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Alatau: Government Mandates Special Status Decree and Legislative Framework

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· 11 Sources Official: Alatau City Authority

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Published · last updated · 8 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2025

Kazakh Prime Minister Olgas Bektenov has instructed the Ministry of National Economy to prepare a draft presidential decree granting Alatau City special status within five days. The document must account for direct subordination to the government. Furthermore, a three-month deadline has been set for drafting the relevant legislative acts governing the city's legal regime and management system.

Key facts

  • Prime Minister Olgas Bektenov demanded the submission of the presidential decree within 5 days.
  • Legislative acts regarding the legal regime and management must be drafted within 3 months.
  • President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev demanded the preparation of the draft within 10 days in his State of the Nation Address on September 8.
  • Alatau City is designed as Central Asia's first fully digital city, integrating smart-city technologies and cryptocurrency payments.
  • The city administration will be directly subordinate to the government.

All sources (12)

  1. Строить Алатау будет крупная мировая компания – ТокаевНовости Zakon.kz · · RU
  2. Kazakhstan to grant special status to new digital city Alatau with direct government subordinationinterfax.kz · · EN
  3. Не Астана и не Алматы. Один из городов станет центром будущего КазахстанаTengriNews · · KK
  4. 托卡耶夫总统谈阿拉套城 强调打造区域首个全面数字化城市哈通社 · · ZH
  5. Законопроекты по управлению городом Алатау правительство разработает к середине декабряVlast.kz · · RU
  6. Министерству дали 5 дней на указ об Алатау-ситиTengriNews · · RU
  7. Проект указа о спецстатусе города Алатау подготовят в ближайшее времяКазинформ · · RU
  8. Готовится Указ о специальном статусе развития города АлатауBAQ.KZ · · RU
  9. Alatau: Kazakistan’ın ilk tam dijital şehri kuruluyorQHA - Kırım Haber Ajansı · · TR
  10. Указ об особом статусе Алатау сити в Алматинской области должны представить в течение 5 днейAlataunews · · RU
  11. Сфера, пляжи и острова: проект Алатау City поразил соцсетиEl.kz · · RU
  12. Official: Alatau City AuthorityKazakhstan`s President Sets Out Roadmap for Alatau City DevelopmentAlatau City Authority · · EN

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