President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has assigned to work out an economic growth rehabilitation package by May 11. “The government and National Bank will have elaborated the economic growth rehabilitation package by May 11 to support the worst-hit industries. The country embarks on a brand new stage of its development. We will live in a new reality…
An international airport in Turkestan is being constructed near the village of Shaga, 35 km from Turkestan. The construction is carried out by an investor – Turkistan International Airport LLP. The contractor is the Turkish company YDA Group. Currently, 341 people and 106 pieces of equipment are involved in the process of construction. 90% of…
In five years to come Kazakhstan targets to build 13 airdromes. “This year it is expected to open a new international airport in Turkestan and a new passenger terminal in Shymkent. The Urdzhar airstrip reconstruction will start this year. If funds are released, the airstrips at the airports of Ust-Kamenogorsk and Usharal cities will also…
As of April 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 1.072 million tons. In particular, crop-growing organizations stored 362.2 thousand tons of oilseeds, farm households – 152.9 thousand tons and fat-and-oil enterprises – 291.4 thousand tons, reported the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazStat).…
Southern regions of Kazakhstan have already started the planting campaign of spring crops, reported the First Vice-Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aydarbek Saparov. In particular, Jambyl region planted spring crops throughout 249.5 thousand ha, or 67% of the forecast, Turkistan region – 167.5 thousand ha (25.5%), Almaty region – 97.1 thousand ha…
Kazakhstan plans to build 28 new water reservoirs, the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Magzum Mirzagaliyev has announced. “In his Address to the people of Kazakhstan in September last year Head of State ordered to increase the area of irrigated land to 3 million hectares. In this regard it is necessary to create…
In September-January of 2019-2020 MY, Kazakhstan imported almost 19 thousand tons of soybeans, up 9-fold YoY, declared the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy (KazStat). The imports increased, even despite the growth of the harvest of soybeans in Kazakhstan in 2019. The situation developed in terms of the growing interest in the oilseed…