Approximately $171,3 million was invested in the country's professional, scientific and technical activities in January-November 2023, Finprom's financial and business analysis service reported, compared to $100 million in 2022

Over 7.000 Kazakhstanis have seen their driver’s licenses repealed in a national campaign targeting 21.000 drivers with records of medical contraindications; police is conducting screening, but the final decision on the right to drive is made by a court

A national credit rating agency will be established as part of a broader effort to develop Kazakhstan domestic capital market; its success will depend on the creation of a new regulator-approved rating system, the confidence of investors and risk pricing

Dispute with the foreign investors behind the Kashagan oil field has escalated; Kazakhstan warned the consortium’s managing director he could face administrative and criminal liability over its failure to pay an environmental fine of nearly $5 billion

The Almaty Zoo has welcomed a Przewalski’s horse foal, marking another milestone in its efforts to conserve one of the world’s rarest wild horse species