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.
Minister of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yersaiyn Nagaspayev reported at the Government session on the ongoing work to introduce robots into industrial production.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov inspected the implementation of the President’s instructions on developing industrial potential and improving the investment climate in the Akmola Region.
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.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin presented a strategy for qualitative economic diversification and the formation of a new growth model at the Government session. In line with the tasks set by the Head of State, the key priority is the creation of a modern industrial framework through the development of manufacturing and high-tech industries.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, at an expanded meeting of the Government chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, reported on the work being carried out to develop the infrastructure of special economic zones and industrial zones, address energy shortages, develop industry, and attract investment.
