The Government held the 100th meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Regulation of Entrepreneurial Activity, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.
At the meeting of the Council for Improving the Investment Climate chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, issues of strengthening interaction between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international business circles were discussed.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a series of bilateral meetings with participants of the 38th plenary session of the Foreign Investors’ Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia; Clay Neff, President of Chevron Upstream; and Peter Costello, President of Shell plc’s Exploration and Production division.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev reported at a Government meeting on the work being carried out to digitalize economic sectors and the public administration system.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit.
On the sidelines of the 17th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum “Summer Davos” in China, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held meetings with heads of major Chinese companies that hold leading positions in industry and digitalization.
The implementation of agreements reached during the negotiations at the level of the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Montenegro was discussed during a meeting between President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović and Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov participated in the V Tashkent International Investment Forum and was received by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, issues of railway industry and infrastructure development were reviewed. Minister of Transport Nurlan Sauranbayev delivered a report on the phased renewal of the freight and passenger fleet, repair of station infrastructure, expansion of transit potential, and implementation of artificial intelligence systems.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredian and Firebird co-founders Razmig Hovaghimian, Chief Executive Officer, and Alexander Yesayan.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Sangbu Kim, Vice President for Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence of the World Bank.
During his working visit to China, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev held a meeting with the Mayor of Shenzhen Qin Weizhong.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Republican Headquarters for Coordinating the Activities of State Bodies on Drug Addiction Prevention and Countering Drug Crime.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the current status of the “Data Center Valley” project in Pavlodar Region. The project is being implemented in fulfillment of the tasks set by the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the V session of the National Kurultai and during the second meeting of the Council for the Development of Artificial Intelligence.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin held a working meeting with World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan Andrey Mikhnev and international experts of the organization.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a Government session to review issues of aviation sector development and digitalization. Reports were delivered by Minister of Transport Nurlan Sauranbayev, Deputy Minister of Transport Gulzat Kobenova, Head of the Civil Aviation Authority Michael Daniel, as well as the management of Air Astana, TransInfoTech, the Association of General Aviation Pilots, and akimats of East Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Mangystau, and Kostanay regions.
