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In Kazakhstan, preparations continue for the launch of JSC "Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Kazakhstan)". Representatives of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC (ADCB) and the management of the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARDFM) discussed the next stages of establishing the bank and issues regarding obtaining a licence.

At one of the markets in Almaty, 13,680 chicken eggs were seized from illegal circulation, which were being sold without the required veterinary documents, labelling, and special packaging. Following the inspection, the violators were fined a total of 1,297,500 tenge.

Over 26 thousand hectares of land have been returned to state ownership in the Birzhan sal district of the Akmola region. The work was carried out as part of a project to identify and return unused plots.

In the Pavlodar region, a crime involving grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of a person, committed in 2022, has been solved. In March 2026, the court found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that paragraph 1-2 of Article 41-1 of the Communications Act, which permits the temporary restriction of communication networks and access to internet resources in certain cases, is in accordance with the Constitution. At the same time, the Court highlighted the need to clarify certain provisions of the norm and recommended that the Government consider improving the legislation.

8 June 2026, at the Karasu vehicle checkpoint in the Zhambyl region, an attempt to illegally import 360,000 packs of cigarettes into Kazakhstan was prevented. The estimated value of the seized goods exceeds 180 million tenge.

Representative of LLP "Stadler Kazakhstan" commented on the publication about the unaccepted Stadler carriages and stated that the remarks regarding the brake systems have been resolved, and the trainsets are ready for acceptance by the customer.

The first passenger carriages from the Swiss company Stadler, intended for JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" (KTZ), were not accepted after defects were identified in the braking system. The manufacturer acknowledged the faults and is rectifying them at its own expense.

The Supreme Audit Chamber (SAC) has identified an increase in the inefficient use of budget funds, the failure to achieve dozens of state targets, and problems with the administration of budget revenues at the end of 2025. The auditors' main findings were reviewed at a plenary session of Parliament.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed suspending the rollout of the Unified Transport Document Management System (UTDMS) until 1 January 2027.