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Russian Senator Suleiman Kerimov owned 1% of Elon Musk's SpaceX shares through the Delaware-based Heritage Trust, despite being under sanctions, according to Bloomberg, citing four sources, including two former senior U.S. national security officials.

A Russian senator owned a stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX, despite the sanctions imposed on him.

The management of the Modern Trading Solutions commodity exchange allowed coal trading only through relatives and trusted individuals, earning over 2 billion tenge in the process, according to the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA).

The commodity exchange has centralized all coal trading through relatives and trusted associates.

The National Bank of Kazakhstan will maintain its independence from the government, despite President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's statements that the previous policies are no longer effective due to the decline in currency value and rising inflation. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the National Bank Berik Sholpankulov during a briefing in the Senate.

The National Bank has no intention of submitting to the government.

Kazakhstani media outlets that reported on the impending deportation of 369 citizens of Kazakhstan from the United States have published outdated information, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Ministry commented on reports regarding the deportation of Kazakh nationals from the United States.

The Akimat of the West Kazakhstan region has announced the sale of its stake in the "Akzhayyk" sanatorium for 475 million tenge. The lot has been listed on the e-qazyna website. Officials have decided to transfer 29.59% of the shares into private ownership.

The ZKO Akimat is selling its stake in the Akzhayik sanatorium for 475 million tenge.

Israel is required to release 110 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreements in the Gaza Strip. Among them is one of the few remaining leaders of Hamas, Zakaria Zubeidi.

Israel will release Hamas leader Zakaria Zubeidi along with 109 other Palestinian prisoners.

The National Bank is working on amendments to the legislation regarding digital assets, which are set to be announced in August 2025. This was stated by Deputy Chairman Berik Sholpankulov during a briefing in the Senate.

Cryptocurrencies will become more accessible: The National Bank will unveil a reform in August.

SCAT staff did not provide a wheelchair for a child with disabilities upon arrival in Astana from Saint Petersburg. The child's father had to carry him off the plane himself. The incident has drawn attention from the transportation prosecutor's office in the capital.

SCAT was penalized for refusing to provide a wheelchair for a child with disabilities.

Interest rates on non-term deposits for individuals in tenge increased by 0.8 percentage points to 13.6% in December compared to November. Meanwhile, the rate for conditional deposits in Kazakhstan's currency decreased by 5 percentage points, landing at 4.1%. According to statistics from the National Bank, average rates across all types of deposits in tenge and other currencies remained unchanged month over month.

How deposit rates changed in December.

Experts from Kazakhstan and Russia are collaborating to prepare for the spring floods. They are focusing particularly on the Iriklinskoye Reservoir in the Orenburg region, which impacts the water levels in the Ural River. This information was reported by the press service of the Russian embassy in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan, in collaboration with Russia, is preparing for the spring floods.

A court has ordered the detention of bloggers Damir Kusheev and Ruslan Karimov for two months in connection with a case of extortion involving 10 million tenge. Police claim that the suspects employed blackmail and threats in their actions.

Bloggers Damir Kusheev and Ruslan Karimov have been detained for two months.

Rebels from the M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have seized control of the airport in the country's second-largest city, Goma. They have also launched attacks on embassies in the capital, Kinshasa, while foreign mercenaries are fleeing the DRC, reports Reuters.

Rebels are advancing in Congo, where ERG is operating.

Users are sharing footage online of the collision between an American Airlines plane and a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter. The aircraft was carrying 64 passengers, while there were three military personnel on the helicopter. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan is investigating whether there were any Kazakh citizens on board.

Aviation disaster in Washington - Video

Over the past five years, the number of teenage pregnancies in Kazakhstan has risen by 1.5 times, according to Senator Nurtore Jussip. In his official inquiry, he urged the authorities to intensify their efforts in protecting the reproductive health of minors.

The rate of teenage pregnancies in Kazakhstan has increased by 1.5 times over the past five years.

