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The Government of Kazakhstan has approved digital measures to combat the shadow economy.

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Правительство Казахстана утвердило цифровые меры по борьбе с теневой экономикой
The government has approved a Comprehensive Action Plan to combat the shadow economy for 2026–2028. The document sets target indicators for reducing the share of the shadow economy in GDP and provides for the introduction of digital tools to increase the transparency of economic processes.

Kazakhstan expands oil refining capacity amid attacks on CPC infrastructure

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Казахстан расширяет мощности нефтепереработки на фоне атак на инфраструктуру КТК
The Government of Kazakhstan has embarked on a large-scale expansion of its oil refining industry. The country will increase the capacity of its three largest refineries and is working on plans to build a new refinery with a capacity of 10 million tonnes per year. This development comes amid repeated incidents at the marine terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

Nazira Darimbet has taken the helm of the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech "Ádil sóz".

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Назира Даримбет возглавила Международный фонд защиты свободы слова «Әділ сөз»
Journalist and media expert Nazira Darimbet has been elected as the new president of the international foundation for the protection of freedom of speech "Ádil sóz". The decision was taken on 17 July 2026 at the general meeting of founders and a meeting of the foundation's Board of Trustees.

The editorial board of the FBRK has identified a discrepancy in the assessment of the fire area in "Semey Ormany".

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Редакция ФБРК выявила расхождение в оценке площади пожара в «Семей орманы»
The area of the forest fire in the "Semei ormany" state forest nature reserve turned out to be significantly larger than the preliminary estimate. According to data from the NASA FIRMS fire monitoring system, approximately 1,676 hectares were affected by the fire, whereas previously 370 hectares had been reported.

"KazAvtoZhol" has started major repairs on the Almaty — Bishkek highway section.

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«КазАвтоЖол» начал капитальный ремонт участка трассы Алматы — Бишкек
JSC "NC "KazAvtoZhol" has announced the start of major repairs and expansion of a section of the Almaty – Bishkek international highway from the 19th to the 27th kilometre in the Karasai district of the Almaty region. The project provides for an increase in the number of traffic lanes from four to eight and the modernisation of one of the busiest entrances to Almaty.

AFM has liquidated an online casino with a turnover of 7.5 billion tenge based in Georgia

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АФМ ликвидировало онлайн-казино с оборотом 7,5 млрд тенге из Грузии
The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) has shut down the online casino "Nomad Poker," which was operating in Kazakhstan. According to the investigation, the gaming platform was run through a network of foreign money mules, and the total amount received from players exceeded 7.5 billion tenge.

The Prosecutor's Office of Karaganda Region found no violations in the case of the tragic death of Meruert Aulbayeva.

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Смерть пациентки
The Prosecutor's Office of the Karaganda Region found no grounds for criminal prosecution of doctors in the case of the death of Meruert Aulbayeva. According to the department's findings, the violation committed by one of the doctors is not considered gross and does not contain elements of criminal offences. Meanwhile, the surgeon found guilty of negligence avoided punishment due to the expiry of the statute of limitations in the case.

The Ministry of Water Resources recognised violations at the Ileksky quarries

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Разработка карьеров на Илеке
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan has for the first time confirmed violations at quarries in the floodplain of the Ilek River in the Aktobe region. Companies have been fined over 1.5 million tenge for illegal sand extraction and unauthorised blocking of the river channel. A comprehensive assessment of the impact on the hydrology of the Ilek is not provided for by the department.

The veterinary community has criticised the Ministry of Agriculture's position on foot-and-mouth disease.

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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
Earlier, Minister of Agriculture Aydarbek Saparov stated that the epizootic situation in the country was favourable. Shortly afterwards, Chairman of the NGO "Veterinarians of the West Kazakhstan Region" Gaisa Absatirov called this claim untrue.

The Water Resources Regulation Committee has commented on the large-scale water discharges in the south of Kazakhstan.

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Водные ресурсы Казахстана
The Committee for Regulation, Protection and Use of Water Resources has commented on the FBRK article regarding water discharges in southern Kazakhstan amid a forecast drought. The Committee insists that the Tasotkel Reservoir is fuller than it was this time last year, yet the question of the logic behind the discharges across the region as a whole remains open.

Drought in the Zhambyl region was predicted in advance?

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Засуха в Жамбылской области
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation stated that it had forecast the risk of drought and water shortage in the Zhambyl Region in advance. At the same time, large-scale water releases from reservoirs were carried out in the south of Kazakhstan in the spring, raising questions about the logic of water resource management in the face of an expected shortage.
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