The first meeting of the Kazakhstan-Norwegian Business Council was held in the Norwegian capital, El.kz cites Kazakh FM.
The event featured speeches by the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Norway Adil Tursunov, the Ambassador of Norway to Kazakhstan (with residence in Oslo) John Mikal Kvistad, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the “Kazakh Invest” National Company JSC Madiyar Sultanbek, heads of several Norwegian and Kazakhstan companies, as well as representatives of the Chamber of International Commerce of Kazakhstan Dana Kassymova, the EAST Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Norway Svein Stolpestad and the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan Rinat Barakov.
The participants of the meeting discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation in the fields of investment, trade, industry and new technologies.
Particular attention was given to potential projects in the areas of renewable energy, organic and chemical production, digitalization, aquaculture, transport, logistics, agriculture, mineral resource extraction, environmental protection and education.
A separate session was dedicated to the development of the Middle Corridor and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.
The event also featured B2B meetings between representatives of Kazakhstan and Norwegian business communities.
At the conclusion of the meeting, participants emphasized the exceptional importance of establishing the Business Council as a key step toward deepening and expanding Kazakhstan-Norway economic cooperation in the coming period.
As part of the Business Council program, Madiyar Sultanbek held bilateral meetings with the leadership of the state agency “Innovation Norway” and the EAST Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Norway, as well as with the heads of several local companies, including “Taraxa”, “Bent Carlsen”, “Scatec”, “Jotun”, “Nordic Mining”, “Optimar”, “Johan Fredriksson”, etc.