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Kazakhstan’s Food Corporation paid exporters and grain producers 8.2 billion tenge in transport subsidies
APK Inform
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As of June 30, 2025, Kazakhstan’s Food Corporation paid exporters and grain producers 8.2 billion tenge for the shipment of 371.1 thousand tons of wheat. As clarified by FCC, as of July 8, a total of 495 applications for transport cost...
Kazakhstan seeks compromise with US on new 25% tariffs
The Sun Daily
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July 10, 2025
ALMATY: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed readiness for constructive talks with US President Donald Trump following the imposition of new 25% reciprocal tariffs on certain Kazakh exports. The move is part of Trump’s broader...
Kazakhstan And Swiss National Bank Discuss Strengthening Financial Cooperation
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 10. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Martin Schlegel, Trend reports, citing the press service of the...
Digging Deeper: Kazakhmys Barlau’s Plan for Exploration, Talent, and Afghanistan’s Geology
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has set an ambitious national goal: to bring the level of Kazakhstan’s subsoil exploration to 2.2 million square kilometers. To put that in perspective, this is larger than the entire area of Saudi Arabia....
Experts Forecast 5% Economic Growth for Kazakhstan in 2025
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – The Kazakh capital hosted the presentation of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development’s (EFSD) regional economic report, which outlined mixed economic trends across the region in early 2025, shaped by a combination of domestic...
Business News | Indian Trade Delegation to Visit Washington as India-US Trade Talks Enter Final Stage: Govt Sources
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): India and the United States have stepped up their trade talks, with both sides actively engaging in virtual discussions. The government sources told ANI that an Indian trade delegation will revisit Washington DC...
Kazakhstan’s leader tells Trump that he hopes for compromise on new U.S. tariffs
SRN News
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July 10, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter that he was ready for constructive dialogue on trade issues after Trump slapped fresh 25% reciprocal tariffs on the Central...
Caspian Sunrise reports increased production from Kazakhstan's Block 8
ShareCast
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The AIM-traded firm said the well was now producing approximately 876 barrels of oil per day on a four millimetre choke. It also confirmed that Deep Well P1 had been perforated across a three-metre interval at a depth of 3,391 metres, with testing...
Comic Con Astana 2025: Kazakhstan’s Premier Geek Culture Festival Set to Break Records
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Geek culture has become a vibrant facet of Astana’s tourist appeal, and on July 9, the city kicked off the fourth edition of Comic Con Astana, Kazakhstan’s flagship festival for anime, comics, and cosplay. Over the years, festival-goers have...
Business News | US May Impose Lower Tariffs on India as Compared to Other Asia-Pacific Countries: Report
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): India could emerge as a major beneficiary of the United States' latest tariff policy as Washington may impose lower tariffs on India compared to several other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a...
How ForteBank is Shaping Kazakhstan’s Banking Future
World Finance
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  In the fast-evolving financial landscape of Kazakhstan, ForteBank stands as a testament to pragmatic leadership and disciplined strategy. Under the stewardship of CEO Talgat Kuanyshev, ForteBank has entered a new chapter defined by universal...
Kazakhstan Reinforces Multivector Foreign Policy
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Kazakhstan has awarded Rosatom the contract to build its first nuclear power plant, signaling continued collaboration with Russia while simultaneously exploring future partnerships with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and...
Poland Has Placed A Kazakh Company, Which Belongs To Pinskdrev, On The Sanctions List
Charter 97
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1 Photo: Charter97.org For circumventing sanctions. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland has included the Kazakh company QARTREE LLP in the sanctions list at the request of the National Tax Administration. The tax authority proved that the...
Time to transform Afghan-Kazakh interaction into sustainable cooperation
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 11, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Kabul on Friday said the time had come to transform the existing positive interaction between the two countries into sustainable and...
257.5 billion digital tenge put into circulation in Kazakhstan
KazTAG
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Astana. July 11. KazTAG – 257.5 billion digital tenge have been put into circulation in Kazakhstan, reports the press service of the Prime Minister. “Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of pilot projects related to...
EFSD releases Regional Economic Review Summer 2025
ARKA
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The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has released the Regional Economic Review "Summer 2025. YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has released the Regional Economic Review...
Rana Ihsaan calls for making Pakistan regional leader in digital trade
The Nation
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July 11, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Rana Ihsaan Afzal, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce, has urged for immediate and coordinated efforts to establish Pakistan as a regional leader in digital trade. He made these remarks at the GLOBE Pakistan Summit 2025. The...
Kazakhstan's Infrastructure Strategy Centers On Middle Corridor Development - Analyst
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Kazakhstan is consistently expanding its transport infrastructure along North–South and East–West key transit corridors, with particular focus on developing the Trans-Caspian International...
'Business hates uncertainty': GOP lawmakers fume as Trump’s promises fall apart
AlterNet
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump’s promises of extracting favorable deals from numerous trading partners is collapsing, and Republicans are furious they are again staring down the barrel of ferocious tariffs. “Business hates uncertainty,” said Sen. Thom...
Nuclear waste to nuclear reactor: The case of Russia in Kazakhstan
The Interpreter
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July 11, 2025
After shutting down its last Soviet-era reactor in 1999, Kazakhstan is now on the cusp of returning to nuclear energy. Long reliant on non-renewables and electricity imports, the country faces rising energy demands and an urgent need to diversify...