Kazakhstan planning to bring FDI up to 13-14% of GDP
Currently FDI stands at 8-9% of the GDP: Asylkhan Serikov, Head of Committee for Investments under the Ministry of Industry and New Technology.
Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry has no plans to ban grain exports
Kazakhstan can export 5.5. million tons of grain in the 2010-2011 marketing year: Agriculture Ministry.
Multinationals account for half of investments into Kazakh O&G sector
For the last decade investments into the O&G sector totaled $107 billion, with about 60% of the investments being injected into projects with global oil majors: Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev.
Tasmagambetov deduced formula for investors in Astana
Imangali Tasmagambetov delivered a speech at the 2nd Investment forum Astana Invest 2011.
Kazakhstan and EU to work out a new program of strategic cooperation
The Program seeks to deepen cooperation with regards to investments and trade with the EU: Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister for Economic Integration.
Astana to implement projects worth $5 billion within 5 years
II Investments Forum has opened today in Astana alongside the IV Economic Forum. When opening the Forum, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov told about further development of Astana.
Kazakhstan developing a program to stabilize food prices
However, given the openness of the economy, prices cannot be bridled forcibly: Assylzhan Mamytbekov, Agriculture Minister.
Kazakhstan ratifies agreement on common oil and petroleum products market with Russia and Belarus
The agreement seeks to define major principles to form the common markets of oil for the Customs Union member states, as well as to foster competition in these markets.