FDI in Kazakhstan is slowing, but multibillion-euro deals are still landing. Officials call the shift cyclical, not a sign of waning investor confidence.
Kazakhstan Monetizes Returned Assets With Growing Auction Sales in 2025
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Returned Asset Management Company has raised 198.5 million tenge (US$365,885) through auctions since the beginning of 2025, selling confiscated jewelry, luxury watches, …
Driverless cargo trucks introduced on Kazakhstan-China border
By Nizom Khodjayev in Astana Driverless cargo trucks have been introduced at the Kazakh-Chinese border. Kazakhstan’s finance ministry announced on July 23 that, along with China, the country has …
Uzbekistan’s Click and Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank announce $237mn fintech banking partnership deal
By Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent Click, Uzbekistan’s largest digital payments company, and Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank financial group have announced a strategic partnership involving a dual investment …
Kazakhstan Introduces Unified Register of State Support Measures for Private Entrepreneurship
The Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan recently adopted Order No. 55, which came into force on 6 …
Kazakhstan CPC Blend oil heads to Asia as European demand eases, sources say
Asian refiners are buying more Kazakhstan CPC Blend crude loading in August than July after falling European demand depressed prices, traders said, likely capping Asia demand for similar light-sour …
Kazakhstan CPC Blend oil heads to Asia as European demand eases, sources say
Asian refiners are buying more Kazakhstan CPC Blend crude loading in August than July after falling European demand depressed prices, traders said, likely capping Asia demand for similar light-sour …
China moves in as Russian businesses flee Kazakhstan
This negative trend has continued for five quarters in a row and is only accelerating,” the report said. “Since April 2024, Russian business activity in Kazakhstan has shrunk by 2,100 companies, …
A new energy bridge: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan unite for a Green Corridor to Europe
In a move aiming to reshape the regional energy landscape and bring Central Asia closer to Europe, the three countries have launched a joint venture, seeking to develop a new transcontinental green …
IFC and Arnur Credit Partner to Expand Finance Access for Women Entrepreneurs and Small Enterprises in Kazakhstan
The $10 million-equivalent deal seeks to enhance access to finance for micro and small enterprises (MSEs), with a sharp focus on empowering women-led businesses.