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Olzhas Bektenov and European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski discuss cooperation in food security

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov with the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski discussed the expansion of cooperation in the agricultural and food sector.

Olzhas Bektenov: Baiterek should promptly make decisions on injecting funds into priority economic sectors

Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, a meeting of the Board of Directors of Baiterek National Mangement Holding JSC was held.

On the Prime Minister's instruction, additional loading of top 10 domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers being considered

Deputy Minister of Healthcare Zhandos Burkitbayev reported on the development of the pharmaceutical industry in the country at the Government session. The department has set a task to bring the share of domestically produced drugs to 50% of the domestic market by 2029. 

About 60 projects worth 176.2 billion tenge planned to be implemented within the Comprehensive Plan for the agricultural processing development 

Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov reported on the positive dynamics of the food and processing industry at the Government session. 

Olzhas Bektenov: Rates in new Tax Code to be linked to complexity of products. Higher redistribution, lower rate

Government has outlined the main directions and tasks for the development of the manufacturing sector. Emphasis will be placed on the production of non-resource goods of high processing.

Government working with investors to localise 29 new projects for medicines and medical devices production 

In Kazakhstan, 193 domestic enterprises are engaged in the production of medicines, medical devices and medical equipment. Such data in his report was announced by Deputy Minister of Healthcare Zhandos Burkitbayev during the Government session on the development of the pharmaceutical industry.

Olzhas Bektenov: We need to produce non-resource goods of high processing. Diversification of economy to increase

On the instructions of the Head of State, the Government has identified a list of key major projects in the manufacturing sector to create high value-added clusters.

Prime Minister instructs state bodies to provide all conditions for new technologies to be introduced into production

Development of the manufacturing industry of Kazakhstan considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.

Olzhas Bektenov instructs Cabinet of Ministers to work more closely with parliamentary corps

To fulfil the instruction of the Head of State to bring the share of processing up to 70%, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a comprehensive plan for the development of processing of agricultural products for 2024-2028. 

Olzhas Bektenov instructs to complete flood damage assessment by week's end

At the Government session chaired by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, the issue of liquidation of consequences of floods in Kazakhstan was considered off the agenda.