An industrial trade and logistics
complex will be established at the border between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz
Republic. The corresponding intergovernmental agreement has been ratified by
the Mazhilis, a Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament. It is expected that the
complex will be located in the area of two road checkpoints, Ak-Tilek and
Karasu. A land plot of 36 hectares has been allocated for its construction. The
new project is planned to be financed through extrabudgetary investment funds.
Estimated to cost around 30 billion tenge, the complex will consist of
production sites, warehouses for goods storage, and transport and logistics infrastructure.
As part of its opening, conditions for implementing cooperative projects,
including the production of dairy, meat, berry and vegetable, textile, and
pharmaceutical products, will also be created. Last year, the trade turnover
between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic amounted to $1.6 billion. By 2030,
it is planned to increase this figure to $3 billion. Mazhilis members note that
the implementation of the bilateral project will also contribute to this goal.
“A trade and logistics complex
should be established at the border between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic
to facilitate industrial cooperation in storage, warehousing, and the
manufacturing of new goods, including processing. The facility will offer
services for paperwork related to export-import operations and contribute to
the development of bilateral trade and economic relations, including business
connections between producers and entrepreneurs,” said Mazhilis member Maksat
Tolykbayev.
“The creation of an industrial
trade and logistics complex in the Zhambyl region will facilitate the
development of industrial cooperation, launch new production projects, reduce
the number of participants in the supply chain, and increase delivery speed by
eliminating traffic congestion at the border of the two states,” said Mazhilis
member Mukash Iskandirov.
