Constitutional reforms in Kazakhstan were one of the central topics during meetings held by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin with representatives of the Big Three rating agencies — S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch — in Washington.
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.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, who is on a working visit to Kazakhstan, held bilateral talks and chaired the 14th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Julie Stufft, issues of further development of trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as collaboration in the fields of digitalization and artificial intelligence, and the space sector.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took part in the International Geological Forum Geoscience & Exploration of Central Asia (GECA 2026).
As part of his working visit to the city of Baku (Azerbaijan), Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took part in a collective meeting between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the heads of delegations of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States, as well as in the meeting of heads of government/vice-president of the OTS states.
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.
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved the Comprehensive Plan for the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO and ICESCO for 2026–2028. The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with members of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the chairmanship of which Kazakhstan is completing this year.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov delivered remarks in Shymkent at the International Digital Forum Digital Qazaqstan 2026. The forum was held under the theme “Industry 5.0: The Power of Interaction” and marked a new stage in the development of the Digital Almaty platform, with a focus on the practical digitalization of economic sectors and the involvement of regions in a unified technological space.
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.
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.
At the 9th meeting of the Project Office for the implementation of the Tax Code, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, another set of issues related to the application of new tax provisions and upcoming legislative changes within the Eurasian Economic Union was considered.
At the regular meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission held on March 13 in Moscow, the EAEU Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Paint and Varnish Materials” was adopted. The Kazakhstani delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Masato Kanda discussed the development of investment cooperation and financing of infrastructure and socially significant projects in line with the strategic priorities outlined by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
A meeting between President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov took place at the Government of Kazakhstan. In follow-up to the high-level talks, measures to further expand trade and economic cooperation were reviewed.
