Sergei Ponomarev discussed the work of Slavic organizations to promote the state language as a unifying factor, as well as the Association of Russian, Slavic, and Cossack Organizations' plans for 2026.

The head of state received the chairman of the Association of Russian, Slavic and Cossack Organizations, deputy of the Majilis...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev held a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kazem Gharibabadi.

The parties discussed a wide range of issues on the bilateral agenda, including strengthening political dialogue, deepening trade and economic cooperation, expanding interaction in...

At Prague Castle, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel.

As part of the formal ceremony, a meeting was held during which the high level of bilateral relations was reaffirmed and mutual interest in their further...

Financial market experts expect the maintenance of tight monetary policy in the short term and gradual easing during 2026, says a report by the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan following a survey of professional financial market participants.

The overwhelming majority of respondents expect the maintenance of the base rate at 18%...

The world economy has survived a series of shocks and held out, but growth rates are decreasing and the gap between countries is growing. Kazakhstan looks resilient against this background, but risks for incomes, the budget, and employment in 2026-2027 remains high.

In January, the World Bank published a fresh Global...

The Atyrau region occupies the last place in Foreign Direct Investment inflow, reports Tradereport. The region, once considered a driver of Foreign Direct Investment inflow to Kazakhstan due to the largest oil and gas projects, occupied the last place in gross Foreign Direct Investment inflow following the results of 9...

A digital data analytics platform will be created in Kazakhstan to fight the shadow economy. This became known during a meeting in the government with the Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.

Thus, according to the cabinet of ministers data, the share of the shadow economy in Kazakhstan's Gross Domestic Product...

In conditions of geopolitical instability, the tenge will continue to receive support. Finam analyst Nikolay Dudchenko forecasts the USD/KZT exchange rate in the range of 495-500 tenge per $1.

Speaking of external factors, he listed main risks that could affect the well-being of the tenge in the first quarter of the...

Average weighted       Trend,       Volume,         Trend,     Best     Best

Instrument rate, KZT      KZT      th.units       th.units      bid      ask

USDKZT_TOM    511.11    +0.71    209,040.15     -73,637.96   511.90   510.20

USDCNY_TOM    6.9651  -0.0047      6,000.00      +4,214.00   6.9739   6.9645

EURKZT_TOM    594.59    +0.30        167.00      -2,326.17   595.22   593.72

EURUSD_TOM    1.1633  -0.0015      7,500.00      +3,062.73   1.1637   1.1625

RUBKZT_TOM    6.5251  +0.0266  2,216,789.86  -1,607,347.88   6.5500   6.4950

CNYKZT_TOM   73.3875  +0.1359     19,060.00     -51,965.04  73.4500  73.2000

USDCNY_SPT        ...

The head of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Adil Mukhamedzhanov, told when trades in digital financial assets will be launched on the platform.

"Trades in digital financial assets, which are developing within the framework of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange – this is a new direction. It will meet the requirements of the...

By shares trading results on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on January 15, 2026, the KASE Index increased by 28.57 points (0.39%) from 7,237.92 to 7,266.49.

The first deal fixed the index at 7,237.87. During the trades the maximum value made up 7,312.25, the minimum 7,237.87.

The volume of deals in shares...

Daily oil and gas condensate production at major Caspian fields in Kazakhstan falls during the first 12 days of January: at Tengiz by an average of 51% compared to the December figure, at Kashagan by 60%, and at Karachaganak by 44%.

Oil production across the country decreases by an average of...

Oil prices in Europe rise against the background of the reduction in supplies from Kazakhstan. According to the agency, the decrease in export volumes of the Kazakhstan CPC Blend oil grade contributed to the rise in physical oil prices. Additional pressure on the market was exerted by supply disruptions from...

A decision is made in Kazakhstan to support a large oil and gas project in the Aktobe region with the participation of the international energy company Shell.

The Zhanaturmys project provides for deep geological exploration, including the study of subsalt deposits at depths of more than 5,000 metres — right down...

