Romania opens talks with Kazakhstan on 10-year uranium supply deal

Romania has initiated discussions with Kazakhstan for a long-term uranium supply agreement to secure fuel for its nuclear energy program, News.ro reported on May 6.  The announcement was made by Casian Niţulescu, Secretary of State at the Ministry of …

Nearly 1 million hectares have been sown with grain crops in Kazakhstan

The southern regions of Kazakhstan are completing the spring sowing campaign. As of May 7, a total of nearly 2.1 million hectares of agricultural land have been sown across the country, including 942.1 thousand hectares with grain crops, according to the …

A new rail route has been launched connecting Kazakhstan and Belgium

A subsidiary of JSC NC “KTZ”, JSC “KTZ Express”, has launched a new international delivery service offering door-to-door transport from Kazakhstan to Belgium. Since February 2025, KTZ Express, with the support of its European office in Budapest, has been …

Kazakhstan advances chemical industry with 49 ongoing projects and promising growth in 2025 

Kazakhstan is accelerating the development of its chemical and petrochemical industry through 49 ongoing projects, aiming to boost manufacturing, expand exports, and support key sectors like agriculture and metallurgy, with plans to attract $9.3bn in …

Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air to rebrand as Vietjet Qazaqstan

Qazaq Air (IQ, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev) and VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi Noi Bai International) will launch a new airline brand called Vietjet Qazaqstan that will replace the existing Qazaq Air brand. This follows a consortium called Central Asia Aviation …

The creative is political: Five lessons from the case of a satirical activist in Kazakhstan

Illustration by Daniyar Mussirov. Used with permission. This article was written by Aisulu Toyshybek for Vlast.kz and published on April 15, 2025. An edited version is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement.  Activist Temirlan …

Party chief attends Việt Nam–Kazakhstan friendship concert

Kazakhstan offers strong commercial incentives

Listen to article KARACHI: Economic strategists and regional experts say the new Kazakhstan under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev offers strong guarantees for foreign investments, along with substantial incentives and facilitation — opportunities Pakistani …

Chinese company's expansion, upgrade project of Kazakhstan asphalt plant enters production

ALMATY, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The inauguration ceremony for the expansion and upgrade project of the Caspian Asphalt Plant was held on Monday in Aktau, western Kazakhstan. Constructed by China CITIC Construction Co., Ltd., the upgraded plant has increased its …

Revenue Shock Looms for Kazakhstan Despite Strong Oil Output

Kazakhstan’s national oil company KazMunayGas (KMG) says it is fully prepared to navigate recent oil price volatility, even as global benchmarks hit new lows and concerns mount over falling state revenues. Despite the slump, driven largely by OPEC+ plans …