Baiterek Holding will support the implementation of new projects by European companies in Kazakhstan.

On June 23, in Brussels, as part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, to the Kingdom of Belgium, Rustam Karagoishin, Chairman of the Board of JSC National Investment Holding Baiterek, participated in the Kazakhstan-EU Roundtable, a signing ceremony for bilateral documents, and held a number of bilateral meetings.

At a meeting with Manuel Martinez Alvarez, CEO and shareholder of the Sedecal group, and Alberto Magrans, Chief Executive Officer of the Roca Group, the parties discussed prospects for industrial cooperation. The parties considered the possibility of leveraging the holding's tools, including those of the Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan, to develop the export potential of companies in the region.

With the participation of Rustam Karagoishin, two strategic agreements on the establishment and development of industrial cooperation were signed with Dewulf NV and Väderstad AB, with the participation of the Ministry of Industry and Construction, the Ministry of Agriculture, AgromashHolding KZ JSC, and Eurasia Group AG. The documents are aimed at developing mechanical engineering, service infrastructure, and a system for supplying spare parts for agricultural machinery in Kazakhstan.

The head of the holding also took part in the RK–EU Round Table with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the European Union Commissioner for Trade and Security Maroš Šefčovič. Presentations of investment projects in Kazakhstan were made by the heads of leading European companies: Sarens Group, Roca Group, Dewulf Group and Väderstad AB, Polpharma Group, Airbus, LOT Polish Airlines, Bureau Veritas, Maersk Group, and Cargolux.

At a meeting with Marek Mora, Vice President of the European Investment Bank, the parties discussed the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route as part of the Global Gateway strategy, as well as cooperation in road infrastructure, ports, logistics, and the agro-industrial complex. Following the meeting, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan signed a letter of intent to attract an EIB loan to finance projects in road infrastructure, ports, and logistics.

"The European Union remains Kazakhstan's strategic partner in implementing its investment agenda." "The signed documents and agreements reached open up new opportunities for attracting European technology, capital, and expertise to priority sectors of the Kazakh economy," Rustam Karagoishin noted.