Construction of the first 50 MW phase of the Astana EXPO 2017 wind farm is being completed. CAPEC Green Energy Director Yedil Saryev made the remarks at the Central Asian states’ renewable energy summit held in Astana. He noted that the first phase of the wind farm was planned to be launched in the middle…
In 2018, Kazakhstan exported 24,600 tons of fish products to the amount of $56.5 million, Saken Dildakhmet, press secretary of the Agriculture Ministry’ Forestry Committee, reported. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan imported 34,300 tons of fish products worth $70.7 million. Oceanic fish and sea products comprise 80% of the import, Saken Dildakhmet posted on his FB account. The…
Enterprises of the mining sector of Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region produced goods for 361.7 billion tenge in 2018, up by 15.5%, governor of the region Arkhimed Mukhambetov said. He also noted positive trends in all major macroeconomic indicators. The head of the region said that industrial enterprises manufactured products for 871.7 billion tenge. Mukhambetov touched on…
The check-in counter for transfer passengers arriving in Almaty & Astana via Incheon International Airport in Seoul will cease operation on March 1. From that date, the check-in process for Air Astana flights will be undertaken at the gate commencing three hours prior to flight departure and closing 40 minutes beforehand. Passengers will be required…
Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover in 2018 comprised $93.5 billion, up by 19.7% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the National Economy Ministry reported. The volume of export in the reporting period made $67 billion (+25.7%) and import was $32.5 billion (+9.9%). (Kazinform/Business World Magazine)
Although most forecasts indicate that Kazakhstan’s pig industry is heading for extinction, the Kazakh Union of Pig Farmers has recently adopted a development program targeting a significant increase in production capacities with export opportunities. In the plan, Russia and China would be the main targets of the exports. By 2025, the Kazakh Union of Pig…
In 2018, more than 400 trains were sent from Kazakhstan’s “Bolashak” border railway station to neighboring Turkmenistan, twice as much as in 2017, the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways) reported. Kazakhstan transports wheat, flour, milling products, barley, oats, and lentils. All products are exported to Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Cargo traffic passes…