The list of planned projects includes the construction of plants producing 430,000 tonnes of polyethylene terephthalate per year worth $1 billion, 130,000 tonnes of methanol worth $200 million, 800,000 tonnes worth $1.8 billion, 1.250 million tonnes of polyethylene worth $ 7.6 billion and 280,000 tonnes of base oils $860 million.

According to UNCTAD, the FDI flows to the transition economies of South-East Europe and former Soviet republics declined by 58 percent to $24 billion in 2020. FDI grew only in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Montenegro.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to introduce a package of fiscal preferences to ensure the adoption of legislative norms by the end of this year.

Kazatomprom and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) signed a purchase agreement in December 2020.

The Central Asian country's economy returned to growth in the first half of 2021 after months of contraction supported by the strong performance in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, construction and the production of construction materials.