A 109-km section of the republican Zhezkazgan–Arkalyk–Petropavlovsk road in Ulytau Region has undergone medium repairs. The work included installing or renewing 17 culverts and repairing the Balga Bridge.
KazTransOil transported 38 million 306 thousand tonnes of oil in the first 10 months of 2026. That was 1 million 323 thousand tonnes more than in the same period last year.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Alibek Kuantyrov met with Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerbaijani president’s representative on climate issues. They discussed the Caspian Sea’s environmental state and ways to strengthen cooperation to protect it.
A project in the Turkistan and Kyzylorda regions will restore 2,200 km of canals and automate 1,400 km of irrigation systems. It aims to improve the environmental condition of the Aral Sea region.
Improved accounting for oil in trunk pipelines resulted in 3.3 billion tenge in tax payments to the state budget. Similar measures are now under way on the Atasu–Alashankou pipeline.
Kazakhstan plans to build five multidisciplinary children’s hospitals with 200 beds each. A 500-bed national scientific children’s hospital is also under consideration in Almaty.
Giorgia Meloni took part in a Ukraine meeting of the “Berlin Format” in Dublin. The Italian prime minister later held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Farmers and producers from East Kazakhstan Region will bring more than 150 tonnes of agricultural goods to Almaty. The fair will take place on November 14–15.
The National Security Committee said its Anti-Corruption Service detained the board chairs of Samruk-Kazyna and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy on November 11, along with other people suspected of a corruption offence.
Kairat Torebayev, Kazakhstan’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, is chairing WIPO’s first global forum on intellectual property and artificial intelligence. The event is taking place in Geneva on November 9–10.
The Chamber of Deputies’ Constitutional Affairs Committee will consider bills granting greater autonomy to Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. The hearing is scheduled for November 12 and will be streamed online.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have signed a memorandum on conserving and restoring the saiga population. They plan joint monitoring, scientific data exchange and stronger efforts against poaching.
The Riksdag has approved constitutional amendments intended to help parliament and the Government fulfil their duties during war and other severe crises. A qualified majority will be able to grant the Government special powers to issue regulations to address a crisis.
Retail outlets must allocate at least 30% of their retail or shelf space to domestically produced goods. The requirement covers both food and non-food products.
East Kazakhstan Region has drawn up a tourism economy master plan for 2026–2035. It aims to develop six destinations, attract visitors outside the peak season and improve tourism services.
Sweden’s Riksdag has backed a constitutional amendment stating that digital recordings seized or copied during house searches will not be official documents in certain circumstances. The change is due to take effect on 1 January 2027.
Kazakhstan and Germany held another round of political consultations in Astana. They discussed expanding cooperation and implementing a roadmap for 2026–2028.
The Swedish Riksdag has backed constitutional amendments enabling broader accessibility requirements for certain products and services. The changes will take effect on 1 January 2027.
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