The Saryarka special economic zone in Karaganda Region has been expanded to 1,417 hectares. The government resolution takes effect on November 15, 2026.
Medium repairs have been completed on 40 kilometres of road between Izimbet village and the city of Emba in Aktobe Region. The route is being upgraded in stages.
The ten largest taxpayers in Almaty Region paid 395.34 billion tenge into the budget in the first nine months of the year. The list includes manufacturers of beverages, food, construction materials and tobacco products.
A government working group in Kazakhstan held its first meeting on improving road tolls. It was instructed to prepare the main proposals by the end of November.
Kazakhstan is introducing digital monitoring to check whether construction and design companies meet qualification requirements. The system is scheduled for a trial launch in November 2026.
Construction of a new railway station in Beineu District is nearing completion. Interior finishing and installation of engineering systems are about 90% complete.
Construction of a railway spur serving businesses at the Zhuldyz industrial zone in Shymkent has been completed. The new infrastructure will make it easier to deliver raw materials and ship finished goods.
Kazakhstan will begin accepting applications for solid mineral exploration licences on November 6. Applications can be submitted for 3,922 newly available blocks through the Unified Subsoil Use Platform.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Tekhnochem plant in Bukhara district and reviewed plans to expand its petrochemical cluster. The $292 million project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.
A business forum between Kazakhstan and Tajikistan took place in Astana. Business representatives from the two countries signed 11 agreements worth a total of $135.3 million.
Kazakhstan’s exports of vegetable oils and oilseed meal to China have grown more than 3.7-fold over the past three seasons. Shipments in the last season totalled 657,000 tonnes, worth more than $438 million.
A congress hall and Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn hotels are under construction in Bukhara. Uzbekistan’s president instructed officials to complete the projects on time and meet quality requirements.
Kazakhstan and China agreed to increase the permitted frequency of flights from 150 to 180 per week. Chengdu and Kashgar will also be added to the route network.
Russia’s first high-speed train is expected to begin testing in 2027. Work continues on assembling the cars and installing equipment at the Ural Locomotives plant.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed construction of a new tourism centre in Bukhara. The project is expected to attract $105 million in investment and create 2,000 jobs once fully operational.
The first trains with new Stadler passenger carriages will leave Astana for Almaty on November 11 and for Semey on November 13. Kazakhstan plans to receive 557 carriages in stages by 2030.
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