At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the results of socio-economic development and execution of the republican budget for January–March 2026 were reviewed.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has designated 2026 as the Year of Digitalization. This is a logical continuation of efforts to build IT infrastructure and a direct response to the challenges of the global economy, where data has become the new reality.
As part of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions on the socio-economic development of regions, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is carrying out systematic work in Abay Region aimed at strengthening economic potential, modernizing engineering infrastructure, developing the agro-industrial complex, tourism, and the social environment.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin paid a working visit to Ulytau Region. During the visit, he inspected the progress of construction of agro-industrial complex facilities and held a meeting with local farmers.
At the Ukimet Uyi, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, a meeting of the Coordination Council for Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and International Financial Institutions was held.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Commission on Economic Demonopolization with the participation of heads of central government agencies, the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition, and JSC “Samruk-Kazyna” Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov took part in the plenary session of the XIII Forum of Kazakhstan Machine Builders and familiarized himself with the development of Kazakhstani manufacturers at the international specialized exhibition Kazakhstan Machinery Fair 2026.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin met with Member of the Board – Minister for Competition and Antimonopoly Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission Maksim Yermolovich.
As part of Kazakhstan’s chairmanship in the bodies of the EAEU, an expanded meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council was held in Shymkent. A wide range of issues related to the development of Eurasian integration were considered, including industrial cooperation, technological development, customs regulation, economic resilience, digital transformation, consumer protection, and others.
A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council was held in Shymkent in a restricted format under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov.
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar took part in the opening ceremony and events of the 25th Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a working visit, held bilateral talks. Issues of trade and economic and investment cooperation, implementation of projects in industry and energy, transport, as well as interaction in the field of ecology were discussed.
In the city of Boao, Hainan Province, on the sidelines of the 25th Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, a meeting was held between First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC National Managing Holding Baiterek, during which the results of the implementation of the Investment Policy for 2025, as well as issues of further financing of priority sectors of the economy, were reviewed.
A meeting of the headquarters for ensuring economic growth was held at the Government under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin, where the development of the light industry sector was discussed.
