Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a series of meetings with participants of the VIII Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR-2025).
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State on attracting investments into the economy, given in the Address to the Nation “Kazakhstan in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Current Challenges and Their Solutions Through Digital Transformation.” Attention was focused on improving the efficiency of the work of ministries and akimats to increase the volume of investments and the pace of launching investment projects in the regions.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with the Special Representative of the President of the United States for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor and the First Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Christopher Landau.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with President of Finland Alexander Stubb, who arrived on an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Attention was paid to trade, economic and investment cooperation, interaction in industry, energy, digital, transport and logistics, and water sectors, as well as in the financial sphere and agriculture.
A meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin was held in the Government, where the draft of the new structure of the Baiterek holding was reviewed.
Answering a question from a deputy at the plenary session of the Mazhilis about the reduction of dividends to the state budget from national companies, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov stated that national companies are directing large sums to the implementation of major investment and social projects in the regions, and as far as the transparency of spending is concerned, that point is now ensured by the current legislation.
The Alatau Rise With Kazakhstan Forum is taking place in Seoul, where Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev presented the project of the new city of Alatau to potential investors and partners.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin presented Kazakhstan’s investment and economic potential to American businesses in Washington, D.C., during a roundtable of the U.S.–Kazakhstan Business Council (USKZBC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The event took place ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chinese company Zijin Mining Group Chen Jinghe to discuss investment cooperation.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok, who arrived on his first official visit to Kazakhstan, discussed plans for the implementation of agreements reached during high-level negotiations.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Council for Improving the Investment Climate with the participation of representatives of the international business community and the diplomatic corps.
In the Merki district of Zhambyl region, the modern hotel complex KeruenInn was launched. The project was implemented with the assistance of the Investment Headquarters of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which, in accordance with the President’s instruction, has been vested with the authority to promptly resolve investors’ issues and remove administrative barriers.
The prospects for the implementation of investment projects in Kazakhstan’s agro-industrial complex and trade sector were discussed.
A Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC “National Managing Holding ‘Baiterek’.” The focus was on the implementation of the Head of State’s instructions to expand support for the real sector of the economy.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the development of the rare and rare-earth metals industry as part of the implementation of the President’s instructions given at the expanded Government session on attracting advanced technologies and investments in this sector.
Kazakhstan proposed increasing exports of high-quality agricultural products to Serbia at the 4th meeting of the Kazakhstan–Serbia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), held in Almaty on August 8. The IGC was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić.
