Economy

Almaty region has great opportunities for growing fruits and vegetables, but this potential is not fully utilized. Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said it at the meeting with the residents of Almaty region in Konayev.

The participants discussed promising areas of cooperation in the field of biopharmaceuticals and medicine, in particular with the renowned Cuban company BioCubaPharma, as well as in the field of tourism.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted the importance to improve the mechanism for economic cooperation between Central Asia and Russia.

In the Kazakh Head of State’s words, the CA countries together with Russia could fully utilize the existing potential in regional economic cooperation.

The CICA needs an effectively functioning mechanism for food security governance.

At today’s CICA Summit in Astana Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told about cargo deliveries problematic issues.

The President noted that commodity turnover between the two countries increased by 33% and exceeded $4bln last year.