AI & Digital Bridge: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum that AI must serve humanity and not create new dividing lines, urging open scientific and tech cooperation and positioning Kazakhstan as an Eurasian AI hub. UN Child Rights: The UN CRC published findings on Kazakhstan, urging changes to ensure equal rights for all children, accessible complaint mechanisms, and stronger action against reports of torture and ill-treatment of children in custody, care institutions and schools. Rail & Logistics: Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) is aiming to raise up to $5bn via an IPO, targeting a valuation up to $30bn, while Rhenus and Aktau port advance plans for a multimodal container terminal to boost the Trans-Caspian route. Trade & Corridor: The Middle Corridor’s next stage is being discussed with a World Bank report arguing better borders and coordination could lift corridor GDP by about 3.3% for participating economies. Agriculture: Kazakhstan is wrapping grain harvesting (83% of acreage cleared), paid 5.1bn tenge under drought insurance, and lifted grain and flour exports to 15.5m tonnes; it also imposed an apple import ban to protect domestic growers. Cybersecurity & Finance: Regulators plan large-scale cyber drills for major banks, and second-tier bank assets hit a record 75.6tn tenge. Sports (Kazakhstan at Asian Games): Kazakhstan sits 9th in the medals table after Day 12 with 9 gold, 19 silver and 36 bronze.