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.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a working meeting on the impact of external factors on the country's economy.
On the instructions of the President of Kazakhstan, large-scale legislative and strategic measures are being implemented to protect the rights of children. At the moment there are 6.8 million children in the country, which is one third of the population.
In Kazakhstan, strict restrictions on advertising of bookmaker offices and totalisators have been introduced. The implementation of the requirements of the legislation was considered at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tamara Duisenova.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov met with representatives of the expert community in the field of economy and entrepreneurship.
On the instructions of the Head of State, Kazakhstan started construction of three new airports in the resort areas of Zaisan, Katon-Karagai and Kendirli to develop domestic tourism and passenger air travel. The implementation of these projects will give an impetus to the development of the economy of these regions, as well as contribute to the inflow of domestic and foreign tourists. These projects will create additional jobs for the local population.
The process of introducing voucher financing in preschool education in Kazakhstan is gaining momentum, covering new regions and improving accessibility of services for preschool children. The system is being successfully implemented in Taraz, Shymkent, Turkestan, Astana and Uralsk.
