Kazakh Primer Askar Mamin has outlined the tasks facing the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan at a government session on December 2. Among the tasks facing the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan Mamin outlined a 2.5-fold rise in labor productivity as well as a doubling of export of agricultural products, 70% of which needed to be processed.…
According to Akmola region governor Yermek Marzhikpayev, agriculture remains the main economic activity for the region alongside mining. The region’s agriculture sector has received around KZT 74 billion as the state support. To develop husbandry, 97 meat and 18 milk farms have been built in the region, with the acquisition of 9.5 thousand heads of…
Pavlodar region is to scale up its meat production by 10% each year. Governor of Pavlodar region Abylkair Skakov said that the region’s agro-industrial sector accounted for 8.8% of GRP. He also noted that irrigated agriculture, production of milk and meat were envisaged as the main points of growth. He went on to say that…
On November 23, the 4th virtual session of the Subcommittee on customs cooperation between Kazakhstan and the EU took place. The session focused on the issues of trade facilitation, freedom of transits, introduction of international customs and trade standards, law enforcement, including the fight against drug trafficking and tobacco smuggling. The parties also debated new…
The Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport has finalized the RA-3 (Regulated Agents Third country) certification process vital for transportation of air cargo bound to the EU, the press service of the airport reports. The Nur-Sultan International Airport is the only airport in Kazakhstan obtaining such a status, enabling all its air carriers to transport cargo to…
Two new road bridges linking the city and summer houses were put into operation in Taldykorgan, the Almaty region’s press service informed. The bridges were put on-stream over the Karatal River to improve transport links. Governor of the region Amandyk Batalov, veterans and locals took part in the official opening ceremony. KZT 595 million was…
On November 16, within the framework of the Kazakhstan-Canada Business Council, a meeting of the Working Group in the field of energy and natural resources was held. The event was attended by about 160 participants from two countries. In their speeches, Vice Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources S. Brekeshev and Vice Minister of…
Turkestan’s International Airport is to receive its first flight en route Nur-Sultan-Turkestan-Nur-Sultan taking off on December 1, the press service of the Turkestan region’s administration reports. Airlines such as Fly Arystan, SCAT and Qazaq Air are said to run flights from the airport. The new international airport located 20 km away from the city of…
According to the Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, as of November 1, the stocks of grains and pulses increased to 16.511 million tons compared to 15.452 million tons in the previous month, including 3.753 million tons in agricultural organizations. In particular, as of the beginning of November the total stocks…
Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Akylzhan Baimagambetov spoke about the financing of state programs during the round table on the results of the development of financial sector during the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, the National Bank of Kazakhstan has been financing the state programs to the tune of KZT 2.3 trillion,…