Kazakhstan cut interest rates for a fourth consecutive meeting after inflation in Central Asia’s largest oil producer slowed to the lowest level since early 2025, but warned there’s little chance of a further reduction this year.

An international court of arbitration invalidated about $12 billion of Kazakhstan’s claims against oil majors for disputed costs at the Kashagan field, according to people familiar with the matter.

Kazakhstan’s central bank is switching from being one of the world’s biggest buyers of gold to a seller, as high Treasury yields reinforce the need to rebalance its reserves.

Central Asia’s two largest economies are increasingly joining the likes of the Gulf and India on BlackRock Investment Institute’s radar, according to a key strategist.

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for early elections of regional councils, aiming to complete an overhaul of political institutions in Central Asia’s largest energy producer.

Uzbekistan’s largest private logistics group is in talks with Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to work on its initial public offering in London, according to people familiar with the situation.

Kazakhstan cut its key interest rate for a third consecutive meeting after inflation in Central Asia’s largest oil producer slowed to the lowest level in more than a year, though policymakers warned the room for further reductions has narrowed.

Uzbekistan’s central bank plans to gather some of Wall Street’s top international money managers to explore potential options for investing the country’s reserves.

Uzbekistan’s central bank governor signaled that monetary easing may begin as early as this year, with the authorities achieving some success in curbing inflation and prioritizing economic growth.

A party led by allies of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won a landslide in parliamentary elections on Sunday, hours after he hinted that he may stay in power beyond his current term.

Kazakhstan is set to hold elections for a new single-chamber parliament as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev continues a political shake-up that leaves open the prospect of extending his rule in Central Asia’s largest energy producer.

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. has told Kazakhstan that the country’s top oil field is already on the cusp of peak output and its production will slump sharply in the coming decade.

Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund is sounding out investors as it prepares to step up international bond sales, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Chevron Corp.-led Tengiz oil field, the largest in Kazakhstan, has been accused by regional authorities of storing waste at the site without an appropriate permit.

Kazakhstan plans to return to the yuan debt market this year as Central Asia’s largest oil producer seeks to tap cheaper financing from China.

The main terminal for exporting Kazakhstan’s oil resumed loadings after drone attacks on vessels caused an output cut last week, a step that may help to ease one of the market’s major supply worries.

Kazakhstan is being forced to stop piping crude to its main export terminal on Russia’s Black Sea coast as a spate of attacks on tankers jeopardizes the landlocked Central Asian country’s exports.

Kazakhstan billionaire Timur Turlov’s Freedom Holding Corp. raised $300 million in a share sale to help fund its ongoing international expansion.

The owners of Eurasian Resources Group are considering splitting the mining group into two businesses, in an overhaul that would separate its Kazakh and international operations.

Kazakhstan signed accords with the startup Firebird Inc. on computing projects involving Nvidia Corp. that could bring as much as $10 billion in investment, as the Central Asian energy producer looks to position itself as an artificial intelligence hub.