The delegation is attending a capacity-building programme on sustainable management of urban water resources and waste, organised by the Government of Singapore.
Kazakhstan presented projects to preserve documentary heritage at a UNESCO seminar in Indonesia. The event is being held in Jakarta from October 13 to 16.
Kazakhstan has signed a strategic cooperation memorandum aimed at bringing together technology, infrastructure and capital to reach international markets.
Kazakhstan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussed developing a partnership programme on water resources. The meetings took place during Arsen Zhakambayev’s working visit to Rome.
Kazakhstan presented its draft law on non-governmental organisations to EU ambassadors and embassy representatives. The briefing took place in Astana at a human rights working group meeting.
Kazakhstan and Russia have launched their first pilot road freight shipment using the electronic international consignment note e-CMR. The launch took place in Astana during Transport Week.
State support measures for tourism businesses have been in place in Kazakhstan since 2022. A number of changes to how they are implemented were introduced in August 2026.
Gross livestock output in Kazakhstan exceeded 3 trillion 226 billion tenge in the first nine months of 2026. The physical volume index stood at 103.5%.
Kazakhstan is introducing a unified system to assess primary healthcare providers. It will track how long patients wait for specialist consultations, whether they receive diagnostic tests on time and if they get follow-up care after leaving hospital.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, visited Kostanay Region to check major reservoirs’ readiness for the coming flood season.
Kazakhstanis cannot yet hand in old cars for recycling and receive discount certificates toward new vehicles. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and Zhasyl Damu responded to reports that the programme had begun.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan. They discussed cooperation on waste management and environmentally friendly transport.
Madina Abylkassymova, chair of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
The Medeu–Shymbulak road in Almaty will be temporarily closed from October 19 through 22, 2026. Two reinforced-concrete culverts will be installed near the Gorelnik visitor centre.
Aruzhan Zhunusova serves in military unit 6654 of Kazakhstan’s National Guard and is the agency’s first woman dog handler. She is training a service dog to search for narcotic substances.
Almaty received five international awards at tourism exhibitions in Asian countries in the first nine months of 2026. Tourism industry representatives also held more than 500 business meetings and signed at least 284 agreements.
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