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2025.10.21

Retired fire trucks get a ‘second life’ as bus stops in Kazakhstan

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Retired fire trucks get a ‘second life’ as bus stops in Kazakhstan

Daniil Devyatkin

October 21, 2025

Central Asia lacks computing power. Kazakhstan’s Akashi may be a solution

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Central Asia lacks computing power. Kazakhstan’s Akashi may be a solution

October 21, 2025

Pafos FC’s social media draws more fans than the match itself

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Pafos FC’s social media draws more fans than the match itself

Daniil Devyatkin

October 21, 2025

Timur Turlov’s Freedom Bank reports rising consumer trust

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Timur Turlov’s Freedom Bank reports rising consumer trust

October 21, 2025

Surprise givers: Kazakhstanis ranked more generous than Americans and Japanese

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Surprise givers: Kazakhstanis ranked more generous than Americans and Japanese

October 21, 2025

Kia officially opens CKD assembly plant in Kostanay

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Kia officially opens CKD assembly plant in Kostanay

Nikolai Marchenko

October 21, 2025

Football’s rich list: Who is the world’s top-earning national team boss?

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Football’s rich list: Who is the world’s top-earning national team boss?

October 21, 2025

2025.10.21

Stuck in traffic: Kazakhstan lands at #44 in global congestion and emissions report

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Stuck in traffic: Kazakhstan lands at #44 in global congestion and emissions report

October 20, 2025

AI-powered textbooks to be tested in Kazakhstani schools

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AI-powered textbooks to be tested in Kazakhstani schools

Aygerim Tukusheva

Nikolai Marchenko

October 20, 2025

South Korea’s great unspoken: Over half of families won’t talk about death

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South Korea’s great unspoken: Over half of families won’t talk about death

October 20, 2025

China’s economic growth eases as trade tensions with US escalate

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China’s economic growth eases as trade tensions with US escalate

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 20, 2025

Beyond the wall: Inside magical ‘Game of Thrones’ wedding on world’s deepest lake

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Beyond the wall: Inside magical ‘Game of Thrones’ wedding on world’s deepest lake

Olga Znamenskaya

October 20, 2025

Bruno Fernandes enters Manchester United’s top 5 Premier League assist leaders

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Bruno Fernandes enters Manchester United’s top 5 Premier League assist leaders

October 20, 2025

Cargo plane accident in Hong Kong kills two airport security staff

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Cargo plane accident in Hong Kong kills two airport security staff

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 20, 2025

Kazakhstan migrates entire government to a single super app

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Kazakhstan migrates entire government to a single super app

Danil Tumashevich

October 20, 2025

Jeju Air expands fleet with Boeing 737-8 aircraft

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Jeju Air expands fleet with Boeing 737-8 aircraft

Nikolai Marchenko

October 20, 2025

Prince Andrew ‘asked cops to dig up dirt’ on sexual abuse accuser, newspaper alleges

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Prince Andrew ‘asked cops to dig up dirt’ on sexual abuse accuser, newspaper alleges

October 20, 2025

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Cars

Toyota showcases AI-powered system to prevent traffic accidents

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Toyota showcases AI-powered system to prevent traffic accidents

Nikolai Marchenko

October 21, 2025

Plug-in hybrids emit far more CO2 than official data suggest study shows

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Plug-in hybrids emit far more CO2 than official data suggest study shows

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 16, 2025

Toyota may begin microcar production in the UK

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Toyota may begin microcar production in the UK

Nikolai Marchenko

October 16, 2025

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BMW overtakes Mercedes as the world’s top car brand

October 10, 2025

Investments

L’Oréal acquires Kering’s luxury beauty portfolio in €4 billion deal

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L’Oréal acquires Kering’s luxury beauty portfolio in €4 billion deal

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 20, 2025

LVMH returns to growth as Chinese demand strengthens

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LVMH returns to growth as Chinese demand strengthens

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 15, 2025

Google to build $15 billion data center in India

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Google to build $15 billion data center in India

Tanat Kozhmanov

October 14, 2025

‘Creative Destruction’ pioneers awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

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‘Creative Destruction’ pioneers awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics

October 13, 2025

Banks & Finance

Surprise givers: Kazakhstanis ranked more generous than Americans and Japanese

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Surprise givers: Kazakhstanis ranked more generous than Americans and Japanese

October 21, 2025

Kazakhstan’s market matures with inaugural securitized bond issue

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Kazakhstan’s market matures with inaugural securitized bond issue

Tatyana Nikolaeva

October 16, 2025

Kazakhstan’s housing market grinds to a halt as top banks freeze mortgages

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Kazakhstan’s housing market grinds to a halt as top banks freeze mortgages

Svyatoslav Antonov

October 15, 2025

Islamic finance booms in Kazakhstan, but a key piece is missing: mortgages

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Islamic finance booms in Kazakhstan, but a key piece is missing: mortgages

Zhanbolat Mamyshev

October 14, 2025

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Why employees in Kazakhstan lack pride and what businesses can do about it

Fatima Kossayeva

Corporate Culture and Internal Communication Expert at SteppeUp

July 29, 2025

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Samruk-Kazyna reports a 7.5% share in the national GDP

Saltanat Satzhan

Managing director for development and privatization at Samruk-Kazyna

June 26, 2025

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Don Quixotes of Kazakh cinema

Karim Kadyrbaev

Film critic

June 26, 2025

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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