The Kazakh
Government discussed measures to implement a series of major investment
projects. The construction of the Bakhty-Ayagoz railway, which will
significantly enhance the country’s transport and transit potential, was
discussed at a meeting of the State Commission on the Issues of Modernization
of the Economy of Kazakhstan chaired by Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov. The
meeting agenda also included the construction of an agro-processing logistics
hub in the Almaty region, which is being built jointly with a French company.
As part of the G4 City project, there are plans to open a diversified center of
a new format for the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy
products. Additionally, the meeting addressed topical issues related to the
construction of a gas processing plant at the Kashagan oil field. The
enterprise is expected to produce at least 700 million cubic meters of gas per
year.