Kazakhstan Moves to Ban Electric Scooters from Sidewalks

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing new legislation that would prohibit electric scooters from being used on sidewalks, Deputy Minister Igor Lepekha announced. Initial restrictions on scooters were introduced in 2023, requiring...

World : Kazakhstan Sees Malaysia As ASEAN Gateway, Seeks Stronger Trade And Investment Links

By Noor Bakhtiar Ahmad KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 (Bernama) -- Kazakhstan is turning to the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2025 to expand trade and investment with Malaysia, which it sees as a strategic partner and entry point to the...

Kazakhstan to Introduce Legal Framework for Digital Financial Assets, Including Stablecoins

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is set to regulate digital financial assets (DFAs) under a new banking law, introducing stablecoins, tokenized assets, and digital financial instruments as a distinct class in the country’s financial system. Photo credit:...

Kazakhstan announces new stage in nuclear energy development at 69th IAEA General Conference

September 16, 2025, 14:58 Astana. September 16. KazTAG – Kazakhstan addressed the 69th session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, reaffirming its commitment to peaceful nuclear energy, global security and sustainable development. Head of...

Kazakhstan to Build Major Dry Port and Logistics Hub on Chinese Border 

ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to construct a large-scale transport and logistics center, the Kolzhat Dry Port, on its border with China, LS.com reported on Sept. 15. The Almaty Region akimat (administration) told LS.com in a written response that the...

Teachers of two universities of Turkmenistan took part in the seminar in Astana

Within the framework of the Erasmus program+ a group of teachers of the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan and the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas visited Astana to participate in a four -day seminar. According to...

How MIDF harnesses Islamic finance

How is MIDF (Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd) leveraging Islamic finance to support Malaysia’s industrial transformation, especially in high-growth sectors? MIDF is strategically using Islamic finance as a catalyst to accelerate...

End of a Dark 'Tradition': Kazakhstan Outlaws Forced Marriages After Outcry Over Bride Kidnappings

Kazakhstan has taken a historic step to end one of its most disturbing practices, banning forced marriages and bride kidnappings under new legislation that carries prison terms of up to 10 years. The law, which came into force this week, is being...

Inflation in Kazakhstan “Eating Away” at Incomes: Authorities Struggle for Answers

Inflation in Kazakhstan is continuing to erode household incomes, driven by the country’s dependence on imports, rising utility tariffs, and increasing tax burdens. While living costs soar, wages remain sluggish, forcing many families to allocate...

Shared Values, Shared Voices: An Interview With Spain’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan

In recent years, cultural cooperation between Spain and Kazakhstan has gained new momentum. Although the two countries are separated by a vast geographical distance, their cultural ties are growing closer through shared values. The Embassy of...

Kazakhstan reduces reliance on borrowed funds in economy threefold

September 16, 2025, 09:26 Astana. September 16. KazTAG – Over the past decade, the share of borrowed funds in financing Kazakhstan’s economy has fallen threefold, from 31.4 percent to 10.6 percent, said Daniya Yespayeva , deputy chair of the...

Kazakhstan’s trade with EAEU countries falls by 5.1 percent

ECO should play ‘leading role’ in shaping new regional economic order: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) can and should play a “leading” and “effective” role in shaping a new economic order in the West Asia region. Araghchi made the remarks at the opening...

Kazakh Government Approves Action Plan to Implement President Tokayev’s Address

ALMATY – The government approved the National Action Plan to implement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state-of-the-nation address at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov on Sept. 15. Photo credit: Prime Minister’s press service...

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan eliminate double taxation

In the city of Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, the next round of negotiations was held on the draft “Convention between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the elimination of double...

Mastercard: Kazakh tourists spend the most in Azerbaijan

This year, Azerbaijan received tourists from 178 countries, said Emil Zeynalov, Mastercard's country manager for Azerbaijan, at a press conference, APA-Economics reports. He said that Türkiye is the leader in the list: "The UAE is in second place,...

ADB approves 400 mln USD loan to build road in Kazakhstan

MANILA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it has approved a sovereign-guaranteed loan of 400 million U.S. dollars to Kazakhstan's national road company KazAvtoZhol for the construction of a new road in...

Kazakhstan’s President Takes The Country Into The Tech Future

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty...

Interior ministry proposes ban on e-scooters on sidewalks in Kazakhstan

September 16, 2025, 11:05 Astana. September 16. KazTAG – The interior ministry has proposed banning e-scooters from sidewalks, deputy minister Igor Lepekha said. “E-scooters are causing problems now. Proposals to tighten control were made last...

Kazakhstan’s Reform Path: Consolidation of Power and Strategic Modernisation

Executive Summary This report examines Kazakhstan’s changing internal and energy policies following President Tokayev’s State of the Nation Address on September 8, 2025. The speech highlighted institutional reform, economic modernisation, and...