The Forum will allow the international community to announce the successful measures taken to reform the investment climate in Kazakhstan and future reforms planned within the framework of the "National Investment Strategy". In addition, Vice Minister Yerlan Khairov had a bilateral meeting with representatives of foreign countries and international organizations at the Forum site. Implementation of joint projects, evaluation of UNIDO's Kazakhstani programs, future joint projects were discussed at the meeting.At a meeting with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber of Austria, opinions were exchanged. The Kazakh vice-minister informed the investors about the adopted investment strategy, privatization plans, the opening of the PPP and IAF.The Austrian side introduced the technologies of the Austrian companies. He offered his services in the field of development of transport infrastructure, development of smart cities, as well as new technologies. In addition, bilateral meetings were held with representatives of Myanmar, Kenya, Tunisia, Ghana, Georgia and Mongolia. In the course of it, taking into account the experience and recommendations of the OECD, foreign delegates were given information on the measures taken to improve the investment climate in Kazakhstan.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/27114?lang=kk

All representatives of SEZ participated in the forum. Special economic zones (SEZ) of Almaty, Karaganda, Shymkent and Pavlodar were introduced there. Heads of SEZ management companies introduced the guests of the event to the features of SEZ and successfully implemented projects. He also shared his development experiences and future plans.Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC "Kazakh Invest" JSC Birzhan Kaneshev spoke about the purpose and main tasks of the mentioned event."Today's event is a platform for direct negotiations between the management companies of the SEZ of the Republic of Kazakhstan, residents of the SEZ, authorized state bodies, and potential domestic and foreign investors. This, in turn, will allow us to continue improving the activities of special economic zones in the country," said Birzhan Kaneshev.Managing Director of the Development Department of SEZ JSC "Kazakh Invest" NC" JSC Yerkezhan Amirkhanova, the Managing Director of the Development Department, presented the test version of the electronic interactive map of the SEZ of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the base of the SEZ "Saryarka" of Karagandy.  It was developed in order to strengthen SEZ indicators, land plots, and company relations. The interactive base allows you to see the status of the investment project implementation and the stages of infrastructure construction.In addition, within the framework of the Forum, one of the successfully implemented projects in the "Saryarka" free economic zone - the factory for the production of steel, aluminum and non-ferrous metals by recycling old cars - the company "Recycling Company" was introduced. expressed the intention to cooperate.Also, within the framework of the forum, a round table was held to discuss the draft law and problematic issues of SEZ development with the companies managing the SEZ.It should be noted that 11 special economic zones were established in the Republic of Kazakhstan by the Decree of the Head of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of rapid development of regions, attraction of investments, attraction of technologies, creation of highly efficient and competitive industries. In order to ensure the cluster development of the regions, SEZ works in different areas.For example, "Ontustik" SEZ specializes in textile industry, chemistry, petrochemicals, "ITP" SEZ specializes in information technologies, Pavlodar SEZ in chemistry and petrochemicals, "Saryarka" SEZ specializes in metallurgy and heavy machinery.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26915?lang=kk

