Rail freight volume between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hit a ten-year high of 32.3 million tons in 2025, with grain exports surging by 32%. Leaders discussed further infrastructure development.
March 26, 2026
Kazakhstan has introduced a new state program offering farmers loans at a 6% annual rate specifically for acquiring pedigree breeding stock, aiming to boost food security and modernize the livestock sector.
Kazakhstan's manufacturing sector has overtaken mining's share in GDP for the first time as part of a strategic economic transformation focused on higher-value production.
Over seven years Kazakhstan has built or repaired over 25 thousand kilometers of highways boosting their condition from around two-thirds to over ninety percent.
Kazakhstan's fixed capital investments grew by over $3 trillion tenge in one year as FDI inflows also surged nearly double digits.
Kazakhstan's agricultural output value has surged from KZT ₸5·2 trillion (≈US$₁₉·₈B) up towards nearly double at around about roughly approximately close toward somewhere near almost twice as much reaching about KZT ₸9·8T (≈US$₂₀·₈B), driven by state support and technological modernization.
Kazakhstan's grain and flour exports surged by 60% following another record harvest of nearly 26 million tons in 2025.
Cargo volume on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route surged fivefold from 0.8 to 4.5 million tons over seven years, driven by infrastructure upgrades and faster transit times.
Kazakhstan became the second-largest supplier of sunflower oil to China in 2025 with a 36% market share, as overall exports of oil and fat products surged by 44%.
Kazakhstan has simplified rules for beef export quotas while extending a ban on livestock exports and imposing a six-month halt on egg imports to support domestic producers.
Kazakhstan simplifies beef export quota requirements for producers while extending bans on exporting breeding livestock and importing chicken eggs.
Kazakhstan's Interdepartmental Commission has simplified access to beef export quotas while extending a ban on livestock exports and imposing a six-month embargo on egg imports.