Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region to Develop 120 Investment Projects

Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region will develop 120 investment projects in the years ahead, The Caspian Post informs via Kazinform News Agency.

Of which 29 are being developed. The region bets on the mining and processing industries. The hot-dip galvanizing plant and production of televisions and washing machines have already been launched. The akimat meeting focused on the implementation of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Address to the Nation “Kazakhstan in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Current Challenges and Their Solutions through Digital Transformation”, it said in a statement.

Governor Yermaganbet Bulekpayev noted the region should become a platform for adopting advanced ideas. He said, Karaganda region, known as the industrial center of Kazakhstan, should take the lead since it has a potent industrial basis, highly skilled staff and significant agrarian potential. The region should become a laboratory of the future of Kazakhstan integrating traditional production and new technologies, heavy industry and digital solutions. Deputy governor Yermek Alpyssov noted the region actively attracts investments. The new projects are expected to generate over 20,000 jobs.