The structure of supplementing the city budget is unique. There are 185 thousand SMEs in the city. One third of the population works in the business sector. Incomes of SMEs make up 40% of the city's GDP, 60% of the budget is formed due to revenues from SMEs. That is, SMEs form the economic base of social support of the city.According to the decision of the head of state K.-Zh. Tokaev, from January 1, 2020, the corporate income tax from SMEs will be transferred to local budgets. This means that the more SMEs there are, the more revenue will come to the city budget.Therefore, this decision forms a resource base for equal development of districts according to the principle of "Borderless City". The main position of the administration is to improve the quality of life in equal conditions for all residents of the district. In this regard, the city administration is taking measures for the maximum development of SMEs. For this, additional reserves and growth points have been identified. One of the main priorities of the "ALMATY - 2020" program is "A city for business and private capital". • "Almaty Invest"  investment attraction center was established; • "Qoldaý" business center with branches in 6 districts of the city was established; • "Almaty Finance" financial company and "Almaty" microcredit organization were established. They have a differentiated interest rate policy. 7% for SMEs in the central part of the city, 2% for the outskirts. Within the framework of lending, 2 billion tenge will be allocated by the end of 2019, and 10 billion tenge will be allocated in 2020; 3 times the amount of financial support for SMEs (from 10.5 billion tenge to 31 billion tenge); "Almaty Business 2025" program training of 20,000 entrepreneurs every year.At the same time, entrepreneurs mentioned a number of factors that hinder the development of SMEs. They are:-                     Decline in demand;-                     Administrative barriers to business creation and development; - Lack of available infrastructure for service and trade; - Low literacy of SME entities, especially entrepreneurs who have just started their business.For example, according to entrepreneurs, the introduction of bicycle lanes on both sides of Konaev and Baitursynov streets will have a negative impact on the situation of SME enterprises located on these streets. Among them are trade, catering, health care, etc. enterprises are included. The number of incoming clients has decreased, and the income indicator has decreased. This, in turn, has a negative impact on the financial stability of SMEs. According to businessmen from Almaty, there is no place for customers to park their cars because of the bicycle lanes. That is why their arrival has decreased. Bicycle lanes are located on both sides of the road. This is a big obstacle to parking.There are 392 objects on Konaev Street. There are 115 objects on the east side, 277 on the west side. Among them, today there are 11 objects ("ArtDFlowers" flower shop, "Jewelmer" jewelry salon, "Visit" beauty salon, "Milana" clothing boutique) and others. closed. There are a total of 99 boutiques in the "Dom Odezhdy Voskhod" shopping center. Today there are 49 boutiques. Since 2018, about 50 boutiques (children's and women's clothing boutiques, crockery and bedding boutiques) have been closed.For example, the income of"SAB TRADE COMPANY" LLP, engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of beverages ("TOIMART" LLP, located at the intersection of Konaev Street, 153 Shevchenko St.) is 3 times decreased. Therefore, tax transfers were reduced by 3 times (in 2016 - 233,762,900 tenge. In 2017 - 164,851,700 tenge. In 2018 - 62,447,800 tenge). 22,955,500 tenge, in the first half of 2019 - 4,572,200 tenge. Also, the income of the restaurant "Dolcetto" ("Khan" JK, Konaev street, 114) has decreased by 3 times (turnover from 15-18 million tenge to 5-6 million tenge per month), jobs have decreased from 33 to 19 people.Baytursynov Street has 255 facilities:- on the opposite page - 107 objects, in particular, Akhmet Baitursynov's House-Museum, Nikolsky Cathedral, Nikolsky Bazaar, Flower Market, Almaty Technological University, Depo Evolution.- on the west side -118. They are: Department of Migration Services of Almaty Police Department, Pedagogical College of Foreign Languages, Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism. Here 2 objects  (Master doner and pharmacy) were closed. In the administrative building at 16 Baitursynov St. (east side) before the bicycle lane was introduced, there were 20 tenants, today there are 9 tenants left. Since 2018, 11 tenants have breached their leases. (2 dental clinics, "Logistic Center" LLP, "Wolfram" LLP, training center, etc.). Also, from September 1, 2019, LLP "SprintR" will also terminate the contract (30 workplaces). transfers decreased by 27.9%. (in the 1st half of 2017 – 3.2 million tenge, in the 1st half of 2019 – 2.3 million tenge) The number of visitors decreased from 9,654 to 8,429, and 12 employees were dismissed (previously 34, now 22).The tax transfers of cafe "ZhanEr.D" (Baytursynov street, 44, east side) decreased by 26.6 million tenge in 2017 and 17.4 million tenge in 2018. "Oriental" tax transfers of the kitchen (Baytursynov, 89) in 2017 - 1.7 million tenge, in 2018 - 1.1 million tenge.In this regard, the Public Council of Almaty proposes to place the bicycle lane on Konaev and Baitursynov streets on one side of the street so that it goes in both directions, like on Shevchenko street. And it is better to consider a parking lot on the other side of the street. This event will be beneficial for both entrepreneurs and cycling enthusiasts. Also, if the parking spaces are restored, it is estimated that about 300 new jobs can be opened along Konaev Street, and about 150 along Baitursynov Street. align="center">Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/26719?lang=kk

