Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations with Singapore in 1993.

In November 2003, Kazakhstan established a diplomatic mission in Singapore which was turned into an embassy in December 2008.

Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed interest in furthering export opportunities by creating a joint investment project to construct G4 City agglomeration, a business district, outside of Astana and Air Astana launching direct flights to Singapore.

[1] During the visit, Singapore signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kazakhstan to train officials in Central Asia in public administration, urban planning and trade negotiations.

Another MOU was signed to facilitate communication and support between Enterprise Singapore, a business collective, and Astana International Finance Centre to help grow Singaporean business in Kazakhstan.