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Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Partnership Key To Regional Stability, President Tokayev Says
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 24. The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, held a telephone conversation with the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and discussed the critical role of cooperation for...
Kazakhstan Emerges as Growing Destination for Medical Tourism
The Astana Times
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July 23, 2025
ASTANA – In recent years, foreign nationals have increasingly chosen Kazakhstan as a destination for medical care, TengriNews reported on July 22, citing the Ministry of Health. Photo credit: medpass.com.ec Medical tourists from neighboring and...
Kazakhstan and China to Build Ground Satellite Station in Almaty
Times of Central Asia
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July 23, 2025
Kazakhstan and China have agreed to jointly construct a ground satellite station in Almaty, a $3 million initiative, aimed at enhancing scientific cooperation and strengthening regional satellite data infrastructure. The station will be located on...
Kazakhstan Leads Central Asia in Cybersecurity, Says New Regional Study
The Astana Times
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July 23, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan leads Central Asia in cybersecurity with a relatively advanced institutional and legal framework, according to the Central Asia Cybersecurity Baseline Study: Executive Summary, published on July 8. Photo credit: freepik The...
Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan expand data exchange on freight transportation
24.kg
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July 23, 2025
12:00, 23 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 12:00, 23 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan have expanded their digital data exchange on railway freight...
Kazakhstan to Launch “School for Philanthropists” to Support Endowment Sector
Times of Central Asia
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July 22, 2025
Kazakhstan is set to establish a “school for philanthropists” at one of its universities, a specialized training center for professionals working in endowment funds. The initiative was announced by Gulzat Kobenova, Deputy Minister of Science and...
Kazakhstan’s Surge in Metallurgical Output Raises Alarm in Russia
Times of Central Asia
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July 22, 2025
Kazakhstan is poised to double its copper ore production to 300 million tons by 2030, with the Aidarly, Koksay, and Benkala deposits leading the expansion. This ambitious plan was announced by Deputy Minister of Industry and Construction Olzhas...
News Digest: Foreign Media on Kazakhstan’s First NPP, Veil Ban and More
The Astana Times
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July 25, 2025
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers the country’s role in addressing Central Asia’s water crisis, financial cooperation with Uzbekistan and its...
Kazakhstan approves oil refining strategy 2040
TASS
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July 22, 2025
ASTANA, July 22. /TASS/. The government of Kazakhstan has approved the long-term Concept of oil refining industry development for 2025-2040 to increase competitiveness of the sector in the environment of the global energy transition, the press...
Kazakhstan Accelerates Industrialization With $26.7 Billion Investment
The Astana Times
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July 21, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan is undertaking 17 projects focused on high-value-added production, with a total investment of 14.3 trillion tenge (US$26.7 billion), expected to generate over 24,600 jobs, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov announced on July 20,...
Kemin border outpost opened in Chui region
24.kg
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August 1, 2025
The Information and Communications Department of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic reports that the grand opening of the reconstructed Kemin border outpost took place in Chui region on August 1....
Research sheds light on how New Zealand's uber rich achieve offshore secrecy
interest.co.nz
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New Zealand’s uber rich appear more secretive than those in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Russia, according to new research, which suggests they’re more likely to use blacklisted offshore financial centres and conceal...
Turkish Safi Holding Eyes Sugar Factory Investment in Kazakhstan
Times of Central Asia
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July 25, 2025
Turkish industrial conglomerate Safi Holding has expressed interest in developing a high-tech sugar processing facility in Kazakhstan, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture. The announcement followed a meeting between Agriculture...
Kazakhstan Introduces Unified Register of State Support Measures for Private Entrepreneurship
JD Supra - California
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July 21, 2025
The Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan recently adopted Order No. 55, which came into force on 6 July 2025. The order approves the Register of State Support Measures, which represents a structured...
Cabinet of Ministers signs investment agreement with RECA LLC - Rox Energy Global on solar energy project with capacity of up to 1,900 MW
AKIpress News Agency
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Cabinet of Ministers signs investment agreement with RECA LLC - Rox Energy Global on solar energy project with capacity of up to 1,900 MW AKIPRESS.COM - The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and RECA LLC – ROX Energy Global officially...
Tax big businesses that don't invest in new technology, science body argues
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 25, 2025
Billions of dollars in incentives to get Australian businesses to invest in innovation have not shifted a low level of research and development (R&D). Having tried a carrot, one of the nation's top scientific bodies wants to try the stick:...
Caspian Sea Water Levels Drop to Historic Low, Scientists Say
The Moscow Times
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July 24, 2025
Water levels in the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, have dropped to historic lows, Russian state news agency TASS reported this week, citing an Astrakhan-based research institute. Specialists at the Volga-Caspian Fisheries...
German University Launches Bachelor’s Programs in Kazakhstan
Times of Central Asia
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July 24, 2025
Germany’s Anhalt University of Applied Sciences has opened a branch campus in Almaty, marking a new milestone in German-Kazakh educational cooperation. The new campus, based at Energo University, is now accepting applications for bachelor’s...
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to sign memorandum on saiga antelope conservation.
Kun.uz
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July 24, 2025
Uzbekistan plans to restore its saiga population in cooperation with Kazakhstan, where the growing number of these antelopes has recently raised concerns over crop damage, prompting population control measures. According to the press service of...
Kazakhstan’s metallurgy sector makes up 40% of manufacturing output
Daryo
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July 20, 2025
Metallurgy continues to serve as the backbone of Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry, accounting for 40.1% of the sector’s total output, according to data presented at a recent government meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...