BusinessSary-Bulak's 13 new plants create 138 jobs, but only 91 are year-roundDistrict records show two small hydro stations account for IS 22 million of IS 58.6 million invested and employ seven people between them.Olga Fedorenko · 13 Oct 2026
BusinessAntimony restart relies on partners the combine has not namedAbout IS 125 million is to reopen idled lines at Sary-Bulak and Chatkal; a mercury unit at the smelter will need a new permit and a public hearing.Timur Sadyrbaev · 13 Oct 2026
BusinessMinistry proposes halting potato imports until March as harvest outruns demandGrowers in the Talas valley welcome the draft, but the self-sufficiency rate it cites does not match the ministry's own forecasts.Timur Sadyrbaev · 5 Oct 2026
BusinessRussian cap on cash rubles hits families who carry savings homeA new limit of 1 million rubles a person at crossings into Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will push more migrants' earnings through transfer services and Talasbank.Timur Sadyrbaev · 30 Sep 2026
