Kursiv Media Kazakhstan — the latest news on economy and politics, businesses and finances in Kazakhstan

Main

2025.06.13

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Goodbye Lenin: Central Asia’s Soviet-era monuments — some demolished, others endure

Yerlan Iskakov

June 13, 2025

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Hike a hill, grab a tea: Shymbulak launches new promotional offer

Natalya Kachalova

June 13, 2025

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Visiting Kazakhstan? Prepare for a few cultural surprises

Olga Cherkassova

Tanat Kozhmanov

June 13, 2025

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Kazakhstan reports discovery of 38 major new mineral deposits

Zhanel Zhazetova

June 13, 2025

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Bashkir music sensation Ay Yola drops stunning music video shot in Kazakh desert

Daniil Devyatkin

June 13, 2025

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ChatGPT’s linguistic blunder: Kyrgyz prompts, Kazakh replies

Yerlan Iskakov

June 13, 2025

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Shymkent residents support stray cat despite local authorities’ objections

Olga Cherkassova

June 13, 2025

News

2025.06.13

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Goodbye Lenin: Central Asia’s Soviet-era monuments — some demolished, others endure

Yerlan Iskakov

June 13, 2025

Reading time: ~3 min.

Hike a hill, grab a tea: Shymbulak launches new promotional offer

Natalya Kachalova

June 13, 2025

Reading time: ~3 min.

Visiting Kazakhstan? Prepare for a few cultural surprises

Olga Cherkassova

Tanat Kozhmanov

June 13, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Kazakhstan reports discovery of 38 major new mineral deposits

Zhanel Zhazetova

June 13, 2025

Reading time: ~3 min.

Bashkir music sensation Ay Yola drops stunning music video shot in Kazakh desert

Daniil Devyatkin

June 13, 2025

Reading time: ~3 min.

ChatGPT’s linguistic blunder: Kyrgyz prompts, Kazakh replies

Yerlan Iskakov

June 13, 2025

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Governments from Europe to Central Asia opt for supercomputers

Nikolai Marchenko

June 12, 2025

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Kazakhstan attracts €70 million for new sanitaryware plant

Zhanel Zhazetova

June 12, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s leader sends his condolences to victims of India air crash

Zhuman Kiikov

June 12, 2025

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Breaking news: Air India plane crashes in Ahmedabad

Dina Yermaganbetova

June 12, 2025

Cars

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Volkswagen to launch car production in Uzbekistan

Nikita Zhuravlev

Yerlan Iskakov

June 12, 2025

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China fuels global EV surge as Kazakhstan accelerates charging infrastructure

Tanat Kozhmanov

June 10, 2025

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Authorities to launch new network of cheap EV chargers in Almaty

Camilla Aznabakiyeva

May 22, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s automotive industry hits plateau

Camilla Aznabakiyeva

May 22, 2025

Investments

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Freedom Finance expands business into Kyrgyzstan

Kanat Bapiyev

June 11, 2025

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Where billions go: Kursiv’s ranking of Kazakhstan’s major investment projects in 2024

Askar Mashaev

May 8, 2025

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Freedom Finance: Kazakhstan sees first-ever US investment outflow

Zhanel Zhazetova

April 30, 2025

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Trump’s tariffs prompt foreign investors to pull funds from Kazakhstan

Zhanel Zhazetova

April 15, 2025

Banks & Finance

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No crypto, no cry: Global regulators warn against risky crypto investments

Yerlan Iskakov

Zhanel Zhazetova

June 6, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s banking elite: National Bank reveals most profitable lenders

Zhanel Zhazetova

May 30, 2025

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Jusan Bank announces name change

Svyatoslav Antonov

May 29, 2025

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Bereke Bank takes a British banker onboard once again

Alexey Afonskiy

May 27, 2025

Opinions

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Production technologies create jobs, not eliminate them

Nozimjon Gaybulloev

Entrepreneur, expert in industrial automation

May 21, 2025

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Kazakhstani business digital maturity: Where we stand and what’s next?

Aleksei Belimov

CEO at IT Support Group

May 6, 2025

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Kazakhstanis are desperate looking for employment, reporting high job competition

Saltanat Nam

Director of marketing and PR in Headhunter Kazakhstan

April 24, 2025

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Trump’s Ukraine strategy: More pressure on Kazakhstan if Russia rejects peace deal

Dossym Satpayev

Political Scientist

April 7, 2025

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Steps Kazakhstan should take to develop its aviation

Erlan Ospanov

Co-owner of Sary-Arka Airport in Karaganda

April 2, 2025

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How Kazakhstan will benefit from establishment of UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals

Baglana Mussina

Chief Sustainability Officer at Freedom Holding Corp.

March 11, 2025