Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliyev held a meeting with the Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a working visit. The parties discussed the dynamics of bilateral trade, the expansion of non-commodity exports, and the prospects for industrial and technological cooperation.

«Italy is one of Kazakhstan's key trade and economic partners in Europe. At the same time, we see significant potential for expanding the structure of mutual trade. According to our estimates, the additional potential for supplies of Kazakh products to the Italian market amounts to approximately 307.5 million US dollars. This primarily concerns products of metallurgy, petrochemistry, food and chemical industries, as well as mechanical engineering», – noted Arman Shakkaliyev.

By the end of 2025, the volume of mutual trade between Kazakhstan and Italy amounted to 16.9 billion US dollars. For January–July 2026, trade turnover reached 9.79 billion dollars, including 9 billion dollars of Kazakhstan's exports and 789.6 million dollars of imports from Italy.

The Italian side noted the stable dynamics of trade and economic ties and confirmed its interest in further developing cooperation with Kazakhstan.

«We highly value the level of relations between Italy and Kazakhstan and the positive dynamics of bilateral trade. Italy is ready to share its technologies and experience to support the diversification of Kazakhstan's economy. A separate area is logistics. We are ready to facilitate the exchange of experience and technologies for further modernization of this sphere», – noted Maria Tripodi.

Tomorrow, the Forum of the business platform «Central Asia + Italy» will take place in Astana, which will serve as a platform for discussing new areas of trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as the development of business ties between companies of Kazakhstan and Italy.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1293889?lang=ru