On the instruction of the Head of State, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took part in the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF-13) in Baku. The event is held under the auspices of UN-Habitat, a global platform for discussing the challenges of rapid urbanization and its impact on cities, society, the economy, and climate.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with international experts led by World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia Nadir Bensassi, as part of the tasks set by the Head of State on implementing a new investment cycle.
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”.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Diene Keita.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took part in the plenary session of the Berne Union – the world’s largest international association of export credit and investment insurers.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov reported at the Government session on the measures being taken to regulate water resources.
The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Indonesia took place in Astana after a 13-year break. The Kazakh delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, and the Indonesian delegation by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto. The parties discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation and the expansion of partnership in various sectors.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš took part in the Kazakhstan–Czechia Business Forum in Astana, which brought together representatives of the business communities of both countries.
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.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC “Samruk-Kazyna”, during which the work being carried out in fulfillment of the Head of State’s instructions on supporting the economy and implementing major infrastructure projects was reviewed.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with heads of leading foreign companies in the agricultural machinery sector from Europe, Canada, and the USA. The meeting, held in line with the Head of State’s instructions on the development of mechanical engineering and import substitution, focused on deepening industrial cooperation, localizing production, and introducing modern agricultural technologies at domestic enterprises.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin met with UN Deputy Secretary-General and UNDP Deputy Administrator Haoliang Xu on the sidelines of the Regional Environmental Summit.
On the sidelines of the Regional Environmental Summit, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin met with Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD Fabrizia Lapecorella.
In Astana, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov participated in the 40th Meeting of the Conference of General Directors of Railways of the Organization for Co-operation between Railways (OSJD), dedicated to the organization’s 70th anniversary.