As part of the Alatau City investment roadshow, Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev held talks in Berlin with representatives of German federal authorities and business circles. Issues of attracting German investment and technology into industry, energy, construction, and urban infrastructure were discussed.

At a meeting with Levin Holle, Foreign Policy and Economic Adviser to the Federal Chancellor of Germany, the creation of a Kazakh-German investment and financial platform, proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his visit to Germany in September 2026, was reviewed. Infrastructure and industrial projects of Alatau City were proposed as pilots.

Issues regarding the introduction of modern construction technologies and energy-efficient solutions were discussed with Olaf Joachim, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building of Germany. At a meeting with Gunter Krichbaum, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, prospects for bilateral economic cooperation were considered.

The central event of the Berlin stage was the Alatau City Investment Round Table, organized with the participation of the German Eastern Business Association and the Federation of German Industries (BDI). Kanat Bozumbayev presented the city's investment opportunities and the main provisions of the special legal regime, which provides for investor protection mechanisms and investment preferences.

At a meeting with Wolfgang Niedermark, Member of the BDI Executive Board, the possible participation of German enterprises in the implementation of the Roadmap for Industrial, Technological, and Raw Material Cooperation for 2026–2028, as well as the placement of new production facilities on the territory of Alatau City, was discussed.

Issues of production localization, energy and water infrastructure development, industrial cooperation in mechanical engineering, as well as the creation of a multidisciplinary medical center were discussed with representatives of Henkel, SVEVIND Energy, Textima, dena, and other companies.

Following the Berlin stage, 11 cooperation agreements were signed in the fields of industrial manufacturing, mechanical engineering, construction, medical infrastructure, urban security, and unmanned technologies.

The Alatau City investment roadshow will continue in Frankfurt am Main. The program provides for talks with representatives of German banks and financial institutions, as well as an investment roundtable with the participation of German business circles. The main topic will be the financing of infrastructure and investment projects of Alatau City.

#Economy #International Cooperation #Kanat Bozumbayev

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