The government has formed a preliminary pool of "Investment Order" projects for the period 2026-2030, APK News reports.
The previous day, a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin was held to discuss the implementation of the "Investment Order" program in priority economic areas aimed at import substitution, expanding domestic production, and reducing inflationary pressure.
The program identifies 12 priority areas in the food sector and four in the non-food segment.
As reported by Nurbolat Aidapkelov, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of JSC Baiterek Research Holding, as part of the formation of a consolidated pool of investment projects for 2026-2030, the Holding, together with akimats, relevant government agencies, and its subsidiaries, conducted a comprehensive effort to collect and update initiatives.
Based on the results, a preliminary pool of 1,501 projects with a total value of approximately 85 trillion tenge was formed, including 567 projects in the agro-industrial complex, 464 in the manufacturing industry, and 458 in infrastructure.
Agricultural projects include:
construction of dairy farms,
dairy processing,
meat processing plants,
livestock feedlots,
deep hide processing facilities,
greenhouse complexes,
fruit and vegetable processing,
construction of sugar factories,
legume processing,
vegetable storage facilities, and other initiatives.
Industrial projects include:
the creation of a textile cluster,
the production of household chemicals,
the construction of spinning mills,
raw cotton processing plants,
the production of sanitary and hygienic products,
paper products, footwear,
cardboard and composite packaging,
ceramic tiles,
household appliances.
Baiterek Research and Production Holding JSC has been designated as the financial foundation for the implementation of these initiatives, ensuring the consolidation of development institutions' instruments and the coordination of financing.
Projects worth up to 7 billion tenge are proposed to be financed by second-tier banks, using instruments from the Damu Fund, the Industrial Development Fund, and the Agrarian Credit Corporation. Large projects over 7 billion tenge are planned to be submitted for review to the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, the Qazaqstan Investment Corporation, and other development institutions.
Following the meeting, Serik Zhumangarin instructed JSC Baiterek Research Institute, together with the Ministry of Industry and Construction and the Ministry of Agriculture, to conduct a detailed assessment of projects by March of this year, followed by optimization of the list based on their compliance with program priorities, level of readiness, and financial sustainability for subsequent priority funding.