Kazakhstan and Hungary to build intermodal terminal in Budapest by 2026
Kazakhstan and Hungary have announced plans to construct an intermodal terminal in Budapest, due for completion by 2026.
Kazakhstan and Hungary have announced plans to construct an intermodal terminal in Budapest, due for completion by 2026.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is currently on a working visit to New York, where he has held a series of bilateral meetings with representatives of major businesses and international organisations.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan will travel to New York from the 21st to 23rd September for a working visit, during which he will participate in the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Kazakhstan has resumed oil exports via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. KazMunayGas said through its press service that a shipment of 8,800 tonnes of Kashagan oil was dispatched from the port of Aktau on the 13 September.
The eighth Congress of World and Traditional Religious Leaders has commenced in Astana, bringing together around 100 delegations from 60 countries.
The volume of water in the Northern Aral has reached 24.1 billion cubic metres, surpassing the 2025 target by a wide margin according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, which announced that the sea is making a remarkable comeback, and doing so faster than anticipated.
Kyrgyzstan's Jogorku Kenesh has passed a draft law in all three readings to rename the city of Jalal-Abad to Manas. The initiative originated from local residents and received unanimous support from the city council.
Kazakhstan and Pakistan have pledged to expand bilateral collaboration between the two countries by signing a mutual agreement hoping to bolster total trade volume to $1 billion.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on joint water and energy resource management through to 2026.
Kazakhstan and China have recently signed more than 70 agreements and contracts worth over $15 billion during the 8th meeting of the Kazakhstan–China Business Council held in Beijing. The event brought together President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and China’s First Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
On 26 August 2025, King Abdullah II of Jordan began a landmark tour of Central Asia. From 25 to 26 August he paid a state visit to Uzbekistan, where he held talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, before travelling to Kazakhstan on 26 August for meetings with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit the People’s Republic of China from 30 August to 3 September, following an official invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Akorda presidential administration reports.
Almaty has been experiencing persistently high levels of air pollution over the past decade. According to monitoring data, in nine out of ten years between 2015 and 2024, the city's air quality was classified as high for pollution.
Kazakhstan’s capital will host the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on 17 and 18 September. The event will be chaired by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and is expected to bring together more than a 100 delegations from around 60 countries.
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is set to become a meeting point for musicians from across the Asian continent as it prepares to host the first-ever Silk Way Star vocal competition this August. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Kazmedia Center.
Starlink has officially started operations in Kazakhstan, making satellite internet available to the public for the first time. Citizens can now legally purchase, use, and register Starlink terminals in line with national regulations.
One of the world’s leading companies in the ski industry, Pas Grau International Management from Andorra, is coming to Kazakhstan. The company has registered a subsidiary in the Astana International Financial Centre as part of a large project to build a resort in the Kok Zhailau area.
Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG), a subsidiary of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund, has announced the first shipment of Kazakh crude oil to Hungary via Croatia.
Kazakhstan has once again come into the geopolitical spotlight, this time with American interests front and center.
Kazakhstan and China have launched a pilot project using autonomous freight trucks at the Bakhty-Pokitu crossing, aiming to speed up customs procedures, reduce transport costs, and modernise cross-border logistics under a new "Smart Customs" initiative.
Kazakhstan is set to launch a large-scale industrial expansion in 2025, with the government committing $3 billion to implement 190 new projects nationwide. These initiatives are expected to create around 23 000 permanent jobs and boost long-term economic development.
Kazakhstan is weighing cryptocurrency-related investments as part of its strategy to diversify national reserves and modernise financial management, according to the chairman of the National Bank.
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