Kazakhstan supplied 180,000 tons of oil to Germany via Druzhba in September, Kaztransoil says

Kazakhstan’s oil exports to Germany via Russia’s Druzhba pipeline totalled 180,000 metric tons in September, the pipeline company Kaztransoil told Reuters on Thursday. Oil supplies to Germany were at 190,000 tons in August, the company said...

Kazakh, Hungarian Presidents Pledge to Expand Trade and Economic Partnership

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and President Tamás Sulyok of Hungary reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade and economic cooperation during an official meeting on Oct. 2 in Astana. President Kassym-Jomart...

Kazakhstan Marks Decade of Foreign Media Awards Honoring Global Voices

ASTANA — Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an award ceremony in Astana on Oct. 2 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Kazakhstan Through the Eyes of Foreign Media contest. The competition recognized international journalists whose...

Kazakhstan Prioritizes Development of Technological Innovation

Executive Summary: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in his annual address to the nation on September 8, announced sweeping reforms, including digitalization and the creation of a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to modernize...

Kazakhstan to transport 1.7M tons of oil via Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline

Kazakhstan plans to ship 1.7 million tons of oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline in 2025, with increasing interest from both Kazakh and international energy companies, according to Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov. Speaking to...

Astana Hub pushes Kazakhstan’s national AI ambitions

Kazakhstan has an ambitious agenda to promote artificial intelligence innovation and use across its public and private sectors, pitching itself as Central Asia’s main ecosystem for the fast-evolving technology. Countries have rushed worldwide to...

Kazakhstan plans to supply 1.7 mln tons of oil to Germany in 2025

ALMATY, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan expects to ship 1.7 million tons of oil to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline system by the end of 2025, the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency reported Thursday, citing Askhat Khassenov, head of the national...

Kazakhstan Plans Artificial Intelligence University for 2025 Launch

Kazakhstan will develop proposals by the end of 2025 to establish a dedicated research university focused on artificial intelligence (AI), President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during the inaugural meeting of the Artificial Intelligence...

Kazakhstan, Germany Extend Business Partnership Program Through 2028

ASTANA — Kazakhstan and Germany have signed a joint agreement extending the Partnering in Business with Germany program for 2026–2028. The signing, held on Sept. 30 in Astana during the Extended Conference on cooperation projects, marks a new...

Kazakhstan Unveils Region’s First AI-Powered Board Member with Voting Rights

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has introduced the Samruk-Kazyna Artificial Intelligence Neural Network (SKAI), the first AI-powered independent member of a Board of Directors in the region with voting rights on Oct. 2. The system was presented by the...

Kazakhstan Proposes Unified Information Map of Eurasia in Transport Sector

ASTANA – Kazakh Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev proposed creating a unified information map of Eurasia to strengthen international cooperation and information exchange in transport infrastructure. He made the statement at the seventh New...

Azerbaijan takes part in Kazakhstan Energy Week-2025 and KAZENERGY Forum

Astana, October 2, AZERTAC The Kazakh capital of Astana hosted the opening ceremony of Kazakhstan Energy Week-2025 (KEW-2025) and the 16th Eurasian KAZENERGY Forum. The event brought together more than 2,500 delegates from 50 countries and...

Azerbaijan’s energy minister holds several meetings in Astana

Baku, October 2, AZERTAC Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy, met with Nurlan Sauranbayev, Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan, Erlan Akkenzhenov, Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan, and Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the...

Azerbaijan joins “New Silk Way” Forum in Kazakhstan

Baku, October 2, AZERTAC The 7th International Transport & Logistics Business Forum: “New Silk Way” was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. An Azerbaijani delegation led by Rahman Hummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, attended...

Unified tariffs to boosts Middle Corridor trade

By Qabil Ashirov In an era where global supply chains are being redefined and geopolitical fault lines are shifting, the emergence of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route—commonly known as the Middle Corridor—offers a compelling...

Bright Side Stories: Youth from 40 Countries Join Financial Security Olympiad in Russia

The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security opened at Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with 600 students from 40 countries, including BRICS, CIS, SCO, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Moscow...

Sources say that the daily oil production of Kazakhstan's Karachaganak fell by 24 percent in September m/m.

Two industry sources and calculations show that the production of oil in Kazakhstan's Karachaganak gas field dropped to 200,000 barrels a day (bpd), from 264 300 bpd, in August. This coincided with maintenance at Russia’s Orenburg Gas Processing...

Telegram’s AI laboratory in Kazakhstan to go live this year

ASTANA, October 2. /TASS/. An artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory for the Telegram messenger in Kazakhstan may start functioning in Astana this year upon the full start of the Alem.AI center, Acting Deputy Minister for Artificial Intelligence...

Kazakhstanis rarely move to Armenia for permanent residence

Astana. October 2. KazTAG – Kazakhstanis rarely move to Armenia for permanent residence, said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Lepekha. “In 2023, one Kazakhstani moved to Armenia for permanent residence, in 2024 – five people, and this...

Kazakhstani citizens will be able to travel to Armenia using only ID cards

Astana. October 2. KazTAG – The Senate of Kazakhstan ratified an agreement with Armenia on travel arrangements, which allows Kazakhstanis to visit Armenia using only their ID cards. “You can stay in Armenia for 90 days with our ID card. The only...