Kazakhstan presented its investment, trade and industrial opportunities at a major exhibition in Shanghai

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov, together with the heads of delegations of the participating countries of the 6th China International Import Exhibition (CMIV) in Shanghai, got acquainted with the national pavilions presented at it.

Within the framework of the national pavilion, Kazakhstan presents its investment, trade and industrial opportunities to a wide range of visitors through companies and projects in the fields of agriculture, tourism, logistics, export and innovation.

The guests of honor, including the heads of governments of Australia, China, Cuba and Serbia, were presented with the export potential of the republic in terms of grain, fat and oil and other food products, promising investment projects, a network of railway routes and key tourist attractions.

"Today, our country and China signed 21 protocols on the export of Kazakh agricultural and food products, which allowed us to significantly increase the supply of agricultural products to China. At the same time, Kazakhstan can expand the volume of exports of environmentally friendly agricultural products to the Chinese market. The export potential for vegetable oils and meal alone is $300 million," Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev said during the presentation of the national pavilion.

According to him, Kazakh producers of livestock products, in particular, beef, lamb and poultry meat, have great opportunities.

Trade logistics is also successfully developing between Kazakhstan and China. Today, a route network has been created that covers railways, highways, and aviation. For example, the transit corridor "Western Europe – Western China" allows you to deliver goods to Europe in 10-12 days.

Currently, Kazakhstan is making serious efforts to become a transport and logistics hub of international importance. Since 2014, a logistics terminal has been operating in the port of Lianyungang, created jointly with Chinese partners. In May 2023, the construction of the Kazakhstan terminal in the dry port of Xi'an began.

In the next three years, it is planned to build 1300 km of new railway tracks in the Republic of Kazakhstan, open the 3rd railway checkpoint on the border with China and build new dry ports "Bakhty" and "Kalzhat". That is, Kazakhstan is actively creating favorable conditions for the transportation of goods in the direction of Europe and the Middle East.

In addition, the heads of delegations were familiarized with the activities of Kazakh Invest and Kazakh Export companies, the International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation "Khorgos", the Astana International Financial Center, the Astana Hub Technopark, etc.

Within the framework of the commercial pavilion "From Agriculture to Innovation", more than 30 Kazakhstani enterprises participate in the exhibition, including manufacturers of food, flour, dairy and alcoholic products, confectionery and pasta, honey, salt, combined additives for agricultural animals, etc. Among them are such companies as Bayan Sulu, Mareven Food Tien Shan, Mibeko, Almaty Product, Sultan Marketing, Eurasia Invest, Ust-Kamenogorsk Creamery, DEP, Bacchus and others.

"Mareven Food Tien Shan" produces more than 47 thousand tons of finished products per year, including instant noodles, pasta, mashed potatoes, seasonings, drinks and snacks.

According to the company's representative Miras Kilybayev, domestic food products are popular both within the country and in Central Asia as a whole. At the same time, the Chinese market is of strategic interest to the enterprise.

"We are glad to take part in such a large-scale event. We have all the resources for the successful development of trade relations with China: a short logistical leverage, a decent range of products of the highest quality and a willingness to invest in infrastructure," he said.

Eurasia Invest presents its products — dry camel and mare's milk — at the exhibition for the sixth year in a row. As the representative of the company Meruert Rakhimberdieva noted, thanks to the EXPO, the company has found permanent partners in China.

"Camel milk is sold quite successfully in China. The Chinese consumer places high demands on the quality of products. German drying technology allows us to preserve all the useful properties of milk and ensure the quality of the product," she said.

During the visit to the Kazakhstan commercial stand, the heads of delegations got acquainted in detail with the products and offers of domestic enterprises.

It is worth noting that over the past 5 years, 133 companies from Kazakhstan have participated in the Chinese International Import Exhibition, thanks to which profitable export contracts worth more than $260 million have been concluded.

For reference: The China International Import Exhibition is held annually from November 5 to 10 on the initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The main objectives of the exhibition are to intensify trade, economic and investment cooperation, as well as the opening of the Chinese market for foreign goods and services. Experts call it a kind of "window" to China. 69 countries and 3,000 companies are represented at the exhibition this year.