Progress Report for the 6 months of 2026

In the first 6 months of 2026, 12 working trips were organized, as well as more than 30 meetings in online and offline formats. This included 1 foreign business trip (to China) and 11 working visits to Kyzylorda Region (1 — by representatives of UN countries, 6 — by Chinese delegations, 1 — by a Canadian, 1 — by an Indonesian, 1 — by a Hungarian, and 1 — by a British delegation).
On February 4 of this year, a state visit by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan took place. The business forum was attended by 143 representatives from Kazakhstan and 180 Pakistani companies. As part of the forum, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Akimat of Kyzylorda Region and the Pakistani company Norson Chemical (Homex).
The memorandum envisages the development of cooperation in the production of paint and varnish products and the implementation of a corresponding investment project.
In addition, on February 11, a delegation headed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Kazakhstan, Mohamad Fajrul Rahman, arrived in the city of Kyzylorda on an official visit.
During the visit, a meeting was held with the Akim of the region, where issues of strengthening cooperation between the two countries were discussed.
On February 20, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alibek Kuantyrov, European Union Ambassador Aleška Simkić, as well as ambassadors of 17 European Union member states accredited in Kazakhstan, arrived in Kyzylorda on a working visit.
The main purpose of the visit was to consider opportunities for expanding the region's business ties with European states, to familiarize with the investment potential of the region, and to identify promising areas of mutual cooperation.
On March 14 of this year, a visit was organized by the Chinese company China Yulin Irrigation Equipment Co., Ltd., operating in the agricultural sector. Following the visit, a memorandum on the introduction of modern irrigation technologies was signed. Work on the project implementation is currently underway.
On April 21, as part of the official visit of President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh to Kazakhstan, the "Kazakhstan – Mongolia" business forum was held. During the forum, the investment and agro-industrial potential of the region was presented. Deputy Akim of the region A. Zebeshev held meetings with Mongolian and domestic entrepreneurs, including representatives of the wool and leather processing industry. During the meetings, the raw material potential of the region was presented, and opportunities for the development of deep processing enterprises were discussed. As a result, relevant cooperation proposals were sent to interested enterprises.
From April 27 to 29, a delegation of Kyzylorda Region headed by Deputy Akim of the region A. Zebeshev visited the People's Republic of China on a working visit.
Following the visit, memorandums of cooperation were signed with four major Chinese companies:
1) With TICA and Tau Group - on the project for the construction of a plant for the assembly of ventilation and climate control equipment.
2) With HongDa - on the project for the construction of a mining and processing plant worth 120 million US dollars at the Burabay-Zhalgyzagash lead-zinc deposit in Zhanakorgan district.
3) With Xinda Transformer - on a project worth 50 million US dollars for the assembly of transformers. In addition to transformer production, the company proposed creating a modern industrial park in Kyzylorda Region, where six large enterprises are planned to be located.
4) With Yulin - on the project for the construction of a plant for the production of modern irrigation equipment. Harvest company plans to purchase 500 units of equipment.
On May 3, Mr. Nick Fielding arrived in the region on a working visit to implement a project for publishing a book dedicated to the historical and geographical significance of the Syr Darya River - from its sources to the Aral Sea.
Following a working trip to France in May, two important trilateral memorandums were signed.
In particular, a trilateral memorandum was concluded between the Akimat of Kyzylorda Region, Maisadour, and Harvest Agro for the implementation of a corn seed production project. In addition, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of processing and production of industrial hemp seeds was signed between the Akimat of Kyzylorda Region, Hemp-IT, and Harvest Agro.
The concluded agreements create conditions for the development of modern agro-industrial production in the region, the formation of high-quality seed production, increasing export potential, and creating new jobs.
Work is currently underway to implement these projects in the region.
On May 14 of this year, with the participation of Head of State Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev and President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kazakhstan-Turkish business forum was held. As part of the forum, Akim of the region M. Ergeshbayev met with the head of the Turkish company Fabe Agro, Fatih Budan. Following the meeting, a memorandum of cooperation was signed for the implementation of the investment project "Construction of a greenhouse complex for the production of agricultural products in Kyzylorda Region" worth 134.5 billion tenge.
In June of this year, in the People's Republic of China, as part of the World Economic Forum "Summer Davos 2026", Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov held a number of meetings with heads of leading Chinese companies. During the negotiations, special attention was paid to the issues of efficient use of water resources and the introduction of modern irrigation technologies.
In particular, the prospects for implementing projects envisaged by previously reached agreements between the delegation of Kyzylorda Region and China Yulin Irrigation Equipment Co., Ltd. were considered. Currently, at the initiative of Harvest Group, issues of introducing water-saving technologies and installing about 500 modern irrigation units are being worked out in the region.