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The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) has shut down the operations of two cross-border groups that used bank accounts and cards of citizens of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to service online casinos. The volume of transactions on the cards of one group amounted to 500 million tenge, while the incoming turnover on the cards of the other exceeded 9.8 billion tenge.

The government of Kazakhstan has developed three scenarios for economic development for 2027–2029 depending on world oil prices. With a barrel price of between $50 and $85, average GDP growth could range from 3.2% to 5.9%. The baseline forecast assumes economic growth above 5% per year driven by increased output in non-oil sectors.

Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the US, has faced fines totalling more than $1.21 billion for violations of anti-money laundering requirements and compliance with sanctions legislation. Regulators pointed to deficiencies in identifying suspicious transactions, customer due diligence and enforcement of sanctions restrictions.

47 pupils of the Republican Physics and Mathematics School (RPMS) were hospitalised in Almaty with signs of an acute intestinal infection. A further eight children from the boarding school were isolated and placed under medical observation. The work of the school, the boarding school and the food unit has been temporarily suspended.

A government working group has been set up in Kazakhstan to reform the road sector. It has been tasked with reviewing the road construction and quality assessment system, updating construction norms and standards, and preparing proposals for legislative changes by 1 December 2026.

On 13 October 2026, an explosion occurred on the Central Asia–Centre gas pipeline in Russia's Penza Oblast, after which a flare fire broke out. The accident occurred on a trunk line associated with the transportation of gas from Central Asia, including from Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan's economy grew by 4.2% over the first nine months of 2026, despite a decline in the oil sector. The main driver of growth remains the non-resource sectors, which account for around 80.5% of the increase in gross domestic product (GDP).

15 dead Caspian seals have been found on the coast of the Caspian Sea in the Mangystau Region. Specialists took samples of sea water and soil to establish the causes of the animals' death.

A resident of Uralsk has recovered 40,000 tenge from Beeline (KaR-Tel LLP) as compensation for moral harm due to an improper response to a request for a breakdown of incoming calls. In addition, the company had previously been fined for a repeat violation of consumer protection legislation.

Parents of students at Lyceum School No. 2 in Kokshetau were outraged by the second-shift timetable, which meant children finished lessons at 20:20. After a public appeal and discussion of the problem, the timetable was revised: lessons now end at 19:30.