Meeting with Slovak business leaders

BRATISLAVA, October 9, 2020 – Giving an additional impetus to economic and investment cooperation with Slovakia, the level of which does not reflect the real potential, was the aim of the participants of the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi and Slovak business representatives that took place during his working visit to Bratislava on October 7, 2020.

Heads of private companies from various sectors of the economy and representatives of state bodies of Slovakia, including State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Ingrid Brocková, General Director of the Slovak Agency for Innovation and Energy (SIEA) Peter Blaškovitš and high representatives from EXIMBANKA SR attended the meeting.

Participants at the meetings with Slovak business leaders, organized at the office of the law firm Lansky, Ganzger & Partner by the Embassy of Kazakhstan to Slovakia with the support of the Council of Exporters of Slovakia, looked for ways to expand the participation of those companies in the further development of Kazakhstan’s economy.

Today, more than 40 enterprises with the participation of Slovak capital operate in Kazakhstan, an important indicator of the mutual interest of business circles of both countries.

Mechanical engineering, defence industry, engineering and infrastructure development, agro-industrial complex, pharmaceuticals, advanced digital technologies and their implementation in creating Industry 4.0 were identified as promising areas of cooperation.

 Minister Tleuberdi informed participants about the advantages of the investment climate in Kazakhstan, the work of the government to protect the rights of foreign investors and opportunities for business development with the support of structures such as KazakhInvest national company and the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC).

Ingrid Brocková, Peter Blaškovitš, Chairman of the Council of Exporters of Slovakia Lukáš Parisek and partner at Lansky, Ganzger & Partner Martin Jacko also spoke at the event. Mr. Jacko informed about the on-going initiative to create a Central Europe - Central Asia business association.

As part of the event, the Minister held bilateral meetings with the heads of state bodies as well as companies already working in Kazakhstan or interested in finding promising partners in the country. Those included companies such as ColosseoEAS (design of LED screens, equipment for controlling multimedia systems), CEIT (digitalization of industry), DB Biotech (development and production of high-quality clonal antibodies for early diagnosis of cancer), United Industries (production of prostheses, production of wine) and others.