Kazakhstan•Horizon 28 Oct 2026•Source 27 Oct 2026•News
Kazakhstan moves a large utilities-modernisation pipeline into contracting and delivery
Kazakhstan’s Government reports that 22 facilities have been completed under the national Energy and Utilities Modernisation project, while 145 projects are in construction or equipment procurement and contracts have been concluded for another 180 projects for the next construction season. The programme…
Business implication
Engineering, utility-technology, water, power, heat-network, automation, equipment and construction teams should monitor three specific next steps: regional…
Energy and transitionConstruction and infrastructureIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan•Horizon 28 Oct 2026•Source 27 Oct 2026•News
Kazakhstan and China review oil, gas, pipeline and refinery expansion workstreams
The fifth Kazakhstan–China oil and gas working group reviewed higher oil-supply volumes, oil-pipeline capacity, exploration, gas cooperation, the proposed expansion of the Shymkent refinery, petrochemicals and new energy. The agenda identifies several bilateral workstreams that suppliers and investors can…
Business implication
Relevant companies should watch three evidence points: project-specific notices from Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry, national companies and CNPC; engineering,…
Energy and transitionIndustrial manufacturingConstruction and infrastructure
Kazakhstan•Horizon 25 Oct 2026•Source 24 Oct 2026•News
Kazakhstan opens direct Almaty and Astana services to Salalah
Kazakhstan’s transport authorities report the launch of direct services from Almaty and Astana to Salalah, Oman, on 23 and 24 October respectively. The two weekly Air Astana routes create a new Kazakhstan–Gulf passenger connection for tourism, business travel and related services.
Business implication
Companies assessing the route should build a dated travel and distribution file: operating weeks and timetable; fare classes and booking inventory; baggage and any…
Transport and logisticsTourism and hospitalityConstruction and infrastructure
Kazakhstan•Horizon 25 Oct 2026•Source 22 Oct 2026•Events
Kazakhstan–Switzerland mission produces indicative agreements worth USD 46 million
Kazakhstan’s trade ministry reports memoranda with an indicative combined value of USD 46 million following a Switzerland mission involving around 90 Swiss companies. The mission widened institutional contact across trade, manufacturing, infrastructure and project finance, but the memorandum values should…
Business implication
Create separate account files for each relevant theme rather than treating the mission as one pipeline: named Kazakh and Swiss counterparties; precise product, asset…
Industrial manufacturingConstruction and infrastructureFinancial and professional services
Kazakhstan•Horizon 23 Oct 2026•Source 23 Oct 2026•News
National Bank of Kazakhstan sets the base rate at 15.75%
Kazakhstan’s central bank set its base rate at 15.75% with a plus-or-minus one percentage point corridor, citing 9.3% annual inflation in September and persistent price pressure. It indicated that another rate move was unlikely before year-end, subject to data, making the decision relevant to financing…
Business implication
Companies should refresh KZT borrowing and deposit quotes, floating-rate exposures, working-capital needs, customer financing, pricing and currency scenarios.
Financial and professional servicesConsumer, retail and lifestyleIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan•Horizon 22 Oct 2026•Source 22 Oct 2026•Opportunities
Kazakhstan reports USD 4.8 billion of documents at its Global Investment Roundtable
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister reports 22 documents with a stated total value of USD 4.8 billion signed at the ninth Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable in Shymkent. Named workstreams include wind and storage, road control, glass production, a Kuryk terminal, a data centre, a medical city and recycling.
Business implication
For a named project, confirm the document type, parties, sponsor and project company, financing, land and grid or utility position, permits, feasibility and design…
Energy and transitionDigital, ICT and innovationConstruction and infrastructure
Türkiye · Azerbaijan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyz Republic · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan•Horizon 21 Oct 2026•Source 21 Oct 2026•Regulatory update
Turkic customs authorities back wider eTIR use across regional corridors
IRU reports that customs leaders from the Organization of Turkic States reaffirmed support for TIR and eTIR. Several Central Asian corridors are already operational, while Türkiye–Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan operations and wider links to Europe and China are being prepared.
Business implication
Carriers, forwarders, customs-software providers and shippers should map each intended route separately.
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovationFinancial and professional services
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 19 October 2026•Opportunities
Kazakhstan–Korea investment dialogue puts Almaty logistics, metro and digital assets on an early project map
Baiterek Holding and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation discussed an early list of Kazakhstan projects for possible assessment by the Kazakhstan–Korea Joint Investment Fund. The list includes an Almaty-region transport, industrial and logistics hub, an airport-linked metro…
Business implication
For a target asset, build an investment-and-delivery file before approaching a fund, public body, developer or local partner: asset owner and sponsor; fund or…
Construction and infrastructureTransport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovation
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•News
Kazakhstan sets aviation-hub priorities as passenger and air-cargo activity grows
Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry reports 12.4 million airline passengers and 136,500 tonnes of airport cargo for the first nine months of 2026, while aviation stakeholders outlined airport, cargo-hub and digital-development priorities. The update gives air-cargo, airport technology, maintenance, logistics,…
Business implication
Start with a named airport, carrier, cargo operator, ground handler, terminal owner or authorised delivery organisation.
Transport and logisticsConstruction and infrastructureDigital, ICT and innovation
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•Opportunities
Kazakhstan’s manufacturing and investment indicators strengthen the case for targeted industrial partner mapping
Kazakhstan’s Bureau of National Statistics reported 8.6% manufacturing growth in January to September 2026, alongside KZT 16.1 trillion of fixed-capital investment across the economy. Its October enterprise release also counted 23,867 operating manufacturing legal entities and 56,541 operating…
Business implication
Industrial technology, equipment, materials, packaging, engineering, automation, logistics, professional-services and investment teams can create a Kazakhstan…
Industrial manufacturingFinancial and professional servicesConsumer, retail and lifestyle
Kazakhstan · Azerbaijan · Türkiye · Kyrgyz Republic · Georgia•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 16 October 2026•Regulatory update
Kazakhstan expands electronic road-permit exchange across key Trans-Caspian partner markets
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport reports that electronic exchange of foreign road-transport permits expanded in 2026 to Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the Kyrgyz Republic, while a test exchange with Georgia began. For carriers, exporters and logistics teams, the update strengthens the case for building…
Business implication
Shippers, forwarders, carriers, manufacturers and distributors should add a digital-permit workstream to each planned road movement: identify the exact bilateral…
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovationIndustrial manufacturing
Kazakhstan•Horizon 20 Oct 2026•Source 15 October 2026•News
Kazakhstan and Russia complete first e-CMR road-freight pilot, advancing a practical digital-document route
Kazakhstan and Russia launched a first pilot international road movement from Astana to Moscow using an electronic CMR consignment note under an Eurasian Economic Union project. For carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, customs-technology providers and insurers, the pilot provides a concrete reference…
Business implication
Prepare one e-CMR readiness file per candidate lane: contracting shipper, carrier, driver, vehicle and consignment; cargo and regulatory controls; document issuer and…
Transport and logisticsDigital, ICT and innovation