Kazakh commodity producers have entered a new
market in China with the opening of a multifunctional trade center in Jiangsu province.
A pavilion in the center has been dedicated to Kazakh entrepreneurs, mainly food
producers, as announced by Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Arman
Shakkaliyev. Products from 50 Kazakh companies are featured, with sales
reaching US$15,000 in just one hour. The center serves as a trading platform for
Kazakhstan and opens the way for other Central Asian countries. Kazakhstan and
China are also discussing the possibility of launching a similar multifunctional
center in Astana.
«Jiangsu province is our third regional trading
partner after Beijing and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We have great
potential to expand and deepen trade and economic cooperation. In the first
seven months of this year, trade turnover with this province exceeded US$1.7
billion,» Shakkaliyev said.
