Economy
New January–August figures show a wider trade surplus. We examine the products driving it and what the figures do not say about household finances.
Economy
Inspectors in Pavlodar Region found grain that did not match the shipment documents and returned the load to Russia.
Economy
Kazakhstan says additional requirements to expand the presence of domestic goods in retail chains will take effect on October 20. Nine-month trade reached 61 trillion tenge. We separate the announced measure from outcomes that can be assessed only after stores implement it.
Economy
Kazakhstan’s agriculture ministry has set a $1.5 billion export target for oilseed products by 2028. Revenue rose from $247 million to $1.232 billion over five seasons. The key test is whether raw materials and processing capacity can support the next step.
Economy
UNCTAD projects global economic growth of 2.6% in 2026, down from 2.9% last year, even while trade volumes may rise about 4%. We explain why stronger trade does not spread gains evenly and how concentrated AI investment fits the picture.
Economy
Destatis reports lower exports and higher imports from July to August. One monthly change is a signal, not proof of a lasting downturn. Germany's Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, published provisional August 2026 trade figures on 8 October. On a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, goods exports fell 0.8% from July, while imports rose 0.9%.
Economy
Kazakhstan exported 88,800 tonnes of rice in January–July, up 25.3%, according to its statistics bureau. Output rose and imports fell, yet export revenue stayed near $24.7 million. The gap between tonnage and earnings is the key part of this story.
Economy
Kazakhstan’s transport minister reports a tenfold reduction in queue time on the Nur Zholy–Khorgos route. More than 11,000 digital freight passes have been issued. Here is what has been measured and what remains a target.
Economy
Around 3,500 tonnes of domestic farm produce were offered at Dala Dämi fairs across Kazakhstan this weekend, nearly twice the previous week’s volume. We explain how direct sales and free stalls are intended to help farmers, why delivered volume is not the same as sales, and which figures are needed to measure any effect on household food costs.
Economy
Trade is often taken for a zero-sum game: if someone won, someone else lost. Economics showed the opposite two hundred years ago — exchange is addition, not confiscation. But an honest conversation does not end there: the gain is spread thinly across everyone, while the loss falls on a few, at once and hard.
