ATYRAU INVEST - 2017

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During the forum "ATYRAU INVEST - 2017" JSC "UK SEZ" NIРT ", the prospective projects of the special economic zone" National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark "were presented.

     Speakers of the plenary session also included: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Kazakhstan - Michel Petermans, Vice-Governor - Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Orenburg region for financial and economic policy - Natalia Levinson. The Minister of Industry and Energy of the Saratov region of the Russian Federation - Maxim Shikhalov. Deputy Chairman of the Association of OIL "KAZENERGY", Member of the Board of Directors of JSC NC "KazMunayGas", "KazakstaniYenbekYeri" (Hero of Labor of the Republic of Kazakhstan) - KarabalinUzakbaiSuleimenovich. BolatZhamishev, Chairman of the Board of Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC. The Chairman of the Committee for Investments of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan is SukarbekKuyakbayevichTuyakbayev, and others.

     Within the framework of the IV International Investment Forum, two panel sections were held: "The Oil and Gas Cluster as One of the Tools for Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Region" and "Project Management or Conditions for Investment Efficiency."

     In the first panel section, the issues of efficiency of cluster approach development in the oil and gas sector were discussed.

     During the second panel session, the participants discussed the development of investment opportunities, the impact of tax and labor legislation on the investment climate, the presentation of "Business Workshop" and a number of other topics.

     Within the framework of the "ATYRAU INVEST-2017" Forum, 9 memorandums were signed by Akimat of Atyrau region for a total amount of 3.3 billion US dollars.

     Atyrau region for several years is the leader among the regions of Kazakhstan in terms of attracted investments. So, by the results of 2016 the volume of investments amounted to more than 2 trillion. Tenge, of which more than 1 trillion tenge - external investments. At the same time, the volume of industrial production was more than 4.4 trillion tenge, which is a record indicator among all regions of the Republic.

     Traditionally, during the International Investment Forum "ATYRAU INVEST - 2017" the North Caspian regional exhibition "Global Oil & Gas Atyrau 2017" and the North Caspian regional construction and interior exhibition "Atyrau Build 2017" were held.

     The forum participants received a unique opportunity to present their investment projects to potential investors, as well as ask questions of interest to guests of near and far abroad, and to the leadership of Atyrau region. The Forum of the last year attracted a record amount of investments, not only to oil, but also to social objects and objects of cultural and mass leisure. To support investors and co-finance projects in the region, there are: the Atyrau Innovation Center for Investors, the Atyrau Social and Business Corporation, with the participation of 21 projects since 2010 and 15 projects with a total value of 323 million US dollars. There is a special economic zone, in the process of creating an industrial zone.

     Within the framework of the industrialization program, 7 projects totaling KZT 2.8 billion were realized in the territory of Atyrau region in 2016. The most significant projects were the launch of production of gaskets, a factory for the production of cable trays and electrical panels, the organization of the production of electrical equipment, the expansion of the capacity of the plant for the production of optical cable, a bakery and a factory for the production of bolted connections.

       In 2017, four projects are planned to be commissioned for the amount of 11.8 billion tenge, namely: the organization of the production of metal structures using robot welding methods, the launch of a pharmaceutical plant, the launch of a fish cage farm and a plant for the production of pasta. In addition, at the moment about 20 investment projects in various sectors of the economy are being implemented in the region for a total of over 14 trillion. Tenge with the creation of more than 20,000 jobs, among which there are projects with investment of foreign investment. At the end of 2016, industrial production amounted to 4.4 trillion. Tenge, which is about a quarter of the republicwide volume. Since October 2016, oil production has started at the Kashagan field. Since the launch, 2 million tons of oil have been produced. The project of expansion of the Tengiz field was launched, which will allow increasing oil production from 27 million tons to 39 million tons per year.