China News Service, Nur-Sultan, October 21. According to Kazakh media reports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan recently announced that it is expected that Kazakhstan will attract US$17 billion in investment in 2020, a 30% decrease from 2019, which is equivalent to a decrease of US$7.3 billion. .
According to data from the Central Bank of Kazakhstan, in the first half of 2020, Kazakhstan attracted a total of US$8.1 billion in capital, a year-on-year decrease of 34.7%.
Areas where the amount of foreign investment has dropped significantly include: information and communication (-85.2%), professional technology (-57.6%), finance and insurance (-48.1%), accommodation and catering (-47.4%), administrative services (-46.7%), construction Industry (-41.8%), mining industry (-40.6%).
During the statistical period, with the exception of the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan's major sources of investment have seen a decline in investment in Kazakhstan, with the United States experiencing the largest decline.
Among them, the total amount of British investment in Kazakhstan was US$500 million, an increase of 33.6%.
In addition, the main sources of investment in Kazakhstan include the Netherlands (2.6 billion US dollars, -32.9%), the United States (1.1 billion US dollars, -64.1%), Switzerland (700 million US dollars, -31.1%), and Russia (60 million US dollars, -10.6 %)Wait.
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