“Kazakhstan is planning to increase the volume of cargo turnover with partner countries,” said Pavel Sokolov, Chairman of the board of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Trend reports citing Casp-Geo.

Fraternal relations between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, which are at a high level, will continue to develop dynamically under the new leadership of the country, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Beibit Isabayev said at a press conference in Baku, Trend reports on May 22.

Kazakh and Kyrgyz Chambers of Commerce and Industries (CCI) are trying to improve business cooperation and enhance trade and economic relations.

Since gaining independence, Kazakhstan and Georgia have been developing their relations on the partnership principles and mutually beneficial cooperation. Today, Kazakhstan and Georgia intend to double the volume of mutual trade.

Maritime administration of Kazakhstan was granted the observer status of Memorandum of understanding on vessels control in the region of The Black Sea on May 9, 2019, Trend reports via the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of Kazakhstan.

The Statute of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) will be signed on 17 May 2019 in Nur-Sultan (former Astana), Trend reports via the Turkic Council's press office.

Currently, Kazakhstan is in the group of successful transition economies. The goal of the "Kazakhstan 2050" strategy announced by the former President Nursultan Nazarbayev is to enter the Top 30 most developed countries.

Chinese delegation visited Kazakhstan within the framework of One Belt One Road initiative, Trend reports citing Kazakh media.

In April 2019 the average cost for one square meter of new housing in Kazakhstan amounted to 280,081 tenge with an increase of 0.7 percent compared to the previous month and of 1.6 percent compared to December 2018, Trend reports via the Committee of statistics of the Ministry of national economy of Kazakhstan.

One of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s operational objectives in Kazakhstan is the ongoing support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, which need to play stronger role in the national economy, EBRD told Trend in an interview.