The importance of the teaching profession and the special mission of the teacher in educating worthy citizens of the country were discussed at the forum. Issues of improving quality education and moral upbringing of the younger generation were widely discussed."School is a sacred place that forms an individual personality and true love for their native country in them. Pupils who attend lectures at the center of education have a great future and they should be happy," Bakytzhan Sagintaev said in his speech before the teachers' association of the city.In his speech, the mayor said that a decision was made to provide one-time financial assistance to all young professionals who have graduated from pedagogical universities and colleges and are about to start their careers in public schools of Almaty. This year, 700 young teachers will receive grants in the amount of 20 months' worth of budget funds."This is a small help, but I am sure that this first step will be an important symbol of support for the pedagogical community of the city," noted the mayor of Almaty. The annual traditional awarding of 800 organizations will continue. Today, the winner will receive a prize in the amount of 24 million tenge.It should be noted that the best pedagogical teams of the city are given cash prizes every year. special grant of the mayor of Almaty is given to teachers. It is up to the teachers themselves to develop its Rules, nominations, criteria and to determine to whom it should be given.In order to increase the status of the teaching profession, a large-scale information campaign will be organized in the city, during which the media will write about the best teachers of the city, best educational practices and cases. This event contributes to the formation of the correct vector of development of the education system for the society.Almaty akim informed about the new and annual "Úzdık ustaz"("Best Teacher") competition and its results will be published on the eve of Teacher's Day from 2020. The winners will be given an apartment, a car and other valuable gifts as an incentive prize."The teacher is the main person in the field of education, so we should raise the status of this profession, which is very important for society," said B. Sagintaev.Currently there are about 32 thousand teachers in Almaty.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/26709?lang=kk

Currently, there are 12 ships of the merchant fleet, the carrying capacity of 5-13 thousand tons, and more than 300 ships sailing under the flag of Kazakhstan, including the fleet for the support of sea operations for the development of oil fields, operate in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. In addition, about 60 ships from other Caspian states enter Kazakhstan's ports on a permanent basis.Taking into account the intensity of the use of ships in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea and the volume of transported oil and fuel, there is a very high risk of pollution from ships in the territorial seas of our country and, accordingly, irreparable damage. In this regard, to ensure the discharge of "zero" waste water from sea vessels, the rules for their prevention were approved by the order of the head of the RK IIDM. They are aimed at implementing the technical requirements of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention). In particular, the procedures for carrying out operations on board ships that lead to sea pollution are determined, for example, fueling the ship, washing cargo parts, filtering and removing waste water used for economic purposes discharged into the sea.In addition, the presence of special equipment and systems on ships to prevent the release of oil, liquid chemicals, waste water and garbage into the sea and requirements for their work are established.These rules prevent sea pollution from ships. It allows to ensure the observance of the harmonized international requirements for risk reduction and, accordingly, to avoid the delay of domestic ships in foreign ports due to their violation, as well as to reduce the probability of expenses on the part of the ship owner to eliminate the consequences of marine environment pollution.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26689?lang=kk

The head of the city announced that all hospitals and clinics in the city have been audited. In addition, the month of health, which covers more than 6000 residents of remote areas, has started. Medical centers and outpatient clinics are opening in remote areas of the metropolis.B. According to Sagintaev's task, emphasis was placed on yards and areas without light, and patrolling procedure was reconsidered. At the meeting, the mayor of the city, who emphasized the importance of foot patrol, appealed to the residents of Auezov district. "Patrols must enter the courtyards! This is a fixed procedure. If you see a policeman who has not entered the courtyard, let me know. The foot patrol must cover the courtyards," he said. Within the framework of this project, residents of the peripheral district can get a loan for opening their own business at 2%, and residents of the center at 7%. Everyone will have the opportunity to open their own business, get back on their feet, and pay back their debts. Sagintaev personally focused on the topic of women's entrepreneurship. Let us remind you that, on the instructions of the city head, support centers for mothers with many children called "Happy Family" are being opened in each district. As part of the work of the center, the "Business mother" program was launched. This program provides assistance in various matters, in particular, in collecting documents and obtaining advice, free training courses.The meeting lasted three hours. Issues on the agenda are housing, landscaping and lighting of yards, public safety and theft in yards, garbage collection, gutter system operation, sewerage, stray dogs, etc. About 150 questions related to everyday issues were asked. The mayor of the city instructed the responsible persons to give clear answers to every problem raised by the city residents.Every Monday, district and department heads will hear reports on how the questions and requests raised in the meetings with the residents are being resolved.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/26232?lang=kk

