FBRK.KZ

The Financial Monitoring Agency is conducting an investigation into the director of AlbaStroyDor LLP, Sergei Kim, regarding the theft of property from ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC.

Kazakhstan's economy could have lost around $1 billion in December of this year alone due to disruptions in the operation of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). This was stated by oil and gas industry analyst Olzhas Baidildinov, commenting on the reduction in oil shipment volumes.

It took nearly six years for Majilis deputies and the Supreme Audit Chamber to publicly draw attention to the billions of budget funds allocated for bringing engineering infrastructure to a soda plant that was never built.

Journalists have drawn attention to the fact that the Minister of Agriculture, Aydarbek Saparov, has several close relatives who run businesses in the agricultural sector. Farms have been registered in the names of his brothers, his wife and his son. In a related segment — agrochemicals — the minister’s son-in-law also operates. All these areas are directly dependent on state subsidies and support measures financed from the budget.

Akim of Kostanay, Marat Zhundubayev, faced criticism after stating his intention to suspend the gasification of garden plots in the city. According to him, dacha houses are not intended for year-round living.