Rana Ihsaan calls for making Pakistan regional leader in digital trade

ISLAMABAD - Rana Ihsaan Afzal, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, has urged for immediate and coordinated efforts to establish Pakistan as a regional leader in digital trade. He made these remarks at the GLOBE Pakistan Summit 2025. The...

Kazakhstan Takes Seat at BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro as Partner Country

ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu represented Kazakhstan for the first time as a partner country at the 17th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 7. Summit participants emphasized the need to strengthen...

Trade Between Kazakhstan And Kyrgyzstan Shows Remarkable Upward Trend

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 9. Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan increased by 43.5 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Data obtained by Trend from the Ministry of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan...

Kazakhstan’s IT Project Triumphs at World Summit on Information Society

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Situational and Analytical Complex (SAC) project has secured first place in its category at the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2025. Photo credit: Nuraliyev’s personal archive This year’s...

Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan

After shutting down its last Soviet-era reactor in 1999, Kazakhstan is now on the cusp of returning to nuclear energy. Long reliant on non-renewables and electricity imports, the country faces rising energy demands and an urgent need to diversify...

Georgia’s Foreign Economic Dependence Index Rises in Q1 2025, Driven by Trade and Money Flow Increases

ICC Georgia, in collaboration with Ebit Group, has released its Foreign Economic Dependence Index for Q1 2025, revealing a significant rise in Georgia’s reliance on external economic factors. The index, which includes imports, exports, money flow,...

Tokayev received Chairman of the Board of JSC NC QazaqGaz Zharkeshov

Astana. July 14. KazTAG - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Sanzhar Zharkeshov , Chairman of the Board of JSC NC QazaqGaz, reports Akorda. "During the meeting, the Head of State was informed about the results of the national company's activities. As...

Italy strengthens bilateral ties with Kazakhstan

Italy's Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Antonello De Riu, met with Kazakhstan's Minister of Industry and Construction, Ersaiyn Nagaspayev. The talks covered strategic areas in which Italy has expertise. such as technology transfer and innovation....

Astana: City That Dreams With Us -3. Witness to My Becoming

When we think of Astana, the first thing that comes to mind is the high-level visits of politicians and international summits. It’s a city of strategy, diplomacy, and national ambition. But beneath that polished, political surface lies something...

Kazakhstan, Russia implementing 171 projects worth $56 bln — Kazakh first deputy PM

YEKATERINBURG, July 8. /TASS/. Kazakhstan and Russia are currently implementing 171 joint industrial projects worth $56 billion, which is 7-8 times more than planned in 2019, First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar during the...

Trump's Tariff Blitz Hits 8 More Nations; Brazil Faces 50% Levy Despite US Trade Surplus

The Trump administration has started sending letters to its trading partners over the week. The other countries that got the tariff letters from Trump so far are Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Indonesia, South Africa,...

Why Optimism is Kazakhstan’s Strength

Kazakhstan is often described as a “transitional” state, neither a poor nor a wealthy society, neither Eastern nor Western in culture, but rather a blend of codes, where young people listen to pop music and respect their grandmothers, speak...

Kazakhstan Considers Carbon Accounting System to Boost Emissions Transparency

Aydar Kazybayev, co-founder of the National Academy of Corporate Governance, has proposed the introduction of a carbon accounting system in Kazakhstan. He argues that such a system would enable the automatic calculation of greenhouse gas emissions...

15 Startups Advance to Finals of Astana Hub and Google’s Silkway Accelerator

ASTANA – Fifteen startups from Central Eurasia have become finalists of the sixth cohort of the Silkway Accelerator, an international joint program of Astana Hub and Google for Startups, the hub’s press service reported on July 8. Photo credit:...

Business activity declined in Kazakhstan in June

Trump Targets Six More Countries with Steep Tariffs Amid Global Trade Shakeup

In a new wave of tariff announcements, U.S. President Donald Trump has sent official letters to six additional countries, informing them of sharply increased import duties set to take effect August 1, 2025. The latest recipients of these letters...

Kazakhstan Sets Forth Initiatives For Dialogue On U.S. Import Tariffs

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 8. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Trade and Integration, in response to the US tariffs targeting Kazakhstan, prepares specific proposals and initiatives to the US White House Administration aimed at...

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture considers supporting starch and gluten exports following U.S. tariff imposition

On July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% import tariff on goods from Kazakhstan. In response, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture is considering measures to support exports of products derived from deep grain processing, according...

Iran Proposes Creation Of Research Center Within SCO To Counter Unilateral Sanctions

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15.​ Iran proposes the establishment of a research center within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) aimed at countering the impact of unilateral sanctions, said Iranian Foreign Minister...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Off Road’ On Netflix, A Reality Series Where Two Popular Israeli Actors Travel Together Through Kyrgyzstan And Kazakhstan

If you’re at all familiar with Israeli television, you’ve probably seen Lior Raz and Rotem Sela before. Raz is probably better known in the States than Sela, having starred in the Netflix hit Fauda and having been featured in films like Gladiator...