Territorial departments and subordinate organizations of the Ministry are conducting their activities in the region, and as representatives of the Ministry in the regions, they should closely interact with local executive bodies to implement common goals. The Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mereke Pishembayev announced this during his working visit to the Karaganda region on August 15-16, 2019.With the participation of the Deputy Akim of the Karaganda Region Almas Aidarov, the Deputy Head of the Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Akhmetov, the Deputy Head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Erik Yesenov a consultation was held with heads of organizations. During the meeting, Baiken Zhumabayev, director of the Department of Industrial Development and Industrial Safety in the region, and other leaders gave a report on ongoing work on staffing, anti-corruption action, public service provision, and consideration of applications from legal and private entities.Also, M. Pishembayev to the traffic control inspection of the Karaganda region of the Transport Committee, as well as to the reconstruction site of the "Temirtau-Karaganda","Karagandy-Balkash", "Balkash-Burylbaytal" highways and the "Eastern ring road of Karagand" and "Northern ring road of Karagand". went to the construction of " projects.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26227?lang=kk

According to the latest air monitoring information, the water level in river No. 1 has dropped by 6-7 meters, the volume of flowing water is 20-25 thousand m 3. As a result of insurance works carried out before the beginning of the flood season, the volume of water in the river has decreased by 42 thousand m3 due to the flood that occurred on August 14, 2019. there was no flood (rocks, mud, fallen trees). The flow of water has stopped along the inner channels of the river and along the canal, and a small stagnant water has accumulated along the canal. The water in the lower reaches of the river has become much cleaner.For monitoring and security, former military structures and engineering equipment will be on duty in Nauryzbay, Auezov, Alatau districts.There is no danger to the city, the water in the Kargaly River is in normal condition. Hydroposts of the "Kazseldenkorgau" MC are monitoring the river and the dam area, and the territory below the dam to the Alatau district is being monitored by the Ministry of Transport. Areas at risk of flooding have been taken under control.Facts of flooding of courtyards, streets and objects have not been registered.With the consent of the mayor of Almaty, the work of the emergency headquarters has been stopped, the situation has been taken under the control of Almaty's emergency department.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/26156?lang=kk

Restoration works have been completed in sector No. 5 assigned to the administration of Karaganda region. A total of 83 houses, including 11 apartment buildings, were repaired in this area.Works are being carried out at a good pace in the sectors of Mangistau (98%), Akmola (98%), North Kazakhstan (98%), Zhambyl (97%), Kyzylorda (96%), West Kazakhstan (96%), Aktobe (96%) and Pavlodar regions (95%). Laggards among the sectors of thickeners: Nur-Sultan. sector (21%), Atyrau region sector (60%), Shymkent city. sector (61%) and Almaty region sector (73%). In general, 50% of all the houses of Arys that are subject to demolition in the mentioned areas, or more than 200 thatched houses, including old houses that could not withstand the blast wave, were recognized as dangerous. A total of 429 houses are being rebuilt in the city. The main forces are aimed at building them. We would like to remind you that the reconstruction works are being carried out in stages in the city. In the first stage, the builders replace the roofs, and then install the windows and doors. After that, finishing works are carried out in residential buildings in order of turn. The progress of the restoration of the housing stock of the city of Arys is under constant control.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26152?lang=kk

