$250 billion foreign investments raised by Kazakhstan for the last 10 years

AKIPRESS.COM - $250.2 billion investments came to tthe national economy of Kazakhstan for the last 10 years, FinRevew reports.
The largest volume of direct foreign investments arrived in 2012 - 28.9 billion US dollars, in 2011 - 26.5 billion US dollars and in 2018 - 24.3 billion US dollars.
On the first quarter of 2019, the gross inflow of direct foreign investments to Kazakhstan was 6 billion US dollars (in the previous year it was 6.7 billion US dollars). In general, in 2018 the volume of direct foreign investments reached 24.3 billion US dollars, that is 15.8% more than in 2017 (21 billion US dollars). The inflow share of direct foreign investments from gross domestic product also increased from 12.9% in 2017 up to 14%. At the same time by 2022 the Government of Kazakhstan plans to bring the ratio of gross direct foreign investments volume to gross domestic product to 19%.
In the industry section the largest volume of direct foreign investments in 2018 was aimed to the mining industry and the development of pits - 13.6 billion US dollars. The investments into processing industry and also into wholesale and retail trade were 3.4 and 3.3 billion US dollars, respectively. At the same time the TOP-5 industries included the financial and insurance activities - 1.3 billion US dollars, and the transport and warehousing - 786 million US dollars.
27 projects at the amount of 3.1 billion US dollars were put into operation in the country with participation of foreign capital in 2018.
The majority of projects are implemented in Almaty region - 27 projects at the amount of 4.1 billion US dollars, in Karaganda region 15 projects at the amount of 2.1 billion US dollars and in Nur-Sultan city 12 projects at the amount of 4.1 billion US dollars are implemented. In 2019 it is additionally planned to provide putting into operation of 27 projects and to raise about 100 new investors.