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Employees of Otbasy Bank have been suspected of corruption in jumping the queue for housing.

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In Otbasy Bank, several violations with signs of corruption have been identified in connection with the actions of employees. Staff received illegal rewards for moving clients up the housing queue, and in one of the branches the production of forged income documents was uncovered.

One in five pensioners in Kazakhstan cannot cover unexpected expenses

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Kazakhstan's pensioners most often face financial constraints when buying furniture, paying for unexpected expenses, going on holiday, and other spending that does not relate to basic needs. This is evidenced by the results of the sample survey on the quality of life of the population for 2026.

An investor's rights in a project worth 2.6 billion tenge have been restored in Almaty following the intervention of the authorities.

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In Almaty, an administrative barrier that was hindering the implementation of the investment project of Black Biotechnology LLP, worth 2.6 billion tenge, has been removed. Following the intervention of the authorised state body, the enterprise was included in the Register of Kazakhstani goods producers.

Residents of a village in the Akmola region have been waiting for payout on their land shares for 22 years and are seeking the return of the lands.

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Residents of the village of Zhana-Kiyma in the Zhaksyn district of the Akmola region have appealed to the akim of the Akmola region, Marat Akhmetzhanov, with a request to help resolve a long-standing dispute over share-held lands. According to the shareholders, the matter concerns approximately 3,000 hectares of land.

Residents of Atyrau honoured the memory of Abai with an evening of literature and music.

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In Atyrau, a literary and musical event titled "Abai's Legacy – a National Treasure" took place, bringing together residents of the region and guests of the city in honour of the poet, thinker and educator Abai Kunanbayev. The evening combined a theatrical performance, a ceremonial part and a concert programme, demonstrating how the poet's legacy is being reinterpreted in modern society.

LLP "Company Energodor" has received a new contract worth 6 billion tenge for roads in Astana

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LLP «Energodor Company» has been awarded a contract worth 6 billion 34 million tenge for medium-scale repairs to roads and transport infrastructure in Astana in 2026–2027. Over the past four years, the volume of major contracts between the company and the capital’s administration has exceeded 62 billion tenge.

A company linked to Sharipbayev is suing workers over a billion-dollar debt.

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Gas Processing Company, linked to Kairat Sharipbayev's structures, is contesting in court an order to pay 1 billion 19 million 502 thousand 993 tenge to 280 workers. The oil workers claim that since 2019 they have not received the full payments provided for by law, and have appealed to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a request to audit the enterprise.

As the Ministry of Ecology left an entrepreneur without payment for an international event

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In 2022, individual entrepreneur Salamat Kabidayev organised an international event in Turkestan on the basis of a guarantee letter from the Ministry of Ecology worth 22.779 million tenge. Payment was not made. Three judicial instances refused to satisfy his claim, ruling that the guarantee letter did not replace a public procurement contract.

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How Gulnara Bazhkenova's public statements changed

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Public statements by former ORDA editor-in-chief Gulnar Bazhkenova have repeatedly become the subject of public debate. Following the start of criminal proceedings, attention was also drawn to discrepancies in her explanations of the same circumstances. FBK has compared court materials, publications, and public statements.

The son of the Minister of Agriculture has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandinsky district

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Aisultan Seipelov has been appointed deputy akim of the Shortandy district in the Akmola region. Previously, he worked as a chief specialist at the regional akimat for agriculture and state agro-industrial programmes. His father is Aidarbek Saparov, the current Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.

Oil extraction in Kazakhstan is becoming more expensive faster than any other industry

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The National Bureau of Statistics has published producer price indices for June 2026. In industry, prices rose by 17.2% year-on-year, in agriculture by 16.6%, in wholesale trade by 13.8%, and in construction by 9.2%. The main contributors to the increase were oil extraction and metallurgy.

How the state adopted the Tasqyn system without measuring forecast accuracy

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Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development responded to a request from the FBRC regarding the acceptance criteria for the "Tasqyn" system. The system was accepted into commercial operation by an act dated 6 February 2025; the subject of acceptance was the correctness of the software code, not the accuracy of forecasts. The ministry did not provide specific indicators of forecast precision, error margin, or reliability.
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