Yermegiyayev reported to Kazakh President on EXPO 2017 construction
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Today Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received CEO of the Astana EXPO 2017 National Company JSC Talgat Yermegiyayev, the Akorda press service said. The latter reported on the preparations for EXPO 2017 and the expo centre construction progress.
He said that the exhibition complex is being built in line with the approved schedule of construction and installation works. It is planned to sign a number of memo with akimats of the regions until the year-end that will determine the list of material necessary for the construction. He also said that the company elaborated mechanisms of attracting alternative sources of funding. According to him, the preliminary volume of direct private investments, including projects to build hotels, residential housing and other facilities, stands at USD 800 bln. Following the results of the meeting the President gave certain tasks.