FBRK.KZ

The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) has confirmed that a pre-trial investigation is under way following the detention of the director of the Almaty branch of KazTemirTrans JSC, Akylbek Bazenov. Earlier, information about his detention had been circulating on social media. The department has not disclosed the details of the case.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the III Republican Forum of Deputies of Maslikhats at all levels. The main theme of his speech was constitutional reform and the upcoming republican referendum on the draft of the new Constitution of Kazakhstan. According to the Head of State, the adoption of the updated Fundamental Law should transform the country's political system.

The Government of Kazakhstan has amended the procedure for applying the moratorium on the creation of quasi-public sector entities. The decree introduces changes to the rules for establishing such organisations by order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, supplementing the procedure with a requirement to obtain positive conclusions from the relevant sectoral and antitrust authorities.

In the economy of Kazakhstan, the accumulated volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) reached 151.3 billion dollars in 2024. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the country accounts for 68.6% of all foreign investment in Central Asia.

The Government of Kazakhstan has set the boundaries of the forest park zone of Astana. The relevant resolution was signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. The zone includes 161 land plots with a total area of 15,913 hectares.

The Abai region prosecutor's office identified violations in the implementation of the investment programme of the state utility "Semey Vodokanal". The enterprise received income at inflated tariffs but failed to carry out some of its 2025 measures. Following the intervention of the prosecutor's office, tariffs for water supply and sanitation services for residents of Semey were reduced by up to 12% under a temporary compensatory tariff in 2026.

Over the three years of the "National Fund for Children" programme, more than 7 million Kazakh children have received payments from the investment income of the National Fund. The total amount of savings has exceeded $2.5 billion. As a result of 2026, each programme participant was allocated $130.71.

In the East Kazakhstan Region (EKR), following a prosecutor's inspection, survivor benefits have been restored for two brothers under guardianship. A minor schoolboy received arrears of 575,000 tenge and was awarded a monthly allowance of 46,783 tenge. The social rights of his elder brother, who is studying at a college, have also been reinstated.

During a preventive police operation, officers identified 18 foreign nationals illegally working in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Seven individuals repeatedly violated migration legislation and were deported from Kazakhstan with a five-year entry ban. The employer will also be held accountable.

The court has sentenced a resident of Temirtau in a case involving the illegal mining of digital assets. The investigation established that the man had organised a mining farm without a licence and obtained cryptocurrency worth approximately 185 million tenge. The court imposed a sentence of one year’s imprisonment and confiscated the equipment.