Week in Brief: 10 key developments shaping Kazakhstan this week

1. Irakli Kobakhidze invites Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to visit Georgia

Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze. The President highly appreciated comprehensive development of the Kazakh-Georgian relations. In turn, Irakli Kobakhidze thanked the Kazakh President for a warm welcome and emphasized that Kazakhstan became one of the first countries he visited after his assumption of office.

2. Why Kazakhstan needs a nuclear cluster: Key benefits, risks and more details

Kazinform correspondent explores why nuclear cluster is needed, what risks are associated with it, and what benefits it could bring to the country.

3. Carbon taxes, AI, and green growth: World Bank perspective in an exclusive interview

In an exclusive interview, World Bank experts Susanne Åkerfeldt and Daniel Besley talked with a Kazinform correspondent about how climate policy can drive economic growth in Kazakhstan and the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

4. Everything we know about AZAL plane crash: Timeline, damage, and investigation updates

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the AZAL plane crash, detailing the timeline of events, the extent of the damage, and the current status of the investigation.

5. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to build industrial trade and logistics complex

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to construct a joint industrial trade and logistics complex to enhance economic cooperation and facilitate trade between the two countries. To increase cargo carriage and trade the two countries started modernization and reconstruction of the checkpoint at the border.

6. U.S. abandonment of climate agenda will affect Kazakhstan

The article analyzes how potential shifts in U.S. climate policy could impact Kazakhstan, particularly in areas like environmental regulations and energy exports.

7. Kazakhstan to integrate AI into school curriculum

Kazakhstan plans to incorporate artificial intelligence education into its school curriculum to prepare students for the demands of the modern workforce. Under this standard, curricular programs imply using different AI tools, such as virtual labs in biology, chemistry and physics classes.

8. Unified rules for AI usage to be created in Kazakhstan

The government of Kazakhstan is developing standardized regulations for the use of artificial intelligence across various sectors.

9. Researchers map genetic diversity and origin of Kazakh Tobet dog breed

A team of researchers has conducted a study on the genetic diversity and origin of the Kazakh Tobet dog breed. The results revealed the breed has a complex genetic structure characterized by seven different clusters, indicating a high genetic diversity of the Kazakh Tobet.

10.Five young Kazakhstani tennis players enter Top-100 Tennis Europe rankings

Five young tennis players from Kazakhstan have achieved positions within the Top-100 of the Tennis Europe rankings in the U-14 category.

You can read last week’s 10 key developments shaping Kazakhstan here.