Kazakhstan and Tajikistan have adopted a roadmap to increase bilateral trade through 2030. Agricultural product deliveries between the countries rose 11% last year to about $600 million.
Akim of Akmola Region Marat Akhmetzhanov launched construction of a multifunctional congress centre in Burabay. The project is intended to support year-round business and event tourism.
Czechia will change tariffs for high- and very-high-voltage electricity networks from January 2027. The regulator says more efficient use of the networks could save 2–3 billion Czech crowns a year.
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan plan to expand agricultural trade and strengthen production cooperation. The two sides are preparing a cooperation roadmap for 2027–2028.
A decree by Uzbekistan’s president provides funding for infrastructure and development projects in Karakalpakstan. Nukus and two district centres will join the second phase of a World Bank programme.
Kazakhstan and Armenia discussed the transit potential and development prospects of the TRIPP corridor. The meetings took place during a working visit to Armenia by Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Asel Zhanasova.
Moldova’s FCA programme has financed 891 businesses run by micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector. Seventy were approved in October 2026.
Representatives of 15 industrial companies from Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region have begun a business mission in Ashgabat. They plan to seek partners and discuss equipment supplies and local production in Turkmenistan.
More than 25,000 women entrepreneurs operate in Jetisu Region, representing over 45% of its small and medium-sized businesses. The figures were shared at the Jetisu Women Forum 2026 in Taldykorgan.
South Africa’s trade department and Germany’s Import Promotion Desk signed an MoU to help South African exporters reach European buyers. Plans include trade missions, business meetings and training on European market requirements.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said it recorded product warranty expenses related to the Nakoso and Hirono IGCC plants. The loss was booked in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027.
Special economic zones in Kazakhstan are developing chemical and petrochemical production for import substitution and exports. A hydrogen peroxide plant in Zhambyl Region is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2027.
Kazakhstan has a portfolio of 67 infrastructure projects for municipal solid waste management worth about 350 billion tenge. Fifteen funded projects are already operational.
US manufacturing added 19,000 jobs in October, the strongest monthly gain since 2023, the White House said. The administration credited tariffs and tax cuts under President Donald Trump.
Kazakhstan has completed its feed-harvesting campaign, gathering more than 43 million tonnes of feed of all types. A 200,000-tonne reserve of feed grain has also been formed.
Two investment projects worth a total of 19.3 billion tenge are underway in Almaty Region. The greenhouse complex is scheduled to open in 2027, while construction of the grain logistics facility is nearing completion.
The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service designated 6,576 census tracts across the states, territories and District of Columbia as Qualified Opportunity Zones. The status is intended to help attract private investment.
Kazakhstan transported 12.1 million tonnes of grain by rail in January–October 2026. The Ministry of Transport has set up a grain task force to coordinate shipments of the new harvest.
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