In the first 10 months of this year, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan brought the mutual trade turnover to $ 4.1 billion.
This is 35 percent more than in the same period last year. Now both countries intend to increase the limitation period to $ 10 billion. The Kazakh-Uzbek interregional business forum was held in Tashkent today. The business meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin. Heads of a number of regions and representatives of large business structures also appealed to the capital of Uzbekistan. 40 documents were signed within the framework of the Business Forum. Export and import agreements have been established. Government representatives gave special preference to industrial cooperation.
Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan - Minister of Trade and Integration:
- To date, 38 projects have entered into industrial cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The total amount will be $2.2 billion. 11 thousand jobs will be created. Of these, 10 joint projects have been implemented, half launched in Kazakhstan, half in Uzbekistan. Currently, 28 projects worth more than $ 8 billion are being worked out.