Board of Directors of Baiterek Holding Approves Decisions to Expand Financing of the Real Sector of the Economy

Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "National Investment Holding "Baiterek". The meeting considered issues of attracting financing for the implementation of investment and infrastructure projects, the development of non-resource exports, and increasing the effectiveness of state support measures for the real sector of the economy, primeminister.kz reports.

In execution of the instructions of the Head of State to ensure financing of the economy, the Board of Directors adopted a number of decisions aimed at expanding the resource base of the holding and increasing support for priority sectors.

Attention was paid to supporting domestic exporters. The Board of Directors approved the conclusion by JSC "Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan" of interconnected transactions to obtain a state guarantee of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the amount of 250 billion tenge for a period of 10 years. The implementation of this decision will increase the insurance and guarantee capacity of the agency, expand instruments to support non-resource exports, and improve business access to export financing. It is expected that by the end of 2026, the portfolio of the agency’s insurance and guarantee obligations will reach 1.2 trillion tenge.

The Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of "Baiterek" Holding for 2026-2028 was approved. The document provides for the improvement of "green" and sustainable financing instruments, support for projects contributing to low-carbon growth, improvement of ESG risk management, transparency, and quality of corporate governance. Priorities also include the implementation of social initiatives, improvement of personnel policy, and the introduction of best international ESG practices. Currently, the holding takes into account 15 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and consistently integrates the relevant principles into the work of the group of companies. Following the results of 2025, the international rating agency Sustainable Fitch raised the holding’s ESG rating from level "3" to level "2", confirming the holding’s compliance with the best global standards in the field of sustainable development.

Following the meeting, the Consolidated Risk Report, the Internal Audit Service Report, and the Anti-Corruption Compliance Service Report for the first quarter of 2026 were approved.