At the next meeting of the operational headquarters for ensuring economic growth, held on June 17 under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin, the current development of the tourism, sports and water resources sectors was reviewed.

According to Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports Yerzhan Yerkinbayev, in 2025 the industry faces the task of attracting investments in fixed assets in the amount of 1,3 trillion tenge, which is 37% more than last year.

According to the results of the first four months, the plan has already been exceeded: 215,6 billion tenge has been invested, which is 191% of the planned amount for this period.

– The volume of investments in the industry is formed due to such areas as accommodation and food, art, entertainment and recreation, work of libraries, museums, archives, land, air and water transport, rental services and tour operators and other types of activities, – Yerzhan Yerkinbayev noted. – The main inflow of investments is expected in the second half of the year.

For 2025, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, together with JSC NC «Kazakh Tourism», have formed a pool of 320 projects with a total value of more than 991.3 billion tenge. Of these, 11 large projects worth 244,5 billion tenge are actively supported.

According to the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, 358 projects in the field of water infrastructure are being implemented this year.

193 billion tenge is planned for their financing in 2025, which is 75% more than last year. At the same time, the number of facilities under construction increased 2,4 times (151 projects worth 110,5 billion tenge were funded in 2024).

In addition, construction of three new reservoirs and reconstruction of two existing reservoirs is planned to begin this year.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/economy/press/news/details/1019663?lang=kk