Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel Prices Through Spring 2026 – Will It Tame Inflation or Fuel Bigger Problems?

Kazakhstan Freezes Fuel & Utility Prices to Tame Inflation Facing the fastest inflation in years, Kazakhstan’s government has taken the dramatic step of freezing prices on fuels and household utilities. The nationwide moratorium took effect on October 16, 2025, halting any further price increases for AI-92 gasoline and diesel fuel until inflation stabilizes, and similarly suspending hikes in tariffs for water, electricity, heating and natural gas for all consumers until at least end-March 2026 astanatimes.com asiaplustj.info. These emergency controls aim to “stabilize the economy and protect citizens’ interests” amid the inflation surge, following direct instructions from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev astanatimes.com.

23 October 2025

Kazakhstan’s Crypto Gambit: State Launches BNB-Fueled Digital Reserve Fund

Kazakhstan’s bold move into crypto reserves reflects its ambition to become a regional digital finance hub. The Alem Crypto Fund is explicitly designed to accumulate high-grade crypto assets over the long term. By choosing BNB (market cap ~$138 billion) as its first holding, Kazakhstan is not buying Bitcoin or an obscure token, but a leading utility coin at the heart of Binance’s network gov.kz cointelegraph.com. BNB’s functions – from transaction fuel to staking and governance – give the fund both financial upside (fees, staking rewards) and strategic influence in a major crypto ecosystem. As a result, the fund serves as both

30 September 2025

Blockchain · Cryptocurrency · Digital Economy · Financial Innovation · Kazakhstan · NYSE:MA · Stock Market

Wi-Fi From Space: Kazakhstan’s Bold Pilot Brings Satellite Internet Aboard Trains

Overview: Internet Access Reaches Kazakhstan’s Trains Not long ago, the idea of full internet access on Kazakhstani trains felt like science fiction. Today it’s becoming reality, as a new pilot program beams satellite internet to moving trains across Kazakhstan. In an interview with The Times of Central Asia, Anuar Akhmetzhanov – Chairman of the Board of JSC “Passenger Transport,” a division of national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy – explained that onboard Wi-Fi is now a key priority in modernizing passenger transport timesca.com. Starting this year, KTZ teamed up with the official distributor of OneWeb (the low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation now

19 September 2025

Kazakhstan Technology · Satellite Internet · Space · Space Communication · Train Connectivity · Wi-Fi Innovation

Internet Access Services in Kazakhstan

Kazakhtelecom accounts for roughly 60% of Kazakhstan’s telecom market by revenue in 2023 and owns major stakes in mobile operators Kcell and Tele2/Altel. Kar-Tel/Beeline Kazakhstan (VEON) holds about 28% market revenue and is a leading mobile and broadband provider. In internet traffic by autonomous networks, Kazakhtelecom is largest at around 26%, Beeline about 20%, Tele2 Kazakhstan about 19%, and Kcell about 9%, indicating a consumer market duopoly. The Digital Kazakhstan program has expanded fiber nationwide, deploying more than 20,000 kilometers of fiber by 2021 and achieving 118 cities and over 4,500 villages with broadband, covering 97.2% of the population. By

10 March 2025

Connectivity · Internet · Kazakhstan · NASDAQ:VEON · Services · Technology