Arman Shakkaliev, the Minister of Commerce and Congress of Kazakhstan, said that over the past six months, not a single company has been identified in Kazakhstan that would violate the sanctions regime imposed by Russia's Western changes against: "Mr. O'Sullivan was the level of organization of work, obligations with the implementation our international obligations. on export control. I can say that today Kazakhstan fulfills its obligations in good faith.”

Qualitative economic development is a priority in the work of the Government. “Quality” means that new jobs are created in Kazakhstan, new domestic products appear on the market, and new transport arteries are built. This is something we have been actively working on all year. And it is very pleasant that we are finishing 2023 with the launch of several important projects in infrastructure and energy. In November and December alone, the construction of several new railways began, production was launched at a new gas field, and the energy system in the western regions of the republic was strengthened. All this will create new incentives for economic growth and will contribute to the growth of the well-being of Kazakhstanis. I will tell you about each of these projects in more detail.

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov. Interview 24KZ

According to the head of the Government, logistics should become a new “point of growth” for the country’s economy in the very near future. “The total volume of transit traffic this year increased by 21% to 30 million tons,” said Alikhan Smailov. The country has begun construction of 4 new railway lines. “Just last week we started construction of a new railway in the direction of China. This is the line “Bakhty - Ayagoz”. It will allow increasing the throughput capacity between Kazakhstan and China by almost 2 times – from 28 to 48 million tons of cargo, unloading southern checkpoints and attracting additional transit volumes,” the Prime Minister noted. Last month, work began on the Darbaza-Maktaaral project. Construction of a railway line bypassing Almaty station has begun. The construction of second tracks on the Dostyk-Moyynty section continues. “If over the past 30 years only 2.5 thousand km of railways have been built in the country, then in the next 3-4 years we will build over 1.3 thousand km,” emphasized Alikhan Smailov.