According to Mereke Pishembaev, the chairman of the Committee of Roads of the IDM of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this year, construction continues in the Temirtau-Karagandy section of the Central-South project, including the road bypassing Karagady. Also, according to the Central-East project, construction works are underway on highways with a total length of 1.2 thousand kilometers in the sections of Astana-Pavlodar-Semei-Kalbatau and Beineu-Aktau, Aktobe-Atyrau, Kapshagai-Taldykorgan, Astana-Petropavl, Ural-Kamenka sections.In addition to transitional projects, the length of 511 kilometers was financed by budget funds. Implementation of 6 projects such as Beineu-Akzhigit, Shchuchinsk-Zerendi, Taskesken-Bakhti, Usharal-Dostyk, Osinovsky Pass, Kostanai-Denisovka has been started. Among them, it is planned to reconstruct 4.4 thousand km of roads for medium repair and carry out major repair works for 800 km of roads," said M. Pishembaev.Next year, the Astana-Pavlodar section of the Central-Eastern Corridor, the Temirtau-Karagandy section, the Ural-Kamenka highway leading to Saratov, and the Taskesken-Bakhti sections are planned to be completed this year. Work on the creation of a toll road system has begun in Astana-Temirtau, Almaty-Kapshagai and Almaty-Khorgas sections. Its planned annual collection is 4 bln. will amount to tenge.By 2020, the total annual income from the toll road will be 30 bln. There is a plan to reach tenge. In general, according to the results of the conducted work, it is planned to improve 90% of highways of republican importance, to increase the share of highways of I and II-technical category to 50%. This allows to increase cargo transportation by 2 times and reduce travel time by 1.5 times.According to Dmitry Potlov, Deputy Chairman of the Transport Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan IDM, in November 2017, the construction of the second road with a total length of 112.37 km was completed on the Almaty-Shu section. The implementation of the project increased the capacity of the section from 17 to 68 pairs of trains per day and made it possible to reduce the travel time of the train by 1.5 times. a railway ferry terminal carrying tons of cargo was launched. Since the beginning of operations (since March of this year), about 1.3 million tons of cargo has been handled. Currently, 2 million per year. The implementation of the second stage of the project, which processes a ton of cargo, continues.This year, within the framework of the industrialization day held on December 6, the car ferry terminal in Kuryk port was tested. It is planned to complete the construction of the 2nd stage facilities in 2018. In general, after the completion of the project, the capacity of sea ports in the Caspian Sea will increase to 26 mln. will be delivered up to tons.On May 30, 2017, the new railway station complex "Nurly Zhol" was put into operation. The new station complex serves 52 trains. Among them are 16 high-speed "Tulpar-Talgo", 22 and 14 suburban electric trains.On average, 16 pairs of trains pass per day, and 20 pairs of trains on weekends. In general, the capacity of the new station is up to 35 thousand passengers per day. Both stations can serve 47 thousand passengers per day.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26070?lang=kk

Tariff adjustment will not exceed the expected inflation limit.Thus, ticket prices on 38 routes are expected to increase by 7%, on 3 routes by 3%. However, there will be no change in the ticket price of 16 routes.This is done due to the tender applications of several carriers. And the carrier is responsible for the risks of reduced income on these routes.Tariff increase for suburban trains is 37%. This is due to the increase of base rates for passenger transportation on suburban trains.For example, the previous base price of suburban trains was 324 tenge per 100 km. And it was 3-4 times higher on highways.In order to reduce transportation costs in the suburbs, the base rate will be increased by 30%, and the price will be 464 tenge per 100 km.Thus, the upcoming amendments will allow to increase the efficiency of passenger transportation on socially important routes.Photo taken from open sourceSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26064?lang=kk

According to the principles of the document, small-sized ships that cannot sail by themselves, as well as sailing sports ships with a length of not more than 9 meters without an engine and a resting place, will be removed from the ship book registered until January 1, 2014 without the request of the ship owner. This norm was valid until January 1, 2018.Inspections of the Transport Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic of the Republic of Kazakhstan carried out work on the removal of ships from state registration by informing ship owners with the help of the media. In general, 10,790 small ships were removed from state registration across the republic. Today, a total of 19,096 small vessels are registered (2,422 non-self-propelled, 16,688 self-propelled).For all questions, contact the Transport Committee by phone at 8 (7172) 98-35-11 or You can contact the vehicle control inspections.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26013?lang=kk

According to the information of the Committee of Investments of the IDM of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in order to improve the investment climate, it is considered to exempt the operating enterprises from corporate income tax for a period of three years. This discount is implemented in case of investment in the amount of 5 million MCI.The requirements of the newly created legal entity until the date of application for investment privileges are canceled (24 months). In this case, the Tax Code provides for separate accounting. Also, the list of documents to be attached to the application for investment privileges has been optimized. Thus, a number of documents justifying the estimated cost of construction and installation works and the costs of purchasing basic tools, raw materials and materials were removed.We remind you that the new Tax Code was signed by the Head of State in December 2017 and entered into force on January 1, 2018.Image taken from open source.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/26006?lang=kk

Currently, the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is working on the creation of an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) within the framework of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan". The scale of the project is large, so it is planned to be implemented by 2021.ITS elements will be introduced on the road in stages using innovative technologies.One of the components is special automated measuring devices (AMS) installed on the main road corridors. The EMS ensures that the vehicle in motion is measured without interference, and that unnecessary stops are removed.    and camera stations for photo registration), toll road systems covering the costs of maintenance of the republican highway network and others are planned to be implemented. They will be introduced in stages until 2021.Implementation of the project will allow to reduce the number of people killed on the road, increase the volume of transit transport and the speed of logistics services, cover the main road corridors with measuring devices, and create favorable conditions for drivers on the roads. Such systems are working well in South Korea, Japan, Australia, Europe and the CIS.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25996?lang=kk

