【Telegram will open an office in Kazakhstan to improve regulatory compliance】 Golden Finance reported that Telegram is improving compliance and communicating with Kazakh regulators by setting up a local office. The Kazakh Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry announced on October 14 that Telegram has agreed to appoint local representatives and open offices in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Minister Zaslan Madiyev said that Telegram's physical presence in the country will be "an important step in strengthening control over the content of messaging platforms." The move is significant given Telegram's extensive influence in the country. According to Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov, 12.5 million Kazakhs (more than half of the country's 20 million population) use Telegram every month, an increase of 25% from 2023.