Week of November 2

2026-W45: Nov 2 – November 8, 2026
FINAL: Last update November 6, 2026
COUNTRIES IN THE NEWS: Russia
Spain
Georgia
Ukraine
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Kazakhstan's tenge weakens 3 percent in October to 453.77 per dollar

First published Mon, Nov 2 · Updated Fri, Nov 6

Ruled paragraphs are attributed to the outlet named in them, not stated as established fact.

The tenge weakened by 3 percent over October, leaving the exchange rate at 453.77 tenge per dollar, Kazakhstan's National Bank said in its monthly review of the currency market.1

On Monday the weighted average dollar rate on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange fell 0.29 tenge to 453.48 tenge at the close of trading.2

Aliya Moldabekova said the National Bank is ready to intervene to stabilise the tenge rate.3

Attributed claim: Accounts of the market's direction diverged. Tengrinews reported that the dollar fell and the tenge strengthened, while Ertenmedia.kz put the dollar at 464 tenge and said the KASE had set a historic high; Ulysmedia.kz reported the dollar moving downward.4 5 6

UPDATES

Fri, Nov 6 · New development

The dollar extended its decline on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange over three sessions, falling 0.43 tenge to 452.72 tenge on Wednesday and 1.56 tenge to 451.16 tenge on Thursday.7 8

Kazakhstan suspended oil pumping through the Atyrau–Samara trunk pipeline after drone attacks on facilities of the Samara production

First published Tue, Nov 3 · Updated Wed, Nov 4

Kazakhstan suspended oil pumping through the Atyrau–Samara trunk pipeline after drone attacks on facilities of the Samara production and dispatch node in Russia, the Energy Ministry said, according to the outlet Kursiv. Transportation of Kazakh oil along the pipeline has since been resumed following the temporary halt.1 2

The halt and restart concern the same route: the Atyrau–Samara main oil pipeline carrying Kazakh crude north into Russia. Tengrinews reported the resumption of transport after the temporary stoppage caused by the drone attack.1 2

UPDATES

Wed, Nov 4 · New development

Kazakhstan has sent Russia an official request to resume oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline and is waiting for a reply, Tengrinews reported.3

Tokayev visits Karaganda region to inspect Qarmet steelworks and restored Temirtau tram line

First published Mon, Nov 2 · Updated Wed, Nov 4

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in the Karaganda region on a working trip. In Temirtau he reviewed the modernisation of Qarmet's metallurgical production and inspected the city's restored tram system.1 2 3 4 5

Tokayev met workers and union members of Qarmet at the plant. He said the 'Narodnaya stroika' construction programme will be rolled out across the whole country.6

During the trip he was briefed on the social and economic development of the Karaganda region.7

UPDATES

Wed, Nov 4 · New development

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Meirzhan Yusupov, chairman of the board of Kazatomprom, for a report on the company's current operations, a meeting that covered new contracts with India and China.8

Tokayev also met Alibek Zhamauov, chairman of the board of QazaqGaz, at the Akorda.9

Kazakhstan plans airport upgrades in seven cities with three new runways by 2029

First published Mon, Nov 2 · Updated Tue, Nov 3

Kazakhstan will modernise airports in seven cities under a plan running to 2029. The programme provides for building three new runways and reconstructing four existing ones.1

Banks in Kazakhstan are continuing to revise deposit rates as the National Bank's base rate falls. Lenders made further changes in October.2

The Finance Ministry has changed the criteria under which citizens' mobile transfers become subject to a tax check, raising the threshold. The total sum of receipts at which transfers may draw the attention of tax authorities was adjusted.3 4

Monitoring of transfers has already reached taxpayers: thousands of Kazakhs received messages from the tax service. Desk audits of individual entrepreneurs for the first half of 2026 turned up discrepancies running to hundreds of billions.5

The medical control committee of the Health Ministry moved in court to strip licences from 78 medical organisations that breached legal requirements, following inspections by territorial departments in January through September.6

UPDATES

Tue, Nov 3 · New development

Kazakhstan will keep the rule requiring a referral from a general practitioner before most appointments with narrow specialists, Health Minister Alnazarov said when asked about the referral system.7

A new plan would introduce a registration mechanism for Kazakh citizens who leave the country to work abroad.8

Almaty road plan for LRT integration with public transport not yet approved

First published Mon, Nov 2

The final traffic-management plan for Momyshuly and Tole bi streets and for Abylai Khan Avenue after the LRT enters service has not been approved, Almaty's road infrastructure development department told Vlast. The scheme is still being revised, with changes and additions being made to it.1

Residents of Almaty raised questions about new bus stops that appeared on the site of a demolished pavilion at the Tole bi and Momyshuly intersection, Tengrinews reported. The city administration's akimat responded to the residents' questions about the stops.2

The unapproved traffic scheme covers the streets around the Tole bi and Momyshuly intersection, where the new stops drew residents' attention. The department said the plan for those streets and Abylai Khan Avenue is still in the drafting stage.1 2

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Airbus delivers second A400M military transport aircraft to Kazakhstan's defence ministryFri, Nov 6Airbus Defence and Space has delivered a second A400M military transport aircraft to Kazakhstan's defence ministry, the company's press service said. The European military aviation manufacturer confirmed the handover of the heavy transport plane.

Airbus delivers second A400M military transport aircraft to Kazakhstan's defence ministry

First published Fri, Nov 6

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered a second A400M military transport aircraft to Kazakhstan's defence ministry, the company's press service said. The European military aviation manufacturer confirmed the handover of the heavy transport plane.1

The aircraft arrived in Almaty from Spain and is intended for the country's Air Defence Forces. It is the second heavy military transport Airbus A400M Atlas to reach Kazakhstan.2

Kazakhstan prepares housing law amendments affecting property owners' associationsFri, Nov 6Kazakhstan is preparing amendments to its housing legislation that will affect the work of property owners' associations, Tengrinews reported on Tuesday. The outlet gave no further detail on the content of the draft changes or on when they might be adopted.

