Kazakhstan will lose its only producer of baker's yeast
Bread is a staple for many Kazakhstanis, yet the raw material for it has been produced by a single plant in the country all along.
Attila The Hunn
Energy storage systems will be deployed in all regions of Uzbekistan
As neighbors ramp up solar and wind power, every country faces the same question: where to put surplus energy when there's too much, and where to get it when there's too little.
Five Caspian states agreed on an interstate program to save the Caspian Sea
The initiative Kazakhstan brought to the international level is now officially enshrined in a joint document of the Caspian states.
China controls almost 60% of global electronics production
One region makes almost all the tech the rest of the world uses, from smartphones to circuit boards.
New rules will require wind farm developers to assess impact on birds and animals
Kazakhstan's rapid wind power growth has been matched by parallel environmental regulation.
Access to global breeding — why Kazakhstan wants to join UPOV
A UN report warns the world about the risks of excessive seed sector formalization for farmers. Kazakhstan is meanwhile preparing to take exactly this step.
World Bank talks about quality jobs — what this looks like in practice in Kazakhstan
The abstract claim that economic growth matters not in itself but in whether it creates good jobs is easy to make at any conference. Far harder to test in practice.