The trade turnover between
Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom is growing. Last year, the figure increased
by 60 percent to $1.8 billion. The UK is the seventh-largest investor in
Kazakhstan’s economy, as stated today by the country’s President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev while welcoming the UK Minister of State at the Department for Business
and Trade Nusrat Ghani. The Head of State also emphasized that both Astana and
London are interested in expanding trade and investment relations. For her
part, Ghani noted that the UK attaches particular importance to the development
of bilateral cooperation.