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In July 2026, prices in Kazakhstan rose by 0.6% month-on-month and by 10.2% year-on-year, reports the Bureau of National Statistics. Services and medicines saw the fastest increases, with healthcare up by nearly 15% over the year.

In May 2026, the FBRK was looking into who was behind the information campaign against the Shchuchinskoye DTSL cooperative and its chairman Bakhtiyar Gabdullin. Three months have passed since then, and far from coming to an end, the story has acquired new episodes.

While the court case into the death of Assem Shabelskaya in Shchuchinsk has not yet begun, the family of the deceased is reporting pressure: relatives of the suspect are sending insults and threats, the prosecutor's office has committed documented negligence, and the FBRK has received a document confirming the cause of death for the first time.

The FBRC has obtained official documents according to which the head of the veterinary control department, Yeris Nuraliyev, warned the committee's leadership as early as the beginning of 2026 about the risks of the spread of dangerous infections and proposed strengthening control measures. Now, following appeals to state bodies, an internal investigation is being conducted into the official.

The AFM has placed the blogger Makhmud Khikmatov on the wanted list in connection with the illegal gambling business case of Pin-Up. The FBIK editorial team has received threats and warnings in connection with publications on the case, as well as messages from a person who claimed to be the defendant Ilyas Karimov.