Within the framework of the Astana Economic Forum 2018, a panel discussion organized by the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on the theme "Environmental standards, investments and trade. Challenges and Opportunities for Kazakhstan's Economy" was held.
The moderator of the session was the Head of the Department of Green Growth and Global Relations of the OECD Environmental Protection Kumi Kitamori. During the panel discussion, Jurgen Keinhorst, Head of the Cooperation Unit with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and MENA of the Ministry of the Environment of Germany, Timur Nurashev, Chairman of the OECD Green Action Task Force, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Industrial Development and Industrial Security of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Octavian Stamate, Energy Policy Officer of the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan, Michael Adams, Director of Advisory Services of PwC Eurasia, Yerzhan Tutkushev, Director of Departments of development of assets of JSC "Samruk-Kazyna" made their speeches.
The panel discussion was devoted to issues of modern management systems and approaches to environmental regulation that would contribute to regional global investment and trade. Also within the framework of the panel discussion the potential contribution of the experience of OECD countries to the environmental policy of Kazakhstan were discussed.