Kazakhstan to Keep New Fuel Price Freeze Until Spring

Kazakhstan will keep the freeze on fuel prices at least until the spring of 2026, Kazakh Economy Minister, Serik Jumangarin, said on Wednesday. Last week, Kazakhstan introduced a freeze on fuel prices in an attempt to curb runway inflation. The government also introduced a moratorium on further increases of utility bills until the end of March 2026. The freeze on fuel prices will last until “at least” next spring, and is driven by rising fuel prices in Russia, Jumangarin told reporters in the capital Astana, as carried…