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Kazakhstan has expanded the list of goods subject to mandatory digital labelling, for the first time including saiga horn in it. The new rules will come into effect as early as 1 December 2025. Such a hasty measure does not appear coincidental against the backdrop of the state’s active preparation for the commercialisation of derivatives from the steppe antelope.

Recently, the editorial board of FBRK published a news story about the introduction of paid phytosanitary inspections in five regions of Kazakhstan. The neutral piece suddenly garnered dozens of identical comments, and some commentators turned out to be closely linked to the territorial inspectorates of the Ministry of Agriculture. So what's going on?

The Supreme Audit Chamber has summarised the results of an audit on the efficiency of budget funds and state assets usage in the North Kazakhstan Region.

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office are conducting searches at the office of the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, Andriy Yermak. This is linked to an investigation into a corruption scheme in the state atomic energy company "Energoatom", through which approximately $100 million may have been laundered.

In Uralsk, a shortage of ordinary table salt has been reported in recent days. According to posts from residents on social media, the product has disappeared from several large supermarkets, corner shops, and markets.