Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov arrived on a working visit to North Kazakhstan region to familiarise himself with the progress of execution of the instructions of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Within the framework of the programme he will visit objects of communal and energy sector and road infrastructure, as well as a number of enterprises of light and processing industry, including agricultural machinery.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin and Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China Erkin Tuniyaz discussed cooperation in agriculture and the introduction of water-saving technologies that increase productivity in the industry from 30 to 70%.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Luca Vignati, Upstream Director of the Italian company ENI, on issues of cooperation in the energy industry.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov in the working order heard reports of First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar, Minister for Emergency Situations Chingis Arinov, akims of individual regions.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov met with representatives of the international bank Société Générale – Head of the Middle East, Turkey / CIS, Africa Emrik Arnaud and Head of Central Asia and the Caucasus region Teyba Guliyeva.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov met with the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the CPC XUAR China, Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China Erkin Tuniyaz, who arrived on a visit to Astana to participate in the second forum of exporters to participate in the second forum on "New approaches to the development of trade relations between Kazakhstan and China".
The Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov reported on plans for diversification in crop production, preparation for spring field work and measures to support farmers at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov visited the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Astana and made an official note in the Condolence Book, opened in connection with the terrorist act committed in the entertainment complex "Crocus City Hall" in Moscow.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov paid a working visit to the State of Qatar on 20 March this year.
Almost 40% of the country's population live in 6256 rural settlements. This is 7.6 million people. The share of rural population with incomes below the subsistence minimum is 7.2%, and the unemployment rate is 4.7%, self-employed - 33% or 1.2 million people. Such data were announced at the Government session by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Nurlan Baybazarov.
