TechFlow News, May 1: According to a Financial Times report, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump merged with Kazakhstan’s Critical Minerals Group—a firm backed by shell companies—last year. The U.S. government provided up to $1.6 billion in support to the group for developing a tungsten mining project.
The report states that the tungsten project involves the Katpar and Upper Kairakty deposits in northern Kazakhstan. Financing was provided by institutions including the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Trump’s sons joined the advisory board of the related company and acquired equity stakes at the end of 2024.
The report suggests this is yet another example linking the Trump family’s business empire with U.S. government interests.




