Choosing the right college major has become a high-stakes decision in an era of rising tuition costs and rapid technological change. A recent ranking by World Population Review highlights how the shifting economy is changing the value of traditional degrees while elevating alternative career paths. Today, the strongest prospects often…
Kazakhstan recorded 637.2 billion tenge (approximately $1.4 billion) in investment in trade and related sectors from January to July 2026, up 22.3% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Trade and Integration. The strongest investment growth was recorded in the North Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay, Abai and Mangystau regions, as well as…
Chinese robot-maker Unitree Robotics made a blockbuster debut on Shanghai’s STAR Market on Wednesday, with shares surging more than 600% in early trading, the BBC reported. The company, officially Yushu Technology Co. Ltd., was founded in 2016 in Hangzhou and builds humanoid and quadruped robots, robotic arms and sensors. It…
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has added digital assets to the list of eligible investment instruments under its Investment Tax Residency Programme (ITRP). Foreign investors can now qualify for a long-term investor visa and tax residency in Kazakhstan by investing in digital assets through AIFC-licensed platforms. Previously, participants in…
Chinese companies are considering establishing production facilities in Stepnogorsk, Akmola region, for drones, light two-seat helicopters and renewable energy equipment. The projects are part of a package of joint Kazakhstan-China initiatives involving a total of $70 million in investment. A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Akmola region administration,…
The Development Bank of Kazakhstan (DBK) is exploring financing options for building and opening a Lotte hotel in Almaty. The bank has reported that the tourism project is now in the document-collection phase ahead of its initial review. Project ownership The project’s borrower is Sensata Invest. The company is jointly…
Lotte Rakhat plans to expand its exports to the Persian Gulf and Caucasus, Chairman Akhmed Akhrarov said. «Currently, Lotte Rakhat products are supplied to Russia, Central Asian countries, China, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Germany. We continue to expand our sales geography while exploring new promising markets, including the Persian Gulf and…
Scammers in the crypto industry are increasingly using a scheme known as a «honeypot,» which allows investors to easily purchase a token but makes it impossible to sell, Binance Kazakhstan told Kursiv.media. As a result, the asset’s value appears to rise on the investor’s screen, but the investor can no…
Kazakhstan currently has nine billionaires, according to Forbes. Below is an updated infographic highlighting Kazakhstan’s richest people and their key assets. The visual was compiled by Nurasyl Abdrazakuly, a Kazakh data scientist and frequent collaborator on our infographics. As in the previous infographic, each billionaire is shown alongside the logo…
A factory producing humanoid and educational robots will be built in Almaty, becoming the first overseas manufacturing facility for Chinese robotics company UBTECH Robotics. Agreement signed in Shanghai According to the Almaty akimat (mayor’s office), the agreement was signed during a business forum in Shanghai attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart…
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway operator and a subsidiary of Samruk-Kazyna, plans to list its common shares and global depositary receipts (GDRs) on the Astana International Exchange (AIX), the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), according to a document the company published following…
Chinese company Wuhan Xiangyu Dingsheng Construction Engineering plans to build a greenhouse complex for growing flowers and ornamental trees in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan region, according to the regional administration. The project also includes a dedicated retail center for flowers and ornamental plants. Regional officials said the project is expected to support…
This week, Kazakhstan’s National Bank will lift the requirement for quasi-state-owned companies to sell 50% of their foreign currency earnings on the domestic market, a measure introduced last year to support the tenge. National Bank Governor Timur Suleimenov said the requirement was adopted as a temporary anti-crisis measure when the…
The current tariffs for biogas power plants in Kazakhstan are discouraging investment and delaying the launch of new projects, according to Evgeny Churdalev, CIS sales director at Jenbacher & Waukesha Gas Engines. According to Churdalev, the maximum auction price for electricity generated by biogas power plants is 32.23 tenge ($0.068)…
Kazakhstan plans to establish a Data Center Valley, with Amazon and G42 already planning to participate. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the initiative during a meeting of the Foreign Investors Council. The president said the Digital Code, the Law on Artificial Intelligence, adopted by Parliament, and the Digital Qazaqstan strategy create…
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, the Akorda press service reported. During the meeting, President Tokayev noted that, over the years of cooperation, the IsDB has become a reliable partner in supporting Kazakhstan’s national development priorities. According to…
Conditions for doing business in Kazakhstan’s jewelry industry are more favorable than in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Construction. The ministry said Kazakhstan offers a more comprehensive and flexible support system for jewelry manufacturers, with policies covering the entire production chain — from importing equipment and…
Nace.AI, a U.S.-based startup founded by Kazakhstanis Dos Bakytzhan (CEO and former head of GOAT.AI), Zhanibek Datbayev (CTO and former Meta AI engineer) and Abulhair Saparov (chief scientist and assistant professor of computer science at Purdue University), has attracted a major new investor — Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, an…
Kazakhstan has become the first Central Asian country to join Pax Silica, a U.S.-led international technology initiative focused on artificial intelligence and supply chain security that aims to strengthen economic security cooperation among allies and trusted partners. The documents formalizing Kazakhstan’s accession to the alliance, along with the joint statement…
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and AKASHI Data Center PLC have agreed on financing terms for a major infrastructure project. The parties signed a memorandum of cooperation during the EDB’s Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Almaty, the company announced. The memorandum was signed by Sergey Ignatov, senior managing director…
Griffin Partners, a U.S.-based real estate investment and development firm, has signed an agreement with the Eurasian Development Bank to build a 125,400-square-meter warehouse complex in the new city of Alatau. An agreement to create a Class A+ logistics park was signed at the «Eurasia 2030+» EDB annual meeting and…
Chinese technology company SuperX AI Technology Ltd. is considering building a cluster of artificial intelligence data centers in Kazakhstan with a total capacity of up to 1 gigawatt (GW). The project would be implemented in stages between 2026 and 2029. Read also: New 1-gigawatt data center project to transform Kazakhstan’s…
Construction has begun on a new Coca-Cola beverage plant in Aktobe. The project is being implemented by the Turkish conglomerate Anadolu Group, which already operates three production facilities in Kazakhstan. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future plant site, officially launching one of the region’s largest manufacturing investment projects.…
Kazakhstan has signed an agreement with Firebird Inc. to develop computing infrastructure projects involving NVIDIA technology. The government said the initiative, known as the Data Center Valley, is expected to attract $10 billion in investment. Read also: What you need to know about Kazakhstan’s new $16B AI strategy. The funding…
