Deputy Minister of Agriculture Azat Sultanov reported at the Government session on the progress of spring field works and measures to provide agricultural producers with necessary resources.
Under the instructions of the Head of State on the development of the agro-industrial complex, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired the Government session to review the progress of spring field works.
According to preliminary data from the Bureau of National Statistics, Kazakhstan’s GDP growth in January–April 2026 amounted to 3.6% compared to the same period last year.
The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Indonesia took place in Astana after a 13-year break. The Kazakh delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, and the Indonesian delegation by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto. The parties discussed issues of trade and economic cooperation and the expansion of partnership in various sectors.
On the instruction of the Head of State, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev, and Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Koshanov laid flowers at the “Otan Ana” monument in Astana in honor of Victory Day.
On the instruction of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov participated in a meeting of the deputies of the Kyzylorda Region Maslikhat.
The results of work on the return of unused and illegally allocated agricultural lands to state ownership were reviewed at a regular meeting of the Republican Commission for Control over the Rational Use of Land Resources, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin.
At a meeting of the Project Office for the Implementation of the Tax Code, held under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin in an expanded format, the operation of new tax information systems, the payment of social contributions for self-employed individuals, and the introduction of a unified payment from the payroll fund were discussed.
At the Government session chaired by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan Aida Balaeva, issues of citizen employment and targeted work with NEET youth were discussed.
