AstanaInvest 2010 Press Release

The AstanaInvest 2010 Forum is organised by Mayor of Astana city, with the active support and direct participation of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum is aimed at improving the investment climate and to further encourage the flow of domestic and foreign investment in the city's economy, creating and promoting a brand of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan to world markets under the Strategy in the number of occurrences of Kazakhstan of 50 competitive countries in the world.

Key Speeches at AstanaInvest 2010

Karim Massimov, the Prime - Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Asset Isekeshev, Vice Premier of Kazakhstan, Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Imangali Tasmagametov, Mayor of Astana City.

Other key note speakers include: Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Zhaksylykov Timur, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Kim In, General Director of Highvill; David Ben Nanney, President of Lior Corporation; Elena Baturina, President of Investment and Construction Corporation Inteko.

The forum will be attended by over 500 delegates, including key financial experts from Europe, USA, Middle East, Southeast Asia and Gulf countries, as well as representatives of central and local executive bodies, national companies, development institutions and foreign companies, financial institutions, large and medium business capital.

AstanaInvest 2010 will enable potential investors to explore economic, legal and other terms of doing business in the region to get acquainted with investment potential during a presentation of investment projects and organizations in the city of Astana, as well as to discuss with representatives of official and business perspectives and concerns of international and regional investment cooperation.

In the thematic sessions and round tables will discuss the prospects of the construction industry and the dynamics of the Kazakhstan capital, considered the measures of government supports for the manufacturing sector and the State Programme for accelerated industrial-innovative development.

Participants of the AstanaInvest 2010 Forum will refer to specific investment projects in the capital through public-private partnership in education, health, infrastructural and energy, cultural and sporting facilities.

The Moderators of thematic sections at AstanaInvest 2010:

Industry Section: Albert Rau, Senior Vice-Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan

Construction Section: Serik Knockeen, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Agency for Construction and Housing

Public-Private Partnership Section: Bolat Smagulov, Chairman of the Board of JSC "Kazakhstan Center for Public-Private Partnership".

The press conference dedicated to AstanaInvest 2010 with the participation of Mr Yerlan Kozhagapanov, Deputy Mayor of Astana, press conference will be held on 02 June 2010 at Radisson SAS Hotel.

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