Kazakhstan prepares housing law amendments affecting property owners' associations

First published Fri, Nov 6

Kazakhstan is preparing amendments to its housing legislation that will affect the work of property owners' associations, Tengrinews reported on Tuesday. The outlet gave no further detail on the content of the draft changes or on when they might be adopted.1

The housing amendments surfaced the same week deputies at the kurultai reviewed a separate bill in its first reading. That draft, on veterinary issues, amends several legislative acts of Kazakhstan and is aimed at raising social protection for veterinary specialists, strengthening veterinary control and ensuring food safety.2

The veterinary bill also provides for higher pay for veterinarians and the creation of a veterinary chamber. Deputies considered it in the first reading on Wednesday.2

Georgia extradites suspect to Kazakhstan over 4.5 billion tenge medical equipment fraudThu, Nov 5Georgia has extradited to Kazakhstan a suspect in a fraud case involving medical equipment supplies, Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office said. The suspect faces allegations of large-scale fraud and of producing and selling counterfeit medical products on a large scale.

Georgia extradites suspect to Kazakhstan over 4.5 billion tenge medical equipment fraud

First published Thu, Nov 5

Georgia has extradited to Kazakhstan a suspect in a fraud case involving medical equipment supplies, Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office said. The suspect faces allegations of large-scale fraud and of producing and selling counterfeit medical products on a large scale.1

The fraud is valued at more than 4.5 billion tenge, according to Tengrinews. The case concerns supplies of medical equipment, with the suspect accused of both the fraud and the manufacture and sale of falsified medical devices.2

The Prosecutor General's Office announced the extradition, and the suspect was transferred from Georgia into Kazakh custody. The office described the charges as fraud on an especially large scale and production and sale of counterfeit medical products on a large scale.1 2

Kazakh kurultai deputy demands housing occupancy be tied to staged infrastructure rolloutThu, Nov 5Kurultai deputy Yulia Kuchinskaya, of the Adilet party, has sent a parliamentary request to Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev on solving Kazakhstan's urbanisation problems. She said the issue requires coordinated work by the government and akimats, and called for housing occupancy to be strictly tied to a staged schedule for commissioning infrastructure.

Kazakh kurultai deputy demands housing occupancy be tied to staged infrastructure rollout

First published Thu, Nov 5

Kurultai deputy Yulia Kuchinskaya, of the Adilet party, has sent a parliamentary request to Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev on solving Kazakhstan's urbanisation problems. She said the issue requires coordinated work by the government and akimats, and called for housing occupancy to be strictly tied to a staged schedule for commissioning infrastructure.1

Kuchinskaya proposed inspecting all of Kazakhstan's cities, saying residents face shortages of schools, clinics and other facilities. She also suggested moving universities out to the suburbs, in a discussion of sprawling high-rise districts and the crisis of major cities.2

Kazakhstan puts Russian and Ukrainian citizens on wanted list over Pinco and Pin-Up online casinosWed, Nov 4Kazakhstan's Agency for Financial Monitoring has placed Russian citizen Dmitry Punin and Ukrainian citizen Marina Ilyina on its wanted list. Both are suspected of organising the illegal operation of the online casinos Pinco and Pin-Up, which targeted Kazakh users.

Kazakhstan puts Russian and Ukrainian citizens on wanted list over Pinco and Pin-Up online casinos

First published Wed, Nov 4

Kazakhstan's Agency for Financial Monitoring has placed Russian citizen Dmitry Punin and Ukrainian citizen Marina Ilyina on its wanted list. Both are suspected of organising the illegal operation of the online casinos Pinco and Pin-Up, which targeted Kazakh users.1 2

The agency promised a reward to Kazakh citizens who come forward with information about the people behind Pinco and Pin-Up. It did not state the size of the payment in the announcements.2

The case follows a separate financial-monitoring investigation into the group behind the illegal online casinos Nomadgames and Sultangames, which has been sent to court. That case was handled by the agency's Astana department.1 2

Tokayev dismisses Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev and names Asel Zhanasova to the postTue, Nov 3President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed Nurlan Sauranbayev from the post of transport minister, Akorda announced. Sauranbayev had held the office since 30 June 2025.

Tokayev dismisses Transport Minister Nurlan Sauranbayev and names Asel Zhanasova to the post

First published Tue, Nov 3

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed Nurlan Sauranbayev from the post of transport minister, Akorda announced. Sauranbayev had held the office since 30 June 2025.1 2

By presidential decree, Asel Zhanasova was appointed deputy prime minister and transport minister of Kazakhstan. She replaces Sauranbayev at the ministry.3 2

Kazakhstan's election commission registers 10,971 candidates for November 29 local electionsTue, Nov 3The commission said 35.8 billion tenge has been allocated to hold the maslikhat elections, with a commission member explaining how the money will be spent. The commission also showed how the ballots for the November 29 vote will look.

Kazakhstan's election commission registers 10,971 candidates for November 29 local elections

First published Tue, Nov 3

Ruled paragraphs are attributed to the outlet named in them, not stated as established fact.

The commission said 35.8 billion tenge has been allocated to hold the maslikhat elections, with a commission member explaining how the money will be spent. The commission also showed how the ballots for the November 29 vote will look.1 2

Attributed claim: Vlast, an oppositional outlet, reported the registration figures with the breakdown between party-list and single-mandate candidates. Tengrinews, a centrist outlet, carried the commission's statements on election spending and ballot design.3 1 2