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Over 70% of Kazakhstanis have credits or loans

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Более 70% казахстанцев имеют кредиты или займы

Over 70% of Kazakhstani people have credits or loans, and nearly half of all borrowers spend more than half of their monthly income on repayments. A survey of the country's residents on the issue of over-indebtedness also revealed that the most common financial obligations remain consumer loans and instalment plans, and there turned out to be more supporters of tightening lending conditions than opponents.

The head of an organised crime group, who had been hiding for 17 years, has been extradited to Kazakhstan.

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Скрывавшегося 17 лет главу ОПГ экстрадировали в Казахстан
A citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected of leading an organised criminal group (OCG), has been extradited from Kyrgyzstan. According to the investigation, he is linked to large-scale fraud committed between 2007 and 2008 in Almaty.

Smuggling of petrol worth 37.2 billion tenge uncovered in Kazakhstan

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Контрабандный вывоз бензина на 37,2 млрд тенге выявили в Казахстане
In Kazakhstan, since the start of 2026, more than 190,000 tonnes of petrol with an illicit turnover exceeding 37.2 billion tenge have been identified as being smuggled out of the country. At the same time, law enforcement agencies have thwarted 712 attempts to illegally export fuel and lubricants across road customs checkpoints.

The KNB has disrupted the activities of a criminal group in the Turkestan region.

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КНБ пресек деятельность преступной группы в Туркестанской области
In the Turkestan region, officers of the Committee for National Security (KNB), together with the police and under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, have stopped the activities of a criminal group. As part of the investigation, pre-trial proceedings have been initiated against 17 individuals.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened a laboratory for training UAV operators.

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МВД открыло лабораторию для подготовки операторов БПЛА
In Kazakhstan, a training laboratory for unmanned aircraft systems has begun operating at the Operational and Forensic Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). There, police officers undergo training in drone piloting to carry out their official duties.

Akmola Region is once again poisoning insects with chlorpyrifos, which is banned in the USA and the EU.

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дезинсекция Акмолинская область 2026
The editorial board of FBRK continues its series of articles on disinsection in the regions of Kazakhstan. This time, the Akmola region has come under scrutiny, where for the treatment of parks, squares and reservoirs they again plan to use a preparation containing chlorpyrifos - a substance banned in the United States and the European Union due to its link to neurological disorders in children.

West Kazakhstan Oblast is losing livestock without a strategy or compensation?

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Падеж скота
In the West Kazakhstan Region, livestock deaths continue amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and a worsening epizootic situation regarding brucellosis. Farmers are treating animals based on advice from messaging apps, while the issue of compensation for dead livestock remains unresolved.

Kazakhstan has approved a Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Veterinary Medicine.

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Развитие ветеринарии
The Government of Kazakhstan has approved a Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Veterinary Medicine for 2026–2030. The document envisages a 1.5 to 2.5-fold increase in veterinary salaries, an 80% upgrade to the material and technical base, and large-scale digitalisation of the sector. At the same time, systemic problems in veterinary medicine — staff shortages, disease outbreaks, and corruption — have not gone away.

What the departments responded to the FBRC's inquiries about the epizootic situation

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Эпизоотическая ситуация в Казахстане
The FBRK has sent official requests to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The authorities reported no cases of foot-and-mouth disease and stated that monitoring is being carried out. Specific data on the volume of research and the number of animals inspected are not provided in the official responses.

Two banks in Kazakhstan take more than half of the entire sector's profits.

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банки Казахстана
The Halyk Research analytical review for February 2026 asserts that the high profitability of Kazakh banks is explained by temporary macroeconomic conditions and is not a sign of excessive profit. However, the data within the review itself, as well as publications from the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market, paint a more complex picture.