BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. The European Union
remains Kazakhstan’s largest trade and investment partner,
accounting for nearly half of all foreign direct investment
attracted to the country, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said
during the "Kazakhstan – EU" roundtable in Brussels, the press
service of the Kazakh president says.
Reviewing the economic milestones achieved between the two
sides, Tokayev emphasized the massive scale of bilateral commerce
and the country's leading position in regional investment
attraction.
“Today, the European Union is our largest trade and investment
partner, accounting for almost half of all foreign direct
investment attracted to Kazakhstan. Last year alone, bilateral
trade turnover exceeded $45 billion. This success has received
international recognition. According to the latest UNCTAD World
Investment Report, Kazakhstan ranks first in Central Asia in
attracting foreign direct investment and remains a leader in the
post-Soviet space and among developing landlocked countries,”
Tokayev said.
The President noted that the long-standing commercial
relationship is backed by thousands of European firms, while also
welcoming a new wave of international corporate players into the
Kazakh market.
“In Kazakhstan, successfully work about 4,000 European
companies. Many of them, including Airbus, Polpharma Group, Air
Liquide Group, Škoda Group, and Alstom, are reliable partners for
decades. We are also pleased to welcome a new generation of
European investors, which include companies Roca Group, Inditex,
Maersk, Dewulf, and Damen Shipyards Group,” the President
added.
