Kazakhstan's exporters have a unique chance to enter the European market

On may 25, this year, a webinar was held on the topic "Export from Kazakhstan to the European market in new conditions". The event, organized by the Kazakh Embassy in France jointly with the Ministry of trade and integration of Kazakhstan and the French company "Advantage Central Asia", was attended by over 60 representatives of Kazakhstan enterprises and various associations.

Opening the webinar, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to France Jean Galiev spoke about the development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, noting that in a rapidly changing world it is important to flexibly adapt to new conditions, diversifying the structure of Kazakhstan's exports and focusing on manufacturing products.

In turn, Vice-Minister of trade and integration of Kazakhstan Kairat Torebayev spoke about the comprehensive measures taken By the government of Kazakhstan to provide universal assistance to domestic exporters, as well as the potential of Kazakh goods that can be in demand in the European Union.
Dmitry Rodin, General Director of Advantage Central Asia, provided up-to-date information on changes in the European and French food markets, on the issuance of certificates, requirements for packaging and labeling of goods, and restrictive measures at borders in the context of a pandemic. According to the French expert, now Kazakhstan's exporters have a unique chance to enter the European market. At the same time, success in the European markets will depend on the speed of delivery of products, their competitiveness and efficiency of passing certification procedures.
The head of the Association "ECTI" (France) for the CIS countries, Jean-guy Mutez, confirmed the readiness of French food industry enterprises to cooperate on the export of Kazakh products.

Following the results of the presentations, the speakers answered questions from domestic entrepreneurs and discussed the algorithm for further actions to enter the European markets for Kazakh products.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jean S. Galiev