Kazakhstan’s Digital Crossroad

To reduce its reliance on Russia’s internet ecosystem, Kazakhstan has invested significant sums in upgrading its infrastructure and developing international transit capabilities. But becoming a digital hub will ultimately depend on whether the...

Pavel Durov announces opening of AI lab in Kazakhstan

18:26, 02 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 18:26, 02 October 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Pavel Durov announced the opening of an AI lab in Kazakhstan, Akorda reported. «A year ago,...

Kazakhstan plans to supply 1.7 mln tons of oil to Germany in 2025

ALMATY, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan expects to ship 1.7 million tons of oil to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline system by the end of 2025, the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday, citing Askhat Khassenov, head of the national...

Kazakhstan Plans Artificial Intelligence University for 2025 Launch

Kazakhstan will develop proposals by the end of 2025 to establish a dedicated research university focused on artificial intelligence (AI), President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during the inaugural meeting of the Artificial Intelligence...

Kazakhstan’s Young Chess Players Top World Cadet Championship

ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s national team topped the overall standings of the World Cadet Chess Championship (U8–U12) for the second consecutive year, winning three gold medals on home ground. The tournament took place from Sept. 19 to 30 at the Baluan...

Kazakhstan Launches First All-Female Space Isolation Experiment SANA-1

ASTANA – A unique research project, SANA-1, was launched at the National Space Center, marking Kazakhstan’s first experiment involving long-term crew isolation under conditions simulating space flight. Photo credit: gov.kz The project is jointly...

Kazakhstan, Germany Extend Business Partnership Program Through 2028

ASTANA — Kazakhstan and Germany have signed a joint agreement extending the Partnering in Business with Germany program for 2026–2028. The signing, held on Sept. 30 in Astana during the Extended Conference on cooperation projects, marks a new...

Kazakhstan Unveils Region’s First AI-Powered Board Member with Voting Rights

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has introduced the Samruk-Kazyna Artificial Intelligence Neural Network (SKAI), the first AI-powered independent member of a Board of Directors in the region with voting rights on Oct. 2. The system was presented by the...

Kazakhstan Proposes Unified Information Map of Eurasia in Transport Sector

ASTANA – Kazakh Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev proposed creating a unified information map of Eurasia to strengthen international cooperation and information exchange in transport infrastructure. He made the statement at the seventh New...

Kazakhstan's new Taimas 8×8 IFV merges Turkish design and Chinese weapons

Kazakhstan has introduced the Taimas 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle, built on Türkiye’s Otokar Arma chassis and armed with a Chinese Norinco turret. As reported by The Dead District on October 1, 2025, the Taimas 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle is...

Kazakhstan increased grain exports by 19% in the first month of the 2025/26 MY

In September 2025 (the first month of the new season), more than 1 million tons of grain were exported by rail from Kazakhstan. This is 19% more than in the same period last year, the press service of KTZ reported. In particular, 647.000 tons were...

Kazakhstan expels 21 people and bans their entry for five years

Astana. October 2. KazTAG – Kazakhstan expelled 21 people by court decision and banned their entry for five years, while one person was denied entry for failing to pay a fine, said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Lepekha. “As of today,...

Kazakhstan delivers 5,000 tons of fuel oil to Tajikistan as humanitarian aid

Astana. October 2. KazTAG – Kazakhstan has provided Tajikistan with humanitarian aid in the form of 5,000 tons of fuel oil worth almost T894 million, said the press service of Kazakhstan’s international development agency KazAID under the Ministry...

Kazakhstan’s gross reserves rise by $2.169 billion in August

Kazakhstan’s National Fund assets rise by $1.265 billion in August

Astana Hub pushes Kazakhstan’s national AI ambitions

Kazakhstan has an ambitious agenda to promote artificial intelligence innovation and use across its public and private sectors, pitching itself as Central Asia’s main ecosystem for the fast-evolving technology. Countries have rushed worldwide to...

Kazakhstan Started Stopping All Trucks From China To Russia

3 They're being heavily searched. Traffic jams on the border between Russia and Kazakhstan began to form in mid-September, and now thousands of trucks have piled up at border checkpoints. Customs officers are primarily interested in trucks with...

Azerbaijan takes part in Kazakhstan Energy Week-2025 and KAZENERGY Forum

Astana, October 2, AZERTAC The Kazakh capital of Astana hosted the opening ceremony of Kazakhstan Energy Week-2025 (KEW-2025) and the 16th Eurasian KAZENERGY Forum. The event brought together more than 2,500 delegates from 50 countries and...

Azerbaijan joins “New Silk Way” Forum in Kazakhstan

Baku, October 2, AZERTAC The 7th International Transport & Logistics Business Forum: “New Silk Way” was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. An Azerbaijani delegation led by Rahman Hummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, attended...

Kazakhstan Joins Russia's "trade Blockade"

The country has started to massively search for sub-sanctioned goods in cargoes traveling from China to Russia. Kazakhstan's customs began inspecting 99% of trucks carrying potentially unsanctioned goods from China to Russia. Because of this, a...