Kazakhstan's supplement sales fell to 30 million packs in the first half of 2026, but spending rose as prices climbed 15.3% and supplements reached 14% of pharmacy sales.
RETAM, owned by millionaire Alexander Chukreyev, has sold the ADK River mall in Ust-Kamenogorsk. The deal could be worth 4.2 billion tenge; the buyer is not disclosed.
Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz urges US tariffs on Chinese cars: in Europe they are 30–40% cheaper, and in the UK they hold 15% of the market.
Red Metal Group Ltd plans to mine lead at the Aksoran deposit in the Karaganda Region from 2028. Reserves are estimated at 229,700 tonnes of lead.
Potential Oil paid 1.43 billion tenge in fines for environmental violations. Courts dismissed the oil producer's appeals.
AFK head Yelena Bakhmutova explains why Kazakhstani pension savings cannot be handed to banks: too short an investment horizon and a potential of over 28 trillion tenge.
Brent crude above $103: the Fed, ECB and other central banks are raising rates over inflation, while Kazakhstan's National Bank cuts its base rate to 16.25%.
A court in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region sentenced the organizer of a CVK financial pyramid to two years of restricted freedom and confiscated crypto assets worth 212 million tenge.
Kazakhstan confiscated 474,000 USDT worth 212 million tenge from the CVK pyramid scheme; the organizer received a two-year restricted freedom sentence with confiscation.
From September 22, Kazakhstan will raise the additional fuel excise coefficient from 50% to 95%. Experts and PetroMining assess risks of higher gasoline and diesel prices.
Kazakhstan deregulates over 1,200 cheap medicines under 1 MCI. Experts expect lower prices and increased supply.
Economist Ruslan Sultanov explains why the tenge owes nothing to the dollar: the rate is driven by exporters and state dollar sales, plus high tenge deposit rates.
Freedom Electronics has revealed official prices for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in Kazakhstan, starting at 849,990 tenge, with pre-orders from September 18 and sales from September 25.
In August 2026, construction work in Almaty fell 14.1% from July and 9.9% year-on-year amid declining housing sales and stagnant demand.
Kazakhstan has proposed introducing royalties on solid minerals from January 1, 2029, instead of 2027, a decision discussed at a Tax Code project office meeting.
Kazakhstan's National Bank plans to hand pension asset management to the UAPF. AFK head Yelena Bakhmutova discusses the reform's timing and conditions.
Kazakhtelecom seeks billions for Data Center Valley in Ekibastuz: AIFC bonds, Development Bank of Kazakhstan, and international institutions. $10B NVIDIA project.
BI Property will set up SFERA Ltd. at the AIFC to lease and sublease real estate, with capital of 100,000 tenge, an office in Astana and Olzhas Kaliyev as CEO.
Kokshetau Mineral Waters raised top management pay for 2025 by 30.4% to 42.03 million tenge, all of it going to sole board member Dosymzhan Kenzheshov.
KazGeorud cuts copper-zinc ore output at Limannoye in Aktobe Region: 6.27 million tonnes planned over seven years, 400,000 tonnes less than before.
Starting September 21, 2026, Kazakhstan will implement new KTZ tariffs for mainline railway network services, with increases of 23–24% in 2026–2027.
Samruk-Kazyna has failed for two years to sell its 75% stake in GPCI, which is building a gas processing plant at Kashagan, to Qatar's UCC Holding. The deal has been pushed to late 2026.
Qatar's Power International Holding has paid Samruk-Kazyna a second installment for Tele2 and Altel but still owes about $375 million on the $1.1 billion deal.
Economist Almas Chukin explains why a car is a poor investment: losing 10% of value right after purchase and another 10–15% in a year. Taxis and rentals can be cheaper.