Askar Mamin & Mark Rutte
On Wednesday 30 October, HOGIAF took part in ‘The 5th Kazakhstan – The Netherlands Business Forum’, which was held at the WTC building in The Hague.
Interest from the business community on both sides was very high. Business leaders from both countries attended the Business Forum. For the first time, the Prime Ministers of both countries were also present, namely Mark Rutte and Askar Mamin.
The forum emphasised that relations between the two countries are extremely good and that there are many opportunities in trade and investment.
Mark Rutte stressed that the Netherlands is one of the largest investors in Kazakhstan and how good economic relations with Kazakhstan currently are. Askar Mamin placed particular emphasis on the rapid economic growth the country has experienced in recent years. Mamin called on Dutch businesses to invest in Kazakhstan, particularly in the agricultural and logistics sectors. As an example, he pointed out that 100 million hectares of land in Kazakhstan are unused.
It was a very successful and well-organised meeting. As HOGIAF, we made the most of the opportunity to get to know many senior executives and entrepreneurs who could be of interest to our members.
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