Serik Zhumangarin visited Almaty on a working trip

Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin got acquainted with the work of factories for the production of socially significant food products during a working trip to the Almaty region.

So, among the objects of the visit was the Eurasian Foods Corporation plant. The company is one of the largest and most important in the food industry of Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries. More than 3 thousand people work here.

During a visit to the plant, Serik Zhumangarin got acquainted with the vegetable oil production process, which is fully automated and allows producing over 150,000 tons of oil per year.

Also, as part of the working trip, the Deputy Prime Minister held a meeting with entrepreneurs and residents of the city. The overwhelming majority of questions related to assistance in the promotion of goods for export, poor awareness of measures to support exporters from the state and a long procedure for reimbursement of transportation costs. On these issues, Serik Zhumangarin gave relevant instructions to the Center for the Development of Trade Policy "QazTrade" under the Ministry of Trade and Integration.

"There are several mechanisms to support exporters. Some of them are provided through the "QazTrade" CRTP. We will strengthen the explanatory work and accelerate the procedure for reimbursing exporters for promotion and transport costs," S. Zhumangarin said.

At a personal reception of citizens, issues of market modernization, assistance to affected businesses and others were raised.

In addition, in Almaty, the Minister of Trade and Integration took part in a press conference with the participation of media representatives and answered topical questions.