The volume of investment
in Astana has increased by nearly 10 percent since the beginning of the year,
reaching 588 billion tenge. The capital’s development was reported to President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev by Mayor Zhenis Kassymbek. Investments were directed
toward manufacturing, education, trade, and logistics. The President was also
briefed on the city’s engineering and municipal infrastructure, as well as the
implementation of the Smart City project. In addition, light rail transit in
the capital has been fully launched, and work is currently underway on the
development of the second phase of the Astana LRT project. In the near future,
12 educational institutions, six kindergartens, and dozens of public spaces
will open in the capital. Furthermore, Astana is set to become greener, with
more than one million trees and saplings planned for planting across the city.