According to Clause 1 of Article 16-2 of the Law on Airspace Use and Aviation Activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the authorized body in the field of civil aviation annually adopts a program to ensure regular supervision. This means a set of activities carried out by the authorized body in the field of civil aviation to maintain the compliance of certified civil aviation users and organizations with the requirements of certification and the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the use of airspace and aviation activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 36 users (10 certification inspections, 90 inspections, 49 combined directional and apron inspections);- 11 users of general aviation (1 certification inspection and 23 inspections);- 20 organizations servicing and repairing aviation equipment (8 certification inspections and 13 inspections);- "Kazaeronavigation" 11 branches of RMC (11 inspections of certification services of aeronautical organizations);- 14 organizations engaged in providing search and rescue flights (14 inspections);- 24 airports/airfields (13 certification inspections and 29 inspections);- 8 heliports (8 certification inspections and 8 inspections);- 23 aviation training center (10 certification checks and 36 inspection checks).-25 foreign airlines (25 apron checks).- 4 aviation medical centers and 5 aviation medical experts (9 inspections);- 44 different inspection and certification checks are planned for subjects in the field of aviation safety.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25985?lang=kk

In the last 8 years, the number of transit passengers of Kazakhstan airlines has increased 30 times, from 20 thousand to 620 thousand passengers per year. The main flow of transit passengers passing through Kazakhstan is observed on the routes from China to Europe, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine, between Europe and South Korea, from Ukraine to Uzbekistan and India, and Turkey and Uzbekistan," noted Minister of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kasymbek, who made a report at the Government meeting on the development of civil aviation.In 2017, Kazakhstani airlines transported 620 thousand transit passengers. It is expected that 900,000 transit passengers will be transported in 2018."This year, Kazakhstan airlines are planning to open regular flights between Astana-Tyumen, Astana-Krasnodar, and from Astana to Vilnius, Tomsk, Chelyabinsk, Sochi, Batumi, and Dushanbe. Regular flights with foreign airlines (Air Baltic, Emirates, Fly Dubai, Angara, Aeroflot) will be opened on the Riga-Almaty, Dubai-Almaty, Dubai-Aktau, Krasnoyarsk-Almaty, Moscow-Kyzylorda routes," the minister said. In addition, during the EXPO-2017 exhibition, starting from June 7, 2017, by the Government's decision in the pilot mode, a 72-hour visa-free regime was introduced for citizens of the PRC transiting through Astana and Almaty airports with Kazakhstani airlines.  Recently, it was extended until the end of 2018.In order to further develop the transit potential, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the issue of an alternative regime for transit citizens of India and other countries is being considered.  There are 92 air routes with a length of 84,166 kilometers in the territory of Kazakhstan. 700 airplanes fly through it every day.80% of transit transportation passes through the territory of our country on 12 main routes connecting Europe and South-East Asia.301.3 million in 2017. flight-call was fulfilled, and the increase was 5.9%. In 2017, transit air flights amounted to about 175.2 million aircraft kilometers, which increased by 4% compared to 2016. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25952?lang=kk

Accordingly, dynamic tariff pricing has been introduced, which takes into account the change in the ticket price depending on the date of purchase and the load of the trains. In the first stage, the pilot mode of dynamic pricing was introduced to two interregional and suburban routes. They are routes Almaty - Astana - Nurly zhol #3/4, Astana 1 - Saryagash #085/086. And from March 8, Astana-Karagandy will be included in route #853/854. Later, the new order will include trains running on all social connections.   Tariff price table including dynamic pricing in the "-25%" and "+25%" corridors was introduced in the mentioned trains. Thus, a passenger who buys a ticket early has the opportunity to buy it at a price four times lower than the base price. As the date of departure of the train approaches and the demand for a particular route increases, the ticket price will increase. Tickets for the above trains can be purchased from January 23, 2018.  Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25947?lang=kk

