Tokyo, March 30, 2026 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Japan Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev held a meeting with Chairman of Japan’s Export and Investment Insurance Agency (NEXI) Atsuo Kuroda.

The parties discussed prospects for the further development of investment, trade, and economic cooperation, as well as the expansion of interaction in the field of insurance and financial support for joint projects, including NEXI’s risk coverage mechanisms for contract implementation.

Particular attention was paid to the implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance Agency, signed in December 2025 during the official visit of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Tokyo.

NEXI Chairman A.Kuroda confirmed the Japanese side’s interest in further developing cooperation with Kazakhstan and expressed readiness to consider the possibility of providing financial and insurance support for projects involving Japanese companies in Kazakhstan, highlighting the potential for bilateral cooperation in such areas as energy, critical minerals, logistics, and others.

A.Kuroda also noted that NEXI will send a delegation to Kazakhstan to participate in the Meeting of the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers (the Berne Union), which will take place in Astana in May 2026.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-tokyo/press/news/details/1189613?lang=kk