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Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan Discuss Strategic Alliance With Focus On Inter-Parliamentary Co-Op
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 18 . President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Chairwoman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva, during which they discussed current issues of...
Kazakhstan supplies 1.1 mln tonnes of oil to Germany in 7M - KMG
Interfax Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
Kazakhstan supplied 1.1 million tonnes of oil to Germany in January-July 2025, the Kazakh president's press service said. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the CEO of KazMunayGas (KMG) Askhat Khasenov, who briefed him on the national...
Kazakhstan's Karaganda Becomes Home To Samsung's First Local Manufacturing Plant
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 18. In the city of Saran in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region, an official launch was held at the Silk Road Electronics household appliance plant for the production of televisions and washing...
Kazakhstan establishes AI unit to boost military capabilities
Daryo
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August 18, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defense has created a specialized unit tasked with introducing and developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies within the armed forces, the ministry’s press service announced. Source: Midjourney The new unit aims...
Bright, tasty, but not cheap. How Astana residents assessed the fair of products from Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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16:54, august 18Author: Saifiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus Residents of Astana shared different impressions about the fair of products of the Sughd region of Tajikistan, which took place on August 16-17 at the Barys Arena: some admired the aroma of plov,...
Reilly Walsh Signs With KHL’s Barys Astana
Pro Hockey Rumors
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August 18, 2025
Free agent defenseman Reilly Walsh has a one-year deal with Kazakhstan’s Barys Astana of the KHL, the team announced. Walsh, 26, heads overseas for the first time in his career after spending the past several seasons as a productive minor-leaguer....
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Lean Towards Tighter Bond In Nuclear Cooperation
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 18. The Uzatom Agency hosted a meeting with a Kazakh delegation led by Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Zhomart Aliyev to push the envelope on bilateral cooperation in the...
Over Sixty Kazakh Firms Compete to Join First Nuclear Power Plant Project
Times of Central Asia
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August 18, 2025
More than 60 Kazakh companies have expressed an interest in supplying goods, services, and undertaking construction work for the country’s first nuclear power plant, according to Sergey Agafonov, chairman of the Kazakhstan Association of Energy...
Kazakhstan Eyes Stronger Carbon Market as Global ETS Evolves
The Astana Times
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August 18, 2025
ASTANA – With countries around the world racing to reach carbon neutrality goals, a mature carbon trading market is essential in unlocking this objective. Kazakhstan’s emission trading system (ETS), launched in 2013, can significantly benefit from...
Is Central Asia Primed for an Islamic-Finance Boom?
International Banker
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August 18, 2025
1 By Joseph Moss, International Banker On May 20, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) published a joint report that provided a comprehensive analysis of Islamic...
Uzbekistan remains a key market for Kazakh wheat in the 2024/25 MY
APK Inform
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From September 2024 to June 2025, Kazakhstan exported over 3.25 million tons of wheat to Uzbekistan. This is 30% more than in the same period of the previous season, according to APK-Inform, citing official statistics. On average, about 325.000...
Where Kazakhstan Turns Molten Metal Into National Wealth
The Astana Times
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August 17, 2025
ASTANA — Deep within a restricted-access facility in Astana, where molten metal is forged into 12-kilogram bars of 99.99% purity, known as “four nines” gold, the mission goes far beyond jewelry or display. Each bar plays a vital role in...
National Bank Issues Coins Marking 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Constitution
The Astana Times
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August 18, 2025
ALMATY – The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) announced the release of commemorative coins dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan on Aug. 30, reported the bank’s press service on Aug. 14. Photo credit: The National...
Kazakhstan aims to revive Cold War-era Baikonur spaceport for the new rocket race
EurActiv
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August 18, 2025
Baikonur, KAZAKHSTAN – Before every Soviet rocket launch, cosmonauts would kick the launcher before clambering into their ride to space. Today, out in the dusty steppes of Central Asia, Kazakhstan's government is trying to kick-start its own space...
Jennifer Lopez Concert in Almaty Generates $19 Million in Economic Impact
The Astana Times
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August 18, 2025
ALMATY – Jennifer Lopez’s first-ever concert in Almaty on Aug. 10 attracted 27,000 fans to the Central Stadium, including 7,000 international visitors from 35 countries, ranging from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Japan,...
Uzbek, Kazakh Senates Set To Sign 2025-2026 Cooperation Roadmap
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 18. A parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, led by Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, arrived in Astana today for an official visit at the...
Opinion | India’s Strategic Push For Rare Earth Minerals: Securing Economic And Technological Future
News18
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 14:50 IST The Modi government has positioned rare earth and critical minerals as strategic priorities, aligning domestic exploration with global partnerships to secure India’s future Rare earth elements are the...
Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For August 18
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of August 18, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 42...
Azerbaijan Becomes Turkiye's Second-Largest Trade Partner Among Turkic States
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- AzerNews) Overall, Turkiye exported goods worth nearly $5.1 billion to five Turkic republics-Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan-between January and June 2025. Access to paid information is limited Find the...
Assets worth T11.5 billion have been seized in drug cases since January in Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Astana. August 18. KazTAG – Assets worth T11.5 billion have been seized in drug cases since the beginning of the year in Kazakhstan, said Berik Asylov ,Prosecutor General. “Since the beginning of the year, over 85 thousand cards worth T2.3 billion...