ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 28. The trade
turnover between the Czech Republic and Kazakhstan reached $705
million in 2025, marking a 13% increase compared to the previous
year, Trend reports,
citing the Kazakh government.
This was stated during a meeting between Kazakhstan’s Prime
Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, who
arrived in Astana on an official visit.
The sides discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in trade
and economic relations, investment, industry, energy, transport and
logistics, digitalization, and humanitarian sectors.
It was noted that the Czech Republic is among Kazakhstan’s key
trade and economic partners in Europe. Gross inflows of foreign
direct investment from the Czech Republic amounted to $59 million
in 2025, increasing by 39 percent compared to 2024.
“Czechia is a reliable partner of Kazakhstan in the European
Union. It is important that our bilateral cooperation be further
translated into practical projects in industry, energy, transport
logistics, digitalization, and artificial intelligence,” Bektenov
said.
For his part, Babiš expressed interest in expanding cooperation
with Kazakhstan in the chemical industry, energy, water resources,
and other promising areas.
Industrial cooperation was highlighted as one of the strongest
pillars of Kazakh-Czech relations, with a focus on the development
of service hubs and localization of production. The sides also
considered prospects for cooperation in critical raw materials,
emphasizing deep processing and technology transfer.
Special attention was given to energy cooperation and prospects
for partnership in modernizing enterprises through the introduction
of environmental technologies and advanced engineering solutions.
Opportunities for cooperation in nuclear energy were also noted,
including collaboration between Kazatomprom and ČEZ. Additional
potential exists in fuel cycle services, as well as in technology
exchange, specialist training, and implementation of related
industrial projects.
The sides also discussed prospects for improving transport
connectivity between Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic.
