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Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision met with representatives of domestic companies that produce and recycle plastic tableware and polymer bags. The main topic was how businesses should prepare for new legislation aimed at reducing the use of polymer materials.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed resolution No. PP-368 on 12 October 2026 on additional measures to develop the transport and logistics system. The document sets sector targets for 2026–2030. Under it, the number of international dry ports that meet all requirements is to rise from 24 to 30. Transport and logistics centres will receive tax and customs payment benefits.
Kazakhstan plans to change its approach to social assistance from next year. Deputies of the Kurultai discussed the new principles while approving the draft republican budget for the next three years in first reading. Under the changes, state support will go only to those who truly need it. The government says the decision will free up hundreds of billions of tenge for other priority tasks.
South Korean automotive components maker Hansae Mobility has opened a new industrial plant in the Kuvasay branch of the Kokand Free Economic Zone in Uzbekistan's Fergana region. The project's investment totals $30 million. The launch ceremony was attended by Mirzokhid Ubaydullaev, First Deputy Hokim of the Fergana region, and Davron Khidoyatov, Deputy Chairman of JSC Uzavtosanoat.
Kazakhstan has attracted more than $155 billion in foreign direct investment into its economy over the past seven years, according to data from the Foreign Ministry, as reported by Khabar 24. Significant amounts went into manufacturing, the chemical industry, transport, communications and the financial sector.
Leaders of the five Central Asian states and Azerbaijan held the eighth Consultative Meeting on 8 October at the Avaza resort zone on the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan. It is the first official meeting in this format since Azerbaijan became a full participant in November 2025. The presidents discussed the future of the consultative meetings, regional challenges and joint projects.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic has amended its resolution introducing a temporary ban on importing certain types of construction materials into the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kabar reported on 15 October 2026. The decision was signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev.
Salaries of law enforcement officers and military personnel in Kyrgyzstan will rise from December, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The increase will amount to 10,000 soms.
Turkey's sovereign wealth fund has signed an agreement to buy 100 percent of the shares in the state-owned Ziraat Katılım and Halk Katılım banks. The deal is the first stage of a plan, announced earlier by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to merge three state-owned Islamic finance banks into one.
Diplomacy
Kazakhstan hosted King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on a state visit at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. According to Kazinform, it is the first time Kazakhstan has received the Belgian royal couple with a state visit. The trip was also the first visit by a reigning Belgian monarch to the Central Asia region.
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan highlighted the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative and recalled that Azerbaijan was among the first countries to support it.
The International Monetary Fund has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Uzbekistan to 7.8% from 6.8%, and its 2027 forecast to 6.5% from 6%. The updated figures appear in the IMF's October World Economic Outlook report, published on October 12. The fund's October forecast also suggests Uzbekistan could rank second in Central Asia for 2026 growth, behind Kyrgyzstan.
In Bishkek, 1,104 families received keys to apartments in the Muras residential complex, built by the State Mortgage Company (GIK). The handover ceremony took place on October 14 and was attended by President Sadyr Japarov, the head of state's administration said. The apartments were handed over as part of the third stage of construction on Malikov Street.
Economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin presented Kazakhstan's socio-economic development forecast for 2027 to 2029, according to a correspondent of the Kazinform news agency.
Kyrgyzstan has introduced a six-month moratorium on livestock exports to lower meat prices, and 10 foodtrucks selling meat at 680 soms have been launched in Bishkek on a pilot basis. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Erlist Akunbekov announced this at today's session of the Supreme Council.
According to a Kabar report dated 15 October 2026, Deputy Minister of Economy and Commerce Mederbek Tumanov met with Asad Alam Siam, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
Kazakhstan Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov told the Kurultai that the government is holding its course toward strengthening public finances and reducing budget dependence on borrowing and transfers. He was answering deputy Natalya Godunova's question on the 2027 republican budget deficit.
Kazakhstan's government has prepared three scenarios for the country's economic development in 2027, with GDP growth ranging from 3.2% to 5.9% depending on oil prices. Presenting a 2027-2029 socio-economic forecast at a Kurultai meeting, Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said the government expects slower GDP growth among Kazakhstan's main trading partners. International organisations have also lowered their 2027 oil price forecast to $70.3 per barrel.
Kazakhstan's government expects to save 700 billion tenge in 2027 and nearly 2.5 trillion tenge over three years by cancelling benefits and payments to wealthy citizens. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov announced the figures on Wednesday during a Kurultai session reviewing the 2027–2029 draft budget in its first reading.
Construction is under way on three key transport corridors in Kazakhstan's Aktobe region, launched on the instruction of the Head of State to boost the country's transit potential. The Center–West highway from Astana and a new Beineu–Seksaul road will open a direct route to the Aktau and Kuryk seaports, cutting the distance by 900 km.
Uzbekistan plans to raise heating and hot water supply tariffs for residents from 1 November 2026, according to a draft government resolution put up for discussion by the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services. The draft proposes new tariffs for heat supply companies nationwide. After the resolution is adopted, the Interdepartmental Tariff Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers must approve tariffs for legal entities within three days.
Diplomacy
Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met in Ashgabat with Lea Gutierrez, Director General of the Asian Development Bank's Department for Central and West Asia.
Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met on October 13 with Lea Gutierrez, Director General of the Asian Development Bank's Central and West Asia Department.
On October 14, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said the government is readying a social security reform that will eliminate a number of benefits for “well-off” citizens. Speaking at the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s parliament, he said the measures will save 700 billion tenge ($1.6 billion) in 2027 alone.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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