14.04.2026, 12:05

Kazakh prime minister orders tighter price controls on food, crackdown on market intermediaries

ASTANA. April 14 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has ordered stepped-up measures to curb inflationary pressure, expand domestic production and reduce the role of intermediaries in food supply chains.

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