We watch with interest preparation of Kazakhstan to big step - economy modernization: E.Pfister

11:58, 2 October 2010

ALMATY. October 2. KAZINFORM Almaty Mayor Akhmetzhan Esimov held a meeting with German Minister of Economics Ernst Pfister and members of a delegation of businessmen and representatives of a company on innovational and environmental technologies from Baden-Württemberg yesterday, the press service of the Mayor reports.

In June 2009 A.Esimov and Oberburgermeister of Stuttgart (capital city of Baden-Württemberg) Wolfgang Schuster signed joint statement on cooperation between cities outlining the main directions of interaction. These are experience and information exchange in the field of municipal administration, development of cooperation in the field of innovative technologies, assistance in singing contracts between enterprises. Cooperation in the field of healthcare, holding joint seminars, conferences and other activities promoting contacts development between Astana and Stuttgart is provided as well.

The foreign trade turnover with the German side made USD 862.5 mln in 2009. In 2010 the figure is USD 784.4 mln. To date 163 joint enterprises with German capital are registered in Almaty. The Days of German Economy are held in Almaty annually.

"We watch with interest the preparation of Kazakhstan to a big step - modernization of the economy", Minister of Economics Ernst Pfister said.

"Almata is a financial center of the country. It will become an innovative center of Kazakhstan soon. The construction of the industrial zone is underway. Heads of over 100 companies applied for participation in the project. We will welcome and support everybody who wants to produce in the zone", A.Esimov said.

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