Prime Minister Askar Mamin made a working trip to the Almaty region, where he got acquainted with the implementation of investment projects under the Nurly Zhol, Nurly Zher, Industrial and Innovative Development state programs, initiated by the First President – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as execution of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions regarding the development of the region’s economy.

In Enbekshikazakh district of Almaty region, the head of Government got acquainted with the development of projects in the field of agricultural products processing – apple orchards of the export-oriented Amal Bio LLP, an experimental field for growing corn and a digital dairy farm of APK Adal JSC, which has significant export potential.

In the Zhambyl region, the head of Government visited the meat factory of EmpireFood LLP, and in the Karasai district, he visited the confectionery factory of LLP Hamle.

In January-August 2019, the volume of investments in fixed assets of the Almaty region amounted to 305.3 billion tenge or 103.3% compared to the corresponding period last year. The growth was achieved through the implementation of the Industrialization Map projects, the Nurly Zhol, Nurly Zher programs, gas supply, construction of the Alacem cement plant, Sarybulak 2 wind farm, and Lukoil lubricants production plant.

In 2019, in the framework of the State Pogram of Industrial and Innovative Development and the Industrialization Map, 11 projects for 61.9 billion tenge are planned to be implemented with the creation of 1,214 jobs. The large ones include Agrokompleks Zhetysu Mazhiko LLP (construction of an oil and fat products and animal feed production complex) and Meat Processing and Service.