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Kazakhstan has redistributed 260 thousand tonnes of oil due to changes in transit via the Druzhba pipeline.

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The Ministry of Energy has announced the redistribution of 260,000 tonnes of oil to alternative export routes following adjustments to transit via the Druzhba pipeline towards Germany. Part of the volumes will be redirected to the port of Ust-Luga and through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC).

The accounts of journalist Vadim Boreyko were blocked after a claim for 71 million tenge.

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The bank accounts of journalist Vadim Boreyko were frozen after a civil claim for 71 million tenge was filed against him by a construction company in Almaty. According to him, the restrictions affected accounts in various banks, including cards and a pension account.

The KNB has shut down a telephone fraud group in Almaty, with losses amounting to over 15 million tenge.

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In April 2026, the activities of a criminal group linked to telephone fraud were suppressed in Almaty. According to law enforcement agencies, over 4 million calls were made through the scheme they had created, and the damage to telecom operators exceeded 15 million tenge.

Developer Moldir Suyunshali is suspected of raising 3.9 billion tenge for the Nura Elite project

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The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) is investigating a case against the head of several construction companies, Moldir Suy unshali. She is suspected of large-scale fraud in attracting citizens' funds to the Nura Elite cottage town project in Astana.

The leader of the "Baitaq" party was not allowed into Russia and was sent back to Kazakhstan.

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Azamatkhan Amirtayev, chairman of the Baitak party, reported that he was denied passage through border control in Russia and sent back to Kazakhstan. According to him, the trip was related to attending a congress of environmental parties, which was scheduled to take place on 26 April.

The Zhanabylov bloggers were sentenced to up to 2 years for illegal business and money laundering.

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The Inter-district Criminal Court of Astana has passed sentence on bloggers Yerbolat Zhanabylov and Elmira Tolegenova in the high-profile case linked to their online project. The verdict was announced following the conclusion of the trial.

Kazakhstan strengthens the localisation of agricultural machinery and attracts new manufacturers

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Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with heads of foreign agricultural engineering companies, following which new agreements were signed on localising production machinery in Kazakhstan. The documents provide for the establishment of new production facilities at the Localisation Centre in Kostanay and reflect the growing interest of international players in the country's market.

Kazakhstan has received international permission to trade in saiga horns

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At the CITES conference in Samarkand on 5 December, 111 countries voted to remove the zero export quota on saiga horn from the Kazakh population. This decision, which the authorities present as a triumph of conservation policy, in fact brings to a close a period marked by contradictions, secrecy, and unanswered questions.

The AFA has uncovered a scheme of illegal gambling activity worth 600 billion tenge.

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The Financial Monitoring Agency has reported on work carried out to suppress illegal gambling businesses. During the operations, officers uncovered a major scheme of cross-border transfers, through which funds were passed via payment organisations, disguised as legitimate transactions, and channelled to online casinos.

Auditors have uncovered financial irregularities totalling 16 billion tenge in "Elorda damu" and "Elorda qurylys kompaniasy".

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The Revision Commission of Astana conducted a state audit of the activities of "Elorda Damu" LLP and "Elorda Kurylys Kompaniyasy" LLP for 2023–2024. The inspection covered 61.8 billion tenge of budget funds allocated for relocation from emergency housing, the construction of social housing, and the completion of problematic projects. The audit revealed numerous financial and administrative violations.

A landfill built for 8 million tenge near Semey fell apart a year after construction

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A temporary waste storage site in the village of Ozerki, Zhanasemei district, Abai region, built in 2023 for 8 million tenge, has fallen into a state of disrepair. According to local residents, part of the fencing has collapsed, and the waste has spread far beyond the designated area.
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