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Business : Malaysia-US Negotiations Still Ongoing As US Imposes Unilateral 25 Pct Tariff -- Tengku Zafrul
Bernama
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July 9, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- The 25 per cent tariff imposed by the United States (US) is a decision made by President Donald Trump and not the result of negotiations, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul...
Trade Between Kazakhstan And Kyrgyzstan Shows Remarkable Upward Trend
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(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...
More than 6 tons of drugs seized in Kazakhstan within six months
KazTAG
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Astana. July 18. KazTAG – More than 6 tons of drugs, including 570 kg of synthetic substances, have been seized from illegal circulation in Kazakhstan within six months – almost twice as much as in the same period last year, reports the Ministry...
Italian University Opens Branch in Kazakhstan to Train Agricultural Specialists
Times of Central Asia
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July 18, 2025
Marche Polytechnic University of Ancona, Italy, has officially opened a branch campus at Zhetysu University named after Ilyas Zhansugurov in Taldykorgan, the administrative center of Kazakhstan’s southeastern Zhetysu region. The inauguration...
Green Hydrogen Production Boosted by $3.1B YPP-Kazakhstan Agreement
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 18, 2025
South Korea’s YPP Corporation has just inked a major deal—worth a whopping $3.1 billion—with Kazakh Invest. The plan? To build a cutting-edge Green Energy Complex right in Kazakhstan. Once up and running, this facility will tap into as much as 2...
World Bank Report: Central Asia Faces Rising Risks from Extreme Heat
Times of Central Asia
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July 18, 2025
Cities across Central Asia are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat, posing significant risks to public health, economic productivity, and infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Bank. The study, which covers 70 urban...
NATO vs BRICS 2025: Military and Economic Power Clash
The Tundra Drums - Alaska
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July 18, 2025
🔍 2025 Update: Latest Membership and Influence As of July 2025, NATO has 32 member states, including the latest addition, Sweden. BRICS expanded to 11 full members after Indonesia’s full entry, alongside nine new partner states, including Belarus,...
Central Asia wary Russia will turn on ruble “printing press” to cope with cooling economy, say experts
BNE Intellinews
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Russia will turn on the ruble “printing press” to cope with its first economic slowdown since the February 2022 start of its war with Ukraine and this will inevitably impact the countries of Central Asia. That’s the expectation of Kazakhstani...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to...
Presidential Advisor Zulfiya Suleimenova Outlines Kazakhstan’s Vision for Climate Action
The Astana Times
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July 16, 2025
ASTANA – When leaders gathered for the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November, expectations were high and stakes even higher. As the world looks ahead to COP30 in Belém, Special Representative to the President on...
Fitch Affirms Kazakhstan at ‘BBB’; Outlook Stable
The Astana Times
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July 16, 2025
ASTANA — Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kazakhstan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BBB’ with a Stable Outlook on July 15. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kazakhstan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at...
MOL and KazMunayGas sign oil trading agreement
Hydrocarbon Engineering
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August 6, 2025
MOL has imported 85 000 t of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) blend into the region and signed an oil trading contract with Kazakhstan’s national oil company, KazMunayGas (KMG). The relationship between MOL and KMG dates back to 2004 and is...
Visitor numbers to ancient city of Petra slump during Gaza war
The National News
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Jordan has experienced a sharp drop in visitors to its ancient city of Petra and other sites since war broke out in Gaza almost two years ago. Figures released by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority show visitors dropping from...
More companies "board" China-Europe freight trains
People's Daily Online
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XI'AN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The China-Europe freight train service is transforming global trade, with a growing number of companies using it to integrate into the global supply chain. In Xi'an, a China-Europe train hub in northwest China's Shaanxi...
Charley Boorman: Potholes? You should see the ones Ewan and I faced in Kazakhstan
The Times
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It’s no consolation to anyone who’s recently suffered a punctured tyre or damaged alloy wheel due to a pothole, but the next time you’re cursing the state of Britain’s roads, count yourself lucky that you don’t live in Kazakhstan.“We’d been given...
Chevron entry to Guyana oilfields solves company's top challenge
Yahoo Finance
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By Sheila Dang HOUSTON (Reuters) -Chevron’s imminent entry into Guyana’s rich offshore oilfields solves one of the biggest problems dogging the U.S. major: where its growth will come from beyond the next few years. On Friday, the U.S. oil producer...
Hungarian government-close company to cooperate with Kazakhstan’s KGS in space research
Daily News Hungary
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July 16, 2025
4iG Space and Defence Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding to identify potential collaboration in the field of space industry with Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS), parent company 4iG said in an announcement posted on the website...
ICAO Chief Praises Kazakhstan’s Aviation Progress, Eyes Greater Regional Role
The Astana Times
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July 15, 2025
ASTANA – International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) President Salvatore Sciacchitano recognized Kazakhstan’s swift progress in aviation safety, liberalization, and infrastructure, emphasizing its potential to become a major regional air...
Presidents of Kazakhstan and ICAO Council agree on ambitious future for air transport
International Civil Aviation Organization
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The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (right), met with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano in Astana last week, marking the first official visit by ICAO...
Number of Russian companies in Kazakhstan continues to decline
KazTAG
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Astana. July 17. KazTAG – In the second quarter of 2025, the number of operating enterprises with the participation of Russian founders in Kazakhstan decreased by 728 and amounted to 17.6 thousand companies. This has been the largest decrease...