The event was attended by Markhabat Zhaiymbetov, Chairman of the Construction and Housing and Utilities Committee of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ruslan Kulov, Managing Director of JSC "TKSH Kazortalik" and Azimbek Nalibayev, Head of the Board of the Construction and Housing and Utilities Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan IDM. He said that 695 km of heating, water supply and water supply lines, 21 boilers, 70 pumping stations, sewage system and water treatment facilities and other facilities were built. And this year it is planned to reduce this indicator to 3 again. This is because in 2018, 800 km of heat, water supply and water extraction engineering networks will be built. "48 billion allocated in 2017. 103 investment projects were selected for tenge. Now it is planned to build 1185 km of network and 5 boilers. Today, the amount of funds used by natural monopolies subjects is 36.1 billion. tenge or 77% of the total amount. The rest of the funds will be fully utilized by the end of 2018 (the time is 2 years according to the loan mechanism), "said the chairman of the Construction and Housing and Communal Affairs Committee. Thus, in 2017, 72 projects worth 35.7 billion tenge were financed. In 2018, 49 projects were selected for 33.4 billion tenge, including 27 heat supply projects, 15 water supply projects, and 7 water drainage projects. It is planned to construct and reconstruct approximately 250.6 km of heat, water supply and drainage lines, including 156.2 km of water supply lines and 69.1 km of water drainage lines," said Ruslan Kulov, Managing Director of TKSH KazCenter JSC.  In 2018, 9 projects worth 3.5 billion tenge were selected according to the pre-made list. It is planned to build and reconstruct 28.4 km of heating networks, 12 block heating stations.This year, the Kaz Center is involved in budget crediting and subsidization of investment projects, as well as attracting second-level banks to subsidize projects on construction, reconstruction and modernization of heat, water supply and drainage systems.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25945?lang=kk

Currently, works are being carried out on the implementation of the elements of "Industry 4.0" in Kazakhstan. The introduction of digital technologies in production will be one of the success factors of Kazakhstani enterprises and will allow optimization of production processes.The SANTO company, being a part of the international pharmaceutical group "Polpharma" (Poland), is a major investment in the field of modernizing the existing pharmaceutical production of JSC "Khimfarm" in South Kazakhstan region in accordance with cGMP (EnglishGoodManufacturingPractice;Good manufacturing practice) implements the project.In the period of 2018-2022, within the framework of the fourth stage of the modernization of the large Kazakh factory for the production of medicines of JSC "Khimfarm", a new laboratory will be built, infrastructure will be modernized, logistics facilities will be modernized, research and development equipment will be modernized. And, in March 2018, a new section of non-sterilized solutions will be launched.It is planned to spend significant financial resources on automation and digitization of primary and secondary production processes: innovative IT solution in personnel management - "Cloud HR"; "smart" system of management of warehouses at production sites, system of automation of planning and accounting of routine work on maintenance and repair; planning of human and material resources; automation and management of quality assurance in production and others.Polish investors will spend about 37 million on the fourth technological modernization of "Khimfarm" JSC, calculated for 2018-2022. It is planned to invest US dollars."In fact, the construction and modernization of all the main production facilities and additional logistics areas have been completed at the Khimfarm JSC plant in the city of Shymkent. Now the investment program will be focused on new projects in the field of automation and digitalization of production and additional processes, as well as projects in the field of quality control and management system.Since 2009, a long-term contract system has been in operation in Kazakhstan with domestic manufacturers for the supply of pharmaceuticals for the needs of the healthcare system through a unique distributor. Only "Khimpharm" Ak itself currently has 5 signed contracts. According to them, we have the ability to carry out guaranteed delivery for medical institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Long-term contracts allow investors to receive a contracted amount of sales. This encourages the creation of modern and competitive pharmaceutical industries. Investors can also receive preferences at the expense of investment contracts from the Ministry of Investments and Development, and domestic producers have the opportunity to receive loans at a discount from the Development Bank of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has developed various tools and mechanisms to support domestic producers and investors. "Khimpharm" JSC uses these tools as effectively as possible," said Rustam Baigarin, director of the "Khimpharm" JSC plant. Today, more than 1,200 qualified employees work at the enterprise. Some of them have studied in foreign enterprises of the "Polpharma" group and in countries that are world leaders in the pharmaceutical industry (equipment manufacturers). The company registered 115 drugs belonging to 12 pharmacological groups. Thus, products of parenteral form (injections and infusions), solid form (tablets, capsules, sachet powder), aseptic powders of antibiotics, unsterilized solutions and syrups are produced. This is the fourth wave of modernization of Khimfarm JSC, the oldest pharmaceutical enterprise in the republic.  Elements of "Industry 4.0" are introduced in production. Thanks to additional reinvestments, new jobs will be created in the North Kazakhstan region," said Dauletkozha Mamyrov, regional director of JSC "KazakhInvest". It has 6 production plants, 6 research centers, more than 7300 employees. It is one of the 20 leading manufacturers of generic drugs in the world. The volume of sales is 1 billion per year. More than US dollars. The company's portfolio consists of more than 600 drugs, and there are more than 230 drugs in the development stage.In the framework of the execution of the task of the head"KazakhInvest"in cooperation with the World Bank has developed the National Investment Strategy for 2018-2022. Work will be carried out in three directions: implementation of effective operational measures and development of new ways of attracting investments;  privatization and public-private partnership. The national strategy defines the priority industries for attracting foreign investments (industrial complex, machine building, chemistry and petrochemicals, infrastructure, mining and metallurgical complex, trade) and 11 priority countries (USA, Russian Federation, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, PRC, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, UAE) whose shares account for 80% of world investments. By 2022, the total flow of FDI will increase by 1.26 times; In 2022, the ratio of total FDI to GDP will increase to 19%; FDI aimed at increasing efficiency will increase by 1.5 times; the volume of investments in the fixed capital of the non-oil sector of the economy will increase by 1.46 times; it is planned that the amount of foreign investments in the fixed capital of the non-oil sector of the economy will increase by 1.5 times.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25873?lang=kk

