Entrepreneurial activity in the country maintains positive momentum and demonstrates resilience to external and internal economic changes, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.Including the self-employed, the total number of businesses increased by 32.5%, reaching 3.2 million. The number of entrepreneurs operating under the general regime—VAT payers—increased by 28%. Conditions have been created for citizens to exit the shadow economy: 981,000 people are registered as self-employed, of whom 807,000 registered for tax purposes for the first time."In the first nine months of 2026, 277,000 new businesses were registered, including 34,700 legal entities and 242,300 individual entrepreneurs. During the same period, 19,700 legal entities and 356,000 individual entrepreneurs were deregistered. Deregistration of individual entrepreneurs does not mean the actual cessation of economic activity. Of the 356,000 individual entrepreneurs who closed, 42.6% had no income in 2025, and 20.8% transitioned to self-employment status, continuing their activities,” the Deputy Prime Minister noted.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/1310108?lang=ru

The government, together with the National Bank, continues to implement a set of measures to reduce inflationary pressure. At the end of September of this year, the annual inflation rate was recorded at 9.3%, down from 9.8% in August. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin reported this at a government meeting. According to him, the main factor behind the slowdown was the slowdown in food price increases. In September, prices for food products fell by 0.1%."Containing inflation is one of the Government's efforts to increase real incomes. Against the backdrop of slowing inflation in the second quarter of this year, real incomes increased by 0.7% compared to 0.1% in the first quarter," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/1310100?lang=ru

 Investment continues to drive economic growth. In the first nine months of this year, investment in fixed assets amounted to 16.1 trillion tenge, an increase of 7%. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin."What's special is that private investment is the main driver of investment growth, increasing by 18.2%," reported Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.The share of private investment was 85.7%. Gross foreign direct investment inflows for the first half of this year amounted to $9.4 billion. The most significant growth was observed in manufacturing (40.1%), construction (32%), information and communications (29.2%), healthcare (20.4%), and agriculture (9.1%).Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/1310089?lang=ru

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin presented a report on socioeconomic development for the first nine months of this year at a government meeting. According to him, growth was supported by the non-resource sector, which increased by 5.4%."Kazakhstan's economy continues to grow and demonstrate positive dynamics. Growth in the first nine months of this year amounted to 4.2%. This was supported by the non-resource sector, which grew by 5.4%. Among industries, construction, manufacturing, transportation services, and trade demonstrated the highest growth rates. The combined contribution of these sectors to GDP growth is over 75%," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.Serik Zhumangarin emphasized that, thanks to the gradual diversification of the economy, the share of oil production in GDP has decreased to 7.8% by the end of 2025. Meanwhile, the share of manufacturing has increased to 14.1%, and mining to 12.4%.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/1310074?lang=ru

В Астане 10–11 октября прошла сельскохозяйственная ярмарка с участием товаропроизводителей Туркестанской и Западно-Казахстанской областей. Фермеры двух регионов представили жителям столицы более 600 тонн продовольственной продукции.Двухдневная ярмарка прошла вдоль трассы Каркаралы, напротив ипподрома «Казанат». Жители и гости столицы смогли приобрести продукты питания напрямую у производителей.На ярмарке был представлен широкий ассортимент продукции: мясо и мясные изделия, молочная продукция, овощи, фрукты, рыба, яйца, мед, сухофрукты и другие продовольственные товары.Из Туркестанской области доставили 60 тонн мяса и мясной продукции, 260 тонн овощей и фруктов, а также более 60 тонн молочной и другой сельскохозяйственной продукции. Товаропроизводители Западно-Казахстанской области представили около 50 тонн мясной продукции, 80 тысяч яиц, 11 тонн рыбы и другие продукты питания.Особым спросом среди покупателей пользовались товары повседневного потребления, в том числе овощи, мясо и молочная продукция. Посетители могли не только приобрести необходимые продукты, но и узнать об их происхождении непосредственно у производителей.«Я стараюсь не пропускать ни одну ярмарку, которая здесь организуется. По ценам для нас это тоже выгодно. Посмотрите, сегодня очень много людей. Это значит, что спрос населения на такие ярмарки высокий», — поделилась впечатлениями жительница столицы Гулайым Ашекова.Проведение региональных сельскохозяйственных ярмарок способствует обеспечению жителей столицы продовольственной продукцией, поддержке отечественных фермеров и развитию торговых связей между регионами. https://www.instagram.com/p/DeWpkYlASuK/Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/astana-uir/press/news/details/1310052?lang=ru