03.08.26

Kazakhstan has launched a major transportation project aimed at elevating its position as a key transit hub across Eurasia. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the strategic highway that will connect the regions of the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, participating via video conference from the Akorda Presidential Palace, officially inaugurated the construction of the Kyzylorda–Saksaul, Ulgaysyn–Saksaul, and Beyneu–Saksaul highway sections.

31.07.26

Offshore operations have begun to lay an underwater fiber-optic cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea. The project, which is expected to shape the region’s digital future, is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.

09.07.2026

Kazakhstan has begun studying the feasibility of constructing the Trans-Caspian Oil Pipeline, which would run along the seabed of the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. The project's primary objective is to increase exports of Kazakh crude oil to global markets via the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) Oil Pipeline.

04.07.2026

Kazakhstan is implementing another major infrastructure project aimed at strengthening its national energy security and supporting industrial production. Construction has officially begun on a new 700 MW condensing thermal power plant in the city of Kurchatov, located in eastern Kazakhstan.

01.07.2026

Construction has officially begun on a 1-gigawatt (GW) wind power plant in Kazakhstan's Zhambyl Region. The project, valued at approximately US$1.4 billion, aims to reduce electricity shortages in the country's southern regions while expanding renewable energy generation, according to the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan.

02.07.2026

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Kamil Süleyman Yazıcı, Chairman of the Turkish holding Anadolu Group, according to the Akorda Presidential Press Service. During the meeting, the two sides discussed further expanding investment cooperation and implementing joint projects across various sectors of the economy.

19.06.26

Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of Turkey’s Anadolu Group, held a ceremonial event in Aktobe to mark the launch of construction of its fourth production plant in Kazakhstan.

16.06.26

The 4th Meeting of the Common Turkic Alphabet Commission, organized jointly by the Turkic Academy and the Turkish Language Association (TDK), concluded successfully in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. During the meeting, the “Implementation Guide” and the alphabet variants of member countries were approved, paving the way for the practical adoption of the 34-letter Common Turkic Alphabet that was accepted in Baku last September.

15.06.26

Kazakhstan possesses a significant mineral resource base. According to the state balance sheet, the country has 374 registered gold deposits with total reserves amounting to 2,369 tonnes. In the past year alone, five new deposits containing approximately 98 tonnes of gold reserves were added to the state register.

09.06.26

The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a decree approving the nationwide “Digital Qazaqstan” Strategy, which aims to achieve large-scale digitalization of the country and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across all sectors by 2029. The announcement was reported by the business information center Kapital.kz.