Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Peter Costello, President of Shell's Exploration and Production Division. The discussions focused on the implementation of joint oil and gas projects and prospects for further cooperation. The meeting was also attended by Ali Al-Janabi, Senior Vice President and Chairman of Shell in Kazakhstan, and Suzanne Kugean, Vice President for Exploration in Key Countries and Namibia.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Olzhas Bektenov, held an interim meeting of the Foreign Investors’ Council. The meeting addressed current issues related to investor activities in the country and their contribution to domestic value creation.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of large industrial projects aimed at creating clusters of high conversion in the chemical and metallurgical industries. Work on the formation of export-oriented industries is carried out in accordance with the instruction of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Baiterek Holding's eight trillion tenge to support entrepreneurship and the implementation of key national and investment projects already this year will give 1.3% additional contribution to real GDP growth in Kazakhstan.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Council on improving the investment climate on the development of the health sector with the participation of heads of embassies of the United States, the European Union, Canada, the American Chamber of Commerce, as well as regional directors of international companies, industry leaders, such as Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Kazanada LLP, La Roche and others.
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar met with the Chairman of the Board of the transnational company Yutong Mr Wang Wentao.
ePrime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Board of Directors of National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC. The report of the Chairman of the Board of the Fund Nurlan Zhakupov on production and financial performance was heard.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with the President of PGI Management Joan Viladomat on cooperation in the development of ski tourism. Attention was paid to Almaty cluster.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov visited Zhambyl region on a working trip, where he familiarised himself with the socio-economic development of the region on the example of implementation of a number of major projects with multiplier effect.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with the Chairman of CITIC Construction Co., Ltd. Yang Jianqian. Attention was paid to cooperation in the field of implementation of large infrastructure projects.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron Michael Wirth on cooperation in the field of oil production and refining.
The operational headquarters on ensuring the country's economic growth chaired by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin reviewed investment projects of the country's major energy and telecommunications operators such as KEGOC, Kazakhtelecom and Samruk-Energo through the prism of their contribution to the gross value added (GVA) of Kazakhstan's economy.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov discussed with the Chairman of the Board - President of the Group of Companies Shanghai SUS Environment Co., Ltd. Lun Jisheng cooperation within the framework of agreements reached during a working visit to China in November 2024. Attention was paid to the implementation of the investment project for the construction of a waste processing plant in Almaty.
The visit of a representative Kazakh delegation headed by First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar to Germany continued with a visit to Munich, the capital of the federal state of Bavaria.
On 2 April, at the meeting of the headquarters on ensuring economic growth chaired by Deputy Minister - Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin discussed the development of Astana, Almaty, Ulytau and Karaganda region.
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.
