B. Sagintayev discussed the issues of expanding cooperation with the Minister of International Trade of Great Britain

Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev met with the Minister of International Trade of Great Britain Ranil Jayawardena.

The parties discussed issues of further expanding cooperation in attracting investments to Almaty, implementing educational programs, projects in the fields of digitalization, science, culture and healthcare.

Trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UK is traditionally at a high level. Great Britain continues to be among the ten largest trade partners of Kazakhstan in terms of the volume of trade. The United Kingdom is also one of the six largest investors in Kazakhstan.

In Almaty, there are 217 enterprises with the participation of British capital in the field of trade, finance, telecommunications, construction. The trade turnover between Almaty and the UK shows a positive trend, reaching about $ 132 million in the third quarter of this year. There are all the prerequisites for further strengthening and expansion of cooperation.