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

Main

2025.05.16

Reading time: ~10 min.

What’s driving Tajikistan’s surprising 8% economic growth?

Assylbek Amalbayev

May 15, 2025

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Park Live Almaty music festival announces second wave of artists

Tatyana Kondratyeva

May 15, 2025

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Authorities detain a man who tried to sell his own internal organ in Kazakhstan

Aisha Kutubayeva

May 15, 2025

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Qatari owner of Tele2 forms joint venture with Samruk-Energy

Farid Veliyev

May 15, 2025

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Freedom Holding Corp. surpasses Kazatomprom in market capitalization

Farid Veliyev

May 15, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s weightlifting star Antropov wins silver at Asian Championships

Vladimir Maltsev

May 15, 2025

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Kazakhstan reports surge in influx of Chinese tourists

Olga Tonkonog

May 15, 2025

News

2025.05.16

Reading time: ~2 min.

Park Live Almaty music festival announces second wave of artists

Tatyana Kondratyeva

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Authorities detain a man who tried to sell his own internal organ in Kazakhstan

Aisha Kutubayeva

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~10 min.

What’s driving Tajikistan’s surprising 8% economic growth?

Assylbek Amalbayev

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~3 min.

Qatari owner of Tele2 forms joint venture with Samruk-Energy

Farid Veliyev

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Freedom Holding Corp. surpasses Kazatomprom in market capitalization

Farid Veliyev

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Kazakhstan’s weightlifting star Antropov wins silver at Asian Championships

Vladimir Maltsev

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Kazakhstan reports surge in influx of Chinese tourists

Olga Tonkonog

May 15, 2025

Reading time: ~2 min.

Timur Turlov becomes the richest man in Kazakhstan

Farid Veliyev

May 15, 2025

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Tajikistan decriminalizes likes and reposts on social media

Zhuman Kiikov

May 14, 2025

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World Bank to support Kazakhstan’s push for massive infrastructure project

Zhanbolat Mamyshev

May 14, 2025

Cars

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Uzbekistan increases EV recycling fee by 300%

Denis Yagovkin

May 5, 2025

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Chinese cars report best sales in Kazakhstan

Camilla Aznabakiyeva

April 15, 2025

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Kyrgyz parliament selects Chinese crossovers for official use

Camilla Aznabakiyeva

April 4, 2025

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Freedom Insurance unveils car accident data: Which models top the list?

Camilla Aznabakiyeva

April 2, 2025

Investments

Reading time: ~11 min.

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

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Beyond oil: Kazakhstan seeks Canadian partners for $40 trillion resource opportunity

Zhanbolat Mamyshev

April 8, 2025

Banks & Finance

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Bank of Russia forecasts base rate to drop in 2026

Danil Tumashevich

May 13, 2025

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Forbes names Vyacheslav Kim as the richest person in Kazakhstan once again

Danil Tumashevich

May 8, 2025

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Analysts expect sharper drop in tenge

Danil Tumashevich

May 2, 2025

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Kazakhstan’s DBK borrows from Europe to promote energy and transportation

Farid Veliyev

April 18, 2025

Opinions

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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

Reading time: ~5 min.

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

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Kazakhstan’s economy still relies heavily on extractive industry

Bakbergen Toktasyn

Macroeconomist at BCC Invest

January 10, 2025