A meeting of the Council on the Transition to a Green Economy under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. Participants included the leadership of the ministries of ecology and natural resources and energy, the akims of Pavlodar Region and the city of Almaty, heads of major energy companies, and representatives of the expert community.
On the eve of Power Engineer’s Day, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, on behalf of the President of Kazakhstan, congratulated employees and veterans of the sector on their professional holiday and presented state awards.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, the results of the country’s socio-economic development and the execution of the republican budget for 11 months of the current year were reviewed.
The implementation of the President’s instructions on supporting small and medium-sized businesses is one of the priorities of the Government’s activities. Thanks to the measures taken in recent years, Kazakhstan has seen steady growth in the contribution of SMEs to the country’s economy. The editorial team of the Primeminister.kz website continues its series of publications on Kazakhstan’s development in 2025.
A meeting on training personnel for the education system was held under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva.
As part of the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State, one of the Government’s key objectives is economic diversification and the development of processing industries. The main goal is to move away from reliance solely on raw material exports and to create new production facilities that generate value added, stable jobs, and sustainable export potential.
To ensure the efficient distribution of irrigation water in the Turkistan region, limits on planting water-intensive crops have been revised based on projected water availability during the upcoming growing season.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of the Head of State’s initiative Taza Qazaqstan.
At the Government session, Minister of Industry and Construction Ersaiyn Nagaspaev presented a report on the current state and development prospects of the manufacturing industry.
At the Government session, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov noted the ongoing work to stimulate the inflow of funds into the domestic pharmaceutical industry, within which investment agreements are being concluded.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Digital Headquarters.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "National Managing Holding Baiterek" on matters related to the further transformation of the Holding as part of the instructions of the Head of State to strengthen support for the real sector of the economy and attract investments.
At the session of the Government chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, the draft Concept for Managing All Types of Waste for 2026–2030 was approved. The document was developed as part of the instructions of the Head of State to improve the environmental situation in the country. Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Zhomart Aliev presented the key approaches. Reports from regional akims and a representative of the sectoral organization Ecojer were also heard.
At the session of the Government chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, the progress of forming cross-border hubs was reviewed within the framework of the President’s instructions to establish Kazakhstan as a key logistics hub of Eurasia. Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev reported on the current status of project implementation and infrastructure development.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the development of aviation hubs and the automobile road sector within the framework of the instructions of the Head of State. The meeting was attended by the heads of the ministries of transport, finance, energy, industry and construction, as well as the akims of the cities of Astana and Almaty.
Kazakhstan is launching a large-scale mechanism for developing the real sector of the economy — the state programme “Investment Order.” The main purpose of the programme is to support projects of small, medium, and large businesses engaged in the production of goods that are most in demand on the domestic market and have a high share of imports.
