Investments from US to Kazakhstan hit the record high - $5.3 billion

AKIPRESS.COM - Foreign direct investments from the US to Kazakhstan hit the record high - $5.3 billion in 2018, the Kazakh prime minister's press office said following the meeting of Prime Minister Askar Mamin with US Ambassador to Kazakhstan William Moser.
The United States remains one of Kazakhstan's key partners and investors, said the prime minister and noted the importance of implementing the agreements signed by First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and US President Donald Trump in January 2018 in Washington.
By the end of 2018, trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the United States increased by 37.3% to $2.2 billion. The inflow of US investment in the Kazakhstan economy increased by 44.7% and set a new absolute record, reaching $5.3 billion.
"To attract investments and implement strategic investment projects, special attention is paid to creating the most favorable conditions for investors. New approaches will create more comfortable conditions for American partners," said Mamin.