Asel Suankulova, Deputy Director of the Department for Attracting Investments and Marketing of JSC National Company KAZAKH INVEST, held a meeting with representatives of the Spanish company Roca. The parties discussed the strategic possibility of opening a logistics center and a brand gallery, Roca Gallery, in Kazakhstan and further launching production in the country. This strategic
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on April 8 approved a $30 million financing for the Resilient Agri-food Clusters Development Project for the Kyrgyz Republic. The project will be complemented by a $5 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). With a combined financing of $35 million, the project aims to boost the
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Egypt and KAZAKH INVEST National Company on April 4 in Cairo held a round table with major Egyptian companies that are part of the Business Council for International Cooperation. During the event, participants discussed investment, trade and economic opportunities between Kazakhstan and Egypt, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. Kairat Lama
Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Company Kazakh Invest, and Sultangali Kinzhakulov, Deputy Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, on April 3 met with the leadership of the Chinese company Zhejiang Sunny Group Co., Ltd. to discuss the possibility of building a plant for the
According to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the country’s GDP per capita in 2023 reached $1,969.2, compared to $1,350.7 in 2021. Kyrgyzstan’s economic growth over the past three years averaged 6.9% (in 2021 – 5.5%, in 2022 – 9%, and in 2023 – 6.2%). Since 2021, the country has recorded an acceleration in GDP
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Akylbek Japarov on March 29 attended the ceremony to launch the construction of a plant for the production of electricity with the disposal of solid household waste in the city of Bishkek. Japarov emphasized that environmental issues have been very acute in the capital
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adylbek Kasymaliev on March 20 officially inaugurated the modernization of the Kant Cement Plant. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has allocated up to CNY 351.2 million for the project. The ceremony brought together heads of relevant national and regional authorities. The EDB’s financing
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is supporting the expansion of Araltuz, a leading Kazakhstan-based producer of table and low-grade technical salt in Central Asia, by extending a convertible loan of up to KZT 5.5 billion (€11 million). The funds will be provided to Salt Industry Ltd., a joint-stock company operating under the
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a loan in the amount of $600 million to Kazakhstan, marking the first phase of a series of reforms aimed at promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the country. The reforms support Kazakhstan’s transition towards an economy that is greener, has more competitive markets, and is more
Construction of solid waste processing plants in major cities of Kazakhstan was considered at a government session this week. Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nysanbayev reported that the government approved a mechanism of preferential financing of projects in the field of waste management. This applies to the purchase of rubbish trucks, the launch
