During his working visit to North Kazakhstan Region, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov familiarized himself with the activities of the Special Economic Zone Qyzyljar, where large investment projects are being implemented in the fields of food industry, mechanical engineering, and deep raw material processing in line with the tasks set by the Head of State on economic diversification and localization of production.
Export revenue from Kazakhstan’s oil and fat industry has grown fourfold over four years and reached 963 million US dollars. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin while opening the V International Oil and Fat Conference FOC 2026: Fats and Oils Conference in Astana.
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlybek Nalibayev paid a working visit to Kostanay Region, where he familiarized himself with the pace of development of the industrial and agricultural sectors, as well as the progress of major production and infrastructure projects. During the trip, socio-economic development indicators were analyzed and tasks for the upcoming period were defined.
Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, the Government held a meeting to consider issues of ensuring safe working conditions and industrial safety at production facilities.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with Zhao Tingyun, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Singaporean company XINFA GROUP, the progress of preparatory works for the construction of an industrial park in Pavlodar Region.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the development of light industry as part of the Head of State’s instructions on economic diversification and the promotion of domestic production.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlibek Naliyev held a meeting with Chen Lei, Director for Strategic Investments of East Hope Group.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin took part in the opening of the business forum “Economic Integration and Cooperation of the OTS Countries: New Opportunities in Industry, Agro-Industrial Complex, Logistics and Digitalization”.
According to preliminary data from the Bureau of National Statistics, Kazakhstan’s GDP growth in January–April 2026 amounted to 3.6% compared to the same period last year.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš, who arrived in Astana on an official visit. The parties discussed prospects for cooperation in trade and economic, investment, industrial, energy, transport and logistics, digital, and humanitarian spheres.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the issue of implementing artificial intelligence across all sectors of the economy was discussed.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin held a meeting with Karl Günter Papenburg, Head of the German industrial holding GP Günter Papenburg AG. The parties discussed plans for the development of Kazakhstan’s copper industry and possible areas of cooperation.
A roundtable discussion on cooperation between the business communities of Kazakhstan and Türkiye was held in Astana with the participation of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz.
During his working trip to Abay Region, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov inspected the progress of implementing the President’s instructions on increasing agricultural product processing, developing the manufacturing industry, creating new jobs, and expanding social infrastructure. In the city of Semey, he visited agricultural processing enterprises, a sewing factory, and the Palace of Schoolchildren.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, issues of developing coal energy and implementing the National Project on Coal Generation were discussed.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the issue of implementing the Action Plan for Explaining the Constitution was discussed.
