Kazakhstan expands list of creative activities from 43 to 53 OKED codes, offering new tax breaks, VAT exemption, and state support including loans and grants.
Number of money laundering cases in Kazakhstan surged 84% in 2025. Top schemes include fraud, financial pyramids, shell companies, and crypto use. AFM reports.
Boeing maintains its 20-year aircraft demand forecast despite the war in Iran, projecting 43,625 new planes by 2045. China remains the largest market.
Kazakhstan accounts for 53.7% of Central Asia's GDP, reaching $306 billion in 2025. The study by All China Review details economic leadership, FDI, and trade with China.
Apple reclaims world's most valuable company title from Nvidia as market cap hits $4.9 trillion, driven by AI strategy and iPhone demand. Nvidia shares fall 4% as investors reassess AI valuations.
Exchange rates in Kazakhstan's major cities on July 18: dollar, euro, ruble. National Bank official rates vs market quotes in Almaty, Astana, Shymkent.
Kazakhstan's spending on electricity imports from Russia surged 87% to $156 million in the first five months of 2026, the highest since at least 2020, as prices rose 49%.
Kazakhstan's oil and gas condensate production in the first half of 2026 fell 8.4% to 45.6 million tons. June output was flat year-on-year at 8.6 million tons. Details on Infohub.kz.
Apple has now reclaimed the world's most valuable company title, overtaking Nvidia. Market capitalization hit $4.9 trillion, with shares up over 20% YTD.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Finance proposes transferring government procurements under special procedure to single organizers when thresholds are exceeded. The draft changes are open for discussion.
Malt plant Souffle Kazakhstan in Tekeli increased net profit by 40.7% to 3.2 bln tenge in 2025, with revenue up 27% to 22 bln tenge. The plant exports malt and is part of French group InVivo.
The dollar weakened to 470.54 tenge on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange on July 17, dropping nearly 7 tenge over the week. Read more on Infohub.kz.
Kazakhstan's National Bank is implementing AI to proactively prevent fraud by combining data from banks, telecom operators, marketplace platforms, and monitoring the Darknet for new schemes.
Kazakhstan's Problem Loan Fund can now seize debts from accounts without court, restructure or write off bad loans, with new rules effective July 20, 2026.
Find out who is fully exempt from property tax in Kazakhstan until October 1, 2026, and who qualifies for tax relief. Details on calculation and new rates.
The dollar exchange rate on KASE fell to 469.83 tenge at the end of the week, the euro to 537.76 tenge. Detailed buying and selling rates in Astana, Almaty, Shymkent as of July 17, 2026.
Starting 2026, Kazakhstani pensioners will no longer be able to apply for loans online. New rules also affect those under 21. The measure targets fraudsters.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has clarified that entrepreneurs will decide how many POS terminals to keep after the unified QR launch, and commissions may decrease.
Chinese company Guoyou Materials Group invests $1 billion in construction of multifunctional terminal at Kuryk port on Kazakhstan's Caspian coast, creating 800 jobs.
Despite global economic slowdown, the IMF upgraded Kazakhstan's GDP growth forecast to 4.6% in 2026, ranking it among the world's top performers. See full analysis on infohub.kz.
Kazakhstan's GDP accounted for 53.7% of Central Asia's economy in 2025, leading in FDI, banking assets, and trade with China. President Toqaev's policies drive diversification.
Kazakh banks have adopted a unified QR code for payments, processing over 160 billion tenge. Official launch on July 19. Discover how this interbank system will transform transactions.
Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development cuts Kazakhstan's 2026 GDP growth forecast to 5% and improves inflation outlook to 9.8%; revisions also for Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tajikistan.
On July 19, Kazakhstan launches a unified QR payment system. Expert Aigerim Ilyasova explains why it may not work immediately due to phased bank integration, commissions, and security.