
Private home sales in Kazakhstan jump 37%, expert says
Private home sales in Kazakhstan rose nearly 37% and outpaced apartments for a second year. In Almaty, housing prices climbed 16.6% over the year.

Private home sales in Kazakhstan rose nearly 37% and outpaced apartments for a second year. In Almaty, housing prices climbed 16.6% over the year.

Changan Auto has created an AD Collaborative Development Department to merge Avatr and Deepal operations, targeting 20–30% cost savings and preparing Avatr for an IPO.

SilkSpirits Ltd., owned by Chinese businessman Li Lunan, will produce up to 1.37 million bottles of corn- and barley-based alcohol per year in Almaty Region.

Uzbek fintech Alif Moliya is preparing a sukuk issuance in Kazakhstan, with issuer Alif Moliya Sukuk SPC Ltd. registered at the AIFC.

Kazakhstan has approved maximum auto leasing rates: up to 36% for cars under 20 million tenge, up to 46% for pricier ones, and 35% for banks.

Kazakhstan will hold full-scale cyber drills in 2027 for its largest banks, which account for about 90% of the sector's assets, ARDFM's Timur Abilkasymov said.

Tesla signed new $30 billion credit line agreements to scale the Cybercab robotaxi, Optimus robots, and Tesla Semi truck.

Kazakhstan's largest banks, holding 90% of sector assets, will undergo full-scale supervisory cyber drills in 2027, the ARDFM said at KazHackStan 2026.

Moody's has affirmed Kazakhstan's sovereign credit rating at Baa1 with a stable outlook, the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan said.

AltynGold, owned by the Asaubayev family, earned $42.7m in the first half: profit rose 58% and revenue 64.6% as the company expands gold output.

RSU-1, owned by Aziz Sulaimanov, son of Kazakhstan's honored builder Nizamkhan Sulaimanov, posted 2.3 billion tenge in 2025 profit — a 6.4-fold increase.

The weighted average dollar rate on KASE fell to 439.37 tenge, and the euro to 499.08 tenge. Exchange offices in Astana, Almaty, and Shymkent updated their rates.

Starting October 1, banks in Kazakhstan will screen borrowers before online loans to detect fraudulent pressure and protect clients.

Kazakhstan Housing Company launched a 10.9% mortgage for new builds in Shymkent under the Orda Aimaq and Orda Aimaq Plus programs: down payment from 20%, loan up to 75 million tenge.

Global Construction kz, contractor for the Atakent reconstruction in Almaty, tripled net profit to 390.65 million tenge in 2025 and grew revenue to 5.92 billion tenge.

In Q2 2026, per capita incomes in Kazakhstan rose 14% to 410,088 tenge, while spending grew 15.23% to 358,584 tenge. A look at income and spending structure.

Almaty Logistics Center Fund earned 6.9 billion tenge from leasing Mart mall in 2025. Revenue reached 7.24 billion tenge, retained earnings 8.8 billion tenge.

Kazakhstan's Agriculture Ministry sees no sharp rise in beef prices: the national average is 3,800 tenge per kg, while in Astana it reaches 4,500 tenge.

Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin discussed with the World Bank the development of Kazakhstan and Central Asia's roads, as well as financing for infrastructure projects.

At the Kazakhstan–China forum in Almaty, agreements were signed to build three wind farms in Akmola Region for $500 million and modernize a grain elevator.

China and the US have agreed to mutual tariff cuts worth nearly $60 billion, covering food, appliances and household goods, with the trade truce extended to January 2027.

ALC has announced 200 million tenge in dividends for September 2026. Recipients include rentier Alexey Nefedov and Forbes millionaires Salimov and Sidelnikovsky.

Karaganda's TSUM will pay 435.05 million tenge in dividends for September, at 962.5 tenge per preferred share, with Aleksei Nefedov receiving half.

BI Development to place two dollar bond issues on KASE totaling $9 million with yields up to 7.75% per annum. Nominal value is $100, placement on September 29.