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Kazakhstan, Democratic Republic of Congo Strengthen Partnership Through Historic Visit
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation during the first state visit of President Félix Tshisekedi to Astana on Sept. 10. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev...

Kazakhstan Announces First Recipient of Digital Nomad Residency
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has issued its first 10-year residence permit under the Digital Nomad Residency program. The recipient is Pavel Filatov, a senior analytics & BI engineer with international experience, who chose Kazakhstan as his home and place...

Africa in Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy Agenda: Institutionalization and Economic Dynamics
This week, Kazakhstan welcomed President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi on his first state visit to the country. During the bilateral talks, the two sides explored opportunities to expand trade and deepen cooperation...
Kazakhstan issues first residency permit under digital nomad program
ALMATY, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan has issued its first 10-year residence permit under the Digital Nomad Residency program, designed to attract high-tech professionals, the Kazinform news agency reported Wednesday. According to Kazakhstan's...
Kazakh electric bus manufacturer plans cooperation with Ferghana region
Kazakh electric bus manufacturer plans cooperation with Ferghana region Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Governor of Ferghana region Khayrullo Bozorov held a meeting with Murat Adilkhonov, head of Falcon Euro Bus, one of Kazakhstan’s leading...

Kazakhstan to Launch Internationally Accredited Rare Earth Laboratory
Kazakhstan is set to host an internationally accredited laboratory for rare earth metals, a move expected to bolster the country’s role in global supply chains for critical raw materials. Minister of Industry and Construction Yersayin Nagaspayev...

Kazakhstan embraces stablecoins for regulatory fees
Homepage > News > Finance > Kazakhstan embraces stablecoins for regulatory fees Kazakhstan’s largest financial center has launched a pilot for USD-backed stablecoin payments for licensing and supervision fees. The Astana Financial Services...

Kazakhstan to change its parliamentary system
By Galiya Khassenkhanova Published on 10/09/2025 - 16:17 GMT+2 Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to switch from a two-chamber parliament system to a one-chamber system by eliminating the Senate. “This reform of the highest...

East Kazakhstan Researchers Use AI and Drones to Boost Soil and Crop Management
Researchers at Sarsen Amanzholov University in Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan, have developed a digital system that integrates drone imagery with artificial intelligence (AI) to assess soil quality and crop health with high precision. The system...

The nuclear powerhouses: Big-names ANNE ASHWORTH believes could inject some energy into your portfolio
This is 'the golden age of nuclear power'. Or so we have been told by the Government and others – and it is a claim sure to intrigue even the most cynical investor, especially since shares in a few of the companies in the 'nuke' sector have more...

Kazakhstan Weighs a Unicameral Future: Tokayev’s Call to Scrap the Senate
One of the most debated elements of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s annual address to the nation was his proposal for sweeping parliamentary reform. Tokayev suggested a return to a unicameral legislature, mirroring the single-chamber Supreme...

“Astyk Trans” - logistics sponsor of the Asia Grains&Oils Conference in Tashkent
Joint Stock Company “Astyk Trans” acts as the logistics sponsor of the anniversary international conference Asia Grains&Oils Conference in Tashkent - 2025, which will take place on September 17-18 in the capital of Uzbekistan. JSC “Astyk Trans” is...

Kazakhstan will lay railway and Internet cable in Afghanistan
17:22, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Kazakhstan intends to build the Turgundi – Herat railway line in Afghanistan in the next two years. This was announced on September 9 at a government meeting by Deputy Transport Minister Maksat Kaliakparov, Ferghana...

Digital Bridge 2025 Tech Forum Set for October 2–4 in Astana
Ulaanbaatar, September 12, 2025 /MONTSAME/. This year, the international tech forum Digital Bridge 2025 will take place in Astana from October 2 to 4, 2025. The theme of the forum, “Generative Nation,” reflects Kazakhstan’s strategic commitment to...

U.S. delegation explored opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Georgia cooperation in critical infrastructure, digital trade, new technologies, transportation, and logistics
On September 10, 2025, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Alan Purcell welcomed a delegation of American business leaders and representatives from Georgian business and government circles as part of a U.S. business delegation exploring trade, energy,...

Solar-to-X enables industrial defossilization turning power to molecules or materials
The industry sector is most challenging to defossilize, due to high energy and feedstock demand, large and continuously running production plants, hard-to-abate process emissions, and infrastructural challenges. In public discourse, hydrogen is...

Experts Call for Seismic Study Ahead of Kambarata-1 Hydropower Construction
At a recent parliamentary session, Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov, director of the Institute of Seismology and president of Kyrgyzstan’s National Academy of Sciences, warned that seismic microzonation has not been conducted at the site of the planned...

Kazakhstan Accelerates Industrial Modernization and Diversification
ALMATY – Kazakhstan demonstrates a profound transformation of the industrial sector, developing high-value-added production to introduce systemic measures for the country’s industrial sovereignty reinforcement, in alignment with the priorities set...

Caspian Sea is Shrinking, and Faster Than We May Think
ASTANA – The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is shrinking. Scientists warn that water levels could fall by as much as 21 meters by 2100, threatening biodiversity and the livelihoods of nearly 15 million people living along...

Moody's: Middle Corridor strengthens economic resilience of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia
The growing importance of the Middle Corridor has led to an improvement in some countries’ key credit indicators, APA-Economics, citing Moody’s. It was noted that in the three main corridor countries — Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia — the...