host a Central Asian office of the U…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan hosts an international summit on artificial intelligence security in Astana on Nov. 6, bringing together regional leaders and senior officials to discuss emerging security challenges associated with the development…
Kazakhstan’s exports of sunflower husk pellets reached 63,200 metric tons in the first nine months of 2026, 3.56 times the volume shipped a year earlier. The pellets are made by compressing discarded sunflower seed shells for use as fuel. Export revenue increased by 515% to $3.4 million, according to export figures fr…
Kairat Almaty secured one of their most impressive European results on November 5, holding Italian side Atalanta to a 1-1 draw in Bergamo in the UEFA Conference League. The Kazakh visitors came close to a famous victory after taking the lead early in the second half. Atalanta, winners of the Europa League in 2024, nee…
Kürşad Zorlu, a senior official in Türkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party, has questioned Russia’s eligibility for observer status in the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), citing its language requirements. At the OTS summit in Ankara on October 30, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed inviting Ru…
Developing the Middle Corridor, a transport route connecting China and Europe through Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, and the South Caucasus, will require at least $25 billion in infrastructure upgrades by 2040. The World Bank estimates that another $30.5 billion will be needed for complementary investments in logistic…
Tengrinews.kz – The US dollar weakened against the Kazakh tenge during trading on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on November 6. Here's the exchange rate recorded at the end of the trading session. At the close of daytime trading on KASE, the weighted average exchange rate stood at 447.14 tenge per US dollar, dow…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Tajikistan signed 11 agreements worth a combined $135.3 million during a bilateral business forum in Astana on Nov. 5, bringing together representatives of the two countries’ business communities to explore opp…
Women gathered outside a branch of Kazakhstan’s Otbasy Bank in Almaty’s Zhetysu neighborhood early on November 3, hoping to secure mortgages under a program designed to help women buy homes. Some banks drew up waiting lists, which security guards used to control entry, while others argued as the crowd pressed toward t…
The National Bank of Kazakhstan expects inflation to slow in 2027, but less sharply than previously forecast. In September, it raised its forecast to 6.5%–8.5%, up from 5.5%–7.5%, amid concerns about government spending and other pressures. Akylzhan Baimagambetov, the bank’s deputy governor, said on November 5 that th…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Turkish artists Taner Alakuş and Yasemin Akyol presented their works at the “IZLEK” exhibition showcasing traditional miniature art through contemporary interpretations at the OzgeEpic center on Nov. 5 in Astana. Photo credit…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to modernize its capital market and expand access to stock market financing for businesses under a new development program through 2030 and a draft law designed to strengthen investor protection and align nat…
Uzbekistan plans to double its annual uranium production to 15,000 metric tons by 2030, up from a projected 7,500 this year, as demand for nuclear fuel grows. Tashkent also wants to expand critical mineral processing to produce more finished goods for export. The development plans , published by the president’s office…
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase the capacity of its Data Center Valley in the Pavlodar Region to 1 gigawatt by 2029, as construction advances on the first three facilities and the government seeks investors for the project’s nex…
За десять месяцев 2026 года железнодорожным транспортом в Казахстане перевезли 12,1 млн тонн зерна — на 9% больше, чем за аналогичный период прошлого года. Экспортные перевозки выросли еще заметнее: за рубеж отправлено 9,4 млн тонн, что на 11% превышает показатель января–октября 2025 года. Основной объем поставок приш…
Казахстан вводит шестимесячный запрет на экспорт бензина, дизельного топлива и ряда других нефтепродуктов, передает inbusiness.kz. Соответствующий приказ подписал министр энергетики Казахстана 30 октября 2026 года. Документ предусматривает введение запрета с 22 ноября 2026 года по 22 мая 2027 года. В частности, автомо…
Отсутствие ветеринарных документов, маркировки и обязательной термической обработки стало причиной возврата грузов с территории Казахстана. На контрольных постах «Сырым» и «Шаған» выявили два новых случая несоблюдения ветеринарно-санитарных требований. Один из них касался перевозки 22 тонн пшеничных отрубей из России,…