KZBlog

While Kazakhstan does have a ways to go in developing useful web services, there have definitely been some interesting developments. I have friends who use online grocery shopping services, I believe from Astrakhzhan. And I mentioned Pomidor.kz in an earlier post as a pretty good review site for local services.

From the other side, international sites and services are starting to serve Kazakhstan. Amazon.com ships to Kazakhstan and services like Yelp and Foursquare have a handful of users here, so you’re starting to see more information on shops and restaurants in Kazakhstan. While locals are slowly picking up the idea of using the Internet to shop or find information, the Internet is great for expats who may not speak the language.

And as I just discovered while helping a loyal reader get information about setting up a small factory here, if you’re looking for industrial or specialty goods, All Biz has a pretty good directory of companies in Kazakhstan as well. While the site isn’t good for consumers, if you are doing business in Kazakhstan, it’s a good way to find distributors of frozen peas, medical equipment or even thrust bearings and chemical products for metalworking.

Just thought I’d share the resource in case it was useful for people. And if readers felt like leaving comments with other good web-services that serve Kazakhstan, that would be brilliantly useful.