The multivector policy no longer works. The war reaches Kazakhstan, no matter how much it avoided it. The Baraeva Telegram channel writes about this.

The resource recalls that on 13 January, Ukraine attacked four tankers at once, which were supposed to load Kazakhstan oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) loading...

Tuesday's strike by "stateless" drones on at least two tankers chartered by a KMG subsidiary for transporting Kazakhstan oil remains the number one topic of this week. And although neither Kazakhstan (in particular, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) nor official Kyiv itself have stated out...

In 2025, the consolidated payment to the country's budget by KazTransOil JSC amounted to 66.1 billion tenge, reports the Kapital business information centre with reference to the press service of the national company.

"In 2025, the total amount of taxes and other mandatory payments paid by KazTransOil JSC and its subsidiary,...

The Russian energy company Gazprom increased exports to Central Asia in 2025, according to the company's press service.

In particular, the company increased supplies of Russian gas to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan by 22.2%. In addition, exports to Georgia rose by 40.4%.

In 2025, Gazprom for the first time supplied more gas...

In 2025, two concentration plants of KAZ Minerals Aktogay processed more than 60 million tonnes of sulphide ore — this is a record figure for Kazakhstan. Both plants made a comparable contribution to achieving the result, exceeding the design capacity and confirming the ability to work stably under high loads.

The...

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, during a working trip to Almaty Region, reviewed the implementation of a number of investment and industrial projects that align with the objectives set by the President to diversify the economy, increase industrial output, expand the share of deep processing, and attract investment into...

Two new production facilities opened in the Zhambyl region. This was reported by the regional mayorat. It is reported that following the results of 2025, two projects for 2.2 billion tenge were launched. More than 100 jobs were created.

A plant for the production of gelatin, peptone and its derivatives (protein...

A large Iconic Towers business complex with investments of over $800 million appears in the city of Alatau. The architectural concept of the project is developed by the American company Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), known for landmark skyscrapers around the world.

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov familiarized himself with the progress...

The reduction in meat production in households is systemic and may continue in the coming years. This was reported by the Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstan Association of Livestock Breeders TURAN Zhanibek Kenzhebaev.

According to him, one of the key reasons for the decline in volumes in personal subsidiary...

The Ministry of Trade and Integration considers the issue of "revising the approach to forming the trade markup on socially significant food products" (SSFP). This is stated in the response of the First Vice Minister of Trade and Integration Ayzhan Bizhanova to a deputy's request.

"Amendments are being developed that provide...

The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, declared digitalisation and artificial intelligence key development priorities for the country. However, the actual structure of capital investments does not correspond to these priorities. Investments in the sphere of professional, scientific, and technical activity turned out to be the smallest among all directions of...

The China–Kazakhstan transport direction is one of the key routes for the entire logistics system of the country. The main flow of goods is formed specifically from the side of China and is further distributed within Kazakhstan or follows in transit to other regions. In this configuration, Kazakhstan acts not...

The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, has ceased to be perceived as an auxiliary route in recent years. Today it is increasingly considered as an independent strategic direction of international logistics, especially against the background of the global restructuring of supply chains and the desire...

Air Astana receives approval for a large deal with the American company Boeing. The decision was taken at an extraordinary general meeting of the company's shareholders on 15 January 2026.

As follows from the air carrier's report, Air Astana plans to purchase five Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Deliveries of the liners are...

Record cargo turnover figures have been recorded at the border crossing, opening new opportunities for exporters, including the agro industrial sector.

By the end of 2025, the volume of transport through the Altynkol–Khorgos railway crossing exceeded 16.1 million tonnes. According to KTZ, this figure was 9% higher than the target indicators approved...

The Caspian region has become one of the key elements of Kazakhstan's logistics transformation in recent years. The Port of Aktau is gradually turning from a facility of regional significance into a strategic node affecting not only the country's export-import operations but also international transit routes. In this context, the...

