Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov in honour of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to the famous attack pilot, Major-General of Aviation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Talgat Begeldinov.
Baiterek Holding's eight trillion tenge to support entrepreneurship and the implementation of key national and investment projects already this year will give 1.3% additional contribution to real GDP growth in Kazakhstan.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tho Lam, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit, discussed issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
The Kazakhstan-Vietnam Business Roundtable was held in Astana with the participation of officials, representatives of business and government agencies of the two countries. The event was held in the framework of the visit of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam led by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tho Lam and was aimed at developing practical cooperation between the countries.
The Minister of Energy Yerlan Akkenzhenov reported on the current situation and prospects for the development of the oil and gas chemical industry at the meeting of the Government. He emphasised that this area is one of the priorities in reorienting the oil and gas sector from the raw materials model to the production of high value-added products.
The Minister of Industry and Construction Yersain Nagaspayev reported on measures to develop the chemical and petrochemical industry at the Government session. To date, the share of the chemical industry in the structure of the manufacturing industry is 4.6 per cent. According to him, the industry has a positive impact on the development of such sectors as agriculture, metallurgy and production of construction materials.
At the Government session chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov considered the issue of development of chemical and petrochemical industries.
Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin made a working trip to Almaty region, where he met with agricultural producers of the region, visited scientific and innovative facilities located in a special economic zone, and familiarised himself with the work of the Institute of Nuclear Physics.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the Economic Demonopolisation Commission. The implementation of the Presidential Decree "On measures to liberalise the economy" was considered.
Dear compatriots! I congratulate you on the Day of Unity of the People of Kazakhstan!
