Kazakhstan and US business representatives met in Washington to discuss trade and investment cooperation. The sides signed a number of agreements in priority areas.
The Eurasian Development Bank will provide $371,000 to prepare a project for an integrated agrifood park in Kyrgyzstan. The agreement was signed with UNIDO and the country’s Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry.
Astana businesses produced 3.1 trillion tenge worth of goods in the first nine months of 2026, up 11.6% year on year. The city plans to accommodate more than 100 new factories by 2029.
Thailand’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Vijavat Isarabhakdi met a U.S.-ASEAN Business Council delegation to discuss strengthening economic ties, trade and investment.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the ASMC metal products plant in Aghdam Industrial Park. The project is valued at 24.9 million manats.
Uzbekistan’s Presidential Decree No. PP-393 sets socio-economic targets for Karakalpakstan in 2027. It also provides for a new residential complex in Nukus, planned to cover 270 hectares and accommodate 50,000 people.
Droupadi Murmu received Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie and hosted a banquet in their honour. The leaders agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Malaysia, Malik Murzalin, discussed trade and investment cooperation with MCMTC representatives. More than 48 Malaysian companies are expected to join a business mission to Kazakhstan.
SOCAR and Comstock have signed a definitive agreement for stakes in gas assets in the United States. The total deal value is $1.65 billion, subject to standard purchase price adjustments.
The officials discussed strengthening political dialogue, developing trade and economic ties, and expanding investment cooperation. They reaffirmed their intention to deepen mutually beneficial relations.
Kazakhstan’s financial regulator, National Bank, commercial banks and financial sector association discussed business lending and capital markets. Participants said they were ready to continue working together on the President’s instructions.
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.
The UK government’s Sovereign AI fund is investing in Potential Sciences as part of the startup’s announced eight-figure funding round. The company says its approach could make AI calculations for designing chemicals 100 times cheaper.
Kazakhstan has a portfolio of 67 infrastructure projects for municipal solid waste management worth about 350 billion tenge. Fifteen funded projects are already operational.
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.
The Saryarka special economic zone in Karaganda Region has been expanded to 1,417 hectares. The government resolution takes effect on November 15, 2026.
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.
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