As part of the implementation of the Head of State's instruction to diversify the economy, the Government is prioritising support for domestic manufacturers. A big stimulus for the development of the machine building industry was the refusal last year to subsidise imported tractors and combines in favour of support for Kazakhstani production, which promoted localisation.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov during his working trip to Pavlodar region on the example of KAZ Minerals Bozshakol LLP and Kazakhstan Carriage Building Company LLP familiarised himself with the progress of implementation of the Head of State's instructions on the development of industry, provision of support measures for domestic manufacturers and introduction of digital solutions.
At the Government session chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov considered issues of waste management.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese company Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd. Zhang Qihai. The progress of the investment project to create a cotton-textile cluster on the territory of the special economic zone TURAN in Turkestan region was considered.
Olzhas Bektenov held talks with the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kassymaliyev, who arrived in Almaty to participate in the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council. Issues of trade and economic cooperation, cooperation in water, transport and logistics, energy, cultural and humanitarian spheres, tourism, etc. were discussed.
Minister of Industry and Construction Kanat Sharlapayev reported at the Government session that the need for personnel in the sectors supervised by the department is more than 39,000 people.
During his working trip to Kostanay region, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov visited Rudnyi city, where he familiarised himself with the development of ferrous metallurgy on the basis of Sokolovsko-Sarbai Mining and Processing Production Association (SSMPA), as well as the progress of the heating period on the example of Rudnyi CHPP.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov during his working trip to Kostanay region got acquainted with the industrial potential of the region. Fulfilment of the President's instructions, voiced in the Address, on development of high conversion and increasing the level of localisation was checked.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov held the 12th meeting of the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyz Intergovernmental Council in Bishkek.
At the Government session of Kazakhstan Chairman of the National Geological Service (NGS) Yerlan Galiev presented key initiatives on digitalisation of profile information.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov familiarised himself with the development of metallurgy, light and construction industry, automotive and railway engineering industries on the example of Astana city enterprises.
First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar held a meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Anton Alikhanov.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Higher Scientific and Technical Commission in a renewed composition: with the participation of the leadership of leading research institutes, universities, large industrial enterprises and line ministries.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the development of the industry of rare and rare earth metals in fulfilment of the instruction of the Head of State, voiced in the Address "Economic Course of Fair Kazakhstan".
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with the Chairman of the Board of the Chinese company Fufeng Group Li Xuechun cooperation in the field of agro-industrial complex and coal chemistry. Attention is paid to the issues of long-term investment cooperation with emphasis on deep processing.
