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Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Discuss Expanding Banking Cooperation to Support Trade

By Dana Omirgazy on 9 July 2026

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Afghanistan discussed expanding banking cooperation to facilitate bilateral trade during a July 8 meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin and Ghazanfar Bank Chairman Mohammad Ismail Ghazanfar. Zhumangarin said that for Kazakhstan, strengthening trade and economic ties with Afghanistan is...