ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 13. Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of Samruk-Kazyna, focusing on the implementation of major investment projects and the fund’s financial performance, Trend reports.
Nurlan Zhakupov, Chairman of the Fund’s Management Board, presented a report on the execution of presidential directives concerning large-scale investments in key sectors. The discussion also covered procurement reforms and core financial and operational indicators.
Samruk-Kazyna is currently overseeing 46 investment projects across sectors including oil and gas, petrochemicals, energy, transport and logistics, and mining. As of the first four months of 2025, 98% of allocated funds have been utilized.
Five projects totaling approximately 355 billion tenge ($691.5 million) have been commissioned this year. These include a new container hub in the port of Aktau, enhancing Kazakhstan’s role on international trade routes, and the Zhetysu international logistics terminal in Almaty, developed in partnership with China’s Xi’an Port.
Other completed projects include the expansion of the CASPI BITUM plant in Aktau, increasing its annual capacity to 750,000 tons, and a 350-bed infectious diseases research center in Almaty. A desalination plant in Kenderli is nearing completion, with commissioning works underway.
Additionally, the main section of the 302.4 km Taldykorgan–Usharal gas pipeline has been finished ahead of schedule, while early construction has started on a gas separation complex for polyethylene production and the second line of the Beineu–Bozoi–Shymkent gas pipeline.
Prime Minister Bektenov emphasized the importance of timely project implementation and called for further improvements in supporting domestic producers.
