Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan plan to sign a memorandum on cooperation in mortgage lending, the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan said.

A number of bilateral documents between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were signed in the city of Shymkent within the framework of the business forum on May 22, Central Asian media outlets reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev mulled issues of bilateral cooperation in a phone talk May 22, RIA Novosti reported citing the Kremlin's press service.

Kazakhstan intends to produce more than 104 million tons of oil per year by 2025.

Gradual reduction of the limit on duty-free import of goods from foreign stores to Kazakhstan will not affect the volume of online purchases. This was stated at the forum on cross-border e-business between China and Kazakhstan in Almaty, Kazinform reported.

The President of Kazakhstan has decreed to appoint Aigul Kuspan as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Belgium, Akorda press service informs, according Kazinform.

Russia’s Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer will showcase advanced S-300 and S-400 air defense missile systems at the KADEX-2018 arms exhibition in Astana on May 23-26, the company’s press office reported on Monday, TASS reports.

OPEC has no complaints to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh media quoted the country’s Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev as saying May 21.

Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Timur Suleymanov described Iran as the most economical route for his country’s exports.

Kazakhstan’s fourth oil refinery can be built in Shymkent, Aktau or Aktobe, Central Asian media outlets reported.