Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin held bilateral talks, during which they discussed the implementation of agreements reached between the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the volume of bilateral trade.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State, given during the extended Government session on 28 January this year.
During the enlarged Government session chaired by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov voiced a number of proposals aimed at improving the fiscal system and economic growth.
At the enlarged Government session under the chairmanship of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported on the implementation of key projects in promising sectors of the economy.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported to the Head of State on the results of measures to support domestic producers, IT-sector, social sphere and science at the enlarged Government session.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin, who started his diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan. They discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation, expansion of cooperation in the field of investment, agro-industrial complex, transport and logistics, energy, cultural and humanitarian sphere, tourism and others.
Scholarship payments from the state are an important instrument of support for students, helping them to partially cover financial expenses and focus on their studies. In recent years, a significant step has been made towards strengthening material support for students, which is an important part of the state policy to improve access to education and stimulate academic performance.
On 1 August, Kazakhstan will launch a national agricultural census. This will allow for an objective and holistic assessment of the state of agriculture and a reliable source of data for the formation of state policy in this sector.
The Government held a press conference on the implementation of the National Project on Modernisation of the Energy and Utilities Sectors.
