An agricultural fair is under way in Astana, with producers from three regions offering more than 1,600 tonnes of food. Products include meat, dairy, vegetables, fish and honey.
A memorandum was exchanged at Akorda during Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s official visit to Kazakhstan. It was signed by the trade ministries of the two countries.
Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover reached $103 billion in January–August 2026, up 12.8% from the same period last year. Export growth was more than four times faster than import growth.
Kazakhstan will launch the Republic Day and Bereke Fest sales campaigns ahead of Republic Day. Shoppers will be offered a wide range of goods at reduced prices.
Mongolia’s export revenue rose 54% year on year in the first nine months of 2026. Its foreign currency reserves reached a record $8.9 billion by the end of September.
A robotic dairy farm operated by Enbek LLP has started work in Enbek village, Akkol District, Akmola Region. The facility is designed for 900 cattle, with core production processes automated and human involvement kept to a minimum.
KazMunayGas-Aero has begun refueling aircraft for US airline National Airlines under a new agreement. The first flight was served at Turkistan International Airport on October 16.
Kyrgyzstan had harvested grain crops from 586,800 hectares by September 23. The grain yield recorded at initial receipt weight reached 2.0491 million tonnes, up 32.7% from the same date last year.
Transport ministers leading delegations discussed the development of international transport corridors and the digitalisation of transport at a meeting held during the NEW SILK WAY forum.
An industrial site in Zerendi District, Akmola Region, is being revived. The project has already received 7.4 billion tenge in investment, with a full-scale metallurgical complex planned for the future.
Uralsk hosted an oil and gas engineering forum and an open day for major operators. Contracts worth around 320 billion tenge were signed at the events.
Astana will hold a city agricultural fair on October 17–18. It will showcase products from local farmers and producers from various regions of Kazakhstan.
A cross-border trade centre will open during Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov’s state visit to Uzbekistan. The visit will also include the seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia.
Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Transport Talgat Lastayev held a meeting with the heads of all airports and airlines in the country. They discussed preparations for the 2026–2027 autumn-winter season.
Kazakhstani companies will take part in new cooperation projects within the Eurasian Economic Union. The decisions were made at a regular online meeting of the EEC Council.
France and Germany have agreed on a common approach to the future of Europe’s automotive industry. They propose measures to encourage investment, research and vehicle production in Europe.
France and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region will invest €300 million in transport infrastructure for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The funding will support railways, roads, cable lifts and cycling routes.
France will pay more than €5.04 billion to farmers under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. The advance payments are intended to support farm finances after drought and summer heat.