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Last Weekend of September: What’s On in Astana and Almaty

ASTANA – The final weekend of September features a variety of cultural events, including ballet, theater and concerts. The ...
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News Digest: Foreign Media on Kazakhstan’s Political Reform, AI Push and Investment Potential

EU Reporter published an article examining Kazakhstan’s post-referendum political reforms, focusing on the new Constitution, ...
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Kazakhstan Plans to Raise Oil Refining Capacity to Nearly 30 Million Tonnes by 2031

ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase the combined capacity of its three existing oil refineries from 17.5 million to 28.8 ...
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Tokayev Calls for New Investment Model as Kazakhstan, China Deepen Economic Partnership

“A new important link in the logistics network will be the Kazakh-Chinese terminal in Chengdu, where the General Consulate of ...
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Kazakhstan Launches Direct Flights From Almaty to Chongqing

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s low-cost airline FlyArystan has launched regular flights on a new route connecting Almaty with ...
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Kazakhstan Continues to Investigate Mangystau Military Tragedy, Five Officials Detained

ASTANA – Five military officials have been detained as part of a pretrial investigation into the deaths of service members during a military exercise in the Mangystau Region, Deputy Interior Minister ...
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India, Kazakhstan Seek to Turn Strategic Partnership Into Deeper Trade and Investment Ties

Anchoring Regional Stability and Economic Integration in a Multilateral World session, speakers highlighted the gap between close political ties and relatively modest bilateral trade. Indian ...
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Kazakhstan, China Advance $440 Million Robotics Localization Project

ALMATY – Kazakhstan and Chinese robotics manufacturer UBTech Robotics are advancing a $440 million project to localize robotics production in Kazakhstan, with plans covering manufacturing, research ...