QazExpoCongress has dissolved the "Kazakhstan Trade and Exhibition Center," which was responsible for managing the pavilions in Moscow. This decision was made by the Supreme Audit Chamber (SAC), according to a statement from the organization.

The subsidiary "QazExpoCongress" was dissolved following a directive from state auditors.

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A Kazakh businessman sought by the Anti-Corruption Agency has been apprehended in Bishkek.

A Kazakhstani businessman has been detained in Bishkek. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan announced that the entrepreneur was wanted through Interpol. He has not been extradited to Kazakhstan.

Ongarbek Bolysbekov has exited the shareholder structure of the Aktobe Oil Equipment Plant, according to data published by the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) as of January 1, 2025. The company's capital is now almost entirely controlled by Kazmetalinvest, which holds a 99.84% stake. Until December 5, 2024, the shares of the plant were owned by the family of billionaire Dinmukhamet Idrisov.

The oil equipment factory, previously owned by Idrisov, has lost yet another shareholder.

Kazakhstani Karlygash Bakirova saved the life of an 85-year-old passenger on the flight from Astana to Moscow. The doctor performed resuscitation efforts and insisted on an emergency landing of the aircraft.

A doctor from Astana saved the life of an elderly passenger on a flight to Moscow.

The total amount of claims from Russian television channels against YouTube has risen to 1.8 duodecillion rubles, which is a figure with 39 zeros, according to RBC citing its sources.

The amount of claims from Rostelecom channels against YouTube has surged to a staggering figure with 39 zeros.

Today, January 29, an accident occurred in the heating network in the Bostandyk district of Almaty. A pipe burst at the intersection of Zharokov and Khojanov streets, according to municipal services.

In Almaty, heating has been shut off in one area due to an accident.

Karat Abden, a member of parliament, has proposed granting amnesty to women who have not committed violent crimes. She emphasized that this measure should be implemented for the sake of their children.

Karakhat Abden proposed declaring an amnesty for female prisoners.

Gold mining company Solidcore Resources plc aims to extract 470,000 ounces of gold in 2025, a decrease from 490,000 ounces in 2024, representing a 4.1% decline.

Solidcore will reduce gold production in 2025.

The vast majority of Greenlanders—85%—oppose becoming part of the United States. This finding emerged from a survey conducted among local residents at the request of the Danish newspaper Berlingske. The island is home to just 57,000 people.

Most Greenlanders prefer not to join the United States.

The ability to work collaboratively, independence, and resilience under stress are the key qualities that employers value most. The coronavirus pandemic in Kazakhstan has also highlighted the importance of employees' digital skills, according to a study by the "Center for Labor Resource Development" and AERC.

What soft skills are most valued by employers in Kazakhstan?

The Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan is unaware of the whereabouts of journalist Dana Ormanbaeva, who has been placed on the wanted list for inciting interethnic hatred. This was reported by Deputy Prosecutor General Galymzhan Koigeldiev.

The Prosecutor General's Office is unaware of the whereabouts of Dana Ormanbaeva, who is suspected of inciting hatred.

In the case of the murder of 16-year-old Sherzat Bolat in Talgar, 117 witness interrogations have been conducted. According to Galymzhan Koigeldiev, the Deputy Attorney General of Kazakhstan, the agency is still in the process of reviewing the materials.

The Prosecutor General's Office conducted over 100 interrogations in the investigation of Sherzat Bolat's murder.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has instructed Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov to enhance social and ideological efforts. This information was reported by the Akorda press service following the minister's briefing to the president.

Tokaev instructed the defense minister to enhance ideological efforts.

On the eve of an expanded government meeting, the Ministry of National Economy announced a new tax reform. This includes an increase in the VAT rate from the current 12% to a range of 16% to 20% (the exact rate has yet to be determined), as well as a reduction in the VAT registration threshold from 78.6 million tenge to 15 million tenge.

"We will become poorer." Experts and businesses react to the increase in VAT rates.