88.02.2017 At the session of the Government of Kazakhstan, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev instructed to study the question of creating national companies to export and import.

It should be reminded that an enlarged session of the Government of Kazakhstan with the participation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev was held; a number of specific tasks for the implementation of the Message of President of Kazakhstan were raised before the Cabinet of Ministers.

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakhytzhan Sagintayev recalled that in his address to the people of Kazakhstan on the Day of industrialization on December 6 last year, Head of State outlined the main priorities of the second Five Year Plan – the development of competitive export industries in priority sectors with high productivity.

In this regard, B.Sagintayev instructed the Ministry of Investment and Development in collaboration with line ministries and mayors to understand each of the 72 sites selected by the President, and to develop an appropriate set of measures.

Also MID of Kazakhstan instructed together with the interested state bodies, mayors and National Chamber to develop effective approaches for the selection of new projects.

"State support should be given only to those projects which have clear plans to improve the competitiveness and access to export markets," B.Sagintayev said.

In addition, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev instructed to submit a proposal for the creation of national companies for export and import in two weeks.

"Also, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work out and approve a joint plan to promote the export of our products in foreign markets within two weeks," instructed B.Sagintayev.