Over the year, the volume of transit cargo transportation by rail through Kazakhstan grew by 20%, reports the Kapital business information centre with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Transport.

According to the statistics presented by the department, following the results of 2025, the total volume of cargo...

Passenger Transportation JSC reminded passengers of the list of things prohibited for transportation on railway transport.

As specified, an attempt to transport dangerous or prohibited items entails criminal liability.

What is prohibited to take on a train: · explosive devices and explosive substances, pyrotechnics (salutes, fireworks, and other items that are potentially...

Since the beginning of 2026, restrictions on the movement of dump trucks and heavy vehicles on public roads have been lifted in Kazakhstan. The ban, which was supposed to affect transport with a mass of more than 12 tonnes, has been officially cancelled, which has become an important signal for...

In just five years, primary housing in Kazakhstan has nearly doubled in price, while secondary housing has increased 2.6 times. The average price of 1 square metre of real estate in new buildings rose from 307,600 tenge at the end of 2020 to 571,200 tenge in December 2025, an 1.8-fold...

Following the results of ten months of last year, 355,600 housing sale and purchase transactions were concluded in Kazakhstan, 3.5% more than in the same period of 2024. Compared to January–October 2023, growth amounted to 18.1%. Thus, a steady increase in demand for housing appears.

Of the total number of transactions,...

 Kazakh Ambassador Askar Zhengis met with Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Health and Population.

At the meeting on Wednesday, the parties paid special attention to the importance of establishing cooperation in the areas of healthcare, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry.

In particular, the parties discussed the possibilities of...

During the meeting, prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and the International Ski Federation (FIS) were discussed.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that more than 85,000 people in Kazakhstan regularly engage in skiing. He also emphasized that Kazakhstan has modern infrastructure, including alpine skiing and cross-country skiing complexes and world-class ice rinks.

The President said...

Russia foreign trade turnover for 11 months of 2025 amounts to 622.7 billion US dollars, which is 4.1% or 27 billion dollars less than in the same period of 2024, an official report from the Federal Customs Service of Russia says.

In particular, export of goods from Russia in value terms...

In 2025, Russian transport successfully overcomes a number of challenges and trials. This is what it is about, how transport flows are being rebuilt inside the country and beyond its borders and what they should ultimately look like in a few years.

If one looks at Russian transport in 2025 from...

The Russian stock market draws a sharp green candle to 2,707 points on the Moscow Exchange Index in the middle of Thursday, 15 January, following a Kremlin report that Vladimir Putin makes an important statement on foreign policy today. However, the indicator later corrects below the 2,700 mark. Clarification from...

Following an almost complete halt in lending at the beginning of 2025, a slight warming began in the market by the summer — in both corporate and retail segments. The decrease in the key rate led to some revival in demand and disbursements, though the cost of loans remains prohibitive....

The positive foreign trade balance of the Russian Federation in January–November 2025 decreased by 10.5% compared to the same period in 2024 and amounted to $124.7 billion (against $139.3 billion a year earlier), according to Federal Customs Service data published on Thursday.

Exports from the Russian Federation in January–November 2025 decreased...

Despite the high key rate of the Bank of Russia, 2025 turned out to be the best year in the history of the Russian debt market. Corporate borrowers (mainly real sector companies) attracted more than 9 trillion roubles, with rouble borrowings alone exceeding 1.2 trillion roubles in December. High issuer...

Trading on China's stock exchanges ended today with mixed quote movements. The Shanghai Composite indicator, reflecting the situation on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, decreased by 0.33% to 4,112.60 points compared to the previous trading day.

The Shenzhen Component indicator, an indicator of business activity on the trading platform in Shenzhen, increased...

Date: January 16, 2026; Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: January 16, 2026; Source: the National Bank of Kazakhstan

China's financing activity maintained steady momentum in 2025, with financial aggregates rising relatively quickly, driven by lower financing costs and improved structures, official data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing — the total amount of financing to the real economy — reached 35.6 trillion yuan ($5.1 trillion) in 2025,...