Category: Kazakhstan
Foreign Capital Inflows Exceed $58 Billion, Says Prime Minister
Foreign capital inflows to Kazakhstan surpassed $58 billion in 2025, said Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov while briefing President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the latest economic figures at an expanded government meeting in Astana on Feb. 10. “Foreign direct investment increased by $1.5 billion, or 10.9%, over nine months to reach $14.9 billion. Including portfolio investment and […]
Read moreKazakhstan Faces Labor Surplus Amid Shifting Job Demands
Healthcare, education, and transport drive hiring as regional imbalances and shifting salary expectations shape Kazakhstan’s complex labor market in 2025. Report 1.328 million job vacancies and 1.454 million job seeker profiles were recorded nationwide in Kazakhstan during 2025, creating a surplus of approximately 125,800 applicants. Highlight education, healthcare, and service sectors as the top three […]
Read moreKazakhstanis may officially obtain employment in South Korea
Almaty region governor Marat Sultangaziyev met with a Korean delegation to debate gaining access to legal employment opportunities in South Korea through the country’s Employment Permit System (EPS), Qazinform News Agency reports. Kazakh Labor and Social Protection Vice Minister Viktoria Shegay and representatives of local executive bodies also attended the meeting. Governor Sultangaziyev emphasized that […]
Read moreUzbekistan Seeks Talks With U.S. on Seasonal Work Program
Uzbekistan will seek talks with the United States on allowing its citizens to work as seasonal laborers, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced at a recent foreign policy meeting. According to the president’s press secretary, Mirziyoyev noted that the U.S. government had simplified procedures last year for obtaining special visas for agricultural workers. He directed Uzbekistan’s ambassador […]
Read moreWhat AI Really Changes in Kazakh Labor Market
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is predicted to raise productivity for approximately 70% of Kazakhstan’s workforce, transforming up to 53% of job functions, said Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek at a government meeting on Jan. 6. Experts say that AI’s main impact will be the redistribution of tasks rather than mass job losses, posing […]
Read moreAI Could Boost Productivity of Kazakhstan’s Workforce, Study Finds
AI is poised to significantly enhance workforce productivity in Kazakhstan without triggering mass job losses, according to the initial findings of a joint study by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the international analytical agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The results were presented at a government meeting on January 6. Minister of Science and […]
Read moreMore Than a Third of Migrant Workers in Kazakhstan Are Chinese Citizens
More than 35% of all foreign nationals officially working in Kazakhstan are Chinese citizens, according to data published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of December 1, 2025, a total of 14,103 foreign citizens were employed in Kazakhstan under permits issued by local executive authorities. The largest […]
Read moreKazakhstan boasts record economic growth in the decade, Ruslan Zheldibay
Kazakhstan’s economy is expected to grow by more than 6% in 2025, marking the highest rate in the past 10 years, Qazinform News Agency quotes Assistant to the President – Press Secretary of the President of Kazakhstan Ruslan Zheldibay as saying. For the first time in the country’s history, GDP is projected to exceed 300 […]
Read more3.3 million work in skilled trades in Kazakhstan, Minister Balayeva
Deputy Prime Minister and Culture and Information Minister of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva presented the results of Kazakhstan’s Year of Working Professions at a closing ceremony, Qazinform News Agency reports. The Minister emphasized that Year of Working Professions is not a one-time effort but a strategic direction with long-term goals. According to the Minister, 3.3 million […]
Read moreWhen will salaries in Kazakhstan reach 600,000 tenge?
According to experts from the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), the average salary in Kazakhstan is expected to reach 605,000 tenge by 2028, reports kursiv.kz. They note that real incomes of the population continue to grow, which remains one of the key factors supporting domestic demand. “During 2024–2025, real monetary incomes of the population are […]
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