Two trucks carrying 605,000 chicken eggs from Russia to Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda Region were turned back at the Syrym veterinary checkpoint. The drivers were fined over labelling violations.
The Eurasian Development Bank and ForteBank will explore joint financing for investment projects in Kazakhstan, including through syndicated loans. They signed a memorandum in Abu Dhabi.
A new AI office has opened in Kazakhstan’s North Kazakhstan Region to improve access to public services and digital skills. The region has also established 16 IT centres under the Digital Aimak project.
KazMunayGas chairman Askhat Khasenov and KBR senior vice-president Hari Ravindran discussed plans for Kazakhstan’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant. The facility is designed to produce 57,000 tonnes of SAF a year.
Officials in Kabul discussed economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia and identified investment priorities across several sectors. A bilateral cooperation document has been finalized and is expected to be signed soon.
Nearly 400,000 large and small animals were vaccinated and treated in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. The campaigns targeted lumpy skin disease, external parasites and Crimean-Congo fever.
Armenian and Iranian officials discussed ways to expand cultural cooperation, including possible Armenian culture weeks in Iran and translations of literary works.
A delegation led by Kazakhstan Supreme Court chair Aslambek Mergaliyev met Constitutional Council member Laurence Vichnievsky in France. Their talks covered constitutional courts’ decisions and safeguards for their independence.
Dimash Qudaibergen and his creative team were welcomed in Mérida, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatán state. Local fans greeted the singer with traditional music and flowers.
Kazakhstan’s real GDP grew 4.5% year on year in January–October 2026, according to preliminary data. Manufacturing rose 9.3%, while construction grew 13.1%.
The Eurasian Development Bank and Eurasian Bank JSC signed a memorandum on strategic cooperation in syndicated lending. The agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi at an event marking the opening of the EDB’s office there.