The parties discussed issues of improving energy efficiency and resource saving technologies of Kazakhstan's infrastructural-residential complex (ITC) and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.According to the memorandum, the company will interact in several areas and will be involved in projects of implementation of digital technologies in the IT sector. Among them, it is planned to cooperate with the Finnish company UROS, which is a leading provider of innovative, innovative solutions and technologies for the infrastructure-residential complex in the field of Internet of Things and telecommunications industry and PISARA. Using its capabilities, the company has developed a digitalization concept for water resources management. "Transfer of SMART technologies and the future of the Internet of Things in water resources management is important. This is the installation of the SMART system for water cycles, digitalization and online monitoring of costs in central heating systems, monitoring the quality and level of water supplied in cities and villages. Such a resource management system has been successfully used in other sectors, including heat, energy and waste management, "said Jurki Hallikainen, Chairman of the Board of UROS. In turn, TKSH KazCenter introduced the concept of creating the E-SHANYRAQ intellectual information system by introducing the infrastructure developed by the company's specialists - the tools of the "digital economy" in the housing complex. The system ensures transparency of the industry and full coverage of ICT subjects. Specialists from Finland highly rated this project and the economic and social efficiency of its implementation will be of great importance for Kazakhstan.Chairman of the Board of JSC "TKSH KazCenter" Nursultan Dzhienbayevexpressed his firm belief that cooperation with the Finnish company will bring long-term benefits to both parties."Currently, "TKSH KazCenter" JSC has several new started working on projects, including ITK digitization. "Taking into account the large number of experience and success of implementing digital technologies and innovative solutions of Finland, we believe that we will establish close cooperation in joint fruitful work in the modernization and development of the industry," said the Chairman of the Board.  We remind you that "TKSH KazCenter" JSC is actively working to find optimal options for introducing innovations in the infrastructure and housing sector of Kazakhstan. The company's specialists hold meetings with foreign and international financial organizations, analyze the most advanced and effective technologies in order to increase the investment attractiveness of the housing and communal economy in Kazakhstan, attract non-budgetary investments and develop public-private partnerships. JSC)in order to implement the state policy on the modernization and development of housing and communal services, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. It was established in 2009 on the instructions of Nazarbayev. The main directions of the company's activities are to increase the investment attractiveness of TKSH, conducting analytical and scientific research, introducing innovative technologies and modern management methods in the field of TKSH. Kauko International (Finland) specializes in implementing projects in the fields of industry, energy, innovations, and "green" technologies. The company represents more than 100 leading European manufacturers, with significant projects implemented and unimplemented. For additional information, please contact the company's press service by phone: +7-7172-999449 (ext. 1229) (Karibzhanova Altynai), email a.karibzhanova@zhkh.kzSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/25871?lang=kk